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World grieves for Pope
Pope John Paul II, whose 26-year papacy helped defeat Communism in Europe but left a Roman Catholic Church divided over his uncompromising orthodoxy, died on Saturday after a prolonged struggle with ill
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PDB penny wise, pound foolish
The Power Development Board (PDB) floats a tender Wednesday to rehabilitate the 17-year old 100mw Haripur power project costing Tk 110 crore when it can set up a new plant by adding just around Tk 20to
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Cop caught in 'kidnap' bid
Lawyers and onlookers caught a plainclothes police sergeant and his brother trying to kidnap a man at gunpoint on the Supreme Court premises yesterday.
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Black money refuses to get white
Of the thousands of crores of black money flooding the economy, the government in the three years to January last could whiten only about Tk 1,800 crore.
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Insurgents attack Abu Ghraib prison
Insurgents attacked the Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad, injuring 44 US forces and 12 prisoners, the US military said yesterday, while six people were killed elsewhere in Iraq following a period ofdeclining
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MP's son gets 2-week bail
Kamrul Kadar Noman, son of BNP lawmaker Ali Kadar, yesterday obtained a two-week anticipatory bail from the High Court in a police assault case.
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Next polls will be in time
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday made it clear that the next general elections will be held in time and under the caretaker administration as per the constitutional provision.
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Workers Party leader dies in hospital after 'Rab torture'
General Secretary of Bangladesh Workers Party Chuadanga unit Shyamal Sarker died at the Jessore General Hospital Saturday night allegedly in torture in Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) custody.
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Deploy Rab to free it of Mafioso, goons
A parliamentary body yesterday asked the home ministry to deploy Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) troops at Mongla Port to free it from Mafioso's clutch, as police could do little to slacken the grips.
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Kaptai hydel plant faces water crisis
Gradual receding of water level at the country's lone hydroelectric project in Kaptai dam has resulted in minimising its contribution of electricity to the national grid in recent days.
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8 hurt as JCD, Shibir clash in Alia Madrasa
At least eight activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir were injured in clashes between the two organisations over a missing cellphone at Alia Madrasa in the city's Bakshibazar
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Special drive on to net prime suspect
Police launched a special combing operation in the city and elsewhere in Khulna division Saturday evening to nab Jamaat-e-Islami leader Shahabuddin Laskar, named by the monitoring cell of home ministry
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AL wants to know source of BNP meet funds
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Abdul Jalil yesterday said his party wants an official accounting of the source of crores of taka that the BNP has spent on union representatives' conferences.
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'Govt committed to probe attack'
The Bangladesh government is fully committed to and engaged in carrying out an in-depth investigation into the Habiganj bomb attack and all other incidents of violence, as well, a foreign ministry spokesman
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Teletalk to resume forms distribution soon
Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) officials yesterday said Teletalk will resume distribution of its mobile phone forms once it opens more bank booths soon.
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Grenade, 150 bullets found in Satkhira
Police yesterday seized a grenade, 150 bullets, four magazines and three bayonets dug out by construction labourers from a plot behind Samrat Plaza in the town.
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Morshed off to Islamabad to attend ACD dialogue
Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan left for Pakistan yesterday to attend a two-day ministerial meeting of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), where he will discuss plans for forming a fund to support infrastructure
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HC
show-causes govt on Sr Asst judges' transfer
The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule upon the government asking it to show cause in two weeks as to why the transfer of five senior assistant judges disregarding the opinion of the Supreme Court
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Court to hear arguments tomorrow
A Dhaka court yesterday ended examination of witnesses from both sides and fixed tomorrow for arguments in the Awami League (AL) lawmaker Ahsanullah Master murder case.
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Rajuk allocates Uttara plots
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) yesterday allocated 1,136 housing plots in Uttara for private service holders, businessmen, industrialists and other professionals for the first time through a computerised
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Detention
of chief whip's son illegal: HC
The High Court yesterday declared illegal the detention order of Khandakar Akhter Hamid Paban, son of Chief Whip Khandakar Delwar Hossain.
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Caterer
of dead fowl remanded
A Dhaka court yesterday placed Jahanara Begum, operator of a mess who was arrested with 21 dead chickens on Saturday, on one-day remand.
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| Business |
Remittance clocks 13pc growth in three quarters
Remittance saw a huge boost in March amounting to US$401 million, the all-time high in a single month.
