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When he says no to sex

Posted: 13 Aug 2011 01:25 AM PDT


Most women blame themselves when their partner loses interest in sex. They feel that that their man doesn't fancy them anymore. But the real culprit is someone, or something else altogether... The number of times he says 'no' only leads you to think that he's found someone else. But that is often not the case. Usually, there is something going on 'upstairs' that's freezing activities 'downstairs'. Your job is to find out what that something is, and work together to sort it out. If your man denies you sex, it is not uncommon to be left worrying about whether he is having an affair or wants to end the relationship. The truth is that although you may experience these feelings and thoughts, it's unlikely that his loss of desire, or ability to maintain an erection, is caused by a loss of interest in you, your looks or your relationship. Most men suffer from other sexual problems when they are stressed out, tired or under pressure to perform in some way. In fact, the problem is more likely to originate from a demanding boss or a heavy workload, than from you... Tiredness and overindulgence If your partner has been working hard and trying to meet deadlines, the tiredness and worry can cause problems in focusing on lovemaking. Other causes of temporary erection loss can be overindulgence in alcohol, or a heavy meal. When this happens, stimulation during love play will not cause or sustain the act. At this stage, it is crucial to comfort him and avoid making accusations about his loss of interest in you, or imply an affair. This will only increase the pressure on him and make things worse. Sometimes, just resting for sometime will solve the problem. Discussing feelings It is also important to explain your feelings about what has happened and to ask for his help in coping with the emotions you may be experiencing. Explain that you are worried - it may be connected to your relationship and how he feels about you, and encourage him to open up about what's going on with him too. Start by saying something like 'I know this probably sounds silly but... ' continuing with your own concerns about his loss of desire. Encourage him to do the same with you, as he is just as likely to be as concerned as you are, if not more so. In this way, you can act as a team and solve the problem together , rather than both avoiding the issue through fear of probably losing each other. Is he unwell? Loss of interest in sex could be an indicator of illnesses such as diabetes or heart disease. Avoid panicking your partner by telling him he may have a serious illness. Instead, suggest he has a general check-up to make sure that all is well. If the doctor suggests he needs more tests or needs treatment for an illness, it is better to act fast, as many health problems left untreated can be harder to remedy at a later stage. Money worries If you are experiencing problems in your relationship - frequent arguments, problems with children, money worries or other sexual difficulties , bring them out in the open and have a frank discussion. Emotional problems can lead to difficulties in sexual performance because trust or an intimate sense of connection to a partner is compromised. After all, it is hard to feel turned on if, for example, your debt level is worryingly high, or if your child's grades are a cause for concern. Taking action to resolve these issues can prevent erection difficulties where there is no physical cause. Talking to a debt adviser or a couples' counsellor could help you both make sense of the pressures you are under in order to tackle the problem. Once you take the first step to deal with these issues, the chances are that the erection problem will fade away. Your self-esteem Lastly, if you are worried about whether your partner still finds you attractive, try improving your own sense of self-esteem, rather than blaming him. Eat healthily, exercise regularly, do things that you enjoy, and make time to relax. If you feel good about yourself, your intimate life will also feel positive. And you can handle the rest of the problems, be it coping with your partner's sexual inefficiency, illness or stress. Or maybe, you won't have a problem at all.

Mass protests staged across Syria, 10 killed

Posted: 13 Aug 2011 01:23 AM PDT


DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces opened fire on Friday killing at least 10 people as thousands of anti-regime protesters rallied in flashpoint cities after the Ramadan weekly prayers, rights activists said. Today's hail of lead came in defiance of warnings by the United States that Syria will face further sanctions if it does not stop killing protesters. A man was shot dead in a dawn assault on the Damascus suburb of Saqba while a woman died when troops opened fire in the town of Kahn Sheikhun in northwestern Idlib province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. As thousands poured out of mosques after the noon prayers in the central city of Hama, security forces sprayed them with gunfire, killing a civilian and wounding three others, the Britain-based Observatory said. "Thousands of people marched in Hama despite a higher presence of security forces. We left from the mosque to the Al-Manakh Square and they shot at us. People were wounded and several others were arrested," an activist told AFP. Hama has been the scene of some of the bloodiest clashes since an uprising began mid- March against the authoritarian rule of President Bashar al- Assad. At least 100 people died when troops backed by tanks stormed the city on July 31, the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. State television streamed images showing Assi Square -- nerve centre of protests in Hama -- as completely empty, saying: "Life is back to normal in Assi Square, there are no armed forces."

