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Some 42 youths including 18 of Rajshahi were ripped off their entire money amounting to Tk 1.65 crore by a fake manpower and travel agency that allured them with overseas job and higher education in Namibia. Universal Consultants Limited, a Rajshahi based agency sent 24 of the cheated youths to Namibia, but all of them had to return home facing inhuman punishment and torture in Namibian custody for false travel and other necessary documents. Police on Monday arrested Nurul Islam Mandol, a retired additional chief engineer of Power Development Board from his Bhadra residence for his involvement with the frauds' gang following complain of Tarek Ahmed, a swindled student of Shalbagan area. The police said, the gang has international connection and they used to cheat people setting up a fake college styled International College of Business and Information Technology at Windhoek of Namibia. The cheated youths and police said, Mondol's son-in-law Atik Shamsuzzoha Neon and his wife Na...

Three cases were filed against the former deputy minister for land Ruhul Kuddus Talukhdar Dulu, his elder brother and two other house-helps for misappropriating 52 pieces of CI sheets of government relief fund in Naldanga of Natore district yesterday. Sub inspectors Ramjan, Rafik and Mustak of Naldanga police station filed the graft cases under section 406, 409 and 109 of Bangladesh Penal Code. Dulu and his brother Rafikul Islam Talukhdar were accused in a case for using government CI sheets in constructing drawing room and shallow water-pump house in his village home at Ramsa Kazipur under Naldanga police station. The two brothers and house-helps Zaharul and Razlu were sued in two other cases for erecting rooms of the house-helps with the government CI sheets at courtyard of the minister's village home. Police in a raid on Sunday afternoon seized 52 pieces of CI sheets from Dulu's village home and arrested Bazlu. Sensing the raid, Dulu's brother Rafikul Islam Talukhdar and...

The Daily Star Vol. 5 Num 968 Mon. February 19, 2007 Sports Mashud far from maddening crowd Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi Distressed over his omission from the World Cup squad, long-serving wicketkeeper Khaled Masud has decided to skip the two four-day Tests against touring England A. "I don't want to deceive my countrymen playing for Bangladesh A when I am very upset. I would not be able to play with full commitment at this moment. So I came to Rajshahi to take some rest," Mashud told The Daily Star yesterday. The frustration drove Masud back to his hometown in Rajshahi with certain captive zeal for bringing himself back on track. AS soon as he reached his Kumarpara home last afternoon, he jumped out in company of local cricketers to devote in rigorous practice at the Rajshahi Government College ground. During a break in the practice, the former Bangladesh skipper -- ignored by the selectors who themselves believe Mahsud remains to be the best keeper in the country -- s...

Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu Former BNP state minister for land Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu allegedly helped the rise of militant kingpin Siddiqul Islam Bangla Bhai in greater Rajshahi area in 2004, while the ex-minister also raised a gang of criminals led by his cousins and nephews, who terrorised the people of Natore and gradually took over the district's underworld. Dulu reportedly met with Bangla Bhai several times in 2004 and maintained the contact until the militant leader was arrested on March 6 last year. Several newspapers reported that on April 18, 2004, Bangla Bhai and his aides visited Dulu's house in Natore after openly holding a rally in front of an adjacent mosque. The then Natore Sadar assitant superintendent of police escorted Bangla Bhai back to his den allegedly under Dulu's direct instructions. Dulu also allegedly sent a number of his hired hands to protect Bangla Bhai during the March 16, 2004 gunfight between the police and Bangla Bhai's gang on Sadha...

Mon. February 05, 2007 Front Page Firearms, ammo seized from Dulu's house Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi Joint forces raided former deputy minister Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu's Natore residence as well as his village home at Ramsa, Kazipur and seized two firearms and 137 bullets early yesterday. The army-led forces found a .22 bore rifle along with its 76 bullets, and 50 more different rifle bullets from Dulu's residence at Alaipur in Natore town. A shotgun along with its 11 bullets was also found at his village home at Ramsa, Kazipur. People from surrounding villages of Ramsa, Kazipur, Naldanga, Basila, Patul, Khajura and Madhnagar expressed their joy at Dulu's arrest and exchanged sweets. BNP leader Ruhul Quddus Dulu is known to have patronised vigilante gangs of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) led by Siddiqul Islam Bangla Bhai in their action against communist outlaws in 2004.

Mon. February 05, 2007 Front Page Midnight crackdown on 'corrupt' politicians SQ Chy, Nazmul Huda, Falu, Iqbal Hasan, Saifur's son, Nasim, Salman among the big fish netted Staff Correspondent The joint forces finally made a move against the hitherto untouchable corrupt bigwigs of BNP and Awami League (AL), detaining seven former ministers and several other top politicians of both the parties, the names of which have become synonymous to unbridled corruption over the years. The high profile detainees include Nazmul Huda, Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Mohammad Nasim. The arrests, which came three weeks into former central bank governor Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed led caretaker government's declaration of war against corruptionists and criminal godfathers, were made in the first three hours of yesterday. Preparations are on to bring graft charges against the detainees, according to sources. The joint forces also have the names of 41 other top politicians and businessmen on their ...

Fri. January 26, 2007 Letters to Editor Prof. TaherSanzid Alvi Ahmed, HR Manager-Talent, British American Tobacco Bangladesh, Dhaka I would like to introduce myself as the son of late Prof S. Taher Ahmed. On January 17 an article on the murder of Professor S. Taher Ahmed was published in your daily. My father was murdered on 1st February 2006. He was a true scholar. He did his PhD. from Germany and later on he did his post-doctoral research from the University College of London. He was known for his honesty, hard work and dedication throughout his teaching career. I still cannot understand how a fellow human could even think of killing him. From the very beginning, The Daily Star has been providing us amazing support. My family is an ordinary one. We don't have any connection with the high-ups. It's only for the media support that the case has progressed so far. I cannot thank you enough for your continuous support. I really hope that DS would continue to give coverage to this ...