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BB fund for SMEs getting good response
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is receiving encouraging response both from financial institutions and donors to its small business refinancing fund introduced to offer small entrepreneurs easy access to loans.
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Separate body needed to spur SME growth
Dhaka Chamber yesterday called for establishing a separate division under the Ministry of Industries with a view to boosting the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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SEC fines 18 directors of 4 cos
Eighteen directors of four companies yesterday were fined Tk 100,000 each by the share-market watchdog as their companies failed to hold AGMs and submit financial statement.
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Bangladesh, China air link opens May 12
Direct air-link between China and Bangladesh will be established on May 12, opening up another eastern vista for the country's friendship and economic co-operation, officials said.
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Bangla-Danish firm launches e-marketplace for RMG today
A Bangla-Danish e-commerce company launches an internet-based e-marketplace today to facilitate the country's readymade garment (RMG) and textile sectors bringing local entrepreneurs close to European
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Workshop on private sector development for govt officials
A two-day workshop on private sector development and policy reform issues for a group of government officials was launched in Dhaka on Saturday.
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Office bearers of Atab
MA Muhaimin Saleh and Ghulam Mustafa have been re-elected president and secretary general of national executive committee of Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (Atab) for the year 2005-2007.
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Pizza Hut '99 offer' continues
Pizza Hut's special offer of a personal pan pizza at Tk 99 continues to celebrate the Bangla New Year.
In the '99 offer', a personal pan pizza from the favorite's line may be ordered for only Tk 99.
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Trade thru' Hili land port resumes
Export-import activities through Hili land port resumed Saturday after three days with the Indian Exporters and C&F Agents Association calling off the strike.
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China, India seek jt efforts in global oil quest
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits India this week with the race between the world's two most populous nations to secure the energy they need to fuel their growing economies likely to be on the agenda.
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S Korea battles charges of anti-foreign investor bias
The South Korean government is on the defensive against charges that Asia's third largest economy is hostile to foreign investors, forcing them to step through a minefield of arbitrary legislation.
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China bans poultry imports from N Korea
China said Saturday it will halt poultry imports from North Korea in a move to prevent a deadly outbreak of bird flu from spilling over the border into its provinces.
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| Sports |
Cricket:
Glamour goes out
The National Cricket League (NCL) will lose colour with the start of the eighth round of matches today as sides will be without top players.
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Cricket:
WI pace puzzles SA
Fast bowlers Pedro Collins, Daren Powell and Reon King put the skids on South Africa's batting to tighten West Indies' grip on the first Test here on Saturday.
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Cricket:
Ganguly to fight on
India captain Sourav Ganguly insists he will not step out of the firing line despite his recent slump in form.
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Chess:
GM battle from tomorrow
The Seventh United Insurance Grand Masters' Chess Tournament, which was scheduled to start today at the National Sports Council auditorium, has been deferred by a day to accommodate the arrival of some
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Cricket:
Kiwis aim to fly
Shattered by the recent thrashing by Australia, New Zealand cricketers are under pressure to restore some pride going into the two-Test series against Sri Lanka starting here Monday.
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Football:
Brawling duo apologises
Newcastle United team mates Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer apologised to "everyone qconnected to the club" after they were sent off for fighting each other late in their side's 3-0 home defeat by Aston Villa
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Football:
Bayern too strong
Bayern Munich warmed up for Wednesday's Champions League showdown with Chelsea with a convincing 3-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday as they retained their position at the top of the Bundesliga.
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Of the athletic Pope
Pope John Paul II was an avid sportsman, and possibly the most athletic pontiff in history.
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Football:
Magpies' day to forget
Team mates Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer were sent off for fighting each other as Newcastle United ended with eight men on the pitch in a 3-0 home defeat by Aston Villa in the English Premier League on Saturday.
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Cricket:
ICC defends new tolerance levels
Australian biomechanics expert Bruce Elliott has revealed fresh information that questions the basis of International Cricket Council's (ICC) revamped Illegal Bowling Review process.
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Cricket:
Brilliant Billal
A hurricane hundred by Billal Hossain propelled Sheikhdi Abdullah Mollah High to a massive 151-run win over Dhaka Collegiate in the Standard Chartered Young Tigers Under-17 National School Cricket Championship
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Hockey:
Independence Day hockey final tomorrow
Independence Day hockey tournament finalists Blue Berry and Old Dhaka Hockey Development Board warmed up for tomorrow's final with big wins yesterday.