Todays future for your life

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 02:54 PM PDT


Dhaka in The Economist view-finder againDhaka in The Economist view-finder again

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:19 AM PDT


A week after inviting the government's ire, The Economist has now come up with two more articles on Bangladesh. This time, however, there is no mention of "bags of Indian cash and advice" in either article, appearing in the London-based magazine's Aug 13 edition and also uploaded on its website on Friday. Banyan, a regular column on Asia, focuses on Bangladesh's politics this week with the heading "In the name of the father: An obsession with Bangladesh's past may explain its prime minister's growing intolerance". The other report, under the head "The poisonous politics of Bangladesh" indicates from the outset that it is not going to be laudatory. The Banyan starts with commending the country's state of economy. "The economy, with annual output of around $100 billion, grows by nearly 7 percent a year and is fuelled by the world's third-largest clothes- export industry. Aid money gushes in, and good things are done against poverty." This stability in economy, the write-up points out, is hardly reflected in the state of the country's politics with new corruption cases filed against opposition chief Khaleda Zia, arrest warrants against her elder son Tarique Rahman and indictment of the other son Arafat Rahman Coco. On the other hand, the courts in the country have quashed corruption cases against Awami League figures, the first article says. The relationship between Hasina and Khaleda is termed as one of 'legendary mutual animosity'. With a general election in a few years, the article says that Sheikh Hasina could have tried to embed democracy to become the first person to be re-elected to the office of Bangladesh's prime minister. "Sadly, judging by her recent behaviour, she seems to seek instead to crush the opposition and provoke an election boycott, silencing pesky critics as she goes." Referring to rumours, The Economist article says Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was "resented for his high international profile, which threatened to eclipse the sacred memory of Sheikh Hasina's father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who led Bangladesh to independence". According to the article, Yunus's other sins included his accepting the Nobel peace prize that 'Sheikh Hasina felt should have been hers, failing to commiserate after an assassination attempt on her in 2004, and being ungrateful for the help she gave Grameen'. Mentioning a new constitutional requirement declaring Sheikh Mujib the Father of the Nation and ordering all offices in the country to display his portrait, the UK-based magazine says, "Hasina wants her father to be revered". It questions the Awami League government's move to try war crime suspects, saying that the government has made a 'mess' of it. "Even sympathetic outsiders say it has bungled forthcoming war crimes trials of seven men over their alleged role in the war and massacres of 1971," the article reads. THE SHEIKH OF THINGS TO COME The magazine also criticises the recent amendment process. "Most troubling is the hasty rewriting of the constitution on June 30th, especially the scrapping of a provision for caretaker administrations to run elections." The Supreme Court in a verdict on May 10 suggested keeping the provision for two more elections, to avoid provoking social strife. "Sheikh Hasina herself had insisted on the arrangement when in opposition. In office, she heedlessly went ahead and junked it. That bodes ill for fair and peaceful polls in 2013. "Nor do Orwellian touches inspire confidence. The constitution, or at least most of it, shall not be amended in future. Anyone who dares criticise it may be prosecuted for sedition. Mrs Zia has already been warned for having complained about it. Merely to back such a complaint is now illegal. Thought-crime may be next." The article says Sheikh Hasina's dream for Bangladesh "differs profoundly from that cherished by her countrymen". "She hopes to emulate not Indonesia or India today, but the country imagined by her father before his murder in 1975." Though it fails to fulfil a promise to restore his founding constitution's commitment to "secularism", the new version is mostly loyal to his vision, complete with dated pledges to socialism, The Economist says. "By attacking opponents, his daughter settles scores with those who opposed Sheikh Mujib. And, as Orwell knew: who controls the present controls the past. And who controls the past controls the future," the website reads.

5 'muggers' die in Uttara firefight

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:17 AM PDT


Five suspected muggers have been killed in a reported gunfight with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka. The paramilitary force's legal and media wing director M Sohael on Friday night told that the incident took place around 9pm near Mascot Plaza in Sector 7, Uttara. Two others have been arrested, he said. RAB director general Mokhlesur Rahman also said that two revolvers, two pistols, a pipegun and a machete were recovered from the spot.

