The Independent (Bangladesh) back issues from May 2003:
Angry villagers slay 13, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 Apr 30: Thirteen alleged dacoits were beaten to death and three others injured by angry villagers at Kashor road crossing in Bhaluka upazila today morning. The miscreants were trying to escape after committing dacoities in 12 houses ...
BSF, BDR trade heavy fire, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 Bangladesh Rifles and the BSF of India exchanged heavy fire yesterday at the northern border of Tetulia. A BDR jawan and a farmer in Bangladesh area sustained serious injuries due to BSF firing, according to reports available from ...
No solution to power crisis in city soon, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 As the city dwellers continue to suffer from frequent power failures, the Dhaka Electric Supply Authority (DESA) sees no satisfactory solution to this vexing problem in near future. Brig General Abdur Rob, Chairman of DESA said ...
Historic May Day today, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 The historic May Day will be observed today in the country as elsewhere in the world with a fresh vow to establish the rights of the workers. The day is a public holiday. The May Day is being observed all over the globe since 1889 to ...
CU admission fee up by Tk 1000, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 Apr 30: The admission fee for first year honours course this year in the Chittagong University has been increased by at least Tk 1000. The Commerce Faculty is also charging Tk 2000 in the name of Computer education. A student seeking ...
284 acres of CPA land under illegal occupation, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 Apr. 30: A total of 284 acres of land of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is being illegally occupied by some people and government and semi- government organizations for a long time. According to CPA sources, 232 acres of CPA ...
Encroachment of city parks: HC rule upon DCC, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003; ... Sajjadur Rahman The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 A Division Bench of the High Court on Monday issued a rule upon the Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) for developing infrastructure facilities including toilets at six parks in the city with a view to converting ...
Atrai killing: a legacy of blood, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003; ... Kamran Reza Chowdhury The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 Previous enmity, self-interest, struggle for control over the village and `political gamble' are the major causes of the recent massacre of six innocent people of Noidighi village under Atrai thana of Naogaon ...
Extremist slain by villagers in Pabna, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 Apr 30: A fierce clash between the armed extremists and the villagers at Jalalpur Bakshipara village in Sadar upazila left a terrorist killed and 39 villagers injured early today. Police and witnesses said the clash erupted at 4.30 ...
Dipak confesses to Rakshit murder, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 Apr 30: A killing squad numbering 10/12 were involved in the murder of young Computer Engineer Srikkanth Rakshit, son of eminent lawyer Mridul Rakshit after abduction from Hazari lane of the port city on April 19. Azimuddin Mahmud ...
Robbers on the run beat up 40 villagers, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 Apr 30: A gang of armed robbers on the run beat up mercilessly 40 persons, including five bank staff at Batakandi Bazar under Daudkandi Upazila in the early hours of today. Eight of the seriously injured persons were admitted to ...
Former SMC students union VP beaten up, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 A gang of youths, led by former General Secretary (GS) of Sir Salimullah Medical College (SMC) Students Union, yesterday beat up the immediate past Vice President (VP) of the college union, Dr Moinul Islam alias Moin and ransacked the ...
Foreign currency, medicine worth Tk 26 lakh seized at ZIA, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 Customs surveillance team seized foreign currency, medicines and electronic goods worth Taka 26 lakh from Zia International Airport (ZIA) yesterday. Customs seized the currency from a Bangkok bound foreign national Thri Ayung, a ...
HR violations on the rise, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 A total of 102 people have died in incidents of human rights violation in the country during April 2003. Of those killed, 42 were victim of political violence, 20 were killed in violence over dowry, 32 children died of torture and ...
IU JCD unit dissolved, 3 expelled, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 Apr 30: The Islamic University (IU) unit committee of JCD was dissolved and three activists were expelled from the party for terrorist activities on the campus. The expelled activists are: Sohrab, Jubaer and Mahmudul Islam. A ...
May Day, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 The world commemorates today the sacrifices of the four workers who laid down their lives in 1886 for the cause of the rights and dignity of workers. They were agitating for an eight-hour workday for which they were, under a harsh ...
