No person on
detention
order amid
emergency
released
Appeals against 113 High Court
verdicts pending
The High Court has so far declared illegal the detention orders of at least 150 people, mostly politicians, issued by the interim government since the declaration of the state of emergency on January 11, 2007. None of the 150 detained, however, has been released as the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is yet to hear 113 appeals against the High Court verdicts...[ + ]
BMDC punished
only one doctor
in 35 years
Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council punished only one doctor in 35 years, although the regulatory body was swamped by an avalanche of complaints about maltreatment and negligence of doctors, sometimes causing deaths to patients. BMDC has issued over 37,000 licences to doctors since its inception in 1973, but taken action against only one, officials said...[ + ]
SIDR HOUSE REBUILDING
Dhaka faces trouble
over fresh Delhi move
Dhaka faces troubles over the proposal of New Delhi as it wanted to focus on overall infrastructure development, including house rebuilding, in 10 Sidr-ravaged villages in the south. India is also yet to decide when the task will begin...[ + ]
Cooking oil refiners
evade Tk 10cr in VAT
The central intelligence cell of the National Board of Revenue has unearthed Value Added Tax evasion worth about Tk 10 crore by Meghna and TK groups committed between January and August in 2007, official sources said...[ + ]
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