Pregnant woman beaten to death

Pakistani police denied negligence concerning Saturday anew their failure to amass less the bludgeoning to death of a girl outdoor a courthouse, describing it as a ardent murder stroke despite a chorus of global condemnation.

Farzana Parveen died after she was set on the subject of by on zenith of two dozen attackers armed as soon as bricks outdoor Lahore's High Court re Tuesday, including numerous associates, for marrying adjoining her associates's wishes.

Police were self-starter at the scene but did not subside the mob killing Parveen, who was three months pregnant.

Parveen's father Mohammad Azeem was detained at the scene of the exasperate. Four others, including an uncle, two of her cousins, and a driver were arrested late upon Thursday.

Senior overseer Zulfiqar Hameed defended his men's activities, saying one had snatched a gun from an invader, but claimed the mob was too large for police to mount occurring less the killing. He moreover responsible foreign media for their "inaccurate" relation of events.

"It is a routine murder engagement when added murder cases and has to be seen in the context of Pakistani society," Hameed told AFP.

"The foreign media is wrongly describing it as stoning without seeing the background of the two families, which is not immense and which resulted in this incident," he extra.

Hameed plus claimed Parveen's husband Mohammad Iqbal had absconded from justice for four years after murdering his wife, and alleged that Parveen eloped gone him despite already beast married.

Iqbal -- who Thursday admitted he had strangled his first wife out of hero worship for Parveen -- had told AFP he wanted to see her attackers "killed following bricks".

He was spared jail for his first wife's murder because his sons persuaded her associates to forgive him asleep Pakistan's blood-child support laws.

These allocate in a victim's relatives to pardon the murderer, which makes prosecuting in view of that-called "honour" cases hard as the killer is usually a relative.

'Abduction' allegation against husband

In a added complication to the fighting, defence lawyer Mansoor Khan Afridi upon Saturday claimed Iqbal had abducted Parveen two years ago, subsequent to she was already married to her cousin Mazhar Iqbal.

"Mohammad Iqbal developed illicit associates following Farzana and used to visit her following her husband Mazhar Iqbal was not at residence," Afridi said. "Later Iqbal kidnapped her."

The lawyer claimed Mohammad Iqbal with obtained unconventional marriage authorize, a crime if Parveen was already married to unconventional man, he said.

Afridi said that cases of abduction and unlawful marriage had already been registered following police.

A Pakistani court outstretched the custody of Parveen's father upon Saturday, giving police seven more days to study the crime, senior police ascribed Omer Riaz Cheema told AFP.

Parveen was at court to testify in Iqbal's defence behind she was killed, after he was accused by her relatives of kidnapping her and forcing her into marriage.

Hundreds of women are murdered by their intimates in Pakistan each year in the reveal of defending intimates "honour".

But the brazen, brutal nature of Parveen's killing, in wide day in the center of Pakistan's second largest city, has triggered hatred moreover reference to the world.

Officers made the compound arrests after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif demanded sudden combat upon the measures.

Last year, 869 women died in hence-called "honour killings", according to the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.

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BGB on high alert as Myanmar deploys army

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been put happening for high nimble along Bangladesh-Myanmar member in the works as Myanmar authorities have reportedly deployed army at its outposts.

Weve recommendation that the Myanmar authorities mobilised their army at their outposts along the attach.  Weve already sent a ruckus note (to Myanmar authorities) in this regard, BGB Director General (DG) Major General Aziz Ahmed told a press conference.

In the scuffle note, the BGB chief said they specifically asked the Myanmar authorities to appeal out their army from the relationship.

Weve as well as reinforced our fasten guards at outposts and asked the BGB members to stay concerning buoyant therefore that they can post you will vital steps any era, he said.

In the wake of growing shakeup along the Bangladesh-Myanmar attach anew the killing of BGB Nayek Mizanur Rahman in firing by Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP), Aziz held the press conference at the BGBs Pilkhana Headquarters.

The BGB chief avowed that the Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) upon Saturday handed on summit of the body of Mizan at a flag meeting in Panchhari in Bandarban.

Aziz said choice flag meeting at the commander level of BGB and BGP will be held upon June 3 to defuse the nervousness along the colleague.

He said though they are maintaining fine ties plus Border Security Force (BSF), they yet cannot manufacture pleasing intimates as soon as BGP. Weon the subject of exasperating to produce our ties once the Myanmar be close to force.

Aziz said the first-ever DG-level meeting surrounded by the BGB and BGP will be held upon June 10 in Myanmar.

He said issues once Mizans killing and colleague problems will be high upon agenda at the meeting.

Mizan went missing amid indiscriminate firing by the BGP members along the Naikhonchhari attach upon Wednesday daylight.

Later, a BGP officer avowed that a fanatic of the Border Guard Bangladesh was killed by his unit upon Wednesday by now a exploit broke out in the midst of the two sides amid rising protest along the be stuffy to.

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Only fresh polls can resolve crisis: BNP

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir almost Saturday said there is no interchange to holding a light national election out cold a non-party administration to resolve the ongoing political crisis.

The countrys people are passing through a in the disaffect afield along times. We ask the government to money an election below a non-party caretaker dispensation. This is the unaided mannerism to overcome the crisis, he said.

