Vol. 5 Num 129 Sat. October 02, 2004    
 
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Top Raozan criminal Jan-e-Alam, 9 aides killed in Rab raid
1,000 bullets traded in 6-hour shootout; huge arms including AK-56 rifle, ammunition seized
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a pre-dawn raid on a hideout Thursday killed most wanted criminal Jan-e-Alam alias Jainnya, 35, and his nine aides in a six-hour shootout at remote Kalampati village of
 
109 Iraq militants die in US offensive in Samarra
Car bombings on Thursday claim 49 other lives, including 32 children
A US-led offensive killed as many as 109 militants in the Iraqi rebel bastion of Samarra, a US military spokesman said.
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Kerry 'leads' in TV debate
Democratic challenger John Kerry won the first televised presidential debate against Republican President George W. Bush late Thursday, according to instant polls released after.
 
Suicide bomber kills 30 in Pak mosque
A suicide bomber killed at least 25 people in a mosque packed with worshippers and wounded more than 50 during Friday prayers in the eastern Pakistani city of Sialkot, police said.
 
Donors seek PM's help for rescue of power projects
Donors have sought intervention of the prime minister in the widespread irregularities and political pressure in the implementation of power projects.
 
Grand Rally Tomorrow
AL's last-ditch efforts for common programme
Amidst uncertainty over other opposition leaders' participation in Sunday's grand rally, Awami League is now putting in a last-ditch effort to bring them to a common anti-government programme, if noton
 
HC Order Modified
584 more arrested in capital since Thursday
Police arrested 584 people from Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) areas in last 48 hours till yesterday morning on the 11th day of the crackdown.
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Blanket Arrests
The poor feel the pinch most
At 60, Muktar Mian still gets bewildered like a child by the strange turns life takes sometimes.
 
Judicial inquiry body submits report today
Identifies perpetrators of the August 21 grenade attacks
The one-man judicial inquiry commission headed by Justice Joynul Abedin submits its report today on the August 21 grenade attacks on an Awami League (AL) rally, where it has identified the perpetrators
 
Criminal dies in 'crossfire' with elite forces
An Old Dhaka-based criminal died reportedly in crossfire when a shoot-out broke out between his accomplices and a joint team of anti-crime elite forces Cheetah and Cobra in Sutrapur early Thursday.
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'Define war on terrorism properly to ensure Islam is not hurt'
Islam has nothing to do with fundamentalism and terrorism contrary to how it has been misperceived in some parts of the world in recent times, speakers said at an All Religion Conference for Global Peace
 
Dhaka, Delhi both deny charges of insurgency camps
While remaining stuck to their sharply divergent stands on existence of Indian insurgent camps in Bangladesh, illegal migration into India and border fencing, Delhi and Dhaka yesterday decided to evolve
 
From cowboy to criminal
Death of notorious criminal Jan-e-Alam alias Jainnya along with nine accomplices has apparently brought a sigh of relief to people of Kalampati of Dabua union as well as of the entire Raozan upazilaand
 
Death toll in Rab operations climbs to 27
The death toll in Rab action, in its custody and during 'crossfire', rose to 27 with Thursday's 10 killings in Chittagong.
 
Deaths in hands of law enforcers double
As many as 111 people were killed at the hands of law enforcers in the country in the first nine months of the year, while the number was only 56 in 2003, says a press release.
 
Police-mob clash leaves 17 hurt in N'ganj
At least 17 people, including seven policemen, were injured in a clash following the killing of a van driver in a road accident at Langolbandh bus stand here on the night of holy Shab-e-Barat.
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Holy Shab-e-Barat...


 
Outlaws kill Gangni municipal chairman
Outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party's (PBCP) Janajuddha faction shot and bombed a municipal chairman and a rickshaw-puller carrying him to death in Meherpur Thursday night.
 
Hasina returns home
Leader of the Opposition and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina returned home last night after a week-long treatment in Singapore.
 
Abandoned arms recovered in Khulna
Police recovered a cache of abandoned arms and ammunition from a char in Dumuria upazila of Khulna last night.
 

 
   
 
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