THE DAILY NEWSPAPER Write to the editor » Price spiral » Musharraf’s Pakistan » The monks are back Pages Front Page « National « Metro « Business « International « Sports « Editorial « Op-Ed « Home « Timeout « Letters « Others Archive « Special Supplements « 4th Anniversary Special Independence Day Special Search this site   Bureaucrats want allowance to cope with goods prices Top bureaucrats at a meeting with the chief adviser, Fakhruddin Ahmed, at the secretariat on Tuesday pressed for special allowances for government employees and officials to cope with spiralling prices of essential commodities...[ + ] Earth Foundation unearthed Questions go unanswered over multi -million-dollar development scheme As the Earth Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, carries on an extensive media campaign on certain multi-million-dollar development projects it plans to implement, no one, not even its top officials and policymakers, seems to know where the funds will come from...[ + ] ‘Doctrine of necessity’ prompted EC to invite Hafiz: CEC The chief election commissioner, ATM Shamsul Huda, on Tuesday said that the ‘doctrine of necessity’ prompted the commission to invite BNP’s Hafizuddin Ahmed to a dialogue on electoral reforms. ‘It was done on the basis of doctrine of necessity,’ the CEC told reporters when asked on what basis the Election Commission had invited the Saifur-Hafiz faction to the dialogue and sent the invitation to a person holding a post which did not exist in the BNP’s constitution...[ + ] Joynal placed on 3-day remand, Nikita sent to jail The Purbani Hotel’s managing director, Mahbubur Rahman Joynal, who was arrested on Sunday for his alleged involvement in Yaba trading, was remanded in custody for three days for interrogation in a case filed against him after seizing unlicensed firearms from his residence in Dhaka...[ + ] Other Headlines » Fakhruddin tells top civil servants to monitor subordinates » Akbar Ali hits out at ‘profiteering’ NGOs » Khaleda asks party men to move court » Ousted Pak judge urges anti-Musharraf uprising » C’wealth caucus meets on Pak position Nov 12 » Suicide bomber kills 90 in Afghanistan » 667 killed in Pakistan attacks this year: ministry » HC issues rule on NBR over Khaleda’s taxes » RAB raids Gulshan shop for missing Tagore medal » Nat’l Revolution and Solidarity Day today » AL hopes ban on politics to be lifted soon » Telco executive remanded in custody » Arrested DU student sits for examination in jail » Landlessness traps ultra-poor in poverty: report » Committee formed to evaluate bids for Bibiyana power plant » UN seeks extended role in Nepal peace process » Govt may seek $300 million from China for building five bridges » This year deadliest for US troops in Iraq » 2 intercity trains for eastern railway zone by January » Ex-secy Ismail Zabiullah sued over graft » Islamic militants seize town in northwest Pakistan » Castro works a lot, feels better: brother Indo-Bangla trade talks end inconclusive The two-day trade talks between Bangladesh and India ended inconclusive on Tuesday as the two next-door neighbours failed to resolve the issue of lifting ban on the export rice, pulses and onions. Dhaka officials said they had requested India to lift their ban on the export of such items to meet growing demand in Bangladesh...[ + ] Integrated policy stressed for energy security Energy experts and academics on Tuesday said that an integrated, comprehensive and transparent national energy strategy should be formulated to ensure the country’s energy security for the next 50 years...[ + ] Other Headlines » India voices concern over spiralling global oil prices » Stocks rebound as banking share prices rise » KOICA plans more dev aid for Bangladesh » Appreciation of taka may help curb inflation, admits BB governor » Citigroup shakeup highlights worries over banking sector » Air Slovakia to operate flights from Dhaka » US urges developing nations to help trade talks » Hashmat Ali to attend int’l reinsurance conference » NYK opens shipmanagement office » EU trade chief seeks to reassure ACP farmers over new trade pacts » Africa’s sub-Saharan economies strongest in 30 years: IMF » WTO talks on industrial goods delayed by agri impasse » Malaysian firm buys into $535m Saudi port project » ExxonMobil builds world’s largest petrochemical complex in S’pore » Seoul may improve tariff offers for FTA with EU » New exit immigration block opened at ZIA » Dutch-Bangla Bank opens 43rd branch » UK backs reform of IMF » All OPEC leaders to attend summit in Riyadh: Algeria » Indonesia’s Aceh gets first international flight » Dollar plunges to all-time low at $1.4543 against euro » Stock Watch New Age Eid Special Weekend 12 sentenced to death A Rajshahi court on Tuesday sentenced 12 people to death and four to life imprisonment in a triple-murder case at Dhunat in Bogra. The speedy trial tribunal judge, Mesbauddullah, also acquitted 24 others of the charges. The court sentenced Rashid, Saiful, Khatab Zaman, Goni, Lal Mian, Faraizul, Ripon, Bashed, Affar, Shahfiqul, Ashraf and Bachchu to death penalty and Zahedul, Ajedul, Safer and Mohsin to life imprisonment...[ + ] REHAB fair 2007 begins in Dhaka Nov 20 A four-day REHAB fair 2007 of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh will begin in Dhaka on November 20. The chief adviser, Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed, is expected to inaugurate the fair at Winter Garden of Sheraton Hotel...[ + ] Khulna ride on Kayes ton Opener Imrul Kayes followed up his four-day century with an impressive 121 to help Khulna defeat Sylhet by 56 runs on Tuesday to maintain their unbeaten run in the limited-overs version of the National Cricket League. Rajshahi emulated them in Chittagong defeating the hosts by six runs while Dhaka kept piling pressure on the other sides squeaking past Barisal by three wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium...[ + ] Global coverage of Australia, Sri Lanka Test threatened Global news agencies said Tuesday they may be forced to cancel coverage of the first Australia-Sri Lanka cricket Test after organisers imposed unprecedented restrictions on the media. They said Cricket Australia’s demand that they surrender all intellectual property rights to their photo coverage of the game raised grave concerns about press freedom, leaving them unable to report on the Test...[ + ] Editorial » EC undermines its own credibility » Myanmar must not sink into further chaos Op-Ed » Wrong signals to foreign investors » Bush has failed America in foreign relations National » Tayebur doesn’t deny extortion allegations » World Maritime Day observed Home » Seed crisis hits boro, wheat farming in C’nawabganj » 2 jailed for life for carrying Phensidyl International » Uncertainty shrouds Pak election date: analysts » N Korea nuclear reversal off to good start: US Timeout » Bhanushingher Padabali to be staged today » Real life drama of child soap star   EDITOR: NURUL KABIR FOUNDER EDITOR: ENAYETULLAH KHAN Copyright © New Age 2005 Mailing address Holiday Building, 30, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. 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