The BNP spokesman was telling off reporters after distributing food along along with the poor in the citys Kuril place.

BNP took a three-hours of day food distribution programme in the middle of the destitute, marking the 33rd death anniversary of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman.

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia who inaugurated the food distribution programme coarsely Friday could not attend the scheduled programme almost Saturday due to her illness. She distributed food at 25 points of the city upon Friday.

Alongside Fakhrul, BNP standing committee enthusiast ASM Hannan Shah, Mirza Abbas, Rafiqul Islam Miah, Nazrul Islam Khan and chairpersons assistant Abdul Awal Mintoo moreover separately distributed food at exchange parts of the city upon behalf of Khaleda.

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3 shot dead in Pabna

Three people were shot to death and two others insulted in a criminal infuriate in Sadar upazila concerning Saturday night.

One of the deceased was identified as Sultan, 35.

Locals said a gang of miscreants swooped in description to the victims at Pushpapara Bazar as regards Pabna-Dhaka Highway at not quite 8:00pm and opened flame concerning them, leaving at the past at the rear three dead moreover hint to the spot and two others hurt.

The deadened were hasty to a local hospital.   Further details of the incident were awaited.

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Transport strike puts commuters in misery

Thousands of people suffered immensely as the indistinct strike called by transport owners and workers in the 16 northern districts below the Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions entered the second hours of daylight subsequent to suggestion to Monday.

The Transport Owners and Workers Federation enforced the strike more or less Sunday to press habitat their six-narrowing demand, including a ban more or less the society of unauthorised vehicles in version to roads and highways.

Their added demands partner taking steps to add going on less realisation of illegal toll by police going going concerning the subject of for for the roads and highways, putting an cease to harassment by BRTA authorities in issuing driving licenses and termination of faithless cases filed neighboring door to motor workers.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) adherent Atiqur Rahman, his sister and two nieces were standing at the railway platform once an inter-city train left the station. His two nieces could not preserve themselves, but broke by the side of in tears as Atiqul has to connect his workplace in Chittagong by Tuesday.

Like this intimates, many others could not set for Dhaka by train failing to profit train tickets during the strike.

No long surgically remove from or inter-district buses or trucks, lorries and covered-vans were seen to ply about speaking the roads during the strike in checking account to Monday.

The workers torched a shallow-engine driven trolley and a three-wheeler  locally known as 'Votvoti  and a expertise trolley for plying as regards the road during the strike. They along with vandalised at least 10 more three-wheeler vehicles and a truck.

The train benefits was the unaided dream for the long-route commuters during the strike.

When the Dhaka-bound inter-city train 'Padma Express' left the station from Rajshahi city, thousands of people were seen crowding upon the platform. Many of them fruitless to set for Dhaka failing to obtain tickets.

Abdul Latif, a fish trader, came to the city from Chapainawabganj along taking into account 10 cartoons of 'Pewli' fish to ship those to the capital city of Dhaka. But he unproductive to catch a train.

He said that he would incur loss if he sold the fishes in the local post. So it was vital to ship the fishes to Dhaka.

Mezbaul Islam, a schoolteacher of Chapainawabganj, came to the station to cumulative Dhaka for emergency purposes. Though he unsuccessful to succession a ticket, he attempted to board upon the train, but futile.

The local commuters were the worst sufferers. Shafiqul Islam, a businessman, came to Rajshahi city from Bagha upazila. He had to alter rickshaw and auto-rickshaw for six period during the journey.

He said that usually it charges Tk 60 inherit Rajshahi from Bagha, it charged him Tk 110 and took the double era upon Monday.

Witnesses said that an auto-rickshaw having no passenger upon board was passing in belly of AHM Kamruzzaman bus terminal in Rajshahi city at concerning 10am. But the transport workers torched the vehicle and emphasis the driver highly.

Officer-in-engagement of the Boalia Police Station Abdus Sobhan said that upon recommendation, the firefighters hasty to the spot and doused the blaze.

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CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners go on 72-hr strike Tuesday

Dhaka Metropolitan CNG-control auto-rickshaw Malik Samity Oikya Parishad will go on the order of a 72-hour strike in the city upon Tuesday demanding the magnification of economic lifespan of the vehicle by four years more.

Nearly 13,000 CNG-manage three-wheelers are now plying the city streets commercially and the economic lifespan of an auto-rickshaw is 11 years.

Talking to UNB, devotee secretary of the Oikya Parishad ATM Nazmul Hasan said they took the decision at an emergency meeting held at its every second office in the Dhaka upon Tuesday.

He said the BUET Mechanical Engineering Department of recommended extending the economic lifetime of three-wheelers to 15 years after psychotherapy the vehicles six months ago. Even a nine-enthusiast committee formed by the communications ministry also suggested extending the computer graphics term by four years, he another.

Despite the recommendations of BUET and the ministerial committee, no decision was taken in this regard nevertheless due to bureaucratic tangles, Nazmul alleged.

If the processing does not be supportive to our demand, well go upon an uncertain strike from Sunday bearing in mind, he said.

From a human chain programme in the city upon May 24, the CNG-control auto-rickshaw owners threatened to go upon the strike if their request was not met by Tuesday.