Bomb found in Assam train, defused

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 07:52 AM PDT


GUWAHATI: A passenger train carrying about 500 people had a miraculous escape in Assam on Friday when police seized a powerful bomb from one of the coaches. A police spokesperson said the bomb was recovered from one of the coaches of the Kamakhya- Puri Express near the Pancharatna station in western Goalpara district early Friday. The train was bound for Puri in Orissa from Assam's main city of Guwahati. "We had some information that a bomb was being carried in the train and hence we conducted a massive search operation after stopping the train at Pancharatna station and recovered a powerful improvised explosive device concealed in a sack," Goalpara district police chief Luis Aind said. Bomb experts defused the explosive. Police picked up one person suspected to have been carrying the bomb. "Investigations are on to find if the person we picked was actually carrying the bomb or not," the official said. On July 11, at least 70 people were injured, several of them seriously, when four coaches of the Kamakhya-Puri Express were derailed and four others capsized due to a powerful explosion at Dhatkuchi between Rangiya and Goghrapar railway stations in Assam in western Assam. Militants in Assam have stepped up efforts to create terror ahead of Independence Day even as 12 rebel groups have called for a boycott and a 17-hour general strike Aug 15. Militant groups in the northeast have for years boycotted national events to protest New Delhi's rule over the region. Security forces have been put on maximum alert across the region to thwart possible rebel strikes, officials said. The run-up to the events has always been violent, with rebels striking vital installations like crude oil pipelines, trains, roads and rail bridges besides targeting security personnel.

Clinton urges new steps against Syria, another 16 killed

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 07:51 AM PDT


DASMASCUS: US secretary of state Hillary Clinton urged China, Russia and India to step up pressure on Syria's Bashar al- Assad, as his forces killed another 16 civilians in their brutal crackdown on protest. Anti-regime protesters meanwhile were readying to flood the streets of Syria again after the Ramadan Friday prayers, setting the stage for further bloody confrontations. Clinton in an interview with CBS News broadcast on Thursday suggested that China and India impose energy sanctions on Syria while she urged Russia to stop selling arms to Damascus, which has bought arms from Moscow for decades. "What we really need to do to put the pressure on Assad is to sanction the oil and gas industry. And we want to see Europe take more steps in that direction," Clinton said. "And we want China to take steps with us. We want to see India, because India and China have large energy investments inside of Syria. We want to see Russia cease selling arms to the Assad regime," the top US diplomat said. Her comments came as US officials said Washington has decided to call explicitly for President Assad to step down. The White House said President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed during a phone call Thursday on the need for a "transition to democracy" in Syria. The Obama administration has been steadily ratcheting up pressure on Assad, who has been deaf to growing international calls to stop a crackdown that human rights groups say has killed more than 2,000 people since mid-March. "The United States is looking to explicitly call for Assad to step down. The timing of that is still in question," according to a US official who did not rule out that the announcement could come next week. "It's part of steps to increase the pressure given the ongoing brutality of the Assad regime," the official told AFP on the condition of anonymity. Ignoring the growing international outrage, Assad pledged this week a relentless battle against "terrorist groups" Damascus says is fomenting a popular uprising across Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on its website that a total of 2,150 people have been confirmed dead since the protests began in mid-March, including 1,744 civilians and 406 members of the security forces. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland meanwhile said the US ambassador in Damascus personally warned Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Thursday that Syria will face further sanctions if it does not stop killing protesters. Robert Ford, the envoy who returned to Damascus last week after consultations in Washington, also urged Syria's top diplomat to ensure journalists can cover the protests. On top of earlier targeted measures against Assad, regime officials and others, the US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on the state-owned Commercial Bank of Syria and the largest mobile phone operator, Syriatel. Facebook group The Syrian Revolution 2011, one of the drivers of the uprising against Assad's authoritarian rule, urged Syrians to pursue anti-regime rallies throughout the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan which started August 1, saying "every day in Ramadan is a Friday." Friday -- the weekly day of rest when key Muslim prayers are held -- has become a focal point of anti-regime protests in Syria, with hundreds of thousands pouring on to the streets each week to demonstrate. On Thursday, Syrian forces killed at least 16 people, with the army storming more towns in pursuit of anti-regime protesters, rights activists said. Most of the deaths occurred after columns of tanks and troops stormed the the town of Qusayr in the central province of Homs, they said. "Twelve people were killed by the end of military operations" in Qusayr, the Syrian Observatory said. Three other people were shot dead by security forces in the eastern oil hub of Deir Ezzor's Al- Matar neighbourhood and several houses were torched, the Britain-based rights group said. Another person was killed in the coastal city of Lattakia where Assad's forces unleashed another wave of arrests. As part of the crackdown, Abdel Karim Rihawi, head of the Syrian League for the Defence of Human Rights since 2004 and a key source of information for international media, was arrested on Thursday, activists said.

