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Fertiliser prices shoot as subsidy not doled out
A long-drawn wrangling over the farm subsidy issue has pushed prices of chemical fertiliser to a record high at this peak Rabi (winter vegetables and Boro paddy) season to the miseries of farmers struggling
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JS heats up on Rab, Bangla Bhai issues
AL walks out on rejection of all 116 discussion notices
The Speaker yesterday turned down oppositions' demand to adjourn the scheduled business and discuss some issues including deaths in Rab custody and activities of Bangla Bhai, while the Treasury benchclaimed
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ADB okays $80m anti-flood project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday approved a loan of $80 million for funding a project to protect Bangladesh's secondary towns from onslaughts of floods that hit the country perennially.
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PM firm to carry on anticrime drive
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday iterated her government's firm determination to continue anticrime drives to further improve the law and order.
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Babar says 'crossfire' has public support
The state minister for home affairs yesterday said the anticrime operations by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and police would be strengthened further as the killing of hardcore criminals in "crossfire"
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Biswa Ijtema begins at Tongi
The Biswa Ijtema, considered the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, begins this morning at Tongi, some 20 kilometres north of the capital, with formal speeches by Islamic scholars from
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HIV makes them outcast
Rahima Akhter (not real name), a widow of 35, tested positive for HIV three years back and now lives an isolated life resigned to the incurable ailment and dire distress.
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Study in Jan on deep-sea port
The government will conduct a technical and economic feasibility study for setting up a deep-sea port in the country with its own resources.
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FAO chief warns of shrinking cropland
Attaches priority to population control
The visiting chief of FAO yesterday lauded the country's achievement in boosting food production but expressed concern over the gradual shrinkage of arable land area due to population growth.
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Deer poaching spree in Rash Purnima
A large number of deer was poached in the Sundarbans in connivance with some forest officials during the three-day Rash Purnima festival in Dublar Char on November 25-27.
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'WB Immunity Bill needs more study'
It requires more time to pass the World Bank (WB) Immunity Bill as the WB wants more immunity than those of the other international financial institutions, Law Minister Moudud Ahmed told BBC Bangla Service
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5.5 kg gold chains seized at ZIA
Customs officials at Zia International Airport (ZIA) yesterday seized gold chains weighing 5.5 kilograms worth over Tk 50 lakh from a Bangladesh Biman flight.
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Cht Peace Treaty
Govt blasted for delaying accord execution
Speakers at a seminar yesterday asked all to take the problem of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) as a national issue, blaming rulers' communal attitude for not implementing the CHT accord.
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JS session prorogued
The 14th session of the Jatiya Sangsad, which began on October 28, was prorogued last night after 11 working days.
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9 die in road mishaps
Nine people were killed and 50 others injured in road accidents in Natore and Dhaka yesterday and the previous night.
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More DU students found having jaundice
Thirty-five out of 282 Dhaka University (DU) students who underwent pathological tests in last two days at the DU Medical Centre were found to be suffering from jaundice.
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3 die in road accidents
Three unidentified people including a woman died in road accidents in Mirpur, Mohakhali and Khilkhet Wednesday night.
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Doctored Certificates
CU body to start work Dec 6
The special committee of Chittagong University (CU) formed to work out a way of cancelling all tampered certificates will finally start working on December 6 through holding a meeting.
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Ctg hartal passes off peacefully
The eight-hour hartal enforced in Chittagong by city unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) to protest a leader's death in 'crossfire' passed off peacefully yesterday.
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EU force takes over Bosnia mission
A European Union force has taken over peacekeeping in Bosnia from Nato for an operation seen as a test of the EU's military aspirations and credibility.
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Bhopal remembers toxic gas leak
A series of torchlight rallies and vigils were held after darkness fell on this central Indian city yesterday as victims and activists jointly commemorated a night of horror 20 years ago when lethal gas
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