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Fresh bloodshed in Khulna
BNP leader knifed to death; injured AL leader dies at DMCH; fish trader gunned down; Janajuddha factions claim responsibility; anti-crime drive on cards
A BNP leader was knifed to death and an Awami League (AL) leader died from his wounds yesterday and a fish trader was gunned down a day ago in a fresh flare-up of violence in restive Khulna, dubbed as
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Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow
Eid-ul-Azha, one of the two biggest religious festivals of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country tomorrow with due religious solemnity and fervour.
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Defence pact okayed to train up Kuwaiti army
Cabinet approves Bar Council Order amendments, sends back BIMST-EC draft deal for scrutiny
The cabinet yesterday approved Bangladesh-Kuwait Defence Agreement under which the armed forces will provide technical and vocational training to Kuwait Army for six years.
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Intensive care units hard to come by
Critically ill hundreds being turned away daily to face death without treatment
Hundreds of critically ill patients are refused admission to hospitals every day because of severe shortage of ICU (intensive care unit) facilities.
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BA, Air France cancel flights
Cite al-Qaeda threat
Three British Airways flights to the United States yesterday cancelled for security reasons, the company says.
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Car bomb claims 9 Iraqis, blast kills 3 US troops
Guerrillas killed nine people in a car bomb blast outside a police station in the Iraqi city of Mosul yesterday, and a separate attack on a US convoy north of Baghdad killed three American soldiers.
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1.7m perform Hajj amidst terror fear
The Muslim faithful massed yesterday on the mount where the Prophet Mohammed gave his last sermon 14 centuries ago as the annual pilgrimage flourished under the shadow of terror, with Saudi Arabia arresting
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49 killed in political violence in 30 days
Says Odhikar
Forty-nine people were killed, 477 injured, 114 arrested and five abducted in incidents of political violence in the first 30 days of the new year, says a rights organisation.
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Oust-Govt Movement
AL leaders, activists wary of harassment
The Awami League's (AL's) move to launch a quit-power movement against the government while continuing its parliament boycott has made many of its lawmakers as well as party leaders and activists at various
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Another businessman kidnapped in Ctg
Abductors demand Tk 10 lakh
Armed men abducted a businessman here Friday night and demanded a ransom of Tk 10 lakh for his release.The victim is Moulana Jahangir Alam, 40, businessman and owner of a cosmetic shop in the city.
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PCJSS Agitation
Govt on alert
The government is taking the topmost security precautions ahead of the agitation programmes of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) from February 7 to 9, according to the deputy commissioner
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Pakistan sacks nuclear chief
The founder of Pakistan's nuclear program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, was removed yesterday from his position as a government adviser amid an investigation into allegations of nuclear proliferation.
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Nuruzzaman freed on bail after 66 days
The High Court has released on bail businessman Nuruzzaman 66 days after his arrest in cases for bringing bribery charges against ruling BNP MP Naser Rahman.
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Saddam to be handed over to Iraqi court: Bremer
Ousted dictator Saddam Hussein remains in Iraq and will be handed over to a special court being set up by the US-appointed Governing Council to face charges of genocide and invasion of neighbouring countries,
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Rover sees possible Mars water evidence
The Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity spied hints Friday of a mineral that typically forms in water a finding that could mean the dry and dusty Red Planet was once wetter and more hospitable to life.
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Poultry industry counting loss
Poultry industry in the country is facing another setback as the bird flu in some South Asian countries has panicked consumers away from poultry meat causing a sharp decline in its demand and price.
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Gilligan seeks apology, quits BBC
Andrew Gilligan, whose radio report triggered the row between Downing Street and the BBC that preceded the suicide of Iraq weapons expert David Kelly, said on Saturday he has resigned from the publicbroadcaster.
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Henin-Hardenne lifts Aussie Open
World number one Justine Henin-Hardenne made it third time unlucky for bitter rival Kim Clijsters to win the Australian Open's battle of the Belgians here Saturday.
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DAE question leak
3 remanded, 15 jailed
A court in Mymensingh yesterday placed three persons on remand for their alleged involvement with the question paper leakage for the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) written test of Block Supervisors.
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Blast at Shahjalal shrine
Probe body gets extra days to submit report
Local administration yesterday gave a committee on probing the bomb blast at the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) 10 more days to submit its report after it failed to present its findings for the second
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