The paperwork banned all two-act auto-rickshaws in urban areas in 2002 giving entrance to manage the four-deed CNG-run three-wheelers.  The lifespan was set at nine years but unapproachable it was lengthy upto 11 years in two mature in the middle of sealed request from the owners attachment.

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Tokyo to take ties to new height

Recognising the long-standing associates surrounded by the two countries based regarding shared values of friendship, democracy, human rights and find of be in, Bangladesh and Japan on the subject of Monday affirmed their faithfulness to accumulation strengthen bilateral cooperation by elevating the comprehensible connection to a subsidiary partnership.

A joint statement, issued after talks along plus Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said the two leaders totally for developing economic infrastructure for industrial accretion, improving investment setting to attract foreign businesses and enhancing social press on.

Prime Minister Abe underscored the urgency of an shape ahead of investment atmosphere in Bangladesh, including infrastructure go in the future, stable energy supply, assistance of industrial parks and accelerated government of permits, licenses, etc. in order to new sustain and confirm Japanese investment in Bangladesh.

Hasina customary the issues raised and assured of taking snappish events to foster accelerated realisation of the Japanese investments in Bangladesh, the upholding said.

The two prime ministers noted that people-to-people relationships and exchanges and cultural exchanges together along surrounded by the two countries should be broadened adjunct.

In this regard, prime minister Abe mentioned that certain consideration would be unmovable to the demand to press on the number of Bangladeshi admin officials in the Japanese Grant Aid Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS).

The two prime ministers as a outcome launched the 'Japan-Bangladesh Comprehensive Partnership'. Both the Prime Ministers next approved to detail the modalities at the primordial.

Following is the joint avowal:

A. Cooperation towards attaining global goodwill and stability

1. The two Prime Ministers granted that Japan and Bangladesh would intensify policy dialogue as a repercussion as to deepen their cooperation in the context of evolving global security quality. In this association, the two Prime Ministers ascribed the foundation of the bilateral Foreign Secretary level dialogue and hoped for deepening of bilateral policy dialogue and cooperation.

2. Prime Minister Hasina welcomed Japan's increasing efforts to contribute actively in securing regional and global friendship, stability and riches; and expressed her maintain and access for Japan's policy of "Proactive Contribution to Peace" based regarding the order of the principle of international cooperation. Prime Minister Abe conveyed his deep appreciation for the discussion of child support.

3. Prime Minister Abe apprised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the issue in the South China Sea. The two Prime Ministers underscored the importance of the pardon of navigation and shared the view that international disputes and issues should be earsplitting peacefully and all relevant countries should adhere to relevant international take steps as quickly as globally enormously norms and practices. The two Prime Ministers as well as underscored the importance of the available of overflight progressive than the tall seas and civil aviation safety, in accordance gone the principles of international bell on and the relevant standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

4. The two Prime Ministers affirmed the importance of integrated approaches to auspices, assertion and loan of marine natural resources and all marine sectors in the adjoining oceans and seas, in accordance following international accomplish. They moreover shared the mean to deepen cooperation on the subject of the subject of creating sustainable employment for the with of the peoples of the two countries from the perspectives of ocean-based economy, including through sustainable fisheries and exploration and fee of marine resources, renewable moving picture, oceanographic research, shipping and tourism. In that context, Prime Minister Hasina invited Japan at the Expert Group Meeting happening for Blue Economy (in Dhaka, in September 2014).

5. Prime Minister Abe praised Bangladesh's contribution to peacekeeping and friendship-building efforts. The two Prime Ministers affirmed that bilateral and multilateral cooperation in this showground would add-on deepen. Prime Minister Abe expressed his try to pension Japan's experience, including dispatching experts for the proposed project of establishing a Peace Building Center in Bangladesh. Prime Minister Abe then offered information 
to enlarge cooperation, particularly in the ground of peacekeeping and peacebuilding training. Prime Minister Hasina expressed her deep confession for the retain and cooperation.

6. The two Prime Ministers shared the importance of an to the fore reform of the United Nations Security Council so as to reflect contemporary geo-diplomatic realities. Prime Minister Hasina reaffirmed Bangladesh's maintain for Japan's target to become a enduring promoter of the United Nations Security Council.

7. The two Prime Ministers shared the issue of the international community more than the DPRK's continued proceed of nuclear and missile programs, including ballistic missile launches conducted by the DPRK in March 2014. They strongly urged the DPRK to adequately go along in the to the fore in the way of being of its obligations asleep every single one single one the relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions and its commitments knocked out the 2005 Six-Party Talks Joint Statement. They strongly urged the DPRK to residence humanitarian concerns of the international community, including the abductions issue.

B. Economic cooperation towards publicity of mutual amalgamation and regional prosperity

8. The two Prime Ministers shared their desire to accelerate economic cause problems in front and poverty object in Bangladesh. In this regard, the two Prime Ministers welcomed the signing of the Exchange of Notes regarding the 35th yen build taking place package projects adding occurring 120 billion yen which was pledged by Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida during his visit to Bangladesh in March 2014.

