PM rules talks with opposition leader

Says the next general elections under EC

Bangladesh singing bath Sangstha. New York

The Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has about the need for the meeting for talks with the opposition leaders ' excluded various problems in the country.

On a "Meet the Press" program said with journalists on Bangladesh of's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on Saturday, the Prime Minister the most important

"Requirements of the BNP leaders have been ' damaged sons", end process against war criminals and withdrawing the money laundering cases, which release against their sons.

"Would not the trial of war criminals in illegal interests of a political force be?" The corrupt should be released? Attack would brought not the people, the people by grenade stand in the dock, and those who embezzle money to orphans to book?,' asked them the questions.

For 40 years, Hasina, said the country was free and the Awami League was in power for 10/11 years. "The development and the welfare of the people were only made when the Awami League, which was in power, but others have plundered the country property,", she said.

Dipu Moni, Health Minister AFM Ruhal Haque, Bangladesh of Foreign Minister's Permanent Representative to the UN, Foreign Minister Mijarul Finley's Abdul Momen, PM spokesman Abul Kalam Azad and Bangladesh press Ministers in Washington Swapan Kumar Saha present on the occasion.

At the beginning of the program, the Prime Minister marked different programs of their 11-day tour of New York.

She said that the US President, Barack Obama, Bangladesh had asked, and Obama the exchange of greetings with her to the reception, organized by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon and US first lady Michelle. "The President expressed to visit interest in Bangladesh", she said.

Their Government has the Prime Minister had strong efforts make flight from Biman Bangladesh Dhaka-New York again.

The Prime Minister has the work of the United Nations was not only limited to peace. "We want the world to see body more effectively." We want to see, want contradictory world... we leave a peaceful environment for the new generation, "she said."

To do this, she expressed, the United Nations would play a special role.

The 'they peace model' in her speech in 66. The UN General Assembly revealed on Saturday, said Hasina, peace in the world would come, if questions which have been implemented in accordance with the model of peace.

The Prime Minister said that her Government wanted to make the people of the source of all power or owner. ' The people would vote ruling would decide the country and the people are the greatest strength of their power.

About the country's economy, she said that the purchase the poverty, the main obstacle to development, been reduced to increased to the people, while.

Highlight the need for peace and stability of the country to improve the standard of living which people, said they all had combines work to eliminate poverty.

The regional connectivity said Hasina of the current global social and economic system remains no country insulated. "Making regional connectivity is a must," she said, added that her Government for the welfare of the people has been working, through the establishment of friendly relations with all neighbouring countries.

The Prime Minister further said the establishment of regional connectivity India had agreed for transit, Nepal and Bhutan while Manmohan Singh's last visit to Bangladesh.

"The question of cooperation of water power in the region, discussed even during his", she said.

On relations between Bangladesh and India, she said that friendly relations between the two countries exist. "Discussions in progress are over the water share the common rivers, including Teesta", she said.

She also said that discussion, whether a preliminary agreement on the water could be made part of Teesta. They hope "would if we could fix parts of the aisle a complicated problem like water, we also able to reach an agreement on the water parts of teesta River be ink,'.

Khaleda Zia's comments, which the BNP election would not go without the caretaker Government, said the Prime Minister, that elections would take place when the time comes, and all political parties would involved is about.

Mr leinen reports Hasina said, would take place the next general elections under the supervision of the Electoral Commission and all political parties would participate in the polls

"The Government will not intervene in none of the elections," she said.

The Prime Minister said that her party was at first a movement for the Transitional Government forged. ' The BNP wanted it not... but she said, there was not a neutral person in the country with the exception of mad people and children.

Then, they were forced to be the caretaker: Government Bill in the House at midnight.'

Mention the special experience it on the caretaker Government Justice Latifur Rahman, who said the Prime Minister that he dismissed 13 Secretaries (Latifur), between a half an hour to talk about oath and at that time, were not appointed the other consultants and meeting of the Cabinet was not held.

She said that the BNP President Iajuddin Ahmed as caretaker head of Government in 2007 after against the law, framed by the party.

Mention that all the heads of the previous interim Government, the BNP created that were, plundered she said that she (BNP) thought that she would be able from money abroad to siphon, they during their rule.

Hasina, said that their Governments do not want to cancel the managing system of Government. But she said pronounced judgment declaring the Court illegally the managing system of Government.

"How would we legalize caretaker Government system, which has been declared by the apex court for illegal?,' they called into question."

The Prime Minister said that the Awami League was not entitled, in the year 2001 to power come as the party does not agree to sell gas from abroad.

"Sheikh Hasina policies sell the interests of the country for the greed which does not," she said.

Mention that BNP would power movement never successfully, Hasina said the people of the country would not stand for the corrupted. "they (BNP) not the development and progress of the country could hinder,", she said the BNP not pushing something to do, the people who suffer from deals.

