Offshore oil, gas exploration by stock: PM

Dhaka, June 6 (bdnews24.com) ?, the head of Government: Sheikh Hasina of Parliament has said that international oil companies will be involved in oil and gas in the high seas under the production sharing contract (PSC) as such projects are risky and expensive for Bangladesh.

"However is to reserve a provision to 10 percent interest for BAPEX for each offshore block" said in response to a query by MP Sultana bulbul, seat be reserved for women, during Wednesday question answer session.

Hasina said that oil and gas would occur in the near future by BAPEX.

They were also some short- and long-term plans for the management of marine resources and how best to use after the demarcation of the maritime border of the country Myanmar.
Steps are taken to various organic and mineral skilled workers use resources from the seabed in cooperation with industrialized nations to develop, she said.

She said the Government would be to formulate a block map and provide for a PSC offer round after the Foreign Ministry demarcates the maritime boundary.

Other plans include protection of the marine environment and biological diversity, the fight against of piracy, robbery and theft in the Bay of Bengal and strengthened the Navy and Coast Guard, to stop invaders.

Reply to a supplementary question from Naogaon-2 MP Shahiduzzaman Sarkar, the Prime Minister stated that her Government was "Farmer friendly" and farmers problems including the low price for rice would investigate.

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Viquarunnesa student rape trial begins

Dhaka, began June 06 (bdnews24.com)-trial of the case of a Viquarunnesa school student rape on Wednesday a special court Dhaka with the deposition of the complainant.

Father of the victim gave his testimony as a witness for complainant and persecution and later interrogated him the defenders on various points.

Court, court number 4 judge Arifur Rahman Dhaka NARI O Shishu fixed June 25 as the date for the submission of other prosecution witnesses.

In his statement, the victim's father said the Court, that his 15-year-old daughter, a student of Viquarunnesa girls' school and College Bashundhara branch, twice last year was raped by the accused, Parimal Joydhar, his coaching centre.

His daughter described the incident to the family and later he shared the school authorities of the incident, he said.

Crossed Parimal tested after delivering his statement the Attorney Mahfuzur Rahman him.

The framed court charges against Parimal on 7 March.

Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, officer-in-charge of the Badda police station and also the officer (IO) investigation of the case, submitted free of charge sheet on 11 August last year deported Parimal, sacked teachers of Bashundhara school Office.

The IO sank but the names of the Husne Ara Begum, the principal and Lutfur Rahman, in-charge of the branch of Bashundhara.

On July 5 last year, the victim's family handed case Parimal throws that violate girl his coaching centre in Badda zweimal-- first on 28 May and then on 17 June last year.

The school authorities dismissed Parimal on July 5 last year amid widespread criticism and agitation by students and other districts.

Parimal arrested was on 7 July, and on July 11 he confessed to rape the student.

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Air force gets new Chief

Dhaka, Jun 6 (bdnews24.com) ? the administration of air Vice Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari as Chief of air staff appointed on Wednesday.

Bari replace Air Marshal Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman, who is on 12 June in retirement.

The Ministry of defence appointed Bari for three years, said a news release from the Inter Services public relations (ISPR).

Term of Office of the Chief of staff of the army General Abdul Mubeen due to is off on 15 June.

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Call to regulate news portals

Dhaka, Jun 6 (bdnews24.com) ? seconded A N Mahfuza Khatun baby Mawdud requested to start information Minister Abul Kalam Azad registration system for online news portals such as in the case of newspapers.

She made the call at the talk in Parliament on Wednesday, triggering a notice on urgent public affairs.

"Online news portals will come one after the other like mushrooms." Only after installing a few computer people, claim news portals have begun.

"they follow not the journalistic ethics," said baby Mawdud MP reserved seats for women.

"These organizations claim facilities on par with news operations." The Government also does not seem, have no control over it, "she said."

"There are some renowned online news agencies in Bangladesh." You pay taxes to the Government. But "she added the others don't have a such accountability."

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Court orders publisher ad men look for community

Dhaka, June 6 (bdnews24.com) - A Dhaka Court on Wednesday ordered police ask volatile Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Act M. publish advertising displays Ahmed and three others before that of 13 June at an arson.

Metropolitan magistrate Mohammad Erfanullah the order made, as the police laid a report before him, that she failed to arrest the refugees, although they plundered their residence at different times.

The other three are Nurul Islam bulbul, Delwar Hossain Saidee and Abdul Lucerne, all former leaders of the Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of the Jamaat.

General admission Officer (GRO) of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka Altaf Hossain told bdnews24.com, that in two Bangla national daily newspapers as per the order, the display would publish.

In the free supplementary sheet 18-Party Alliance 46 leaders and activists, including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, act in the case requested a bus close to the Prime Minister while Hartal on 29 April flaring accused.