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Bangladesh politics

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 03:39 AM PDT


Shilpa Shetty undegoes prosthetic makeup for her bald look in ‘Desire’

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 01:53 AM PDT




Shilpa Shetty will be seen in an all new de-glam and bald avatar in her Indo-Chinese venture titled ' Desire'. She plays a monk in the flick and has to undergo four hours of prosthetic makeup everyday in order to get that bald look. The movie has Shilpa Shetty and Chinese actor Xia Yu play the lead roles. Anupam Kher, Jayapradha, Vikram Gokhale, and Asif enact other important characters in the movie. Sankar Ehsan Loy and Viswamohan Bhat have composed the music. The movie has been shot in Kerala, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh in India and in various locales in Malayasia. In the past, glamorous Antara Mali had also played a bald monk living in Sikkim in Amol Palekar's film 'And Once Again', but she opted to shave off her tresses completely than going for prosthetic makeup.

Film on Osama raid stirs US row

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 09:23 PM PDT


WASHINGTON: Hollywood filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow has been given confidential access by the Obama Administration to make a film on the sensational raid that killed Osama bin Laden, prompting an American lawmaker toquestion the reported move for jeopardising national security. Drawing attention of the administration to a media report that Sony Pictures and Bigelow have been given access to confidential information, New York Republican Congressman Peter T King has said it is the duty of authorities to inform public and lawmakers before declassifying such matters. He demanded an inquiry into the Pentagon's alleged collaboration with the Oscarwinning filmmaker. "I write to express concern regarding ongoing leaks of classified information regarding sensitive military operations ," said King, Chairman Committee on Homeland Security , said in a letter to the Defence Department and the CIA. "As reported in a New York Times on August 6, 2011, administration officials may have provided filmmakers with details of the raid that successfully killed Osama bin Laden," the letter said. King said leaks of classified information regarding the bin Laden raid have already resulted, according to a June 15, 2011 article in the Washington Post, in the arrests of Pakistanis who were believed by local authorities to have assisted the CIA with the May 2 raid in Pakistan's garrison city of Abbottabad. "Administration's first duty in declassifying material is to provide full reporting to Congress and the American people, in an effort to build public trust through transparency of government," King said. "This alleged collaboration belies a desire of transparency in favour of a cinematographic view of history," he said.