Indo-Bangla ties, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 The visit by the Indian Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal may prove to be a water-shed. The outcome of the talks appears positive and can be said to underline a will towards achieving a breakthrough in the relations between Bangladesh ...
Japanese assistance, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 The outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Jiro Kobayshi, during his round of farewell calls on the President, the Prime Minister and other high offices of the Republic, was apprised of the deep appreciation of Bangladesh about ...
May Day: Its message and significance, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003; ... Syed Ashraf Ali The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 We're summoning our forces From shipyard, shop and mill, Eight hours for work Eight hours for rest Eight hours for what we will. The above lines are excerpts from a song sung by the struggling workers of the ...
Force can't ensure global stability, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 The military preponderance of the U.S. and Britain must not lead us to think that international stability can be ensured by force. If the international system is to be based on something other than might, states will have to return to ...
GEMCO remains sick since its birth, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003; ... Nurul Amin The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 Apr 30: The General Electric Manufacturing Company (GEMCO), an enterprise of Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC) could not go into full production since its inception in 1978 which has turned it into a sick ...
Oxfam blasts proposed WTO accord on investment, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003; ... AZM Anas The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 As the trade and finance policy makers from the OECD countries yesterday wrapped in Paris a two-day crucial talks on the proposed WTO agreement on investment, an international aid agency rang an alarm bell, saying the deal ...
Cyber cafe business needs proper policy support, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 The country's growing Cyber Cafe business needs proper policy support, felt concerned entrepreneurs. "The country nearly has more than 300 Cyber Cafes, of which approximately 200 are in the city. If cyber cafes can be organized ...
Another regional award for Emirates, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 Emirates has been named 'Best Airline Based in the Middle East/Indian Sub-Continent' in the Official Airline Guide's 2003 Awards. The Dubai-based international carrier beat off fierce competition from rivals to claim the prize at ...
Nat'l Tea company declares 15 pc dividend, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 The 25th Annual General Meeting of the National Tea Company Limited was held at city hotel recently. Md A Harris Chowdhury, Chairman of the company and Political Secretary to the Prime Minister, presided over the meeting. The ...
PBL, ITCL sign agreement, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 An agreement for shared ATM network was signed between Pubali Bank Limited and Information Technology Consultants Ltd (ITCL) at Pubali Bank Head Office recently. M Rafiqul Islam, GM of Information Technology Division of PBL and ...
BKB holds meeting on Artha Rin Adalat Act, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 A day-long discussion on proper and successful implementation of `Artha Rin Adalat Act-2003' was held in seven divisional offices of Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) recently. In the meeting, chaired by the Genera Manager of the ...
ICMAB delegates call on NBR chief, THE INDEPENDENT
May 02, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-02-2003 A delegation of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) headed by its President Md Abdur Rashid met with the Chairman Dr Shoaib Ahmed, Members and senior officials of National Board of Revenue (NBR) to ...
Saifur urges India to remove non-tariff barriers, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday urged the Indian government to remove non-tariff barriers for Bangladeshi products. The Minister also called upon the local business leaders to take strong initiatives to check ...
Rule Nisi upon Secy, Law Ministry, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 The High Court yesterday issued Rule Nisi in three separate writ petitions calling upon the Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary affairs to show cause within six weeks as to why the non- confirmation of Additional ...
JS standing bodies likely to be formed before coming session, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 The Parliamentary Standing Committees (SCs) on different ministries may be formed during the ensuing session of Parliament scheduled to begin on May 8, with or without Awami League nominees, sources said. The upcoming session, which ...
Eight roads in each zone subject to digging, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003; ... Audity Falguni The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 Road-digging and re-digging continue endlessly throughout the year, including the rainy season, with different agencies cutting newly constructed or repaired roads in an uncoordinated manner, oblivious of the ...
Stress on reproductive health service, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 Speakers at a workshop here yesterday stressed the need for making the adolescent girls aware about maintaining safe reproductive health through `peer education and personal social education.' Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and ...
Common S Asian platform can ensure energy security, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 Speakers at a seminar in Dhaka yesterday said that the South Asian countries can ensure their energy security through establishing a common platform in the region. Emphasizing the need for reviving the era of cross-border energy ...
