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Dhaka-10 Symbol Dispute
No by-polls on June 6
SC upholds HC stay order
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday rejected the petition the Election Commission filed against the High Court (HC) stay order on Dhaka-10 parliamentary by-polls, ending the prospect of June 6 election to
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Tigers revel in real draw
Mashud hammers maiden Test ton
Khaled Mashud hammered his maiden Test hundred as Bangladesh revelled in a deserving draw against the West Indies on the fifth day of the first match yesterday.
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Dhaka included in pvt land phone operations
Telecoms regulator Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to clear the way for private operators to launch fixed phone service in capital Dhaka setting aside a disputewith
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Police hunt on for Ctg training camp mastermind
Police kicked off a hunt for a madrasa teacher for his suspected links to a clandestine arms training centre in the hilly Hathazari area yesterday, a day after busting the camp believed to be of an Islamist
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It's all rumour: CEC
It is still a mystery as to how the chief election commissioner's (CEC) signature found its way into the warrant of attorney approving the appeal against the High Court stay order as he has been denying
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Security concerns to be addressed, says Morshed
Bangladesh and India have agreed to address each other's security concerns and sought to dispel the perception that a bilateral free trade agreement was off, Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan said yesterday.
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Stop yearend burst of project work
PM asks officials
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday underscored intensifying administrative management and directed all concerned to implement government decisions and projects in time to stop fund waste.
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Pry teachers begin hunger strike to death
Non-government primary school teachers yesterday started a fast-unto-death programme at Muktangan following completion of their 72-hour hunger strike demanding nationalisation of their jobs.
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12 killed as violence rages thru' Iraq
Militants loyal to radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clashed yesterday with US forces near a mosque in the holy city of Kufa, and officials said six Iraqis were killed and 40 others wounded.
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Security scurry ahead of Rumsfeld's visit
Despite official silence on US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld's arrival in Dhaka on Saturday, government officials, security agencies and US authorities are working out security details for thehigh-profile
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Staff of 3 NCB branches at ZIA tranferred
Links to their underhand forex trading found
The management of three nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) yesterday transferred all officers and staff at their Zia International Airport (ZIA) branches following allegations of their involvement with
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City mayors prefer Pajero to self-reliance
Alleges Saifur
Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday alleged the country's city corporation mayors prefer to use government sanctions to move about in posh Pajero jeeps to making their offices self-reliant.
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Hotelier gunned down in Kushtia
Extortionists gunned down a hotelier on Tuesday night in Kushtia on refusal to pay them money, adding to the long line of killings in the southwestern district over the last few days.
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Jamaat has links to 16 extremist outfits
Hasina alleges at city rally
Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina yesterday alleged that the ruling coalition constituent Jamaat-e-Islami had links to 12 to 16 religious extremist outfits operating in Bangladesh.
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7 killed in road accidents
At least seven people were killed and 28 others injured in road accidents in Chittagong, Tangail and Bogra yesterday.
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MV Diganta rescue drive abandoned
Salvage of MV Diganta Express launch was abandoned yesterday due to strong current and heavy siltation on the sunken vessel 55 feet down the water, BIWTA officials said.
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Motorcycle garage owner shot dead
A motorcycle garage owner was shot dead by unidentified assailants in front of his house in the city's Khilgaon area on Tuesday night.
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Ahsanullah Murder
Raid to nab mastermind fails
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police yesterday raided the house of Nurul Islam Sarker, cultural secretary of Jubo Dal Tongi unit and alleged mastermind of the murder of Awami League lawmaker
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Two outlaws lynched
Two armed cadres of the Janajuddho faction of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were killed in mob beating near a orphanage at Malghar Union under Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district early
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EC Appeal
AL demands independent inquiry
Main opposition Awami League yesterday demanded an independent inquiry into the alleged document tampering in filing of an appeal against High Court's stay order on Dhaka-10 by-polls.
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