See you again policy: Sohel Taj

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Author / source: Independent online/bdnews24.com

DHAKA: Awami League MP Tanjim Ahmed popularly known as Sohel Taj, who is officially resigned as a member on Saturday, said that he has seen the last of his active political career.

Sohel Taj, son of Bangladesh who first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmed, September said on Sunday: "I am active in politics and will no longer be a part of it."

Taj speaker Abdul Hamid on Saturday personally met and handed over his resignation.

On 23 April Sohel Taj, the former junior Home Minister had letter by his Secretary, but the speaker does not accept his resignation, saying that it must be passed personally.

Submit after his resignation on Saturday, Sohel Taj met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban.

The Taj staff assistant Abu Kawser and the speaker's staff assistant Joynal Abidin had September over his resignation and he meets also confirmed.

Joynal Abidin so to speak, but whether its seat empty had been declared.

Meanwhile confirmed the press Department of the information in a press release the resignation of ' MP constituency of 197 Gazipur-4 constituency '.

Its meets and talks Taj on Sunday said, "I have tabled yesterday my resignation." Suppose the speaker. "I met also the Prime Minister and discussed many things with her in a friendly environment."

Asked whether he would take part in the next general election, said the ruling party of Gazipur-4 MP of Kapashia: "I hope, the people of Kapashia will choose a good and worthy candidate."

What led him to this decision, he said, "I had before, a written statement given." When I mentioned not all directly, but many things were clear. "Also you have much information people [journalists]."

The oath had resigned on May 31, 2009, only five months after taking Sohel Taj Minister as a junior. The Government had said then that the President had accepted the resignation of not.

After his resignation from Cabinet, media then reported that he came back, when he insulted because of 'Misconduct' by a relative of the Prime Minister.

If his attention on the subject was drawn September he said, "I want to discuss no longer."

He also as MP showed had no reason for its dramatic decision to withdraw from the contract.

He had issued to his followers on the Kapasia in Gazipur on 23 Apr an open letter, in which he, that he had taken up, said the decision after "careful consideration", but could not on the reasons to increase.

Taj wrote recently in the Cabinet Division invited to take back his salary and other allowances as a Minister of State charged to his bank account despite his retirement in 2009.

The Cabinet Division had said it had no record of his resignation and therefore continue to his salary and benefits to be paid.

He has often offered ministerial Protocol has been, but he declined, leading to reports in the media.

After his resignation he was in us live.

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Self-dependency, for the development of the country needed: PM

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DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for the production of the country itself dependent rather than depending on others, like her, that no country could be developed said, without it even depending on.

The Prime Minister is of the opinion that if a delegation of Prokaushali, Krishibid and Chikitsak (Prokrichi) Central Coordination Council on them in their Office in the morning called.

After the meeting, PM Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad informed the reporter.

The Prime Minister underlined the need for a decentralization which makes when she said that the desired development without decentralization might be possible.

"We do not capital-based development rather believe in, that we take power to the village level, they want to not possible because expected raising of the country," she said.

Emphasis on reorganization of all levels of local government are the country's sustained uplift, Sheikh Hasina, said the development in education, health and infrastructure should be locally made a proper plan.

Consultant, the Prime Minister HT Imam Prokrichi President
Engineer Nurul Huda, Secretary General of AFM Bahauddin Nasim, also spoke on the occasion.

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College student in the city traffic accident killed

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DHAKA: A student was put down area under the wheels of a bus in the town of Mirpur in the Sunday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Shawon, a student of Mirpur Commerce College.

Police said that a Motijheel-bound bus from 'Bikalpo-car-service' from Pallabi Shawon in the vicinity of Mirpur-10 intersection with dashed about 12: 45, and it severely injured.

He was abducted to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.

Angered at the accident, the fellow students of the Shawon and the local population set fire to a bus and about 50 vehicles in the area devastated.

Information, firefighters crashed on the ground and the flame goes out.

Traffic on the road from Mirpur after Agargaon was held from 13: 50 policemen in hurried attempted, the situation under control.

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South Asian women MPs meet kicks switch off

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DHAKA: South Asian women parliamentarians Conference began in Dhaka on Sunday with the aim to increase the participation of women leadership in the development process.

About 100 women take part in the four-day Conference legislators - 60 from Bangladesh - and 40 from other South Asian countries.