AED places high hopes on Sonarbangla-1, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003; ... Sajjadur Rahman The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 Despite high price of seeds and requirements of more fertilizer, officials of Bangladesh Agriculture Extension Department (AED) assert that harvesting of Sonarbangla-1 hybrid seed will benefit the farmers and ...
Dhaka wants territorial integrity of Iraq, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 Bangladesh reiterated its stand in favour of UN central role in Iraq and for maintaining the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Clarifying Dhaka's position on latest developments in Iraq, Foreign Secretary Shamsher M ....
DU Proctor relieved, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 Prof ASM Atiqur Rahman, Proctor of Dhaka University (DU), was relieved from his job yesterday and AK Firoj Ahmed of Public Administration Department has replaced him as new proctor of the University. Vice Chancellor of the DU Prof ...
2nd RAT team to operate from today, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003; ... Madhusudan Mondal The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 The second batch of Rapid Action Team (RAT) of police comprising 149 members, will go into operation in the capital city from today (Monday). The team has completed its six-week commando training recently at ...
AL triennial council likely in mid-June, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 The triennial council of Dhaka City Awami League is likely to be held in mid-June after a lapse of six years. The last council of Dhaka City Awami League, the biggest unit of the main opposition Awami League, was held on April 27 in ...
Suja says he was tortured after arrest, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 May 4: Former whip and secretary of Khulna district Awami League S M Mostafa Rashidi Suja told the local newsmen today at the Press Club that he was severely tortured at the army camp at Khulna divisional stadium following his arrest ...
Nizami faces demo at JU, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 May 4: Agriculture Minister and Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami was put in an embarrassing situation by the left leaning students organisations on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus, today. Sources ...
AL, Juba League decry power, water crisis in city, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 Leaders of Dhaka City Awami League and Juba League said yesterday that the BNP-led alliance government had miserably failed to supply power and water to the city-dwellers in these days of scorching heat. Speaking at a number of ...
CPB congress from May 6, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) will hold its 8th National Congress from May 6 to 9 with the slogan "alternative leadership" in Bangladesh. Members from 500 branches of CPB elected through 56 district conferences and delegates ...
Buriganga's water, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 The LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan has made a disclosure which is inspiring. At a seminar entitled "Safe Water and Sanitation: Emerging Challenges in Bangladesh" the minister said that the water of the ...
Perennial digging, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 Digging and redigging of roads have become a perennial feature of the metropolitan city of Dhaka causing the roads to be in permanent state of decay. Some sort of digging takes place regularly in one area or the other of the ...
Correction center, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 The recent incident at the juvenile correction center at Tongi, which saw 27 inmates flee form the institution after stabbing the guard, throws a grim light over the management of the establishment. Obviously, a correction center ...
A damage on the diplomatic front, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003; ... Mahbub Husain Khan The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 On 26th April, 2003, the French State Minister for Foreign Affairs Monsieur Renaud Museller arrived in Dhaka. The three-day visit by the French minister was the first political level visit by a member of the ...
Inland shipping, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003; ... Shakeel Shaheen The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 The recent motor launch accidents and subsequent heavy toll of deaths are indeed mind-boggling. Nature is capricious. Not to speak of the mightiest person under the sun with formidable satellite linked military ...
Merchandise exports increase by 5.4 pc, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 Year-on-year export growth, which increased to 9.2 per cent during the first four months of FY2003, has since moderated. Preliminary export data for the first seven months of FY2003 indicate that merchandise exports (fob basis) at US$ ...
Dhaka-Beijing economic ties to grow further, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Hu Qian Wen yesterday expressed the confidence that the Dhaka-Beijing friendly and economic relations will grow further in the days to come. Addressing the opening of the new office of Air Macao in ...
Phoenix Insurance declares 25 per cent dividends, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 The 17th Annual General Meeting of the Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd was held at a city hotel recently. It was attended by a large number of shareholders, according to company source. The meeting was presided over by Chairman of the ...
