Bangladesh and World today 02-07-08

5 rookie rental plants fail to add power
Five rental power contracts awarded to inexperienced power companies by the Power Cell of the power ministry in January fail to add power to the national grid 46 days behind schedule.

Khoka charged with Tk 10cr illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday pressed charges against Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka in a case filed for amassing wealth worth Tk 9.76 crore illegally and giving false information to the commission.

Dhaka rain-hit
Wet weather to continue till July 5
Heavy downpour for most of the day yesterday sent many areas in the city under ankle- to knee-deep water, meaning immense sufferings to the residents, particularly the office-goers and students.
Govt hikes bus fares
Fuel price spiral causes commotion all around
The government last night increased bus fares amid a chaos in the capital and across the country as transport operators had been increasing fares feverishly earlier in the day, a day after the former had hiked prices of fuel oil by a huge margin.

3 dead in Jerusalem bulldozer rampage
A driver slams his bulldozer into a crowded bus in Jerusalem, killing at least two people. At least 30 people were wounded before police killed the driver, authorities said.