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Police, RAB unacceptable excesses: JS Panel

Ofiul Hasnat Ruhin

The Parliamentary Committee on the Interior Ministry on Sunday worried the role of the rapid action battalion in the death of a leader of Juba Sanghati in Sylhet on stamping of a pro-hartal vigil in Dhaka by the police and in question provided.

The Committee warned police officers not to excesses on duty to maintain law and order.

The Standing Committee at a meeting also asked the Interior Ministry to investigate the incidents the Committee, who know what had happened, meeting said sources.

A legislator Jatiyo party and member of the Committee related to questions of stamping a picket line by the police during the September 22 Hartal enforced, by the Bangladesh nationalist party-led opposition and the death of Monwar Hossain Monir, Secretary General of Sylhet district Juba Sanghati, youth before the Jatiyo party early Saturday allegedly of torture by the RAB, said sources.

"It is not acceptable, that picketing or any of the police officers to death would be beaten" Chairman of the Committee of Abdus Salam told reporters after the meeting, added that she had discussed the incidents.

He said that the Committee had warned the Lawman previously against the excesses and exaggerated behavior. "Now, that such incidents have taken place, the Committee would statements after investigations."

Salam, said however, that the enforcement hartal

no right of anarchy and public property of political programs to unleash damage.

Sources said also law enforcement agencies of tarnishing the image of the Government by such activities had often accused members of the Committee.

"I of the Inspector-General of the police asked whether punitive action against the police officers responsible for stamping a picket was taken and he said that an investigation was," Jatiyo party said legislators Mujibul Haque Chunnu new age, added that the police was asked to report on the incident to the Committee for investigation.

He also said that the Director-General of RAB, the death was asked by Monir in Sylhet and he explained that Monir died of cardiac arrest, which the Committee does not have included.

The Committee also said for a detailed report of the RAB of the incident, the legislator JP.

The police during the Hartal hours on 22 a vigil in the town of Motijheel stamped area. The image of the incident was published and broadcast by the media.

Sylhet unit Juba Sanghati leader Monir, also President of the Cultural Organization MohanA singing critique Sangstha, was arrested on June 19 by RAB and police. He died early Saturday in Sylhet Medical College Hospital.

His brother Altaf Hossain, said that his brother of torture by the RAB had died.

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NTC fighters enter Sirte

National Transitional Council prepare their weapons fighters before their fighting in the city of Sirte on Saturday. ­ - AFP photo

Agence France-Presse. Sirte

Home town in the Gulf of Sirte from the East joined hundreds of fighters for Libya's new rulers on Sunday, when the city for a second straight day hit NATO planes in Muammar al-Gaddafi.

Flash V for victory signs, the fighters moved in Sirte in pickup trucks and larger trucks, supported by three artillery tanks, as they shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest), an AFP correspondent said.

Other fighters of the Transitional National Council, could their West of the Mediterranean city, as deadly clashes raged also faithful in the Western oasis of Ghadames, close to the Algerian border.

And West of Sirte, NTC, forces outside Bani Walid mounted a new attack on the city, the only other remaining Gaddafi jump.

As they rolled by Sirte of the Eastern Gate, rushed two ambulances with sirens on fire, and other NTC fighters emerged from the bastion of Gaddafi, where they said there was small arms firefights.

"We struggle with Kalashnikovs and small arms to the city centre," said Mar'ee Saleh Ali Hassan Jabar Brigade.

"We are on Gaddafi's men raise, but her return fire is not very strong," he said, when he finished the Eastern Gate.

Saleh added, the ' NATO several strikes carried out today. I have it. "

Many of the pickup trucks in the city carried out said food and water supplies, as well as mattresses, an indication that the fighters were to positions in Sirte, the correspondent.

West of Sirte NTC could say but forces her, that they do not, you launch a new attack in Sirte allow statements of NATO had received on the implementation of transactions.

On the political front were NTC Chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil, said an interim Government next week would be known and that 'weapons banned Gaddafi International' now under his control.

Earlier, said one of the fighters in Sirte of the Eastern Gate stationed, that fighters were looking for land mines.

' We fear that forces have buried Gaddafi landmines on the outskirts of the city. So we are out. So far today it is quiet after heavy yesterday confrontations, "Hameed said frontline fighter Abdul.

Fighters who stationed to stay told another AFP correspondent, what, had said of the NATO coalition put on Sunday and retention of a planned new attack on the City West of Sirte.

NATO aircraft launched at least a dozen air raids to Sirte on Sunday morning, said correspondent.

On Saturday NATO planes exploded 29 armed vehicles, a brand position, two command and control nodes and three ammunition storage facilities in the area of the Alliance said in an operational update.

