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JS body okays bill for blanket WB immunity
Parliament may pass the controversial bill this month
The parliament is likely to pass this month the much-talked-about bill proposing blanket immunity to the World Bank (WB) in Bangladesh, after a parliamentary watchdog yesterday okayed the bill amid strong
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Decision on new pay scale deferred
Saifur buys time to assess resources, waits for donors' nod
The secretary-level committee tasked with evaluating the sixth Pay Commission's recommendations and drawing an implementation proposal yesterday tabled four alternative pay scales for government staffs
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Mohammad Ali new Attorney General
Additional Attorney General AJ Mohammad Ali has been appointed the 12th Attorney General of Bangladesh to replace Hassan Ariff who resigned on Thursday.
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Govt out to snatch people's verdict in CCC polls
Alleges Hasina, stresses unity of progressive forces
Leader of the Opposition and Awami League (AL) chief Shiekh Hasina yesterday said the BNP-Jamaat coalition government is preparing to rig the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) election to snatch people's
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Ghorashal Plants Overhauling
PDB accepts junk from Russia
The Power Development Board (PDB) has accepted from a Russian company 1,400 tonnes of rusty power plant equipment, imported arbitrarily back in 2001, for rehabilitation of the 35-year-old Ghorashal-1and
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US lists Harkatul as terrorist group
State dept report dwells on its al-Qaeda link; hails Dhaka with concern
Praising Bangladesh's role in the war against terror, the USA has named Harakat Ul-Jihad-I-Islami, Bangladesh (HUJI-B) as a "terrorist group" operating in the country with links to the al-Qaeda network.
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Workers' Rights
May Day today
Today marks International Labour Day, traditionally known as May Day. This year the day will be observed across the globe, including Bangladesh, with a fresh vow to institutionalise workers' rights.
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Kibria Killing Case
Court accepts charge sheet
Rejects bail move of the accused
A Habiganj court yesterday accepted the charge sheet in the murder case of Shah AMS Kibria and four others.
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Md Rafique Cricketer of the Year
Cricket fans through SMS voted Mohammad Rafique the Pan Pacific Cricketer of the Year for 2004-05 for his outstanding performance both in bowing and batting.
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Disabled to get Tk 175 allowance a month
Inter-ministerial meet decides on the programme for next fiscal year
The government will introduce a programme for monthly allowance of Tk 175 each for 50,000 disabled people in the next fiscal year.
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Favouring Ruling Alliance Candidate
Two CMP high-ups deny allegation
EC hears arguments, judgment tomorrow
Two high officials of the Chittagong police administration yesterday appeared before the Election Commission (EC) and denied the allegation that they were favouring the ruling four-party candidate inChittagong
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Nepal King ends emergency
Retains extra power
Nepal's King ended a state of emergency two days early, the Palace said yesterday, but the sudden midnight proclamation does not reduce extraordinary powers he seized in February's royal coup.
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Dhaka hails development in Nepal
Bangladesh yesterday welcomed as "very positive" the withdrawal of the state of emergency in Nepal, saying that any development that contributes to peace and stability in the region is encouraging.
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Washington rules out any shift in ties with Dhaka
Washington has ruled out any shift from its present relations with Dhaka regardless of how the bilateral relationship between the USA and any other country proceeds.
"No departure. No new paradigm.
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Sit-in Tuesday if Faizee stays
SC Bar warns CJ
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday warned of a sit-in demonstration at the chief justice's entrance to the Supreme Court on Tuesday if additional High Court judge Faisal Mahmud Faizeeis
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2 criminals killed in 'crossfire'
Two criminals including a top cadre of outlawed Biplabi Communist Party (BCP) were killed in 'crossfire' between police and their accomplices in Dhaka and Kushtia yesterday.
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Ahmadiyya Issue
Munshiganj bigots now threaten govt
International Khatme Nabuwat Movement, Bangladesh (IKNMB) yesterday demanded that the government declare the Ahmadiyya community non-Muslim.
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Sedition Case
Ex-Inqilab TV MD gets bail as PP keeps mum
A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to sacked managing director of Inqilab TV, Salauddin Shoib Chowdhury in a sedition case, while the public prosecutor (PP) did not oppose the bail petition despitebeing
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Savar Tragedy
BGMEA receives 15 prayers for compensation
The Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has so far received only 15 applications for compensation from relatives of the workers killed in Savar building collapse on April
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Gas explosion kills 1, injures 6 in Khulna
One person was killed and six others were injured in an ammonia gas pipe explosion at an ice factory at Rahimnagar under Rupasha upazila of the district at about 7:30pm yesterday.
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