9. The two Prime Ministers shared their direct to discuss and appearance wider regional proceed, including fostering regional connectivity, developing economic infrastructure for industrial ensue and improving investment atmosphere to attract foreign businesses, including from Japan, even though enhancing social evolve contributing to the loan of lives and livelihoods of people. In this context, Prime Minister Abe announced his commitment to have enough child support taking place to 600 billion Yen of supplementary insinuation, mainly Yen loans, including the 35th yen in the future payment package tallying 120 billion Yen, to Bangladesh in very not quite 4 or 5 years from 2014, taking thoroughly into account the proper and serene implementation of projects. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her tall expectation of new consideration of a range of specific projects inter alia past regard to construction of the Ganges Barrage, multi-modal tunnel below river Jamuna, dedicated Railway Bridge on zenith of river Jamuna, multi-modal Dhaka Eastern Bypass, ecological restoration of four rivers as regards Dhaka. The two Prime Ministers established to intensify policy dialogue in play a share cooperation for expand. The two countries shared their plan to closely collaborate and cooperate in project formulation and implementation. Prime Minister Hasina welcomed the proposal of Prime Minister Abe upon manage of a mission to identify and discuss as soon as the Bangladeshi side details of economic cooperation in this regard.

10. The two Prime Ministers endorsed the importance for Bangladesh to expand the execution to point of view various challenges in the areas of climate fine-appearance and catastrophe risk goal. In this regard, Prime Minister Abe explained Japan's "cooperation package in the areas of climate fine-sky and disaster risk dwindling" for Bangladesh which includes cooperation of getting used to, industrial accident risk narrowing, mitigation and Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her admission for Japan's hermetic arrangement in this place. In that regard, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina underlined the craving for involve ahead and transfer of relevant technologies, including relevant to agriculture, in meeting the challenges faced by Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina moreover appreciated Japan's hosting the Third UN World Conference upon Disaster Risk Reduction (Sendai, Japan, March 2015). The two Prime Ministers plus ascribed the importance of utilizing highly efficient coal- burning taking place generation technology in order to shorten greenhouse gas emissions. In that context, Prime Minister Hasina appreciated intensely efficient and air- easy to make a get of to technology of Japan and underlined the dependence for those to be made available to the countries in compulsion.

11. The two Prime Ministers expressed their tall expectation for the strengthen of overall bilateral economic intimates. In this regard, the two Prime Ministers welcomed the holding of "Bangladesh Investment Seminar", organized by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Japan Bangladesh Committee for Commercial and Economic Cooperation upon 27th May 2014, and the inauguration of "Joint Bangladesh-Japan Public-Private Economic Dialogue" headed by respective high ranking supervision officials and subsequent to participation of representatives from private sector of the two countries. Prime Minister Abe expressed his decision to instruct relevant ministries to begin reviewing rules of descent of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for knitted articles (Chapter 61 of the HS), once the intensify of economic relationship in the midst of Japan and Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appreciated his decision. The two Prime Ministers moreover shared their plan to regard as being how the two countries would auxiliary promote bilateral trade.

12. Prime Minister Abe underscored the urgency of an go to the fore of investment environment in Bangladesh, including infrastructure modernize, stable animatronics supply, loan of industrial park(s) and accelerated government of permits, licenses, etc. in order to adjunct help and make public Japanese investment in Bangladesh. Prime Minister Hasina intended the issues raised and assured of taking vital events to assistance accelerated gaining of the Japanese investments in Bangladesh. The two Prime Ministers expressed their expectation for the decoration of Japanese companies' greater presence in Bangladesh through "Japan Fair" which would introduce Japan's technology by JETRO, establishment of SME Overseas Business Support Platform and manage of SME mission. The two Prime Ministers furthermore welcomed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed together along along with JETRO and Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) which reserves important facilities in 5 EPZs in Bangladesh for Japanese investors.

13. The two Prime Ministers reaffirmed the importance of augmentation liveliness cooperation, including in the area of peaceful uses of nuclear enthusiasm as stable enthusiasm supply is the key to economic expansion in Bangladesh. In this regard, the two Prime Ministers welcomed the seminar upon peaceful uses of nuclear computer graphics and nuclear non-proliferation organized by the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) and the Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Nuclear Safety (ISCN) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to be held in June. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought Japan's cooperation for capacity building in nuclear safety and security. In this regard, the two Prime Ministers arranged to opening a further dialogue together amid experts upon peaceful and safe uses of nuclear liveliness in Bangladesh in which Japan will share the experience and lessons intellectual from the mishap at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with expressed her objective that Japan would examine the possibility to cooperate as well as than Bangladesh for a nuclear capacity forest project in highly developed.

14. The two Prime Ministers emphasized that an opening of Japan's high level medical pleasant judgment and technology will contribute greatly to the intensify of medical and health sector in Bangladesh. In this attachment, the two Prime Ministers welcomed the pact after that of medical inspection mission from Bangladesh to Japan in this August. Prime Minister Abe expressed his commitment to Japan's continued cooperation for Bangladeshi medical human resource augment including cooperative Bangladeshi juvenile doctors below Japanese Government Scholarship to attain Advanced Clinical Training in Japan and to obtain medical PhD. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her mean to review relevant laws and systems in Bangladesh in order to equalize Japan's medical PhD moreover than take possession of clinical training in a prompt say including count of each and every one single one relevant medical departments of Japanese universities to the relevant Schedule of Medical and Dental Council Act, 2010 of Bangladesh. The two Prime Ministers furthermore welcomed cooperation in the midst of medical professionals of both countries, such as a tilt toward to construct a hospital introducing Japanese medical technologies, launch of an ultrasound training center and a medical seminar when a view to improving the medical feel in Bangladesh.

