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Gram Sarkar illegal
Non-elected body imposed on UP, says HC verdict
The High Court yesterday declared Gram Sarkar Act 2003 "illegal and unconstitutional.
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2 cops nabbed for robbing rice-seller
Four others manage to flee with Tk 3.3 lakh booty
Two more robber cops, along with two of their informants, were arrested at Shyampur in the capital yesterday after robbing a rice-seller at Srinagar in Munshiganj of Tk 3.3 lakh.
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BNP dates with disorder
Intra-party conflicts turn grave in 35 districts
Most policymakers, ministers and other senior leaders of BNP are apparently reluctant to involve themselves in rescuing the party from the current disorderly situation as they kept aloof during the revamp
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Trade talks wind up without breakthrough
Next meeting in Delhi
The two-day meeting of India-Bangladesh Joint Working Group on Trade Issues ended in the city yesterday without any major breakthrough made in resolving a horde of trade issues including removal of non-tariff
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Women's Reserved Seats
Polls on Sept 6, AL to boycott
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday in a dramatic move declared the election schedule for the 45 seats reserved for women in parliament, 'rearranging' the polls for September 6.
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Dollar gets dearer as banks fail to fix rates
Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers Association (Bafeda) yesterday failed to reach a decision to fix the exchange rates of dollar in inter-bank transactions, while the greenback continued becoming dearer.
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Jamaluddin's Abduction
Haunted family still hopes against hope
On the first-floor rented flat of Chandgaon residential area, Jamluddin's 85- year-old mother, Almas Khatun, moves from room to room.
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Unified SSC course from 2006
The government has decided to introduce an unitrack education system instead of the existing multi-track system in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) course from the academic year 2006.
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Prices of essentials up 90pc in 5 yrs
Says study
The prices of essentials have risen by 90 percent from 2001 to 2005, with an average increase of 18 percent a year, a study by Prof Abul Barkat said.
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Developers violating environmental norms
Allege urban planners at seminar
Economists and urban planners at a discussion yesterday blamed real estate developers for wearing a stern commercial attitude, violating environment norms especially by filling up lowlands, and not considering
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It's all because of a guava
An eight-year-old girl has become the victim of extreme cruelty after a woman threw her into an electric pole connected to high voltage wires for attempting to steal a guava.
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Morshed waits for candid talks with Natwar
Bangladesh wants to discuss all bilateral issues with India with an open and candid mind, in keeping with the spirit of the time, as Indian External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh comes to Dhaka on August
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King Fahd buried in desert grave
Muslim leaders and Saudi princes bade farewell to King Fahd yesterday, saying prayers in a packed Riyadh mosque and then burying him in an unmarked desert grave in keeping with the kingdom's austere version
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Importers cheat Islami Bank out of Tk 12 crore
A clique of local importers in collusion with bank officials has swindled Islami Bank Bogra Branch out of some Tk 12 crore using fake letters of credit, as has been detected recently.
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Unite to be freed from godfathers, misrule
Kamal urges countrymen
Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain has urged the people to be united and start house to house campaign to save the country from the grip of criminals and black money holders.
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SC Bar demands withdrawal of mercy order
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday demanded withdrawal of the presidential amnesty for Mohiuddin Ahmed Jhintu, a convict of double murder, and resignation of all involved in the clemency process.
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Ziaul Murder Case
2 Bangla Bhai men dropped from charge sheet
The police dropped two top associates of Bangla Bhai from the Ziaul Haque Zia murder case of Raninagar as the charge sheet was submitted to a Naogaon court yesterday.
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