Wednesday was the day hearing on the case of arson.

Advice from BNP lawmakers MK Anwar barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Liberal Democratic Party Chairman OLI Ahmed and Bangladesh Jatiyo party President barrister Andalib Rahman Partha posted their own petitions, the time for them.

Petitioners said the defense of their clients before the Court could appear as they were busy with the budget session of Parliament.

The leaders of the five 18-Party Alliance are on bail by the High Court.

The remaining 37 accused joint secretaries general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Amanullah Aman, permanent members of ASM Hannan Shah, Dr. Khan Dacian Mosharraf Hossain and Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and former Deputy Minister Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, who are now in custody, including Mirza Fakhrul, BNP, were produced before the Court for security reasons.

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Offshore oil, gas exploration by stock: PM

Dhaka, June 6 (bdnews24.com) ?, the head of Government: Sheikh Hasina of Parliament has said that international oil companies will be involved in oil and gas in the high seas under the production sharing contract (PSC) as such projects are risky and expensive for Bangladesh.

"However is to reserve a provision to 10 percent interest for BAPEX for each offshore block" said in response to a query by MP Sultana bulbul, seat be reserved for women, during Wednesday question answer session.

Hasina said that oil and gas would occur in the near future by BAPEX.

They were also some short- and long-term plans for the management of marine resources and how best to use after the demarcation of the maritime border of the country Myanmar.
Steps are taken to various organic and mineral skilled workers use resources from the seabed in cooperation with industrialized nations to develop, she said.

She said the Government would be to formulate a block map and provide for a PSC offer round after the Foreign Ministry demarcates the maritime boundary.

Other plans include protection of the marine environment and biological diversity, the fight against of piracy, robbery and theft in the Bay of Bengal and strengthened the Navy and Coast Guard, to stop invaders.

Reply to a supplementary question from Naogaon-2 MP Shahiduzzaman Sarkar, the Prime Minister stated that her Government was "Farmer friendly" and farmers problems including the low price for rice would investigate.

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"First Bangladesh United States dialogue in Washington"

Dhaka, June 6 (bdnews24.com) is ? the first Bangladesh-United States partnership dialogue in Washington, DC will take place on the edge of the next General Assembly of the United Nations.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena conveys this message Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Wednesday, when he handed the Prime Minister a letter from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

In the letter Clinton expressed her thanks for the warm welcome it extended by the Government and the people of Bangladesh.

The U.S.-Bangladesh partnership dialogue in Dhaka was may agreement during their visit to 5-6.

Following up on the agreement, satisfaction the Secretary in the letter their preparations under way, the convening of the first dialogue in Washington, DC.

According to a US Embassy media release called the Ambassador Foreign Minister Dipu Moni to the 'successful' visit to Bangladesh from US-Foreign Minister follow up as he prepares return to Washington, DC, for consultations.

You have a variety of follow-up activities, including the partnership dialogue, trade and investment cooperation forum agreement (TICFA), and trafficking, he said.

You checked the recent developments relating to human rights in Bangladesh and their importance for the future of the 'vital' Ready-Made clothing sector Bangladesh work.

In the letter, the Secretary informed also their appreciation for the Grameen Bank and 'The hope it brings to more than eight million of Bangladesh of the weakest, in particular women'.

She expressed the hope that the Government in Bangladesh would seek to ensure that the Bank will maintain integrity, including its innovative governance and ownership structure, for the poor as a tool of efficient development.

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BNP to evaluate budget outside the home

Dhaka, June 7 (bdnews24.com) opposition BNP will not join ? main, a Panel, see the Finance Minister of budget for the next fiscal year in television and formed 'rate the House on Thursday, but it'.

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia spokesman Maruf Kamal Khan told bdnews24.com that a high level has formed panels to examine the draft budget.

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith is designed to place a TK 1.9 trillion budget for fiscal year 2012-13, in the Parliament on Thursday afternoon.

Insiders say that the next budget makes roads, infrastructure, local government, makes primary education, well-being, health and family, rural development, development of human resources and a better network of social security system prioritizes.

The BNP Panel to discuss the budget proposal from the party leader Gulshan Office from the beginning of the parliamentary session, said Khan.

He said: "The Panel his reaction to the budget directly to the people will be after the budget speech of the Minister of finance to the Party Chief in the Office."

M K Anwar Abdul moin Khan, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Osman Faruk, Abdul Awal Mintu, Deputy Treasurer S are M Fazlul Haque on the Panel.

At a press conference in Sonargaon hotel on Tuesday, Khaleda of the party shared thoughts on the next national budget in the presence of diplomats, directors of various political parties, important citizens and civil society personalities.

She said that the budget would be a credit-dependent create turmoil in the economy.