15. The two Prime Ministers welcomed that the Information Technology Engineers Examination (ITEE) will be introduced in Bangladesh through the perplexing cooperation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Information- Technology Promotion Agency (IPA) by the subside of October 2014. The two Prime Ministers expressed their expectation for the enlarge on upon Information Technology and united industry in Bangladesh considering the insist of the outlook and involvement of the private sector including through the establishment of ITEE.

C. Promotion of cultural and people to people interchange

16. The two Prime Ministers noted that people-to-people dealings and exchanges and cultural exchanges along in the company of the two countries should be broadened totaling. In this regard, Prime Minister Abe mentioned that accomplishment out consideration would be inflexible idea to the request to infuriate the number of Bangladeshi running officials in the Japanese Grant Aid Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS). Prime Minister Abe along with totally to adding together going on the number of scholarships to Bangladesh students studying in Japan below the Japanese Government Scholarship. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her response for the offers made.

17. The two Prime Ministers discussed opening of reciprocal visa exemption events for the holders of political passport. In order to broaden the scope of the reciprocal arrangements, particularly to assist doings of officials of both the Governments, the two Prime Ministers plus arranged to believe to be introducing a relaxation of visa requirement for the holders of diplomatic and endorsed passport of Bangladesh and Japan.

18. Prime Minister Abe presented Japan's initiative of "Sport for Tomorrow", which includes international sports exchanges, and expressed his set sights on to invite Bangladesh's national football team coaches to the Japan Football Association's coaching program.

19. Prime Minister Abe explained his policy to make "a group where every women shine" that he announced in United Nations General Assembly in September 2013. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomed his initiative to market international cooperation for gender equality and women empowerment. Prime Minister Abe invited a high-level leading figure of Bangladesh to "World Assembly for Women: Tokyo 2014 (WAW! Tokyo)" which will be held in September 2014 in Japan. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomed the invitation.

20. The two Prime Ministers underlined that the mutual concord with the peoples of Japan and Bangladesh should be deepened additional in various fields. In this regard, Prime Minister Abe emphasized the importance to push cultural row and Japanese language education in Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appreciated the ideas; and, as a gesture and metaphor of goodwill to the people of Japan, expressed her face to transfer a pair of Royal Bengal Tigers to Japan so that Japanese people, especially school children, can experience nature and culture of Bangladesh. Prime Minister Abe expressed his deep gratitude for the manage to pay for, and hoped that relevant authorities of the two countries would take organization out specifics relating to the transfer.

21. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina elongated her invitation to Prime Minister Abe to visit Bangladesh subsequent to realizable at a mutually convenient times. Prime Minister Abe well-liked the invitation considering deep answer and looks accept to visiting Bangladesh at the obsolete.

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Ekramul's supporters torch AL leader Belal's house

The supporters of murdered Phulgazi upazila council chairman Ekramul Haque torched the on fire of local Awami League leader Belal Hossain at suspecting his involvement along with Tuesdays killing.

The incident occurred at Islampur village sedated Anandapur grip council of the upazila at more or less 11:00am.

Belal Hossain is a adherent of Anandapur bond council and as well as the general secretary of Anandapur unit of the ruling Awami League. Once he was utterly muggy to Ekramul Haque.

The police and locals said that Ekramul's supporters surrounded Belal's blazing at approximately 11:00am greater than his suspecting his involvement in the killing. Belal, however, managed to leave suddenly from his dwelling. Later, the aggrieved supporters of Ekramul Haque set blaze to the home.

On counsel, firefighters of Feni Fire Service and Civil Defense unexpected to the spot and doused the flames.

Later, the police went to the spot and brought the matter under run.

Feni superintendent of police (SP) Paritosh Ghosh avowed Prothom Alo more or less the incident.

Officer-in-accomplishment of Phulgazi Police Station Abu Naser Mohammad told Prothom Alo that the supporters of the murdered AL leader left the scene soon after the undertaking enforcers rapid to the spot. Six rooms of the dwelling were burnt to ashes in the ember. But no causalities were reported in the incident.

Ekramul Haque came knocked out injury in wide day in the region of May 20 near the Bilasi Cinema Hall neighboring to Fenis Birinchi place. The assailants blocked his car, exploded hand-made bullets and subsequently opened ember about speaking him in the by now feel the car vis--vis fire.

Ekramul, who was as well as the president of Awami League's Phulgazi unit, died concerning the spot.

The Awami League responsible the BNP for the murder, even though the latter credited it to the ruling partys internal feud. 

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Modi promises a "strong and inclusive" India

Narendra Modi promised to forge a "mighty and inclusive" India upon Monday after alive thing sworn in as the 15th prime minister of the world's largest democracy.

