Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Aziz spells out must-dos at Doha global crisis talks

The finance adviser has highlighted the imperatives for the "capital-rich developed countries" to address the global economic crisis and its impact on the poor nations. AB Mirza Azizul Islam, in the Qatar capital of Doha, spelled out the must-dos at the plenary session of three-day global crisis talks that opened on Saturday.

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Multiple nomination lands EC in a mess

Political parties must settle on their picks for the constituencies where they have more than one candidate, and inform returning officers of the decisions before the scrutiny of nominations starts tomorrow morning.

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AL confirms JP 50 seats

Awami League has confirmed Jatiya Party (JP) 50 seats for contesting the upcoming parliamentary election as a component of the AL-led grand electoral alliance, apparently bringing an end to hard bargain over seat sharing between the two parties.

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JP gets 50 seats: Anisul

The Awami League-led grand alliance has allocated 50 seats to Jatiya Party, said a top leader on Monday. "We made a courtesy call on the AL president at Suda Sadhan," acting chairman Anisul Islam Mahmud, and confirmed that his party had been sanctioned 50 seats.

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Free, fair, neutral election at any cost: CA

Chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed on Monday warned civil authorities against negligence in electoral duties during upcoming parliamentary and Upazila polls.

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ACC will face any challenge from political rule: chairman

The Anticorruption Commission may be faced with challenges under the next elected government but is prepared to overcome any obstacles, said the ACC chairman on Monday.

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HC stays 2 cases against Huda

The High Court on Monday stayed the trial of two graft cases against former communication minister Nazmul Huda for six months on a writ petition filed by the BNP leader.

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Seat-sharing saga to end, hopes Jamaat

Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed said on Monday a final understanding on seat-sharing with BNP had not been reached but he hoped it would be resolved before Eid-ul Azha (Dec 9). A total of 49 Jamaat hopefuls filed nominations as the deadline for submissions end Sunday.

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HR commission begins work

The National Human Rights Commission started operation on Monday, a member of the three-strong body said.

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People's tribunal 'bans' WB, IMF, ADB operations

A 'people's tribunal' on Monday slapped a ban on the operations of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Asian Development Bank in Bangladesh. The "WB-IMF-ADB people's tribunal" adjudged the operations of the three international financial institutions "illegal" and "evil" and liable to be stopped immediately.

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