Govt given deadline to scrap Rampal project Oct 11

BAGERHAT, Sept 28 (UNB): The National Committee protect oil gas mineral resources power and ports threatened on Saturday to lead a harder movement by October 12, if the Government is not the controversial Rampal power plant project by October 11 scrap.

Member Secretary, Prof ANU Mahmud came with the ultimatum in a rally in Digraj, Rampal.

The five day-long March, organized by the Committee today closed the "Digraj Declaration".

ANU Mahmud, also a teacher of Jahangirnagar University, read the statement with convener engineer Sheikh MD Shahidullah on the Chair.

"The Government announced, on June 22 to pave the way for the project, but it go in vain. People the foundation stone will be to eradicate, '' he said.

"Dissemination of falsehoods about press note will not work. The Government sleight of hand and stance against the spirit of the liberation war made would get, "he said.

"The Sundarbans protects our mother, us We will have to pay the debt. We do not allow that it be destroyed not we implemented the project will allow "ANU Mahmoud warned all urge to submit to protect the Sundarbans.

The long March from Dhaka, Sundarbans reached the district on Saturday, where braving rain joined several thousand protesters with posters, flags and garlands.

It crossed Katakhali Fakirhat Shyamnagar of the quarter with 11. Later came the district. Locals who are welcomed on both sides of the street and greeted the marchers.

The Committee started its five days long March by National Press Club in Dhaka against the proposed Rampal power plant site on Tuesday.

The Committee announced the program calls for cancellation of the project of Bangladesh and together implemented India close to the Sunderbans world heritage site.

The National Committee leaders claimed that the Government move coal fired power plant nearby set Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove affect its climate, is to destroy the ecosystem and biodiversity.

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Obama and Rouhani speak in historical call

Rouhani talking Iranian President to US President Obama on the phone. Â of Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (agencies): US President Barack Obama and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani by telephone said Friday in a historic and first direct contact between leaders of the estranged Nations since the Islamic revolution of 1979.

The stunning 15-minute conversation, from 14:30 (GMT 1830), the fruit has been constructed by Rouhanis elections in June on a mandate for the confrontation with the West to facilitate a diplomatic opening, and lift nuclear sanctions that have pulverized the Iranian economy.

'Right now, I spoke on the phone with Rouhani President of Islamic Republic Iran' Obama said in a televised statement, revealing the most fascinating turn in the relations between the Islamic Republic and a superpower they branded "The great Satan".

"The two of us discussed our ongoing efforts to reach an agreement over Iran's nuclear program."

The impetus for the call came from Iranian officials, hours said the US officials previously in New York said the Rouhani with Obama before leaving wanted to speak of the United Nations General Assembly.

The White House had Tehran informed earlier this week that it was open to an informal meeting between the leaders at the United Nations.

But the Iranians at that time said that such a meeting was too complicated, raises questions whether Rouhani was careful but angered hard-liners in Iran clerical hierarchy.

Leaders which significant discussion took place, Rouhani said Iran page was on his way to the airport in his official limousine.

Obama spoke in English and Farsi, said Rouhani as she talked through interpreters, is, according to US officials.

But before hanging up, on an Exchange, which would have thought impossible only weeks ago Obama Rouhani was called "Khodahafez"-Farsi for "Goodbye."

Rouhani "have a good day, Mr. President" in English, so tweets from Iranian leader Office and a US official replied.

The two countries cut diplomatic relations in 1980, a year after the Islamic revolution in the Iran the United States supported Shah overthrown.

Also a stalemate sparked the aftermath of revolution 444-day at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, in which a total 52 American hostages by militant students held, until January 1981.

Obama said that he was mindful of the obstacles ahead despite the unprecedented nature of the call with Rouhani and hope for a permanent diplomatic breakthrough.

"The fact that this was the first communication between an American and Iranian President since 1979 underscores the deep mistrust between our countries, but it shows beyond the prospect of difficult history."

Obama said that he said Rouhani, giving it that a "solution" of the dispute over Iran's uranium-enrichment program, could the West believed covert effort remains free to produce nuclear weapons-a, which Tehran denies.

Obama pointed out that Rouhani had said that Iran would never develop nuclear weapons and that Washington respected the access right of Iranians on peaceful nuclear energy.

