Tug-of-war delays decision on crucial
policy matters
Constitution stipulates no specific tenure
of CG, claims Mainul Hosein
The behind-the-scenes policymakers of the military-backed interim government of Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed are yet to decide on certain crucial policy matters, thanks to a tug-of-war within the corridors of power, sources in the government told New Age last evening...[ + ]
EC still uncertain
about cancellation
or postponement
of elections
The Election Commission is still in the dark about whether the election will be postponed or cancelled, but confirmed that election is not going to be held on the scheduled date of January 22. ‘The election is not going to be held on January 22,’ the in-charge chief election commissioner, Mahfuzur Rahman, on Monday told reporters...[ + ]
PDB requests power adviser to arrange Tk 200cr for paying IPPs
Seeks quick decision on power
projects in pipeline
The Power Development Board on Monday requested energy and power adviser Tapan Chowdhury to arrange Tk 200-300 crore from the government within 15 days for paying its outstanding bills to the independent power plants; otherwise the IPPs have threatened to stop power supply...[ + ]
22 million mobile subscribers in
2006, growth of
120 per cent
Reduced costs may attract even more customers this year
The number of mobile phone subscribers has registered 120 per cent growth and reached around 22 million in 2006, adding more than 12 million customers in a single year, says the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission. The number of mobile phone subscribers was -9.26 million in 2005...[ + ]
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