Owner of Sunk Tanker Fined on Karnaphuli River!

Environment Department on Monday (06/06/2011) fined the owner of the oil tanker, which sank at Chittagong port jetty Saturday night, which price is Tk 10 lakh.

Enforcement department unit Director Munir Chowdhury, visited the area in Karnaphuli river where the oil was spilling into the water till Monday (06/06/2011) morning.

The investigation team found that, the Oxygen dissolved in water which is 6% less than the normal level, which is harmful for the sea fish.

The authorities fined Eastern Banker Service, owner of the ‘Oil Tanker Moon’ Tk 10 lakh for spilling oil into the water.

While loading fuel, the local tanker which loads fuel from tanks in the jetties to supply by the sea going vessels. On Saturday night, the tanker started sinking slowly around 11:30pm.

Nine High Court (HC) Judges Sworn By Md Muzammel Hossain (Chief Justice)!

The High Court (HC) of Nine judges, who were regularised on second June, were sworn in on Monday. Md Muzammel Hossain (Chief Justice) administered them oath at the Judges Lounge of the 'Supreme Court' on the morning.

The nine judges are Justices Md Moazzam Husain (Chief Justice), Soumendra Sarker, Abu Bakar Siddique, Md Nuruzzaman, Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury, Obaidul Hassan, Md Enayetur Rahim, Naima Haider, Md Rezaul Hasan and others.

Judges of the Appellate Division and the High 'Court' Division were present at the oath taking ceremony. The nine judges were appointed as additional (HC), Judges for a period of two years on 23th June 2009 and they were sworn in on 30th June on the same year.

Zillur Rahman (President) confirmed their services as per the Article 95 of the constitution.

From: The Daily Star!

Hartal Ends Quietly But BNP Announces 2-day Agitation!

"People travel on a rickshaw van during yesterday's countrywide hartal as public transports were off the roads. The photo was taken from Moghbazar area in the capital. Photo From: The Daily Star"

The BNP Political lieder Begum Khaleda Ziya said: Our Hortal is approved Yesterday. If present Government PM Begum Shekh Hasina change the police rule we called Hortal again and again. Police scuffled with protesters and arrested over 100 people yesterday during a daylong hartal called by the main opposition BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami to protest what they said moves to scrap the constitutional provision of holding parliamentary elections under a non-partisan caretaker government.

Most of the office, market and schools remained closed and traffic was disrupted during the dawn to dusk nationwide hartal, that otherwise passed off without any major violence or clashes. Six home made cocktails went off in parts of the capital, including three in front of BNP's central office at Naya Paltan.

More than 100 police detained are pickets on the capital of Dhaka and elsewhere as opposition activists attempted to take to the streets to enforce the hartal, the fifth such shutdown by BNP since the Awami League-led grand alliance won the parliamentary polls held on December 29, 2008.

From: The Daily Star

Muammar Al-Gaddafi The Fashionista And His Angels

Since 1969, Colonel Gaddafi has had a firm grip on the leadership throne in Libya. He is one of the longest serving rulers in history although he is more famous for his flamboyant and unusual sense of style that makes him stand out like a sore thumb in a room full of politicians in suits. Don't forget to scroll down to see his female bodyguards.

New Face For Army Hero

Ten years ago Army Private Mitch Hunter performed a heroic act with bitter sweet results. He saved a woman’s life during a car accident by pushing a live wire off the woman. Sadly, the ending wasn’t a happy one for him. Hunter was left severely disfigured and the formerly handsome young man now lives with a severely scarred face, a prosthetic nose and leg. Hunter’s story is about to be re-written and the brave soldier just might get his happy ending after all. He has received approval for a face transplant by the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.