"So the test meaningful, are transparent and verifiable actions, which can also liberation from the comprehensive international sanctions, which bring in place at present," the US President added.

Washington and Israel have warned both possible military action if diplomacy fails to assuage their concerns about the nuclear program.

The Iranian Presidency confirmed the telephone conversation between Obama and Rouhani.

"The two political calls for quick solution to the nuclear issue and paved the ground for the solution of other problems and cooperation in regional issues" it said on its website.

Run a Twitter account by Rouhanis Office gave information about the call.

In the meantime: Iranian newspaper celebrated Saturday, the first contact between President Hasan Rouhani and Barack Obama but warned that opponents as arch enemy would find Israel to torpedo the historical opening to Washington.

"It's the end of the 35-year taboo," vocal reformist daily Arman, referring to the rupture of diplomatic relations after the hostage-taking at the US Embassy during the 1979 Islamic revolution.

"The world by surprise", it crowed.

"International media in shock about the telephone conversation" it said, referring to the time of the call as Rouhani drove to the airport after a visit to the United Nations, where the media focus on the lack of a historic meeting had been.

The Etemad newspaper carried a photo montage Rouhani and Obama side by side. "Historical contact on the way home," read a headline, the recording of the entire front page.

But in an opinion piece international relations Professor Mohammad Ali Bassiri warned that great resistance from Israel as well as from domestic opponents would be suspended rapprochement between Tehran and Washington.

Supporters of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold posters and banners, while leaving his motorcade Tehran Mehrabad airport after his arrival from New York.  -AFP

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Strauss goes public over Pietersen row

LONDON, Sept 28 (AFP): Former England Captain Andrew Strauss the lid on his distance weapon with Kevin Pietersen, who has lifted his last days as an international cricketer, says, he felt overshadowed "Stitch" the star batsman.

And his comments in Saturday's daily mail serialization of his autobiography, ' my driving ambition ' translated a question mark be expressed interest in following Hugh Morris as England's new Director of cricket-a position that effectively would mean that he was Pietersens of supervisor.

Strauss moved in August last year after England's test series loss to South Africa, where the generally good relations he enjoyed with Pietersen, the man, the successor, nadir be achieved as captain.

The lows came after reports that Pietersen, was born in South Africa and grew up that wardrobe of Strauss, including advice on the left-handed close derogatory text messages to his friends in the Proteas sent.

The texts after a drawn fourth test in Leeds, where Pietersen an excellent 149 scored just to say, it was "hard to be" public in the England dressing room, with the fall-out from see the gifted Shotmaker dropped from the team that played the last test against the Proteas.

Strauss, referring to his feelings, wrote: "the England cricket team are back in the crisis. Coach Andy Flower and I have in the middle of a destabilizing and potentially damaging PR game between Kevin Pietersen, the national cricket team and the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) found us.

"I feel incredibly tired, as if I just no energy more have I have nothing more to give. I'm wallowing in a rising tide of sadness. This is not the way that I wanted to finish my England career.

"I was taken aback. I was not too disturbed about it send texts to a few South African players he knew quite well. I however have criticized problems with it me to the opposition.

", Felt me talking out of school, not to mention by the opposition, you can drive a wedge between Pietersen and I and the team" Strauss, who added exactly 100 for England international matches.

"Right from this moment, that the battle lines were drawn between Pietersen and the ECB, with both sides a PR / legal battle for public support and cover litigation, involved", the now 36-year-old Strauss said.

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Kelly calls for the inclusion of the army in the RPO

Sushashaner Jonya Nagorik Kelly, a non-governmental organization, armed forces to deploy a provision order (RPO) recorded on polls on Saturday during the parliamentary elections in the representation of the peoples struck reported linen

Aruna (citizens for good governance) organized a press conference at the National Press Club to place a nine-point proposal on strengthening the Election Commission (EC) and the possible change in the RPO.

Addressing the meeting said Secretary Dr. Badiul Alam Majumder, the armed forces in the definition of the law, the enforcement agencies RPO should be included in the mark.

Kelly suggested the restoration of the 'no'-determination in the RPO, the first was scrapped in 2008 and 2009.

The NGO has proposed strengthening the EC so that it in elections at home furnishings untrue and misleading information or hide information in the affidavit by a winning candidate could undo.