"Peace, prosperity and democracy are focal points of the discussion where participants can exchange their experiences," said free speaks of the US Embassy in Dhaka Nick Dean at the opening session in the Radisson Hotel.

USAID, UKAID and Asia Foundation are the organizers of the Conference, where women take part of executives from Afghanistan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

The Conference would serve to a regional network of parliamentarians women start and she would set up a secretariat, to communicate with each other, has Dean.

Bangladesh Deputy Chairman of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury said that Bangladesh 11 in the category of women political leaders in the world category.

She said that the journey of women leadership in Bangladesh in 1970 began when National Assembly election won seven women.

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Court probe allows agency Mir Kashem quiz

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DHAKA: The international crime Tribunal (ICT-1) on Sunday accepted an application of the investigation agency permission to Jamaat leader Mir Kashem Ali, accused to interrogate the perpetration of crimes against humanity in the hiding place.

Justice Nizamul Huq, Chairman of the three-member Panel ICT-1, on his behalf granted the application with some conditions.

Public Prosecutor Sultan Mahmud Simon support submitted, must the application, the search after three days the Treasurer of the community say it is for the investigation agency to interrogate him in the hideout for proper investigation.

Against the application, advocate Muhammad Tajul Islam, defender of the accused, said prayer seems unnecessary and there is no need of interrogations of the Jamaat leader at this moment.

The Tribunal passed after hearing both sides, the order to accept community leaders by the investigation agency in the Hideout a day of custody of the.

The Court in his said that a doctor and a defender during the interrogation must be present. The investigation agency is to notice the defenders, in this case advocate Tajul Islam, at least two days prior to the day they want to interrogate Mir Kashem.

In addition, the Tribunal investigation ordered over agency on more progress report presenting the study of August 12.

Kashem was issued taken over on June 17 under custody after an arrest warrant by this Court. On June 19 the Court dismissed the petition on bail of Mir Kashem and sent him to prison.

The Tribunal made the investigation to present Agency by the pursuit of the investigation report before the Tribunal by July 5. The Court asked the prison authority to produce Kashem in court on that date.

The investigation agency submitted the report and an application that passed the permission of the community leaders in the safe home on 5 July in question and the Tribunal to make an order in this issue July 8.

Early on June 18, barrister Abdur Razzak, lawyer of Mir Kashem, sought bail for his client for three reasons that he is now 62 years old and sick with various age complications.

Against accused plea, Member of the prosecution team, advocate, the Zead Al Malum said Mir Kashem may hinder the process and can even threat to kidnap the witness if he is released on bail as he is a very influential person and maintenance fund party.

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Time magazine called Manmohan Singh as an 'Underachiever'

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NEW YORK: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who long for his central role in the liberalisation of the Indian economy praised been, has dubbed were like an "Underachiever" by time magazine, who says he is "not willing to hold his neck" to which reforms of the country on track for growth will return.

The 79-year-old Indian PM is marked magazine Asia Edition, on the cover of time, who next week will be. His portrait in the background of the title on the cover was 'The Underachiever - India a restart needs'.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is up to the job?' Time the report entitled "A man in the shadow" asks, adding that apart from the challenges of a slowdown of economic growth, huge budget deficit and a falling rupee, India's Congress Party led UPA Coalition "itself against corruption scandals and accused, has found evidence of a lack economic sense."

"... .investors in the domestic and abroad begin to get cold feet. As rising inflation and a litany of scandals away in Government credibility lose chip voters to trust, "Said the magazine."

Reference to Singh's fall "from grace" the magazine said: "in the last three years, which quietly trust (Singh) once beamed absent he was." He seems does not control, and his ministers--abweichend-his new, temporary portfolio in the Ministry of finance - not ready, his neck out on reforms hold, which further helped the process of liberalisation start. "

The magazine said in a time when India can not afford a slowdown in economic growth, "laws that help could create growth and jobs are firmly in the Parliament sparking, concerns that politicians have lost the plot in their focus on shorter-term, populist measures, which will win votes."

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Bangladesh provides training for Afghan bureaucrats

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DHAKA: Bangladesh ready and-torn country to rebuild education for Afghan officials, police officers and diplomats, the war, says Foreign Minister Dipu Moni. She made the offer Sunday at the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan which is designed to support future development of Kabul, said a media statement of the Foreign Ministry.