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Cricket:
Lanka's 5 India ODIs called off
Sri Lanka's cricket tour of India for five one-day internationals has been postponed, a top Indian official said here on Sunday.
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Tennis:
Clijsters' run continues
Kim Clijsters' resurgence continued here Saturday as the former world number one from Belgium defeated second-seeded Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova 6-3, 7-5 to claim the WTA title at Key Biscayne.
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Cricket:
SA follow on
South Africa were forced to follow on after being bowled out for 188 in their first innings shortly before lunch on the fourth day of the first Test against West Indies at Georgetown yesterday.
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Football:
Ronaldo's fiancee pregnant
Real Madrid superstar was late in returning to Spain because his fiancee, Daniella Cicarelli, is reportedly pregnant and was hospitalised on Thursday in Brazil after fainting at a wedding.
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Football:
Bad day for local boys
After the opening day's success, Bangladesh teams failed to raise their game against Pakistan yesterday in the AFC U-13 Football Festival at BKSP.
Bangladesh were held by Pakistan to a goalless draw.
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Football:
Villarreal on course
Villarreal strengthened their hold on a Champions League place after convincing 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday moved them up to third in Primera Liga.
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Squash:
Partex squash
Babu and Swapan of British Club won their respective B Division matches in the Partex Open squash tournament at the Gulshan Club yesterday.
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| Metropolitan |
Recover 43 city canals from grabbers
Speakers at a rally yesterday called for the recovery of 43 canals in and around the city from the grabbers before the ensuing rainy season.
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Most private universities have no proper campus
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday said most private universities in Bangladesh have practically no proper campus and are yet to create an atmosphere conducive to good educational requirement.
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Civil society donates Tk 3.78 crore for tsunami victims
Bangladesh used to get assistance from other countries because of its frequent natural disasters and calamities affecting millions of people.
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'Empower women to cut gender inequality'
Speakers at a seminar in the city yesterday said gender sensitisation in the budget making process and social empowerment of women are necessary to reduce the gender inequality in the country.
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CCC polls gain momentum
The Awami League (AL) nominated candidate ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury yesterday said he would continue the efforts Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) made in the last ten years of his tenure for the education
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'Bangladesh trapped in an int'l geo-political conspiracy'
Bangladesh is trapped in an international geo-political conspiracy, said the speakers at a function yesterday.
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Revised nat'l strategy paper on sanitation approved
The revised national strategy paper on sanitation has been approved on Sunday.
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JU syndicate meet held amid protest
The students of botany department of Jahanigrnagar University (JU) yesterday besieged the administrative building, where the syndicate was holding a meeting, demanding cancellation of the selection of
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ALCWC meets tomorrow
An emergency meeting of the Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) will be held at the party president's Dhanmondi office tomorrow at 10.30am.
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Dorji visits SAIC
Saarc Secretary General Chenkeyab Dorji visited the Saarc Agricultural Information Centre( SAIC) on Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) Campus here yesterday .
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| National |
All cops transferred from Dhamura outpost, 2 closed
All the 17 policemen of Dhamura outpost in Wazirpur upazila in Barisal district were transferred and two others closed on Saturday following demonstrations by people after arrest of a doctor on a fake
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Debate festival or a pleasure trip?
The two-day first Jatiya Parbattya Bitorka Utsab, (national debate festival for hill people), that concluded at Rangamati yesterday was virtually a pleasure trip for some youngsters who came from Dhaka,
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Dry fish producers cry for govt help
Dry fish, a prospective sector in Kuakata coastal area with export potential, is facing a setback due to lack of government patronisation.
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Preaching good governance, transparency at village level
It was a different day for the people of Kaikhali union in Shyamnagar Upazila.
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Magura AL council today
Amid in-fighting between rival factions, the triennial council of Magura district Awami League (AL) will be held today after about twelve years.
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Highway barricaded for UNO's removal
People barricaded the Dhaka-Paturia highway at Tepra bus stand for about one hour and a half yesterday demanding removal of Shibalaya Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammod Abu Yusuf for his alleged corruption.
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PM to open gas supply from Moulvibazar Gas Field today
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will formally inaugurate commercial extraction of gas from Moulvibazar Gas field today.
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BFIDC Kaptai timber unit finally closed
The Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation (BFIDC) has finally shut down its timber extraction unit in Kaptai, making 204 officials and employees unemployed.