China launches new communication satellite for Pakistan

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 09:22 PM PDT


BEIJING: China on Friday launched a communications satellite PAKSAT-1R for its close ally Pakistan. It was launched in the early hours on Friday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite was carried by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, Chinese official agency Xinhua reported. PAKSAT-1R will provide a range of services including broadband internet, telecom and broadcasting, covering some regions of Europe, South Asia, the Middle East, and the eastern Africa, besides a host of defence applications. The satellite will replace Paksat-1. The life span of the satellite was stated to be 15 years. The control room of the centre said the launch was successful. The satellite was separated from its carrier rocket and entered geostationary 26 minutes after being launched. The Paksat-1R satellite is designed and manufactured by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), Pakistan's official APP news agency reported. A select group of senior Pakistani officials witnessed the launch. The satellite carries communication payload to facilitate the introduction of a range of new services, including broadband internet, digital television broadcasting, remote and rural telephony, emergency communications, tele-education and tele-medicine. The satellite will be operated from SUPARCO Satellite Ground Stations located in Lahore and Karachi. The satellite has 30 transponders onboard, including 12 C band and 18 Ku band transponders. To meet the coverage requirements, Paksat-1R has advance communication antennas, covering South Asian sub- continent, the Middle East, east Africa and part of Western European areas and cities. It is China's first in-orbit delivery to Asian customers and also the first commercial satellite export to international users this year, Xinhua reported. The contract for the PAKSAT-1R was signed in 2008 between China Great Wall Industry Corporation and the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission of Pakistan. China and Pakistan share a long history of space technology cooperation. Pakistan's first low- orbit satellite, BADR-A, was launched by China in 1990 with Long March 2E rocket, it said. Thanking China for the help, Pakistan's foreign secretary Salman Bashir said, "the successful launch is yet another shining illustration of the time- tested friendship between Pakistan and China and has ushered in a new era of cooperation in space technology between the two countries". "This also marks the next step in taking forward Pakistan's space Programme "2040", Bashir said. The launch of PakSat-1R has added a new chapter to the mutual cooperation between the all-weather allies in the field of space technology. Pakistan's ambassador to China Masood Khan said PakSat-1R's launch as important for his country for many reasons. "It is a symbol of Pakistan-China cooperation in the area of space technology. It is the first of the kind to be launched by China and Pakistan. Therefore it establishes a new platform, and marks a new beginning", he said. Khan said it is our natural aspiration that a Pakistani astronaut aboard a Chinese spacecraft flies to the space, adding that "this is possible because Pakistan and China enjoy relations of trust and confidence". Chairman SUPARCO Ahmed Bilal termed the launch as a "historic event" as it is for the first time that a commercial, fully capable communication satellite has been launched in which scientists and engineers of SUPARCO have worked very closely with the Chinese in all stages of its design and development. They have also gained firsthand experience of designing and manufacturing of satellite, he said.

Prisoner in Ajmer, Krishna says he's in Pakistan

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 09:19 PM PDT


NEW DELHI: In yet another faux pas, external affairs minister S M Krishna on Thursday got confused about an octogenarian Pakistani doctor lodged in Ajmer jail, saying the government of Pakistan must consider his release on humanitarian grounds. Krishna's strange answer during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha led to an intervention by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who clarified the matters. Shivanand Tiwari (JD-U) had asked as to what the government was doing for the release of the wheelchair-bound Dr Mohammad Khalil Chisti, a virologist who was sentenced to life imprisonment in December last in a 1992 murder case while he was on a visit to India to see his ailing mother. Krishna responded during the Question Hour by stating that this "particular person" was detained in Pakistan and it was a question to be considered by the government of that country on "humanitarian grounds". As puzzled members looked on, the minister went on to say that Dr Chisti was confined to a wheelchair and was more than 80 years old, and he was sure that the government of Pakistan would take a lenient view about the case. "We will, certainly pursue this at the level of the high commissioner," he added. Hearing this surprised Opposition members asked which prisoner Krishna was referring to. CPM's Brinda Karat said that the minister had misunderstood the question and that he was talking about somebody else. Amidst noisy interruptions from Opposition benches, the Prime Minister got up to state that Dr Chisti was serving a prison sentence in Rajasthan. When he had received a request for his release he had contacted the home minister who has been in correspondence with the Rajasthan government, Singh said, adding that "further results are yet to be received". At one point, as several Opposition members made interruptions, Chairman Hamid Ansari ordered that nothing should go on record. After the Prime Minister's intervention, the Chairman said that the position has been clarified and proceeded with the next question. Dr Chisti's case hit the headlines recently when Supreme Court judge Markandeya Katju had made a personal appeal to the Prime Minister seeking his release on humanitarian grounds saying that he was a heart patient with a hip fracture. "It will be a disgrace for our country if he (Chishti) dies in jail...if a pardon is granted it will enhance the prestige of India," the judge had said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is one of the top female leaders on the world

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 08:23 AM PDT


Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is one of the 12 female leaders of the world. Time Magazine named the female leaders around the world. Awami League President and incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ranks 7th position among world 12 female leaders. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is on the top of the list. Time Magazine published the report titling "Top 12 female leaders around the world" on its online edition on 5th August. Time describes, Sheikh Hasina Wajed, the 63-year-old leader of the left-of-center Awami League, has a history of surviving. During a 1975 coup d'état, assassins killed 17 members of her family — including her son, three brothers, mother and father, former Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Sheikh Hasina, then 28, happened to be abroad at the time. She later survived a grenade attack that killed more than 20 people, dodging the bullets that sprayed her car as she fled. Sheikh Hasina was first elected Prime Minister in 1996. In January 2009, the Awami League won 230 of 299 parliamentary seats, and the consummate survivor found herself Prime Minister — again.