The Conference were representatives from 80 countries and international organisations, promised $16 billion in the form of grant and aid for the development of Afghanistan.

' Tokyo mutual accountability framework' was also in the Conference 'Effectiveness' of aid from donor agencies and countries monitor introduced.

Dipu Moni said that Bangladesh development was also interested in health care, agricultural extension, poultry and livestock, and youth to provide tailor-made training programmes in the fields of banking, disaster management, primary and mass.

The Conference took place, took Japanese Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Koichiro GEMBA or Afghan President Hamid Karzai, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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BSF is 2 nationals

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AGARTALA/MOULVIBAZAR: The Indian border forces have returned, two residents, including a man from RAB, 10 hours after they were picked up from the border.

The Bangladeshi border security force and the elite crime busters rapid action battalion that the RAB member, which, the shafiqul Islam and his informants Subrata across the border by partner of a smuggler were kidnapped, the duo had detained said.

The duo originally picked to 15 on Thursday security force (BSF) were later moved to a camp of the Indian border.

They were returned after several negotiations with the border guards Bangladesh and the Indian border security.

The RAB Commander of the Srimangal camp ASP Manzoor Ahmed Siddiqui said September, the Shafiqul and Subrata are in good health.

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'Realistic' robot designed legs

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U.S. experts have developed what they say that are biologically accurate robot legs yet.

Writing in the journal of neural engineering, they said that the work on consultation understanding like babies and spinal injury treatment learning could help.

They created a version of the message system, rhythmic muscle signals generated that the control on foot.

A UK expert said that the work was exciting, because the robot mimics control and not just movement.

The team from the University of Arizona, could the Central pattern generator (CPG) - a nerve cell to replicate, (neuronal) network in the lumbar region of the spinal cord that rhythmic muscle generated signals.

The CPG produces and then controls, these signals by collecting information from different parts of the body involved in walking, respond to the environment.

This is what people, to go without thinking about.

The simplest form of a CPG is a half Center, which consists of only two neurons that produce either fire signals a rhythm as the sensors, which provide information, for example. If a leg back to the half Center meets a surface.
'New approach'

The University of Arizona team suggests babies start with this simple building - and then in the course of time develop a more complex pattern on foot.

They say this may explain, has seen why babies put on a treadmill started - even before they learned to walk.

Writing in the journal, the team says: "this robot is a complete physical, or 'Neurorobotic'-based model of the system, demonstrate the usefulness of this type of Robotics Research for the neuropsychological study go in humans and animals".

Dr. Theresa Klein, who in the study worked, said: "Interestingly we a foot gear, could control the lower extremities without producing balance, which mimicked human control of the hip and a number of reflex responses with only a simple half-Centre."

"This underlying network can also form the core of the CPG and could explain how people with spinal cord injuries to walk can regain ability, if stimulated correctly in the months after the injury."

Matt Thornton, gait analysis laboratory head at the British Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, said that the work "an interesting development" was.

He added: "back robot models have imitated human movement: this continues and mimics the underlying human control mechanisms driving this movement."

"It could be to examine a new approach and to understand the relationship between nervous system control and hiking provide pathologies."

Mr. Thornton said existing systems for the analysis of how people walk, so called gait analysis carried out by the RNOH and others common movements in 3D, run exactly measure hips, knees and ankles while patients on a treadmill. Patients react differently depending on their condition.

He added: "at present this analysis provides us with detailed information about joints, bones and muscles."

"The robot model can go a step further in linking these problems of the nervous system, which actually controls the movement."

"Increased to understand the impact, such as patients with spinal cord injury are very exciting."

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Bangladesh, the movement towards: Ban Ki-moon

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NEW YORK: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has reached Bangladesh with praise, saying that it will quickly push to development with various services in several sectors.

The UN Chief praised Bangladesh at a reception for newly appointed UN Under Secretary-General Ameerah Haq on Friday morning (Bangladesh time).

Ban Ki-moon said, "Bangladesh is marching towards the development primarily through empowerment of women, women development, job creation and rural development." "Bangladeshi Ameerah Haq points appointment to the Secretary-General under the extent of the development can be achieved [in Bangladesh]."

He noted the contribution of Bangladeshi soldiers in UN missions around the world.

Ban Ki-moon said that the training programme of the Rajendrapur peace building had inserted a lot during his visit Institute to him.