Training course at BIBM ends, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 A 10-day long training course on 'Financing Small and Medium Enterprises' conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) concluded in the city recently. A total of 35 senior bank officials form different banks ...
Prime Bank holds workshop on Artha Rin Adalat Ayin-2003, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 A daylong workshop on Artha Rin Adalat Ayin-2003 effective from May 01, 2003 was held in the meeting room of Prime Bank's Head Office in the city recently. The executives of Head Office and Heads of Branches of Dhaka City of the ...
POWERLITE comes to Bangladesh, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 The latest entrant in the Bangladeshi consumer battery industry is POWERLITE Super Heavy Duty, Heavy Duty and Alkaline batteries in AA, AAA, D sizes and Torch Lights. POWERLITE USA, an internationally recognised brand with a good ...
ABBL concludes training course, THE INDEPENDENT
May 05, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-05-2003 A weeklong In-house training on Business Communication for different branch officials has concluded in Arab Bangladesh Bank Training Academy at BCIC Bhaban recently. A total of 17 participants including front desk officers, ...
Tornado hits B'baria: 22 killed, 500 injured, THE INDEPENDENT
May 06, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-06-2003 May 5: At least 22 people including 11 children and three women were killed and over 500 others suffered injuries when a severe tornado hit two remote villages of Sadar Upazila here on Sunday night. The unofficial death toll was, ...
Govt awaiting reports from missions in Italy, Germany, THE INDEPENDENT
May 06, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-06-2003 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in touch with Bangladesh missions in Italy and Germany to ascertain the veracity of a reported move to deport 30,000 Bangladeshis from those two countries. Director General (EP) Zahirul Huq told ...
Stern action if DESA fails to complete projects by May, THE INDEPENDENT
May 06, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-06-2003 State Minister for Power Iqbal Hasan Mahmood yesterday warned of stern action if the on-going projects of DESA were not completed by the end of May. The state minister said you must justify your salary paid from the public ...
`Invest 5pc of income for welfare of RMG workers', THE INDEPENDENT
May 06, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-06-2003 Representatives of nine leading garment workers organizations yesterday demanded of the government to invest 5 per cent of the total export income from the Readymade Garments (RMG) sector for labour welfare. The representatives made ...
Diarrhoea, viral fever spreading in city, THE INDEPENDENT
May 06, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-06-2003 Diseases like diarrhoea, viral fever, cold, cough, pneumonia have spread in the city recently with sudden change in weather and rise in temperature. Children are the worst sufferers. The rush of patients with symptoms of the diseases ...
New Federation of NGOs given registration, THE INDEPENDENT
May 06, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-06-2003 The newly formed Federation of NGOs under the Societies' Registration Act 1860 of Joint Stock Companies was registered yesterday as a non-profit society. The Federation was officially launched at a conference of the National NGO ...
Paramedic training institute in Chittagong soon, THE INDEPENDENT
May 06, 2003; ... Nurul Amin The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-06-2003 May 5: The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has undertaken a project to set up a paramedic technician training institute with the capacity for 50 trainees. Dr. Sarfaraz Khan Chowdhury Babul, Chief Medical Officer of the ...
Marriage Registrars submit memorandum to PM office, THE INDEPENDENT
May 06, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-06-2003 Bangladesh Jatiya Muslim Marriage Registrar and Kazi Samity (BJMMRKS) submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister's office yesterday demanding immediate implementation of its eight-point demands. After a grand rally at the National ...
Three killed in separate incidents in city, THE INDEPENDENT
May 06, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-06-2003 Armed terrorists gunned down an agent of a clearing and forwarding (C&F) agency while angry mob thrashed a mugger to death in the city yesterday. An alleged terrorist was also killed in the old part of the city. Police and ...
Activist of Islamic group lynched in Barisal, THE INDEPENDENT
May 06, 2003 ... The Independent (Bangladesh) 05-06-2003 May 5: A fierce clash between the members of a religious group styled Hizbut Tauhid and the villagers left one person dead and 25 others injured today in Bhurghata of Gournadi upazila bordering Madaripur district. Police said about ...