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Deadly devices seized in CHT
32 antitank mines, six rocket launchers in the haul; BDR-operatives firefight rages in Bandarban; six 'Indians' arrested in Sylhet
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) yesterday seized a high-profile haul of weapons, including 32 antitank mines and six rocket launchers, in a firefight with terrorists in Bandarban and arrested six Indians in Sylhet
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Rally on river to save Jatka
The district administration of Chandpur recovered about 25 lakh metres of banned 'current net' last year in its anti-Jatka (Hilsha fries) drives and the value of the haul stood at nearly Tk 2.
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Peacekeepers laid to rest
Fifteen army officers, killed in a plane crash in the West African country of Benin, were buried with full state honour and religious rituals yesterday.
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Summit focuses on trade, terrorism
Three-day Saarc gala event starts in Islamabad Sunday
South Asian heads of state flock to Islamabad this weekend for a landmark summit that is expected to forge a new terror pact, pave the way for a free trade zone and bring the leaders of Pakistan and India
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Hasina pays respect to army officers
AL blasts govt for not allowing its president to any official function; obituary reference in JS likely
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Sheikh Hasina yesterday paid last respect to the army officers killed in the December 25 Benin air crash amid her party's criticism of the government for depriving
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8 killed in Iraq car bomb blast
Up to eight people were killed in a New Year's Eve bomb attack on a Baghdad restaurant and more than 30 wounded, US military investigators said Thursday as they hunted for clues among the rubble.
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PM leaves for Pakistan tomorrow
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia leaves for Islamabad tomorrow to attend the 12th Saarc Summit beginning on January 4 that mainly aims to reach a 'framework agreement' on establishing the much-awaited South
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Dhaka Int'l Trade Fair opens
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday inaugurated Dhaka International Trade Fair-2004 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city.
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NCBs look for new sectors to fund
BB to launch measures and packages to expedite investment, reform
Local commercial banks will open from this year their doors wider to investors seeking finance for projects in power, road construction, health and infrastructure.
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Cold snap to stay for three more days
Heavy fog disrupts ferry movement since Wednesday
The sky will remain overcast amid the cold snap sweeping much of Bangladesh including Dhaka for three days more, according to the latest weathercast.
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Pakshey Bridge nearly complete
Expected opening in March next year
The Pakshey Bridge over Padma, the country's second largest bridge, is expected to be opened in March next year followed by another major bridge, the Rupsha Bridge over Rupsha (in Khulna) in June 2005.
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Do your job right or quit
Attorney general criticises govt lawyers' performance
Attorney General AF Hasan Ariff yesterday came down heavily on government lawyers assigned to deal with criminal cases for their poor performance that resulted in granting of bail to hardcore criminals
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Parliaments seal Musharraf rule
Pakistan's national and four provincial parliaments have voted to make Pervez Musharraf head of state with a five-year term.
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Two murdered in Khulna
Two persons were murdered in separate incidents at Paikgachha upazila in the district yesterday.
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AL enforces daylong hartal tomorrow
The main opposition Awami League (AL) enforces a dawn-to-dusk countrywide hartal tomorrow to protest what it said was infringement on democratic and political rights of the opposition and killing of its
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Salma Sobhan laid to rest
Namaz-e-janaza of Barrister Salma Sobhan, a social worker and human-rights activist, was held at Gulshan Central Mosque after Zohr prayers yesterday.
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Second round
Dhaka-Delhi FTA talks postponed
The second round of Bangladesh-India talks on Free Trade Agreement (FTA), scheduled for January 7 in New Delhi, has been postponed, diplomatic sources said here yesterday.
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Education, not politics will get students jobs
Khaleda says at JCD programme
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has said the students will have to get employment by dint of their academic qualifications, they will not be given jobs only for doing her party politics.
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Health plan launched without budget
The health ministry yesterday launched the three-year ambitious Health, Nutrition and Population Sector Programme (HNPSP) without specific plans and budget, as well.
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ICS, JCD men foil Udichi function
A function to be held at a local college to observe the 90th birth anniversary of writer Audwaita Mallabarman yesterday had to be called off due to opposition from Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) and Jatiyatabadi
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72-hr transport strike from January 6
Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Malik-Sramik Oikya Parishad (Bangladesh road transport owners-workers unity council) has called for a 72-hour transport strike across the country from January 6 to realise
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Fire guts Bata shop in Mirpur
Fire gutted leather products and sports accessories reportedly worth Tk 10 lakh at a shoe store in Mirpur Section-10 yesterday.
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