We won't allow even an inch of land for terrorism: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 08:22 AM PDT


Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the present government will not allow anyone to use even an inch of land of the country for terrorism. "My government is always against terrorism. We won't allow any space to the terrorists; we won't allow an inch of land of the country to be used for terrorism," she said when outgoing Egyptian Ambassador Fayyaz Mustafa Nosyar called on her at her office. Sheikh Hasina said after assuming power, the government has started its move to eradicate terrorism from the country. "Terrorists have no borders; they are the problems of the whole world. We all have to fight against terrorism in a united form as it is not possible to eradicate this problem by solo effort." She said her government is also trying hard to eliminate corruption from the country. "We are committed not to allow corruption in the country." The premier discussed with the outgoing Egyptian ambassador various bilateral issues, including trade and business. Since a long time ago, the relation between Bangladesh and Egypt is very good, they said. Ambassador Nosyar hoped that this relation will be further strengthened during this period of the Awami League-led government. Ambassador Nosier thanked the prime minister for her government's cooperation during his tenure in Bangladesh. Ambassador at-large M Ziauddin, Principal Secretary MA Karim and PM's press secretary Abul Kalam Azad were present during the meeting.

Zia freed 22,000 Razakars & rehabilitated war criminals: Awami League Leaders

Posted: 11 Aug 2011 08:17 AM PDT


Awami League presidium member and Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Wednesday said that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman did not pardon the war criminals. "He (Bangabandhu) had clearly said that those who were involved in looting, arson, killing and rape during the country's War of Liberation in 1971 would not get clemency. But it is Ziaur Rahman who freed 22,000 Razakars, who were allegedly war criminals, from jail," she said. "But there is an effort to create confusion in public life by spreading the propaganda that Bangabandhu had awarded clemency to the war criminals. It is nothing but a blatant lie," she added. Matia Chowdhury was addressing a discussion organised by Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad marking National Mourning Day at National Museum in the city. She also said that Ziaur Rahman took all necessary steps to rehabilitate the Razakars. He (Zia) had debts to repay to Pakistan as the graves of his parents are there. Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub- ul-Alam Hanif said that Khaleda Zia cannot throw the constitution away as it was achieved through the supreme sacrifice of three million martyrs and agonies of two lakh women. Her comment is insulting to three million martyrs and two lakh women. "In one side there is a move to trample the constitution and on the other side conspiracy is being hatched to destroy the judiciary," he added. He alleged that Khaleda Zia wants to destroy the judiciary. The Supreme Court delivered the verdict of Bangabandhu killing case and verdict on her Cantonment House. She cannot accept the Supreme Court. "If the judiciary exists, the trial of war criminals and her sons will be held. So she is hatching conspiracy to destroy the judiciary. "With a view to destroying the judiciary, the pro-BNP lawyers went to court to create chaotic situation during the hearing of Fazlul Huq Amini, despite Amini having his own lawyers," he added. Awami League advisory council member Amir Hossain Amu on Wednesday alleged that the anti-liberation forces are hatching conspiracies to create anarchy while the government was working to move the country forward. He was addressing a discussion organised by Bangladesh Tanti League, an associate body of the ruling Awami League, marking the National Mourning Day at Mukti Bhaban in the city. Amu said the BNP-led opposition resorts to blatant lies to gain cheap popularity whenever any cases are filed against any of its leaders for involvement in corruption and irregularities. He urged the people in general and the party leaders and workers in particular to remain alert against the propaganda of the opposition. Ad¬mi¬tting the price hike of essentials, the senior Awami League leader said the present government has inherited the problem from the previous BNP-Jamaat government. "The government is trying its best to contain the price hike." Paying glowing tribute to father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Amu said his epoch- making speech on March 7 in 1971 at the then Race Course Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan) was actually the call for independence of the country in the real sense of the term in which the uncompromising independence leader gave guidelines for freedom and emancipation of the Bangalee nation