He has courageous role in violent places like Syria, universal attention Australian peacekeeping forces.

Ban Ki-moon appointed Ameerah Haq Undersecretary-general 25 Apr She had worked as a Secretary-General's Special Representative for Timor-Leste and head of the United Nations integrated mission (UNMIT) since 2009.

The first woman from Bangladesh praised to the be appointed, said ban Ameerah had been outstanding in their duties in the Sudan and Afghanistan East Timor.

The UN Chief said that his new Secretary of State has been one of which the foundations to create, which resulted in East Timor, to embrace democracy.

Ameera Haq said, "I never away will support my tasks."

"Bangladesh is a unique example for women play a key role in the creation of world peace, social security and infrastructure", she added.

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No corruption 'Explosion' on my watch: Indian PM

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NEW DELHI: graft tainted note India's Prime Minister has again at critics of his Government taken on its own "high standard" personal integrity and praise his Government as a beacon of transparency.

In an interview with the Hindustan Times newspaper Friday argued Manmohan Singh the Indian economy was healthier than media "Pessimism" suggested, and promised further action on tax issues that have unnerved foreign investors.

Singh rarely grants media interviews, but has his public statements since his last month, which see to analysts as an effort be heir to secure shut up on the Finance Ministry portfolio.

Singh is not still expected as premier after the elections in the year 2014 and his personal reputation has a spanking spanking during his second term in the midst of a series of high-profile corruption scandals and accusations of policy drift.

"Comes to the personal criticism, not only I maintain a high degree of integrity in my behavior, I have endeavoured to increase the levels in the system," Singh said.

Citing legislation such as the right to information act and a whistleblower Bill, the Prime Minister said that his Government had made significant progress in the improvement of official responsibility, that would benefit future generations.

"Never before have so many steps taken in such a short time in the history of India and bring to his responsible transparency in the functioning Government, Government of the people make and bring in measures for the control of corruption," he said.

"As well as pessimism about the economy in the markets more and less on the ground, also in the case of damage, I don't think that any explosion in corruption has taken place under my watch," he added.

Singh's coalition Government has engaged in a series of scandals has been.

The most high-profile case involved former Telecom Minister A. Raja, who in November 2010 for the sale of the second generation (2 g) Telecom licenses far below their market value to companies stop selected.

Raja was later arrested and is z.z. on trial.

Again last month after Pranab Mukherjee quit the Ministry Singh, who as Finance Minister were credited in 1991 with the opening of the Indian economy after decades of the pseudo-Socialist planning, took over, to run for President.

Since then he has "animal spirit" urged officials to revive the economy and reverse a "climate of pessimism", that has been the last few years.

Global credit rating agencies have warned that it India's debt to junk status with the economy reeling from gaping fiscal and current account deficits and stubbornly strong inflation downgrade can.

The economy grew by 5.3 per cent between January and March-the slowest quarterly expansion more than a quarter of its value against the US dollar has lost in nine years and the rupee in the past 12 months.

"The history of India growth is intact," said Singh, in the confirm that the country was passing through "difficult" times.

Promising to bring, he stressed the importance of the foreign investors at a time of declining capital inflows that have aggravated India's current account deficit "full clarity" on all tax measures reassuring.

"We want the world know that India treated all fair and reasonable and there will be no arbitrariness in tax matters," he said.

His comments are speculation fuel, which the Government is ready, backwards way of efforts, aggressively to tax, passing on financial transactions with companies such as British giant Vodafone phone.

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Syrian Government denies carrying out massacre in Hama

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DAMASKUS: The Syrian Government denied reported on Thursday after carrying out a massacre in the central region of Hama, where about 100 people were killed Wednesday.

"What a few media about what happened in Al-Kubeir, in the region of Hama have reported is completely wrong," said the Government in a statement on official television.

"A terrorist group committed a heinous crime in the Hama region in the nine victims requested." The reports by the media contribute to spill blood of the Syrians, "said the statement.

"The opposition of Syrian National Council told AFP earlier President Bashar al-Assad loyal forces massacred" "some 100 people, including many women and children, at the al Kubeir on Wednesday."

According to other sources, a "massacre" had, taken place in the same area, including by activists of the opposition and the Syrian Centre for human rights, the for the time being the number of the dead at 87.

