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Attack on AL rally part of plot to mar BNP's image
Khaleda says a particular quarter became jealous of government's success, started to scheme to unseat it
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday said the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League meeting was part of a conspiracy to mar her administration's image, impede the post-flood rehabilitation and scare
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More FBI agents may fly in, evidence sent to US
Some more experts and officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may soon fly in Dhaka to investigate the August 21 carnage, while FBI Special Agent Gibson Wilson yesterday sent the evidence
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Govt on alert as more bomb attacks feared
The government yesterday worked out counter-terror moves after intelligence agents said an unknown terrorist outfit may have been planning to explode potent bombs in public places in Dhaka.
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ADB ups annual lending to $495m
The Asian Development Bank will bump its annual lending to Bangladesh up by $93 million, to $495 million in 2005-06 from $402 million scheduled in its last Country Strategy and Programme (CSP) update,
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Malaysia's Anwar freed from jail
Court overturns sodomy ruling
Malaysia's highest court has freed rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim from almost six years in jail, overturning his conviction for sodomy in a shock ruling expected to win support for the new prime minister.
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WB to assess flood damage from September 12
Bank to suggest long-term flood mitigation programme
A 27-member World Bank mission will start a two-week flood damage assessment from September 12 to work out an assistance strategy for the post-flood rehabilitation programme.
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Janata MD sent back to BB, Agrani chief asked to retire
More changes in state-owned banks on cards
The government yesterday cancelled the deputation of the Janata Bank managing director (MD) and sent him back to Bangladesh Bank while the MD of Agrani Bank has applied for voluntary retirement on being
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Political volatility delays VGF launch
The government has failed to launch a three-month-long food assistance programme under its vulnerable group feeding (VGF) scheme for the flood-affected ultra poor people in 42 districts as scheduled mainly
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32 Russian school hostages freed
Talks going on over release of 300 others; world leaders united in condemnation
Armed attackers have freed a number of women and children from a school in south Russia, where they are still holding more than 300 people hostage.
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Al Rally Attack
Probe body enlists 17 as witnesses
The judicial enquiry commission formed to probe the August 21 carnage recorded 17 people as witnesses to the blasts until yesterday, the last day for enlisting names.
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32 Russian school hostages freed
Talks going on over release of 300 others; world leaders united in condemnation
Armed attackers have freed a number of women and children from a school in south Russia, where they are still holding more than 300 people hostage.
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BNP leader shot dead in city
Unknown assailants yesterday gunned down a ruling BNP leader and businessman at his office in Shyampur and three youths stabbed an electrician to death in Cantonment Wednesday night.
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2,500-acre land spotted for 5 satellite towns
The district administrations of Dhaka, Narayanganj and Gazipur yesterday submitted to a parliamentary body a list of over 2,500-acre government land for setting up five satellite towns in the districts
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Coastguard joins Rab in combing for criminals
The Bangladesh Coastguard has joined the police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to comb the Sundarbans and the surrounding area for huge arms believed be with the armed cadres of the slain terroristAsaduzzaman
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Razzak, Qader out of danger in Delhi
Former Bangladesh ministers Abdur Razzak and Obadiul Qader, injured in the August 21 carnage and admitted to a hospital here, are out of danger, a hospital spokeswoman said yesterday.
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US airstrike kills 17 in Fallujah
3 Turkish hostages executed; Czech envoy's car comes under fire
A US airstrike targeting an alleged militant safehouse in the western city of Fallujah killed some 17 people including three children, according to doctors and witnesses, and angry crowds gathered tomourn
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S Korea says it enriched uranium
South Korea has told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that government scientists carried out nuclear experiments to enrich uranium four years ago.
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10 journos hurt in attack at hanged Sattar's house
Ten reporters of different national dailies and electronic media were hurt yesterday as they came under attack at the house of former constable Abdus Sattar, hanged early yesterday as convict of Yasmeen
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PM updates president on flood tackling
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia called on President Iajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban yesterday evening and apprised him about tackling of the recent flood, distribution of relief materials and post-flood rehabilitation
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PIB training director Nasim passes away
Rafiqul Islam Khondker Nasim, training director of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), died of kidney failure at his Rayer Bazar home last night. He was 52.
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