New Age New Year Special
Weekend
20 dev projects stalled in Chittagong
The implementation of at least 20 development projects, undertaken by the Chittagong City Corporation involving more than Tk 15 crore, came to a halt after the arrest of mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury on March 7, 2007. CCC sources said they had suspended the implementation of the projects apprehending delay in payment or non-payment as the mayor had awarded most of the contracts to his ‘chosen’ persons without floating any tender...[ + ]
BRTA court jails driver, seizes
3 vehicles
A mobile court of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority on Tuesday jailed a driver for three months and seized three vehicles at Jatrabari in Dhaka. The court led by the BRTA executive magistrate (deputy secretary), Abdur Rashid, during a drive jailed the driver of a human hauler for running his vehicle without driving licence...[ + ]
Federer, Venus power on
Roger Federer and Venus Williams stormed into the Australian Open second round Tuesday, with the Swiss great emphatically erasing any fitness concerns after a virus disrupted his preparations. High-flying Serb Novak Djokovic, 2006 finalist Marcos Baghdatis and 2005 winner Marat Safin also progressed, as did women’s second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova, fourth seed Ana Ivanovic, and sixth seed Anna Chakvetadze...[ + ]
Ponting happier after Kumble meeting
Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday said he was glad to have held clear-the-air talks with India’s Anil Kumble after coming under intense pressure following the infamous Sydney Test. Ponting, who faced calls to step down after the explosive events of Sydney, promised ‘appropriate’ behaviour in the third Test starting here today with both teams in the spotlight...[ + ]
Editorial
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Govt must follow EC lead on emergency, not
vice versa
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Peacemaking is not Bush’s forte
Op-Ed
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Telling our tales, our way
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Dollar’s decline and the world economy
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