The "new massacre" on a farm after regular troops regime loyal Shabiha militia with guns and knives armed carried out by the UK-based Observatory in a statement said.

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Panetta in Afghanistan for talks amid increasing violence

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KABUL: US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta came in Afghanistan on Thursday for talks with the military leaders amid rising violence in the war against the Taliban and a spate of deadly incidents, including a NATO air strike should have killed 18 villagers.

Panetta said the purpose of the trip was to hear a review from US General John Allen, the head of the NATO coalition forces in Afghanistan, about the "confront ability, these threats by the Taliban and the Haqqanis", a reference to hardliners, al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network.

Panetta planned to visit troops and talks with the Afghan Defense Minister, General Abdul Rahim Wardak.

Panetta said he wanted to find out about a recent increase in the number of attacks in Afghanistan, including some seemingly more organized, others recently considered.

"I think it is important to try to make sure that we trust the kind of attacks, they are going to participate, especially as we go through the rest of the summer and give the second half of this year", said Panetta.

The visit of the Afghanistan came at the end of Panetta weeklong trip to Asia to explain a new US military strategy, announced in January that calls for a shift in strategic focus to the region of Asia-Pacific.

Encouraged at a stopover in New Delhi Panetta Indian politicians are in the help for Afghanistan strengthen educate its economy and its security forces, to draw as the international coalition forces begins in the next two years.

He urged to continue working, to develop a better relationship with Pakistan, a longtime rival for influence in Afghanistan also India.

"As well as India relations with Pakistan sees as complicated, so we do." "And it is, it's a complicated relationship - often frustrating - it is often difficult, but at the same time a necessary relationship", he said.

Panetta said, "fought a war" against al-Qaeda in Pakistan lawless northwestern areas, and he suggested the United States, that drone strikes on al Qaeda leaders in the region despite Pakistan's concerns remain, that they its sovereignty against.

He said "We the Pakistanis, which would have made it clear the United States of America, us to defend, the attacks against us". "And we have done just that." "We have gone for their leadership and we have actually done it."

"We are very clear that we continue to defend us have taken", Panetta said.

On Wednesday, Afghan officials and villagers said 18 people, including women and children, were killed in a NATO air raid in southeastern of Afghanistan. NATO officials said that they are looking for in the reports of civilian casualties.

Also on Wednesday, two suicide bombers killed 20 civilians outside a large NATO base in the South, the bloodiest attack in weeks, because the Taliban offensive launched a spring.

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Suu Kyi: My Thai travel not Myanmar Govt injured.

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YANGON: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Wednesday that gave their activities on a recent trip to Thailand no reason for anyone to unhappy release speculated that high-profile visit angered the Government.

Suu Kyi's visits with Myanmar migrant workers and refugees, and their appearance on the World Economic Forum in Bangkok gained worldwide attention because it was the former political prisoner first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years.

Myanmar President Thein Sein visit had for an official after Thailand at the same time and for the same Conference, but moved and then broke his trip planned. Officials said he was at home, but it has been speculated that Thein being most stung out is was irritated.

"I do not think that I — something that someone in Burma could make fact, unhappy because what I did was, go worked for migrant workers to meet these officials in Thailand, which are responsible for migrant workers situation and we discussed matters of mutual benefit" Suu Kyi said Wednesday of some political activists, who preferred the old name for their country.

She said that the same was had for their visit to a refugee camp near the border with Myanmar, where she "very fruitful discussions," she said.

"I don't think that my work might affect the situation of the people in Burma, there in no way" Suu Kyi said at a press conference in Yangon.

Suu Kyi working with Thein being was gaining support in the domestic and abroad for development programme of the President, the opening of the country after decades of military rule is crucial. She has repeatedly said that she believes in Thein his sincerity in which social and political changes involve.

Suu Kyi had spoken frankly at the World Economic Forum on potential difficulties for foreign investors in Burma at a time if the Government is to help such investors, to stimulate the economy to advertising.

"I had given my views very openly on the Forum and I've heard that some who were unhappy," she said. "I have my honest opinion so that people can make a correct assessment of the country."

Western Nations loosened earlier this year sanctions that had applied to Myanmar under the country's previous repressive military regime, previously banned investment allows. Thein Sein is supported by the military, but through elections came to power and has initiated reforms that have won the approval of Suu Kyi and her National League for democracy party.

