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Govt pressure holds back JS graft probes
Say parliamentary body chairmen
The parliamentary standing committees are facing pressure from the government high-ups in their move to probe corruption and irregularities in the ministries, the committee chiefs alleged yesterday.
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Peacekeepers laid to eternal rest
The nine Bangladeshi peacekeepers, killed Friday in a militia ambush in the restive West African state Congo, were laid to rest yesterday at their village homes with full military honour.
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Govt takes over helm of BDF meet from WB
Apparently to duck donors' pointed queries
In an apparent bid to mute the most vocal donors in the annual Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF) meetings typically arranged and led by the World Bank (WB), the government has decided to take the lead
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CJ, judges keep off SC bar break-up party
Breaking with tradition, Chief Justice Syed JR Mudassir Husain and many of the Supreme Court judges yesterday did not attend the annual break-up party of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).
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KL to take back 8,000 workers in 3 months
No Bangladeshi arrested in Malaysian crackdown
Malaysian government has decided to take back some 8,000 Bangladeshi workers, who had returned to Bangladesh, within three months under a general amnesty.
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Suo moto halts case against Ctg minors
4 Ctg cops suspended
The High Court yesterday issued a suo moto rule on eight government and police officials and the plaintiff of a robbery case filed in Chittagong against 11 people including a dead man and four minor children.
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PRSP draft finalised
Focus on women empowerment, edn, governance
The government has finalised the draft of the donor-driven Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) outlining around 1,000 action plans in 18 sectors for the next three years to alleviate poverty.
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JMJB's threat letter for Galib's release
An unverified letter of the 'special military unit of Jagrata Muslim Janata' last evening demanded the immediate release of the militant kingpin Asadullah Al Galib.
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Opposition announces agitation plans today
Awami League (AL), left 11-Party, and Jatiya Samajtantirk Dal (JSD) will announce the next course of simultaneous anti-government programmes from separate rallies in the city today.
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Peacekeepers
Hasina could not pay homage
Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina could not pay homage to the slain Bangladeshi peacekeepers yesterday, as the Army Head-quarters did not respond to her request to visit the bodies at Army Stadium
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Rab nabs Ctg top terror 'Gittu' Nasir
Takes him out for arms search, recovers AK47 from Hathazari
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 'Gittu' Nasir, a notorious Shibir cadre and a top kingpin of Chittagong underworld, in the capital's Jatrabari area on Monday night.
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Outlaw killed in 'crossfire'
A regional leader of outlawed Gono Mukti Fouj (GMF) was killed in a 'crossfire' between his accomplices and police at Char Milpara in the town early yesterday.
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Dhaka, Gazipur
Move to list forest land grabbers
The Department of Forest (DF) has instructed its field level officials to make a list of grabbers of some 12, 000 acres of forestland in Gazipur and Savar after a parliamentary committee asked the DFto
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River Disasters
Akbar refuses to step down
Shipping Minister Akbar Hossain has again refused to step down over his failure to ensure passengers' safety in river routes.
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Copter Offer
Asma Kibria blasts Moudud comments
Asma Kibria, wife of Shah AMS Kibria, severely criticised the law minister's comment that the family of the former finance minister declined the government's offer to provide with helicopter to carryhim
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Moudud rebuts US HR report
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Moudud Ahmed yesterday dismissed the US Human Rights report on Bangladesh saying it was one sided and 'not objective'.
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AL hails US report
Opposition Awami League (AL) hailed the US human rights report released on Monday saying it gave the real picture of human rights in Bangladesh.
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BSF kills one in Naogaon
The Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi youth at about 8:00pm yesterday on Agradigun border under Dhamuirhat upazila in Naogaon district.
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