Posted by admin on November 18th, 2008 in Uncategorized
1. Amanatul Forkan Al-Khayeria*
2. Al-Markajul-Al-Islami*
3. Al-Harakat-Al Islamia*
4. Al-Turat*
5. Al-Hikma*
6. Al-Qaeda*
7. Al-Zazira #
8. Al-Umma #
9. Al-Islami Sanghati Parishad Bangladesh #
10. Al-Haramine Islamic Foundaion*
11. Ansar Al-Islamia*
12. Al-Markajul Islami B’desh*
13. Allahor Dal*
14. Allar Dal Brigade #
15. Ahle Hadis Jubo Sangha*
16. Ahle Hadis Tablige Islam #
17. Al-Zihad Bangladesh*
18. Al-Khidmat*
19. Al-Mujahid #
20. Ahle Hadis (Insaf Party) *
21. Ahle Hadis Andolon Bangladesh #
22. Al-Islam Martyrs Brigade*
23. Amra Dhakabashi*
24. Arakan Peoples Army*
25. Arakan Rohingya Force*
26. Arakani Rohingya Ismaic Front*
27. Arakan Rohingya National Organisation #
28. Arakan Mujahid Party*
29. Arakan Liberation Front […]
Posted by admin on October 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized
About 40 vehicles were vandalised and 30 people were injured, including seven police, in clashes between garment workers and law enforcers in Malibagh area on Sept. 20. Workers of Islam Dresses Ltd. demanded Eid bonus based on 100% of basic pay, while the employer was only willing to give 25% like last year. The […]
Posted by admin on October 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized
Hizbut-Tahrir is a militant group that has been banned in Asian and European countries and the Middle East but has largely gone unnoticed in Bangladesh. But on Sept. 17 the group coordinator for Bangladesh and nine of his cohorts were arrested in Rajshahi City Press Club before holding a press conference on suspicion of […]
Posted by admin on October 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized
He had earlier resigned his post as senior joint secretary general of the BNP party. Khaleda agreed to join the dialogue with govt. over the elections and will contest the polls herself. However, she asked the govt. to hold the parliamentary polls first and lift the state of emergency.
On Sept. 13 the BNP decided that […]
Posted by admin on October 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer of clothing, who claim to sell cheaper than any other outlet, want a 2 percent rebate on sales of RMG products. Wal-Mart buys $1.7 billion a year from Bangladesh, currently from more than 2,000 garment factories. They are now asking the rebate on its current orders. But a Wal-Mart senior […]
Posted by admin on October 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized
A vessel loaded with 1,399 imported reconditioned vehicles worth “more than Tk 100 cr was refused a berth because all four vehicle sheds at the port were already extremely overloaded with about 4,000 vehicles in space for 2800. Importers have not been taking their orders because of a dispute with customs over depreciation of used […]
Posted by admin on October 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized
An unidentified young man, aged about 25, fell into an open manhole in front of the Modhumita movie house around 6 p.m. on Sept. 6. People tried to rescue him but failed. Fire service divers recovered the victim’s body after a 20-minute search. Locals say the lid was missing for 25 days, despite their many […]
Posted by admin on October 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized
In a BBC-sponsored “Bangladesh Dialogue on Climate Change” (in Bengali) at the Bangladesh-China Conference Centre on Sept. 6, speakers said that Dhaka should not ask for charity or aid to combat weather change but compensation. The reason is that the industrially developed countries cause most of the climate change, while Bangladesh is suffering huge economic […]
Posted by admin on October 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized
Students demanding a separate institute of physiotherapy department of the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) went on a rampage Sept. 4. They damaged furniture and broke windowpanes in at least 20 classrooms, doctors’ chambers, administrative offices and a medicine showroom. The director said they tried to force him to sign an application […]
Posted by admin on October 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized
The Special Powers Act (1954) strictly forbids formation of political parties on the basis of religion. The new provisions of the Representation of the People Order stand against registration of the Islamist political parties like the Jamaat-e-Islami, which challenged in court some provisions of the ordinance. Yet, as of Sept. 4, 15 Islamic political […]