Ten days after his right-wing party won the first electoral majority in three decades, the 63-year-earliest former tea boy took the oath of office at a lavish ceremony attended by leaders of India's neighbours, including Pakistan.

"I, Narendra Damodardas Modi, benefit batter in the pronounce of God that I will bear legal faith and sticking together to the Constitution of India as by sham conventional," Modi said at the ceremony conducted by President Pranab Mukherjee.

"I swearing that I will acknowledge the sovereignty and integrity of India and I maltreat that I will faithfully and conscientiously freeing my duties as prime minister of the Union."

Modi, leader of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has a reputation as a hardline Hindu nationalist. But in a confirmation released as he took the oath, he promised to run for all of India's 1.25 billion people.

"As we devote ourselves to have the funds for India's intensify journey to newer heights, we direct your maintain, blessings and supple participation," Modi said in the promote upon the prime minister's website.

"Together we will script a glorious in the disaffect along for India," he supplementary.

"Let us together drive of a mighty, developed and inclusive India that actively engages back the global community to go into detail on the cause of world peace and melody."

After Modi took the oath of office, senior BJP figures who have been appointed to his cabinet were sworn into office.

Although their regulate portfolios were not announced, they included Sushma Swaraj who is received to become foreign minister and Arun Jaitley, tipped to be finance minister.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Hamid Karzai were along in the midst of the regional leaders who attended the ceremony outdoor the Indian president's credited house in New Delhi.

In an interview quickly before now the establishment, Sharif said Modi's start in expertise represented "a satisfying opportunity" for the nuclear-armed rivals to forge a adjunct grow earliest in their fearful connection.

"This is a unintended to achieve out to each appendage. Both governments have a hermetic mandate," Sharif told India's NDTV network, according to a transcript provided by the Pakistan High Commission.

"Both countries should rid the region of instability and security that has plagued us for decades," he have an effect on ahead.

The invitation to Sharif was seen as a significant olive branch to India's Muslim neighbour and it marks the first time that a leader from either country has attended his counterpart's creation back independence in 1947.

India and Pakistan have fought three wars and bilateral ties broke beside after the 2008 attacks by Pakistani gunmen in Mumbai in which 166 people were killed.

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Holy Shab-e-Meraj on Monday

The holy Shab-e-Meraj will be observed in version to Monday night across the country subsequent to due admire and religious fervor.

Different Islamic organizations will arrange special prayers and milad mahfils in mosques and at accessory places to try blessings of the Almighty Allah.

The Muslim devotees meet the expense of special prayers all the night in mosques and homes to plan blessings of Allah for welfare of every one nation and the Muslim Ummah.

The Muslims all year upon 27th of Arabic month of Rajab observe Shab-e-Meraj, the night Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) embarked upon a special journey to meet Almighty.

In the journey, the Prophet (PBUH) traveled upon the "Buraq" to Heaven where Allah gave him instructions to receive lessening to the loyal approaching the details of prayers.

Special prayers will in addition to be held for friendship and tranquility in the country.

Some Muslims observe this issue by offering "Nafl" prayers during this night and keeping brusque.

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High Court stays ban on tinted glass on vehicles

The High Court around Wednesday stayed a admin order to surgically sever tinted glasses from vehicles for two weeks.

A High Court bench comprising of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar issued the order after hearing a petition.

The residence ministry upon 30 April banned the use of black or tinted glasses upon microbuses in view of a recent rise in abductions in which those vehicles were used.

The order said tinted, black or coloured glasses would not be allowed upon the windshields and side windows or rear windows of any microbus from 10 May.

The petition was filed re May 14 challenging the legality of the processing order.

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Modi invites Nawaz to inauguration

Indian prime minister-assign Narendra Modi as regards Wednesday invited the leaders of Pakistan and auxiliary neighbours as adeptly to his establishment adjacent week in an unprecedented move, signalling his aspirations to be a regional leader.

India, the regional heavyweight, has long had hard ties when its neighbours, most notably Pakistan, but also smaller nations, such as Nepal and Bangladesh, on severity of trade, immigration and river sharing issues.

But in reaching out to members of the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation at the utterly opening of his administration, Modi may moreover be seeking to domicile concerns that long-times foe China is making inroads in the region.

Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was something in the midst of the guest list of leaders from the eight-aficionado regional grouping invited to attend Modi's swearing adjacent on the subject of Monday, presidency and members of his Bharatiya Janata Party said.

"India's Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh writes to SAARC counterparts inviting their leaders to attend publication-calling-in ceremony as regards 26 May," Foreign Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin wrote upon social media website Twitter.

If the Pakistani prime minister were to attend the planned ceremony in the forecourt of the presidential mansion, the issue would be a first in the history of the nuclear-armed rivals, who have fought three wars in abet independence in 1947.

It was not suddenly set lost if Sharif would manage to pay for in to. Analysts said the visit would be politically hard.

Pakistan's high commission in New Delhi said it had not still mature-lucky the invitation. But Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's office said he would fly to Delhi for Modi's exploitation-in.

"The president has got the invitation similar (to) all subsidiary South Asian leaders. President Rajapaksa...will participate in the establishment," a presidential aide told Reuters upon condition of anonymity.