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RUET students' 10-pt demand
Students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) yesterday staged a demonstration in front of the Vice-chancellor's office to press their 10-point demand.
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Pirates injure 10, 8 missing
Eight people were missing and ten others injured as armed pirates looted a passenger trawler in the Meghna estuary in offshore Kalatola-Telirchar area in Manpura upazila in Bhola district Saturday afternoon.
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| Culture |
SD Burman: Remembering the unparalleled musician
Sachin Dev Burman was a titan amongst composers and singers for Indian films and outside them. Born on October 1, 1906, in Comilla, he was a scion of the princely family of Tripura, now a state of India.
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An artistic trio with their novel canvases
The painters of Chittagong have established a distinctive trend, which is slightly different from that of Dhaka. Most of these artists' paintings are basically figurative.
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Sophia gets lifetime award
Italian film legend Sophia Loren received a lifetime achievement award Friday at the opening of the Istanbul Film Festival, and said the trophy would take pride of place next to her Oscars.
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National Audio Video Music Fair 2005
Piracy has quite contaminated our audio and video industry. But those who are into this business have decided not to remain quiet anymore.
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| General |
4 killed in road accidents
Four persons, including two siblings, were killed in two separate road accidents in Natore and Comilla districts yesterday.
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New boundary pillars to be set up
Bangladesh and India agreed to set up new boundary pillars and repair the damaged ones and resolve the disputes over illegally occupied lands along the frontier amicably.
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Three out of 8 abducted people yet to be released in Bandarban
A group of unidentified kidnappers released five out of eight abducted people within fifteen hours of kidnapping in Bandarban, relatives of the victims said yesterday.
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Oil tanker kills one in N'ganj
One person was killed and five others were injured when an oil tanker rammed into the canteen of the Padma Oil Depot at Godnyle under the Siddhirganj police station in Narayanganj yesterday.
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1,259 more held
Police arrested 1,259 people on various charges during their countrywide drive in the last 24 hours as of 6.00am yesterday.
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| International |
World leaders praise pope as a force for peace
World leaders mourned Pope John Paul on Saturday, many hailing him as a force for peace across the globe while others credited him with a major role in the fall of the Iron Curtain.
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'Love converts Hearts, brings peace'
An aide to Pope John Paul II has read out the dead pontiff's last message to pilgrims, in which he said "love converts hearts and gives peace," at a special mass in his memory in St Peter's Square.
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Asian leaders salute his legacy
In packed churches across the Philippines, hidden underground congregations in China and the quake-hit ruins of the Indonesian island of Nias, Catholics in Asia Sunday mourned Pope John Paul II.
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No clear front-runner to succeed pope
The intense guessing game over who will be the next pope has only one certainty: the cardinals must decide whether to follow John Paul II with another non-Italian or hand the papacy back to its traditional
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He survived series of assassination bids
Pope John Paul II endured several assassination attempts during his 26-year papacy, although only one came close to killing him.
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Grieving Poland seeks comfort in prayer
Poland yesterday mourned the death of its most beloved son, Pope John Paul II, with thousands in the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country flocking to places of worship seeking to ease their grief through
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Papal funeral rites to last nine days
The funeral rites for deceased popes last nine days, with burial set between four and six days after their death, in rules that Pope John Paul II laid down himself nine years ago.
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UN troops kill 38 militias during Congo raid
UN troops killed up to 38 militia fighters during a raid by hundreds of peacekeepers backed by helicopter gunships in the Ituri district of eastern Congo Saturday, a UN military source said.
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Snap polls a possibility as Chnadrika at odds with Marxist allies
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga could call a snap election before the end of 2005 because of friction with her Marxist allies over economic reforms and peace talks with Tamil rebels, analysts
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Syria to complete Lebanon pullout by April 30
Syria will withdraw all its troops and intelligence agents from Lebanon by April 30, UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen said yesterday.
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| Editorial |
Editorial:
Passing away of the Pontiff
We join the rest of the world in offering our condolences at the death of His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian Pope in the last 450 years, the first Polish Pope, the spiritual leader
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Editorial:
Land Commission inactivity
It is indeed a shame that the Commission, set up to settle land disputes in the three hill districts of Chittagong has not done anything tangible since its formation three years ago.
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The Independence Day thoughts of the year
Amidst independence day celebrations the city walls were pasted with graffiti claiming that there was no alternative to the ruling regime in carrying forward the politics of development and production.