Kelly said the Commission should have the absolute power to postpone or cancel election in an investigation in the case of a serious violation of laws and rules of conduct.

The five other proposals include, with photographs of candidates in addition to election symbols in the ballots, introduction of electronic filing system for the nomination and make prepared in each electoral district on the basis of the opinions it activists and politicians for the party to select its candidates by a three-member Panel of the grassroots.

Kelly President M Hafizuddin Khan and his executives justice Kazi Ebaidul Haque, ASM Shahjahan and Dr Jafarullah Chowdhury, among others, spoke at the press conference.

On September 16, the Cabinet approved the draft amendments to the representation of the people's order 1972.

Earlier, the EC sent a series of proposals for the collection of change in 28 clauses of the RPO of which most supplement got the Cabinet.

The approved proposals include raising the ceiling of election expenses for candidates from TK 1.5 million to 2.5 million and their security deposits of TK 10,000 to 20,000 TK and individual donations to political parties by TK 0.5 million to 1 million and organizational donations by TK 2.5 million to 5 million.

Dr Badiul Alam said that the possible change of the RPO further enhances not the constitutional body of EC.

Kazi Ebaidul Haque stressed the need for a strengthening of the constitutional body EC with regard to the elections fair and neutral.

"There is to be nothing for the Commissioners concerned, because they are constitutional obligations discharged. Should they keep a stance with their spines straight, otherwise the nation they will forgive not take, '' he said.

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Crisis deepens on JU resignation VC\ back

JU correspondent

The Jahangirnagar University (JU) has plunged into a deep crisis abstention from Saturday was again as teachers of the University work as part of their indefinite period demanding strike resignation of Vice Chancellor (VC) was Professor Hossain have continued.

The academic activities have been jeopardized during the regular teaching and research most of the Department not found on Saturday.

Students expressed their concern about the future as they already have a jam in a long session. She was looking for a successful intervention of the probe Commission soon.

Agitating promised also to tougher movement in addition to their works stopped go teacher.

Previously declared abstention due to expiration of the probe work report template period teachers are general teachers' Forum last Wednesday until VCs resignation.

Dean of Arts-faulty Professor Kamrul Ahsan Titu said, "only the resignation of VC peaceful academic atmosphere on the campus can recover.

Teachers have protest since April 27 staging was resignation of VC on a twelve-point request, since he's not, the Secretary of the unit of JU BCL razib Ahmed Rasel for stomach Nurul Haque, Professor of the Faculty of Economics and also a syndicate member, had punished on the 6.

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Torres off as Chelsea, spurs draw

LONDON: Chelsea's Spanish striker Fernando Torres (R) the red card by referee shows Mike Dean responds lane here for a second bookable act as Chelsea's English Defender Ashley Cole (L) during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at White Hart Saturday. Â AFP photo

LONDON, Sept 28 (AFP): The first leaders meeting between former colleagues, Jose Mourinho and André villas-Boas in standoff ended Saturday as Chelsea drew 1-1 at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

Spurs Manager villas-Boas saw his team take a first half of lead by Gylfi Sigurdsson, but in a frenetic and second half, Chelsea by John Terry equalized sharply contested, before he sent Fernando Torres.

The point joining Spurs over arsenal at the top of the table, while Chelsea got a place on the third ahead of the rest of the weekend programme.

Icelandic midfielder Sigurdsson gave spurs a 19-minute lead at White Hart Lane to collect a challenge by the extensive Terry Roberto Soldados dismissal rode when he, before steering the ball past Petr Cech.

Mourinho's halftime introduction of Juan Mata gave impetus to new visitors and the Spain midfielder teed compensation in the 65th minute with an inswinging free-kick, the home of Terry was launched.

Torres played but formerly in an off-the-ball incident scratch play a key role in Chelsea's second half revival, Jan Vertonghen proved, he was sent in the 81st minute after shown a second yellow card for leading with his arm in a challenge on the same player.

Sigurdsson and Jermain Defoe went almost a minute victory for Tottenham claim, but villas-Boas was a victory over his former mentor at Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan.

A week after her 4: 1 Derby humiliation at Manchester City, champions Manchester United hopes to later Saturday once again winning manner at home to West Bromwich Albion.

Fourth place Aston Villa, City visit have their rout the United followed by five open gates past L2-Wigan Athletic in the League Cup in midweek put.