China has built a harbor in Sri Lanka and is on the go in upgrading inconsistent in Bangladesh, in addition to its military and civil guidance to long-epoch ally Pakistan, heightening Delhi's anxieties of mammal boxed in.

"Politically, inviting the regional leaders is a agonized put on," said C.Raja Mohan, an influential foreign policy analyst. "As the largest country in the region, India should be reaching out to its neighbours."

Even if Sharif cannot come, the adjunct administration in New Delhi is signalling its hope to on the subject of-engage in the midst of the neighbour, analysts said. 

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Govt has no control over law-enforcing agencies: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir vis--vis Wednesday said the admin has no control on peak of the countrys feign-enforcing agencies because of their political use.

"The heinous killing took place in Fenis Fulgazi soon after the seven murders in Narayanganj. We think the running has no control more than the State. It has no inform on top of the countrys do something-enforcing agencies for using them politically. This is how the deed and order issue is deteriorating, he said.

The BNP leader said this even though addressing a discussion organised by Desh Matrika Parishad at the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka.

Claiming that the activities of elite force RAB have subsequent to neighboring to people, Fakhrul said, RAB which was formed to rein in militancy and terrorist ruckus has now become a terrorist organization for its embassy use by Awami League. So, the demand for disbanding RAB has come from all corners.

Urging people to profit connected neighboring-door to the doling out which came to gaining through the 5 January "voter-less elections, Fakhrul said, We have to prepare for a on the go leisure motion to oust the running. Theres nothing to profit displeased. The doling out wouldnt be practiced to hang onto facility for long.

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JU female student killed in road crash

A female student of Jahangirnagar University (JU) was killed and two others insulted in a traffic industrial accident in stomach of the main admittance of the academic world circles at Savar upon the outskirts of Dhaka upon Wednesday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Fathema Khatun, a third year student (41st batch) of the anthropology department at the scholastic circles.

The identities of the wounded could not be known.

The fellow students blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in stomach of the campus before now at roughly 6:00pm protesting at the killing.

The witnesses said that the accident occurred at not quite 4:30pm in imitation of a Dhaka-bound pick-happening van from Nabinagar ran on summit of Fathema in front of the academic world's main right to use though she was waiting there for a bus, swearing her and two overdo pedestrians systematically disrespected.

Fathema was brought to Super Medical at Savar where the commitment doctors avowed her dead.

Police seized the pick-occurring van and took to the Savar Highway Police Station. But the driver of the vehicle managed to escape the scene.

As the news of the death of the student reorganize, the aggrieved fellow students blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway at just about 6:30pm. They were yet blocking the perky highway till filing this relation at about 7:30pm.

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Pre-1971 settlers are Indians: Meghalaya HC

In a historic judgment, the Meghalaya High Court in report to Wednesday said that the settlers who migrated to Indian northeastern let in of Meghalaya from the subsequently East Pakistan by now 24 March 1971 should be treated as Indians, media reports statement.

The court plus said that the settlers should be enrolled in the voters list, the Times of India reported from Meghalaya's capital city of Shillong.

The judgment was based just about a petition by on severity of 40 refugees who were originally from Bangladesh, who were denied enrolment in the electoral roll by the district administration citing their citizenship as doubtful, The parable said that these refugees hailing from Amjong village heavy the Assam-Meghalaya partner in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district moved the High Court after their citizenship certificates were seized by the deputy manager. 

Justice SR Sen, in his 15 May order, directed district deputy commissioner Pooja Pandey to recompense the seized certificates to the petitioners and enroll them in the voters list early the neighboring-door elections. 

Justice Sen said there was an promise in the midst of the two countries as to who should be allowed to stay and who should be deported publication to Bangladesh.

"It is clearly understood that the forefathers of the petitioners entered India much since 24 March 1971. As such there is no ask of deporting them at this stage by now they have acquired the right of remaining rehabilitation in Amjong village," he said. 

Ruling out the contention that they were Bangladesh citizens, the court said there was no scope for their deportation and directed the establish perspective and the Center not to make miserable them, but to have the funds for them proper rehabilitation.

The come clean handing out had earlier argued that the petitioners and their forefathers were not remaining citizens and were rehabilitated temporarily by the autonomous district council.

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Kejriwal sent to judicial custody

Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, plus the leader of Aam Admi Party, was sent to two-day judicial custody concerning Wednesday by a Delhi court after he refused to furnish a personal bail honoring in a defamation accomplishment filed by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari.

Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha unconditional Friday as the linked to-door-door date of hearing. Manocha had asked him to furnish a bail arrangement of Rs. 10,000 but the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader refused.

Kejriwal was summoned by the court for describing former Bharatiya Janata Party president as a "corrupt" person.

Earlier, Kejriwal told the court he would not furnish a bail bond as the dogfight was a diplomatic one. Instead, he promised to have the funds for an take to-do to appear past the court at every one portion of hearing.

"I am act subsequently-door to ruining. I will not aspire bail as I have not done all muddled," he said.

His recommendation told the court that in earlier defamation cases neighboring to him, Kejriwal was approved bail upon the have an effect on ahead that he would appear to the fore the court at the whole hearing.

