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2004 in Retrospect
Long list of violence as crossfire crosses line
The country last year witnessed an alarming escalation in human rights violations, especially with the introduction of law enforcers-sponsored murders, outranking by far any previous record and sending
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Stepping into post-MFA era with hope
It is going to be a new experience for the country's readymade garment exporters from today -- no more will they enjoy the protection of US quota system to ward off fierce competitors like China and India.
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Truck driver Kashem returns home
Abul Kashem, the Bangladeshi truck driver who was abducted by an Iraqi guerilla group fighting the US and British troops in their homeland, returned home yesterday.
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Indonesia stops counting tsunami disaster dead
Death toll feared to reach 2,00,000 as frantic race on to save millions
The world pumped aid into south Asia's tsunami zone yesterday in a frantic race to save millions of survivors from dehydration and disease, and stop a terrifying death count climbing further.
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Disco fire in Buenos Aires kills 175
At least 175 people were killed and 619 were injured in a fire at a Buenos Aires discotheque packed with 2,000 teenagers that had its emergency exits padlocked, Mayor Anibal Ibarra said yesterday.
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Bad night for revellers
The city hot spots, except a few in the more affluent areas, looked forlorn last night, as would-be revellers kept away from going out to celebrate the New Year's Eve fearing arrest and harassment amid
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ACC fails to start work as tussle with govt on
Claiming credit for the formation of an 'independent' Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), an election pledge of the ruling coalition, the government is busy tightening its grip on the commission.
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CPA set to recover grabbed land
Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has received nod from the higher authorities to recover 97 acres of its land worth over Tk 500 crore under illegal occupation for more than 40 years.
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Sonali Bank to open new bank in US
Sonali Bank, in collaboration with the government, is opening a full-fledged bank in the United States soon to facilitate channelling remittance from Bangladeshi expatriates there.
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'238 killed in hands of law enforcers last year'
A total of 238 people were killed at the hands of law enforcers last year and of them, 147 alone were killed in 'crossfire' involving various law enforcing agencies including Rab, said the annual report
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Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi citizen and injured another in frontier Baliadangi upazila of the district on Thursday night.
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Andaman, Nicobar aborigines safe
Contrary to apprehensions, the aboriginal tribes in India's Andaman and Nicobar islands have survived last Sunday's Tsunami disaster.
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Another cold wave shortly
With the thinning of clouds, the temperature will fall and the second spell of cold wave is likely to hit the country in a couple of days.
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