Arsenal, now have their eyes on the reclaim top spot by Tottenham, if they want to visit Swansea city in the tea time management game.

Southampton, began the weekend in seventh place, host Crystal Palace, Cardiff City visit Fulham and Hull City are at home to West Ham United.

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Sports digest

England Buttler leaves Somerset

LONDON, Sept 28: England's international career as a wicketkeeper, Jos Buttler, Somerset in an effort boost the West country club announced Friday to leave. 23 Year-old Butler plays 19 day caps for England but has still his test debut and was not announced in the ashes squad Monday, with the Yorkshire Jonny Bairstow backup Gloveman, Matt prior selected. Somerset born Buttler's bid for more time behind the stumps at county level in Taunton from fellow England international Craig gravel weather suspended. It is expected that Buttler Lancashire, join the next season in the first Division will play the County Championship. "I am very sad, Somerset but leave feeling, it is a decision that I have to take to develop my expertise as a wicketkeeper," Butler said. Â AFP

Dokic will

Recovery of China Crown

Beijing, Sept 28: former China Open champion Agnieszka Radwanska Saturday said they want would emulate their success 2011 aside concerns wipe excess pressure on the opening day of the tournament. The Polish world number four is seeded third in Beijing, and comes on the back of last week to win open before crashing out of the Pan Pacific open in Tokyo in the quarterfinals Thursday of the Korea. The 24-year-old is against a strong field of women in China, including world number of one Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, the current world number two and China open reigning world champion. But Sprem said she was despite the fierce competition, she relaxed, especially since already its place in the $6 million at the end of the season's grand finale, WTA Championships in Istanbul had booked next month, which features the top eight women players. Â AFP

Sousa marches in the Malaysian Open final

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28: Joao Sousa continued his dominant form at the Malaysian open Saturday, deposition of Austrian fourth seed Jürgen Melzer 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 reached his first ATP final. The world no. 77 out of Portugal, who Friday upset top seeded David Ferrer in sets, kept his cool under immense pressure, Melzer, who the world no. 26 is record the opportunity of the first ATP winner from his country sets a memorable victory be. Sousa is looking forward for a historic victory in the tournament Sunday. "If I make it Yes, I'm the first from my country to an ATP title win to be." A big boost for the game are in my country", said Sousa, took his final ticket book two hours and three minutes. "We have a few people with good ranking and if I win, it will be good for the national team. People will start to know a little more about the sport and that is good for the sport."

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French couple maiden,

Cornet exit China open

Beijing, Sept 28: French interests in the China Open women's title ended on the day of opening of the tournament Saturday, with Kristina Mladenovic and Alize Cornet plunges in the first round. Maiden defense of a set to come down within reach forcing 12 seed Carla Suarez Navarro a third tiebreak set, but the Spaniard finally won 6-2, 3-6, 7: 5. Suarez is German Navarro played Mona Barthel in the second round of the two ATP and WTA event in the Beijing Olympic Park, face. Schiavone injured Cornet retired in the first set of her match with Francesca, with the result 3: 2 in favour of the Italians. Possibly, a difficult task in the second round, facing Russia's Elena Vesnina or the top seeded American Serena Williams is Schiavone. Â AFP

Reina leaves in doubt

Liverpool future

LONDON, Sept 28: on loan Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina has admitted he finds it hard to imagine that parent FC Liverpool, published in an interview with the British newspaper Saturday again. The Spain international, 31, has been Napoli on loan from the season close after Liverpool signed Belgium goalkeeper Simon Mignolet from Sunderland. Now worked under his former Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez, Reina says he not expected to return to Anfield, when his borrowed completed is. "At the moment, it is difficult to think about as a Liverpool player next year" Reina told the daily mail. Â AFP

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4 Shibir men held in Ctg, 18 in Rajshahi

AppId is over the quota

CHITTAGONG, Sep 28 (BSS): Four activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, were arrested from Boroutan area under Patiya Shyamnagar early Saturday.

Mofiz Uddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Patiya thana said police arrested the Shibir activists in connection with a case lodged for vandalising vehicles in Patiya Shyamnagar.

The arrested activists during the primary interrogation confessed to their involvement in the incident, he added.