On Saturday, fighter Sirte what apparently came to a pincer movement from the South and East.

"Our troops went seven kilometres through the eastern gate and it sometimes heavy clashes with Gaddafi was forces sporadically," said Commander Mohammed al-Marimi Fakriddin-Sallabi-Brigade.

Misurata military Council spokesman Abdel Ibrahim said seven NTC fighters killed and wounded 145.

The fighters used tanks and pickups mounted roadblocks with flak delete Gaddafi forces and drove towards the city of Sirte, building their own defense in advanced positions.

On a Beach Road, surrounded by craters and pock-marked buildings struck a 106 mm anti-tank Cannon Gaddafi repeated positions, supported by a barrage of mortar fire and multiple rocket launchers.

A Sirte residents who managed to escape said early on Sunday, fighting at 19: 00 on Saturday at waned.

' There are African mercenaries roaming throughout the city. You are in houses with flak in the trigger a ' at the western edge of Sirte, he said, refusing to give his name for security reasons.

He also said he saw Gaddafi's son Mutassim twice - once in a command in a hospital basement, in the last three weeks.

Front line fighter in Sirte have said repeatedly that the Mutassim is perforated in the southern suburbs.

Saturday's attack came after reports of a rapid deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the city of about 75,000.

NATO troops in Gaddafi forces met, after reports of Sirte "Executions, hostage-taking and the calculated targeting of individuals, families and communities in the city" was a coalition statement said.

The attack on Ghadames, said Tripoli, came at dawn, at least eight NTC fighters killed and wounded 50, 600 km southwest of Muhandes Sirajeddin, Deputy Head of the Municipal Council.

"The attack began at 05: 30 (0330 GMT)." Around 100 Gaddafi Loyalists, including mercenaries, consisting of Algeria (border) and took the Tuareg groups to the fight, "he said."

Sirajeddin and two other residents, said that clashes there were still under way, in Ghadames, a UNESCO world cultural heritage and is home to the Roman ruins.

Heavy fighting also in Bani Walid, the only other remaining Pro-Gaddafi raged bastion, with NTC fighters under fire from within the city, an AFP correspondent said.

NTC Commander Omar Mukhtar said his men are "Bundling" but would attack not on Sunday.

"We are always ready," he said as five tanks at the front roll up an AFP correspondent.

NTC forces believe that Gaddafi best-known son Seif al-Islam, until in Bani Walid is perforated. "We know exactly where he is," Mukhtar said.

In the meantime, the Transitional Council Sunday said the remains of more than 1,700 prisoners who 1996 prison in a mass grave in the capital were found by warden Tripoli of notorious Abu Salim, a spokesman for the national.

"We found the place where these martyrs were buried," said Khalid Sharif, spokesman of the military Council of the NTC, adding of it was Beweis criminal acts ' by the Gaddafi regime.

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Police, polls official intervention in Ivy briefing

A team of police officers and election intervened officers on Sunday at Selina Hayat Ivy, a candidate mayoral candidate for the elections Narayanganj City Corporation, one held press conference on Sunday.

The press conference of Ivy

The Press Club of Narayanganj operation the police team under the direction of the SADAR began police officer-in-charge, MD aktar Hossain, SADAR shortly at noon and about half an hour later, election officer Rakibuzzaman and Assistant organiser for the society elections Mosleuddin in the Press Club and a heated exchange took.

Aktar Hossain and Rakibuzzaman, Ivy said that she had visited the site to information, there was a campaign code of conduct going against the electoral law.

"I to the venue of the press conference went as election officials asked to go there ourselves," said aktar new age.

Ivy briefing reporters on their position about the rumors, which widely used for a few days was, that link them or negotiations with the Bangladesh nationalist party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, so that she could win the elections.

She said she was the daughter of Ali Ahmed Chunka and she would never stop with the Awami League. "Other candidate on the rumors, disseminated", added to them.

She also told reporters that her father of President of the urban society was and she was elected as Chairman of ?????????? Mnicipal Corporation. 'I am city Awami League Vice President of the unit and now I'm mayoral candidate of City Corporation surveys.'

In reply to the question of the reporter, she said "I've never leave Narayanganj, and I will be in future by the inhabitants of the city."

For visiting the policemen and election officials and intervention in the press conference she said that it was clearly meant to thwart the citizens right to vote.

She demanded the army unwanted situations prevent deployment before the elections.

Head of administration and the head of the police are serves the purpose of Shamim Osman, and they are transmitted, if the elections free and fair must, Ivy said.

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Muhith is looking for support from WB, IMF

United States news of Bangladesh. Dhaka

The Minister of finance. The need for improved financial support by the World Bank and the remainder said Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, support by the IMF.

This was stressed in his statement for the 2011 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC and World Bank Group on Friday, said a press release from the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC.

