Sahara parries question on arrest of SQ Chy, Kashem
The home minister, Sahara Khatun, has said government would act in accordance with decision of the International Crimes Tribunal on arrest of accused for trial of war criminals.
‘As a minister I can’t say anything about their arrest. The decision would come from the Tribunal after investigation. The government would implement the decision,’ said Sahara.
She was talking to reporters briefly on way to a meeting with the Chittagong city Awami League leaders at the Circuit House that started at 6:30pm.
The home minister observed that the BNP-led alliance government was conducting in a farcical way the process of trial of the significant cases including the grenade attacks and 10-truck arms haul. ‘We are committed to bringing the trial process to right and impartial path.’
Khaleda retracts Ayodhya statement
BNP chief Khaleda Zia has withdrawn a scathing statement issued on her behalf criticising the bias of the Indian state and its institutions skewed in favour of the Hindus.
Khaleda's statement, undersigned by her information secretary Maruf Kamal Khan, reads, "Like any concientious person, we too are deeply shocked at the decision to hand over Ayodhya's holy site housing the centuries old Babri Mosque to a temple."
The statement said, "We have no words to protest or condemn the decision." It went on to call upon the people of all faiths to remain patient and maintain harmony.
Khaleda Zia, said, by way of the statement, this was 'another instance which showed that the Indian state, as well as its institutions, have completely failed to ensure religious liberty'.
She ended the statement calling upon the Indian govenrment and the conscious sections of India's citizenry to ensure liberty and security for all religious communities.
There were subsequently a number of requests from the BNP chairperson's office, including from Maruf Kamal Khan himself, to 'withdraw' the statement. However, no reasons were cited for this withdrawal.
US keen about Bangladeshi troops in Afghanistan
Washington 'intensified' its discussion on Bangladeshi military presence in Afghanistan, a US embassy official said on Thursday.
"The United States has intensified its discussion on Bangladesh's engagement in Afghanistan for global peace and stability," Nicholas Dean, the current charge d'affaires of the US mission in Dhaka, told reporters at a press conference.
Dean, also deputy chief of the mission, made the statement without any further elaboration when reporters asked about the US position about Bangladesh's military presence Afghanistan.The press conference was organised for Ertharin Cousin, President Obama's representative to the UN agencies in Rome, to brief journalists about her four-day visit to Bangladesh.
Foreign ministry sources say, the US government has been trying to persuade Dhaka to send soldiers to Afghanistan as Washington reportedly plans to withdraw from the war-torn country supposedly dominated by fundamentalist Islamist radicals that are understandably strongly anti-American.
But Dhaka is very 'cautious' about the American request since the government would be in 'trouble' if it bows to this US pressure, the officials say.
Besides, officials say, Bangladeshi troops would not be able to face the brutal and fanatic fighters in Afghanistan as the American and NATO troops with sophisticated and superior weaponry could not root out them.
The French Press Agency (Agence France Presse – AFP) reported two days ago that the Islamic militants have warned Bangladesh about sending soldiers to Afghanistan.
The US-led forces occupied Afghanistan after the twin towers in New York were brought down on Sep 11, 2001 in a daring terrorist attack.
The American media as well as the global establishment subsequently made it out to be that the terrorists who had perpetrated the attack were based in Afghanistan.
Dr Kamal urges govt to stop politicisation
Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday voiced deep concern over mounting pressure that the ruling Awami League men are putting on government officials to appoint the party activists to different jobs.
He also condemned the lawmakers who blazed with fury over the press in the parliament.
Dr Kamal was addressing his party's standing committee meeting at the party office in the city, a press release said.
The ruling party men are pressing the government officials to appoint their fellows to different jobs in districts including Pabna and Panchagar.
He said a section of AL men also remain engaged in admission and recruitment trade, urging to take necessary measures to stop politicisation of administration.
Commander (retd) Abdur Rouf, advocate Subrata Chowdhury and Jamaluddin Ahmed, among others, also spoke at the meeting.
-Daily star
Dr Kamal was addressing his party's standing committee meeting at the party office in the city, a press release said.
The ruling party men are pressing the government officials to appoint their fellows to different jobs in districts including Pabna and Panchagar.
He said a section of AL men also remain engaged in admission and recruitment trade, urging to take necessary measures to stop politicisation of administration.
Commander (retd) Abdur Rouf, advocate Subrata Chowdhury and Jamaluddin Ahmed, among others, also spoke at the meeting.
-Daily star
36 parties submit audit report to EC
The Election Commission has received annual audit reports of 36 registered political parties before the deadline expired on Thursday afternoon
EC official Delwar Hossain in the late afternoon told bdnews24.com that 36 registered political parties, including the ruling Awami League and main opposition BNP, have submitted their reports before the extended time limit.
But the commission did not say anything about annual earnings and expenditure of any political party as official scrutiny of the reports has not completed yet.
The parties that submitted reports on the last day are Jatiya Party, Samyabadi Dal of Bangladesh (ML), Jamiate Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh and Biplobi Workers Party of Bangladesh.
The election official said Oikyabaddha Nagorik Andolon and Krishok Sromik Janata League have not yet submitted their reports.
"We are checking whether the two parties submitted reports by post or any other way," he said.
Election commissioner Muhammed Sohul Hussain said, "The commission will issue show-cause notices to the parties which did not submit their reports."
He also said the commission is thinking to bring corrections to the Representation of People Order in this regard.
According to the order, political parties have to submit audits of the last year by July 31.
The commission received reports of 21 political parties before the original deadline, July 31. On Aug 3, on request from eight parties the deadline was extended.
The parties that sought an extension in the stipulated time were, Awami League (till Sep 1), Krishak Sramik Janata League (Sep 30), Ganotantri Party (Aug 31), Bangladesher Workers' Party (Aug 31), National People's Party (Aug 31), Jamiyate Ulamaye Islam Bangladesh (Sep 30), Islamic Front Bangladesh (not specified) and Jatiya Ganotantrik Party (Aug 31).
Parties that submitted reports by 1 August were Communist Party of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Bangladesh National Awami Party, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh, Jatiya Party, Bangladesh Jatiya Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD), Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Inu), Jaker Party, Bangladesh Tarikat Federation, Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan, Progressive Democratic Party, Bangladesh National Awami Party (Bangladesh NAP), Bangladesh Kalyan Party, Islami Oikya Jote, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Bangladesh Islami Front and Khelafat Majlish.
Thirty-nine political parties submitted their draft constitution before the ninth general elections. The EC on Jan 25 cancelled registration of Freedom Party for failing to submit the revised party constitution.
-bdnews
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