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Will F-16 dent the positive trend in Indo-Pak ties?
Undoubtedly, the recent decision by the United States to sell unspecified number of sophisticated F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan has caused some fissures in the current reconciliatory phase of theIndo-Pak
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Bremer, the Bretton Woods institutions and the neo-liberal experiment in Iraq
On January 30, a path-breaking election in Iraq was held under the auspices of the US. But a government is yet to be formed. The violent Iraqi resistance movement shows no sign of waning.
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| Letters to Editor |
Tsunami
Tsunami is a natural phenomenon consisting of a series of waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale.
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World peace
The world has seen two bloody wars since the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre.
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F-16 fighters
The US decision of selling F-16 jets to Pakistan will put the on going peace initiative in jeopardy.
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Tree climbers!
We have enlisted 22,000 block supervisors across the country under the Agricultural Extension Department ( AED ) of the Ministry of Agriculture who do not climb the trees for pruning, grafting and plucking
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"Sholay"
“Sholay" after all these years is still very popular among the viewers.
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Punish the culprits
The deaths of the 11 young men in the Mediterranean were very pathetic, which made the whole nation plunge into sadness. Such deaths are not at all acceptable to the bereaved families.
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We are in trouble
We, the inhabitants of Gulshan, especially the inhabitants of Road-90, Gulshan-2 are now facing different types of problems.
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My memories and today's Khilgaon Flyover
It was a delight to see aerial photographs of the newly commissioned Khilgaon Flyover.
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Are they blind?
It is really disappointing that our opposition parties have announced hartal again on March 31.
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Russia
Russia is changing. Or may be it's being changed.
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Pronunciation is presentation!
We are writing in response to the letter of Mr. Babar Anwar who has in fact responded in opposition to another letter of Ms Cantara Wali. Mr.
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Hijab issue
It would have been better if we had not voiced our personal opinions and comments on the subjects that we don't have any idea about. Because our ignorance might hurt those who know about it.
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Referendum on caretaker government?
Mr. O H Kabir suddenly came up with his kind of argument (DS March23) about burning differences that are eating out the core of our nation's integrity! If we really could take a common vow and agree to one theory or one faith and discipline there would have been no fight, no controversy, no mud slinging but only peace and harmony that would have placed the whole nation in heavenly peace.
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From Rab to ROB
Rab is one year old! Proverbially it started with lots of fire that seems to be ending now in ashes! Rab's robbery and extortion is the first and foremost image today.
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Foreign interference
In recent days a hot issue in Bangladesh politics is ' foreign interference'.
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Tribute
To Pope John Paul II |
End of an extraordinary era of papacy
The death of Pope John Paul II on April 3 terminates an era of extraordinary papal reign. He was the third longest reigning Pope in history and became one of the most familiar faces in the world.
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Rescuing morality in a globalizing world
Defeating Communism and ending the Cold War was a success with many fathers. All of them deserve credit for helping to achieve this peacefully.
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Picking the next pope
According to centuries-old tradition, the papal election will be handled entirely by the Sacred College of Cardinals.
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Pope John Paul II inside the Church and out
On April 2, 2005, the 27-year pontificate of Pope John Paul II ended when he died of heart and kidney failure.
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The life of Karol Wojtyla
Karol Jozef Wojtyla, the second son of a retired army officer and tailor, and a schoolteacher, was born in Wadowice, a town of 8,000 Catholics and 2,000 Jews 35 miles south west of Krakow, in 1920.
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| Star City |
Cabs losing appeal for poor condition
Due to the dilapidated conditions of cabs in the city caused by lack of proper maintenance, many commuters are preferring to revert to other forms of transportation.
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No heed to 'Stick no bills' signboard
The supervising authorities of Mohakhali flyover put a signboard to prohibit sticking of posters on the flyover but due to lack of monitoring nobody pays heed to the request.
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Digital traffic signal proves effective
The recently introduced digital traffic signal has proved effective in traffic management as city people are showing positive response to the system, observed the traffic division of Dhaka Metropolitan
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Trouble in Monipur High School
Students of Monipur High School and their guardians are deeply concerned about the ongoing conflict between the present and past governing bodies of the school.
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Tale of an orphan
Innocence was written all over her face with her big dark eyes telling a sad tale. When she lost her mother at the age of four, she was sent to an orphanage in Mohammadpur by her father.
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