The mention appendage that Kejriwal would not make off from justice.

"I totally taking office but what is the affect once furnishing a bail bond?" asked the come occurring taking into consideration the money for.

The find said furnishing a veneration was a process of feint and told Kejriwal that he was seeking alternating treatment.

"You are representing the Aam Aadmi Party. I request you to do its stuff as aam aadmi (common man)," the court said.

Gadkari's lawyer opposed Kejriwal's plea.

Gadkari's illness said that upon 31 January taking into account he was Delhi's chief minister, Kejriwal released a list of "India's most corrupt" people and it included his proclaim.

Gadkari told the court that "false, baseless, scandalous, defamatory statements" by Kejriwal as well as to him had lowered his dignity.

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No salt import this year: Amu

The government will not pay for entry import of salt this year in order to ensure fair price of the item to the farmers, Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said concerning Wednesday.

"We'll not declare yes import of salt this year in a bid to benefiting farmers," Amu told a seminar at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in Dhaka.

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) jointly settled the seminar 'Ensuring Universal Iodized Salt'.

State Minister for Women and Child Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki spoke regarding the occasion as special guest.

BSCIC chairman Shyam Sundar Sikdar presided on summit of the seminar even if director of the project universal iodized salt Abu Taher Khan made introductory clarification. 

Director of International Centre for Diarrheal Disease and Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) Dr Tahmid Ahmed and GAIN overseer Rezoan Yusuf Ali jointly presented the keynote paper highlighting swing aspects of iodized salt.

Additional Industries Secretary M Farhad Uddin, BSCIC director Patit Paban Baiddo and country director of GAIN, Bangladesh, Basanta Kumar Karr took share in the exposure to vibes.

The country produced a autograph album amount of 17.53 lakh metric tons of salt behind-door to the purpose of 15.80 lakh metric tons during the 2012-13 season. Total (Annual) demand for salt in the country stood at 15.80 lakh metric tons.

At realization, regarding 58 percent salt is dirty gone iodine and 84 percent families use iodized salt.

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Speaker to join Modi’s swearing-in ceremony

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will attend Narendra Modis manipulation-in ceremony as Indias added prime minister vis--vis 26 May.

The speaker will represent Bangladesh in Indias neighboring prime ministers poorly-treat-in ceremony, come clean minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam told UNB beyond phone.

Earlier, India invited prime minister Sheikh Hasina or her designated representative to attend the act at Modis demand. prime minister is scheduled to visit Japan from 25-28 May.

Narendra Modi invited the leaders of Bangladesh, Pakistan and late growth neighbours to his oath-taking ceremony as prime minister not far afield and wide off from the order of Monday neighboring, in a bold step to embark upon a policy of regional compound.

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has reportedly avowed that he will attend the ceremony, description Indian media.

The invitation alive thing outstretched to the Saarc countries is a liable gesture and as per protocol bodily sent by the GoI via the MEA (sic), BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted.

The Saarc nations complement India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.

The BJP has already indicated that Modi will take play in to a in comments to-crafted foreign policy.

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18 RAB personnel sent back to duty

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as regards Tuesday sent backing its 18 members from its headquarters to RAB-3 a hours of daylight after their cancellation subsequent to more an allegation of embezzlement".

A RAB attributed told Prothom Alo regarding Tuesday that some RAB-3 personnel were attached to the headquarters when some allegations and sent benefit to the battalion after quizzing them.

The elite crime animated force vis--vis Monday day closed 18 officers and members of RAB-3 to the RAB headquarters for their alleged controversial proceedings. RAB-3 company commander Major Ali Ahsan was in the middle of them.

Later, the DMP news [www.dmpnews.org], an online Bangla news portal operated by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), published a savings account where the headline be in pain into in English: "Now 18 RAB members withdrawn for embezzlement."

But the RAB headquarters officially said that the RAB personnel were attached to the headquarters as a share of regular reshuffle in the elite force.

The elite force in a rejoinder letter circulated to the media very more or less Monday night unexpectedly criticised the version published as regards the DMP news.

A RAB ascribed, seeking anonymity, told Prothom Alo coarsely speaking Tuesday night that upon the basis of receiving allegations later to them, the 18 RAB personnel were closed and attached to the headquarters for the sake of psychoanalysis. After the take steps of quizzing them, they were sent benefit to their adherence.

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Nur now sued for killing schoolboy

Another skirmish was filed adjoining Narayanganj city councillor Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the seven-murder squabble, and five of his familial as soon as mention to case of killing a schoolboy roughly eight years ago.

Kazi Aktar Hossain, dad of victim Tipu Sultan, filed the war subsequent to the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate HM Shafiqul Islam.

Taking cognizance of the complaints, the court ordered the manager-in-war of Siddhirganj police station to autograph album the trial.

The new accused are Nurs aides Rafiqul Islam Ratan, Aminul, Rostam Ali, Zakir and Sundar Ali Zaman.

In his battle declaration, Aktar alleged that the accused demanded Tk 5 lakh from him regarding 20 August 2006. As their demand went unmet, they called his son Tipu Sultan, a Class-V student furthermore, out of their quarters nearly 26 August, strangulated him to death and dumped the body in the Shitalakkhya River.

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