Another report adds from Rajshahi: police on Friday's early night have detained 18 Jamaat-Shibir activists for their alleged involvement in planning of committing subversive activities ahead of their tomorrow's hartal.

On a tip off, police of biennial a sudden raid at Tikapara Muhammadpur Jame mosque area under Boalia model police station and picked them at around 9.30 pm.

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Rooppur N-plant design-deal with Russian company soon

FHM Humayan Kabir and Rezaul Karim

The Government soon a US$ 265 million deal with a Russian company for the draft a proposal for a 1,000 megawatt (MW) Rooppur nuclear power plant (NPP) would sign, officials said Saturday.

Officials of the Ministry of science and technology, said that she selected the Russian State company Atomstroyexport.

"We already have support from the concerned government body, the highest government agency purchase approval sought." If we get the contract, the deal with the Russian company will be signed soon, "a senior Ministry official said the FE.

The Russian company would a performance survey of the plant carry out, a design and the list, the priority areas develop work on nuclear power under the deal, plants, he added.

"We have already signed the first contract with the Atomstroyexport. It is technical and economic solutions for the feasibility study, do the environmental impact assessment through the following local and international standards and perform an engineering survey on site specification to obtain a site license for the N plant, ", said Dr. Shawkat Akbar, project manager of the Rooppur NPP.

But under the second deal be signed, the company would develop a version of the system by detailing structure planning, specification, etc., he added.

"The Atomstroyexport quoted a price of $299.3 million for the design of work. Then we were negotiating with the Russian company. "After some meet the society has agreed to lower the price to $265 million", a senior Ministry official said.

Already in June 2013, the first business with $49.5 million with the Russian company signed the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC).

The BAEC undertook the ambitious nuclear power generation project in the past year. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) last April approved the TK 52,42 billion project (phase 1), about which the TK would be 40 billion by Russia in the form of State loans.

BAEC, will implement the project under the Ministry of science and technology.

The Ministry official said the Government appointed the Russian consulting firm, the feasibility study design and construction of the nuclear power plant.

The BAEC plans 1, 000mw to produce electricity by June 2017 in the first phase and another 1, 000MW by 2022 in the second phase.

60 Years with an option be to extend the term of Office of the plant for another 20 years. A memorandum of understanding and the establishment of a framework agreement signed Bangladesh and Russia in November 2011.

Later, Bangladesh signed a $500 to finance million credit deal with Russia in January, when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits Moscow, the preparation of the nuclear power plant construction.

Russian State Commission of Atomic Energy (Rosatom) build, operate and provide fuel to the facility and take their waste back to Russia regularly. The total cost of the proposed plant was estimated between $1.5 billion and $2 billion.

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PM lists BD s economic everyone at UNGA

NEW YORK, Sept 28: in the last four and a half years 50 million people have joined the ranks of the middle class while the average gross domestic product (GDP) at 6.4 percent remained, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the UN General Assembly yesterday, says a report from UN News Center.

"Bangladesh is often as a" model of economic development ' and the ' standard bearer of South Asia "named", and Bangladesh is to Sheikh Hasina, said to a middle income country has become.

With cutting-edge digital technology, the Prime Minister said the country is already well on the way, some of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) that meet a wide range of development indicators to combat poverty goals 2000 includes.

Women in rural areas have access to health care by digital related community health clinics, while advanced mobile technologies are also the services to more than 100 million subscribers, they said.

In the field of education, girls receive free education up to the higher secondary level as well as free textbooks and monthly stipends, she added. "Real national development is only through education," added the PM.

She said the only nation occupied UN delegations including Bangladesh might be today with women the position of Prime Minister, the speaker, the opposition leader and the Vice-Chair of the House.

But in spite of progress in some areas of Bangladesh is facing a disastrous future due to global warming and sea-level rise. A rise in temperature by one degree Celsius leading rise one meter of sea level, one-fifth of the country immerse and 30 million "climate migrants" would be created, she warned.

Bangladesh is the first among the South Asian Nations, which is to ratify the comprehensive nuclear-test-ban Treaty (CTBT) and anti-personnel mine ban treaty and land first sign the Treaty on the arms trade, she said.

The Prime Minister reminded the delegations to the world body as Bangladesh least developed by resource constraints, keeping back donor must well on providing development aid of 0.7 per cent of their gross national product (GNP) is a country.

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