Suu Kyi's trip appeared to hasty to Thailand, and it was reported that the Thai authorities also were not consulted about their plans outraged.

"I appreciate everything that the Thai Government has to my visit there very happy," Suu Kyi said Wednesday. "The authorities in Thailand were very, very cooperative." "I have no complaint at all, to make about my time in Thailand."

Suu Kyi also talked about plans for their upcoming trip to Europe.

On 13 June, she should go on a five country tour that includes stops in Geneva, Paris, London, Oslo and Dublin. Among the highlights, their journey is one to Norway, where Suu Kyi formally accepted the Nobel Peace Prize she received in 1991. Is June 30, to return.

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PM places wreaths Bangabandhus portrait marking 6-point day

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DHAKA: Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina placed a wreath on the portrait of the father who at Dhanmondi Memorial Museum in the city this morning the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Bangabandhu marking historic six point demand day.

After laying the wreath, as of the Prime Minister in solemn silence for sometime as a sign of respect to the memory of Bangabandhu, the architect of independence.

Flanked by central leaders, Sheikh Hasina placed by Awami League an another wreath Bangabandhu portrait as the Party Chief.

Vice-Chairman of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, AL Advisory Council Member Tofail Ahmed, Bureau members Begum Matia Chowdhury, Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, Abdul Latif Siddiqui, advocate Sahara Khatun and Yusuf Hossain Humayun, advocate advocate Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, Minister of State for Home Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury were Shamsul Haque tuku and Minister of State for women and children affairs at present.

Also were Mahbub ul Alam AL-Joint Secretary General Hanif, organize Secretaries Ahmad Hossain, AFM Bahauddin Nasim and Abu Sayeed Secretary advocate Afzal Hussain, as well as members of Parliament and other Central leaders of the party and their associated organizations, Al Mahmud Swapan, information and research present.

Later map organs including the Bangladesh Awami League
Dhaka City AL, Chhatra League, Jubo League, Sramik League, Krishak League, Mohila Awami Laegue and Sechchhasebak League placed wreaths on the portrait of Bangabandhu mark the historic occasion.

On this day in 1966, Bangabandhu started a massive movement against the mismanagement of the Pakistanis on the basis of the six - point demand, the Magna Carta of Bengal, demanding autonomy for the former East Pakistan.

Eleven people, including also Manu Mian, Shafique, and Shamsul Haque, were by the police and the paramilitary EPR on the day in Dhaka and Narayanganj during a Hartal, calls for the release of Bangabandhu and other leaders who imprisoned shot for the start of the six-point movement.

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Tonight meet 18-party Khaleda top leaders

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DHAKA: BNP of Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will talks with top leaders of the 18-Party Alliance this (Thursday) evening hold their next how to discuss.

It is expected that they discuss various topics including more pressure on the Government again the caretaker Government provision in the Constitution, by the 15th amendment was scrapped.

The discussed questions are completed in the BNP Standing Committee meeting on 9 June.

This evening, the leadership of the BNP their opinion be budget Office to give party Gulshan.

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Stocks open slightly higher

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DHAKA: Share something later opened on Thursday in the midst of slow trading.

11: 20 Led the benchmark DSE general index, DGEN, gained 20.56 points, or 0.47 per cent to 4812.53, from power Bank and financial institution stocks.

Turnover amounted to 721 million at TK. Under the traded shares so far won 149, 42 and 25 remained unchanged.

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Muhith TK 192,000 CR budget today to develop

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DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith is later Thursday unfold in JS a new national budget of about TK 192,000 crore for the fiscal year 2012-13 to keep the budget deficit at 4.4 per cent of GDP.

The Minister will place his fourth household in the Jatiyo Sangshad, after it met at 3: 00 pm today.

The budget is practically the last full this grand alliance Awami League-led Government. It is planned probably to a populist budget with a view to the next general elections beginning 2014. The Finance Minister would have the task to do the subtle balance between the demand for restoration of budgetary discipline and voter pressure to low taxation.

Classified budget left which by many as the worst of the three last financial years during the term of Office of the present Government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was known a turbulent year.

Revenue spending of the budget be 111.675 crore to TK and is an annual programme of development of TK it 55,000 crore.

Tax revenue is estimated at TK 139.760 crore and the budget deficit is expected to stand on TK 46.024 crore.

Muhith has already said that subsequent budget would aim macroeconomic stability faster economic growth and social justice requires.