"Media reports say that the upcoming budget a deficit of 0.5 trillion TK (TK 500 billion) of a total expense of TK 1.9 trillion will have." "It means that the Government to arrange more than 25 percent of the Fund of bonds, primarily by the domestic sector and largely by the banks."

"As a result, economic imbalances, anarchy and unrest in the country are inevitable," added to it.

Khaleda also claimed that the last budget which led the ruling Awami League is prepared Grand Alliance to benefit the party.

"The allocations be the upcoming national elections, taking into account."

The main opposition party had boycotted the last three budget meetings at the Parliament in this term of the Awami League leadership 14-party Grand Alliance Government.

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Dimensions you electricity tariff expected to 50s

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Dhaka, June 6 (bdnews24.com) ? power Development Board (PDB) the Bangladesh proposes Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) electricity price mass level to increase 50% per unit (per kilowatt hour).

When BERC demanded that the proposed prices make effective July 1 PDB.

The proposal said that after the proposed price is reached, must also makes the selling price be hiked, otherwise it makes company losses faced be added.

If the proposal is adopted, the Government to increase mass and retail is tariffs electricity for the third time this year.

BERC Member Selim Mahmud told bdnews24.com that the final decision of the electricity price meet prefix after an open and would a mass hearing be held.

State you Bangladesh oil, gas and mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) on 24 may sent a proposal to the country energy watchdog, to increase BERC, gas prices, except at the level of domestic consumers.

The proposed budget increase masses electricity price by 50% to 6.03 per unit of TK 4.02. TK

"If the new electricity tariff does not come, the Government will have to subsidies amounting to nearly TK 120 billion for the energy sector in the next financial year." If the proposal is adopted, the amount will be 35 billion TK, "the proposal said.

PDB of Chairman A S M Alamgir said that she makes the increase of tariffs for lack of government subsidies in terms of rising fuel costs for proposed for power generation.

"The production per unit costs about TK 5.50 and it goes up to TK 6.87 next year," he added.

Currently is 30 percent of the total flow of fuels such as diesel and furnace oil, produced, while the rest of gas, coal and water generates.

The Government has more mass and makes the sword of Damocles over the head of the end customer retail prices for leaving five times during his time in Office since January 2009.

Bulk and retail makes prices 0.28 and 0,30 per unit or from Mar 1 were migrated from TK.

PDB buys makes from rent and IPP power plants, electricity generation company of Bangladesh (EGCB) Ltd and Ashuganj power station Company Ltd (APSCL).

It sells the power to its mass consumer of ? Dhaka power distribution company Ltd (DPDC), Dhaka electric supply company Ltd (DESCO), rural electrification Board (REB), and the retail consumer ? in its own sales regions at pricing through the BERC.

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Speaker to issue ruling for debate

Dhaka, Jun 6 (bdnews24.com) spokesman Abdul Hamid ? a decision on the parliamentary debate on Justice A H will exhibit comment against him M Shamsuddin Chowdhury, Deputy spokesman Shawakat Ali said the House on Wednesday.

However, the ruling Alliance were MPs relentlessly send them to make Supreme Judicial Council to impeach the judges of the High Court of his Office a proposal to the President.

MEPs reacted sharply on Tuesday in the House like justice Chowdhury commented, that the speaker a synonymous ' with a sedition ' after Hamid crime last week criticized ruling over the ownership of a plot of land a high court and calls them up, to reconsider the verdict.

MPs threatened the ruling Alliance also to revive the constitutional provision to the judge of his duties to impeach if justice Chowdhury was not removed.

In this case addressed workers' Party President Rashed Khan Menon MP in the House on Wednesday after the question-and answer session. Deputy Speaker, the President was, said, "The speaker is a judgment on this issue".

Menon said: "you (Deputy Speaker) told us that you will inform us." The nation is your judgement is waiting. "All waiting for your decision."

But the Deputy Speaker speech seemed to meet always the judgment of MPs or request a proposal to President Zillur Rahman for the removal of Justice Chowdhury sent by Constitution Supreme Judicial Council.

"This is not a question of the decision, it is a question of resolution," said Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta.

"We want to send it as a resolution to the President." It shall take the necessary measures. The President in this context can decide, "he added."

Awami League MP Tofail Ahmed, on newspaper reports published Wednesday, said, "it seemed that he (Justice Chowdhury) asked sovereignty of Parliament."

"We will make a decision." And it is the whole of Parliament decision. "The speaker will give [it] in his opinion and then he will send it the President as a proposal," he said.

At the end of Shawkat said, "The speaker deliver speech in the Parliament on the issue, taking into account all aspects." "But not today (Wednesday) ? have to wait for a few days."

"He (speaker Abdul Hamid) is by the Constitution and other laws," he added.

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