He said were carefully planned Bangladesh public investment and expenditure and for the core of the development goals to reach, such as salts women at the forefront of development, employment, price stability, generate energy, food, and programme for social security and combating climate change, impact.

He noted that budget support reduce support all these efforts must under poverty credit (PRSC) program of the World Bank and balance of payments are completed under the extended credit facility (ECF) of IMF support.

"Such support would key fiscal space and reduce pressure on the already tense country's balance of payments", he added.

Crisis makes those achievements of Bangladesh in maintaining a stable macro-economic situation in the face, when the world economy, particularly in the field of balance of payments, maintaining stable export growth, expanding domestic demand, strong performance in rural and agricultural sectors and maintaining an overall growth rate of 6%, the Finance Ministers that Bangladesh said legally earned financial support by the World Bank for additional investment had thus a, to achieve them.

Muhith, the Governor of the World Bank and the IMF for Bangladesh, said Bangladesh has placed poverty alleviation for its development efforts and associated with up to 53.12% of the budget for poverty, the reduction in spending.

On the experience of the global financial crisis, the Finance Minister urged the President to restructure the global financial, monetary, and architecture.

He suggested, that the G20 or the Board of Governors as an agenda Subscribe topic should initiate a meaningful restructuring of the global financial system restructuring.

He makes concrete proposals for reflection G20 be informal mechanism, raised some legal court, managing liquidity of the global public sector, including monitoring and control of the IMF.

It reaffirms the need for a strengthened focus by the World Bank with the mediation of surplus resources for investment in deficit, increased efforts to overcome poverty and hunger, grains and petroleum to develop a pragmatic trade, financing and administration of the volatility of commodity prices, in particular the Fooed.

Muhith leads a high Bangladesh delegation to the 2011 annual meetings of the Board of Governors of the World Bank and the IMF in Washington, DC.

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Magura car accident kills 11

Our correspondent. Magura

Eleven people, including four children were killed when a speeding up of truck parked human tug rest both vehicles in a roadside waters at Saitrish in Magura SADAR shortly on Sunday afternoon.

The deceased, all the three-wheeled human hauler Magura town of Alamkhali went, was announced by the police.

Angry local put up barricade tree felling, exposed to traffic on the highway for nearly four hours.

Later, police and district officials crashed and that assures stirring mob of measures including speed breakers to include road accidents.

Magura Police Superintendent Proloy Chisim said that people were the barricade on about 19: 00, after they came to build speed breakers at various points of the highway.

Dead five Pravir Kumar Ghosh were 45, teacher for Rawtara, HM high school, as well as Suraiya Begum, 35, and her sister 12 years Sumaiya Akter, residents of Hajipur village SADAR shortly, 5 year old Madina Akter, 12-year-old Mohammad Sohag, a resident of Lokqiol village recognisable.

Identifies the other could be not immediately known.

Police said Magura Jhenidah Highway at Saitrish the accident happens bus stand on about 16: 30 at Dhaka vegetables loaded truck binding the permanent human tug taken on passengers at the bus stop.

"We are trying both retrieve the vehicles from the water." We have already recovered the bodies of the human tug. So far, I came to know that killed 11 people in the accident, "he said."

He said that the driver of the truck fled the scene after the accident.

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Automatic vehicle control centres in operation taken

Shahin Akhter

The Bangladesh road transport authority plans, local consultants run five automatic vehicle control centres, are to appoint idle for more than a decade.

Because the Danish International Development Agency the centres set up handed that under a joint care and rehabilitation of road schemes, to BRTA in 1999, the authorities could foreign consultants to gain operational plants.

BRTA engineering department director Mohammad Saiful Haque said new age, that under the joint project with Danida, five vehicle centers in different parts of the country in 1997-98 had set up fiscal years.

Each of the centres with a capacity of 150 vehicles per day, has been checked up, at a cost of TK one crore, he said.

"But the Danida consultants in 1999 left the country without the support of the operational side of the plants and as a result, they could work not for a single day", he said.

Saiful Haque, said that the BRTA tried to attract other foreign companies, but they showed interest in the work.

He said "So we have asked the Ministry of communication, delicate local consultant appoint, and invite the plants as soon as possible, enable".

He hoped, that the tender for local consultants this year floated would be.

Earlier, Deputy Director of the Department of Sheikh Mohammad Mahbub-e-Rabbani new age said BRTA that fitness centres would check motor vehicles, by you automatic equipment, including brake tester, testers, smoke Tester and under chassis Lady.

He said that there were two centres in Mirpur and Ekuria in Dhaka and three more in Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi.

BRTA sources said that on this vehicles have been manually reviewed by 57 motor vehicle inspectors all over the country.

The sources said about 16 lakh registered motor vehicles were plying the highways and all annual re-registration required.

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