He said that budget would at the same time to focus on the rural economy, agriculture, industry and infrastructure.

In the field of energy, particular attention is paid he said.

The leading economists of the country, said inflation and the weakening of investment and the declining foreign AIDS would be however hard for the country in the wake of the high expenditure, excess subsidy, point to reach 7 percent GDP growth in the next fiscal year.

Asked about his expectations regarding the subsequent budget, consultant should the interim Government, the former finance the Dr A B Mirza Azizul Islam said the Government should focus on poverty reduction as a key objective and more funds for social safety net (SSN), reduce poverty from the existing set of 32.5 percent next perspectives.

He pointed out that safety net programmes contributed to helping the poor in the past 25 years.

He said the Government would have to take a decision payout on political considerations despite conditions by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for accessing extended credit facility worth$ 1 billion.

He also hoped that the Government take special measures and invest more funds in the next financial year employment would generate budget.

"Restoring budgetary discipline would be a major challenge in the coming financial year, and lax macroeconomic management has been for many of the recent economic problems," distinguished fellow of the Center for political dialogue Dr Debapriay Bhattacharya said.

He said by TK delay 10-thousand Crores of subsidy payments for the coming budget and unsustainably low height for subsidies and transfer, the Government has destabilised the financial management, he noted allocation.

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Flash flood kills 28 in Afghan north: officials

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KABUL: Flash floods swept through four villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 28 people and leaving 20 others missing, officials said Friday. "Heavy rains overnight triggered flood waters that broke through four mountainous villages in Ishkamish district of northern Takhar province," Takhar provincial governor, Abdul Jabar Taqwa, told AFP.

"It hit around midnight and it was very powerful," said Taqwa.

"We have 28 deaths in Ishkamish district and 20 others are believed to be missing," the governor said.

"It is a big disaster he added," warning that the death toll was likely to rise.

Dozens of houses were washed away and roads blocked, he added. The flood-hit areas are accessible only by air.

Rescuers are trying to reach the area by helicopter, taking food, blankets and tents to the victims.

On Monday, at least 26 people were killed and more than 100 missing after flash floods hit a wedding party and three villages in Sari Pul province.

Afghanistan's harshest winter in 15 years saw unusually heavy snowfalls, and experts predicted melting snow was likely to cause floods in the mountainous north in the spring.

According to IMMAP, a data-analysis and mapping company, 15 percent of Afghanistan’s population is at high risk of being affected.

In March, the UN humanitarian office for Afghanistan said at least 145 people were missing and "presumed dead" after an avalanche hit a remote village in northeastern Badakhshan province.

Despite the billions of dollars in aid from the international community after the collapse of the Taliban, Afghanistan remains among the poorest nations in the world, weakened by decades of conflict.

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China inflation rate slows to 3.4% in April

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China's inflation slowed in April from the previous month, official data showed Friday, easing worries of resurgent prices and giving Beijing room to loosen monetary policy to boost slowing growth.

The country's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.4 percent year on year in April compared with 3.6 percent in March, the National Bureau of Statistics said, a slowdown analysts said was driven by falling food prices.

The April figure was exactly in line with market expectations, according to a poll of 15 economists by Dow Jones Newswires.

"Inflation is on a downward trend," Ren Xianfang, an economist at IHS Global Insight in Beijing, told AFP.

"As to food prices, which have a big impact on CPI, supply is quite sufficient right now. So overall, we can say that inflationary pressure this year is not big," he said.

The key food component of inflation rose 7.0 percent year on year in March -- contributing more than two percentage points to overall inflation -- but eased from a 7.5 percent rise in March, the bureau said.

China has targeted annual growth in inflation to within four percent this year as Beijing fears surging prices carry the potential to cause social unrest as citizens grumble about paying more.

The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the farm and factory gate and is an indicator of future consumer prices, slipped 0.7 percent in April from a year earlier, a sharper fall than the 0.3 percent in March.

Easing inflation should give China more room to ease monetary policy, including cuts in reserves for banks, to combat slower economic growth.

China's economy grew 8.1 percent in the first quarter of 2012, its slowest pace in nearly three years.

Beijing has already cut bank reserve requirements twice since December as policymakers aim to boost lending to spur growth. Analysts widely expect the government to further loosen monetary policy as it looks to boost growth.

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