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700 die in Iraq stampede
Suicide bomb panic causes the disaster over a bridge; 100 bodies recovered; others washed away in Tigris river
Nearly 700 Iraqi Shias died in a stampede over a Tigris river bridge provoked by rumours of a suicide bomber yesterday, and an official said the death toll was expected to reach 1,000.
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Fifth Amendment Illegal
SC stays verdict for 2 more months
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday extended for two months more the stay on Monday's historic High Court (HC) verdict that declared the fifth amendment to the constitution illegal as the rules from August
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Serial Blasts
Galib's nephew, 8 other suspects held
Police arrested President of Chittagong unit of Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh (Ahab) Sadrul Alam, a nephew of Asadullah Al Galib, along with eight other suspects of August 17 serial bomb blasts fromdifferent
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Call for unity to fight terrorism
Two-day convention ends with 8-point Dhaka Declaration
The two-day anti-terrorism convention in the capital ended yesterday with Dhaka Declaration calling for unity of all progressive and democratic forces to build a corruption and terrorism-free Bangladesh.
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Probe into finances of Islamic NGOs begins
Close watch on madrasas ordered
The government is investigating financial transactions of major Islamic non-governmental organisations (NGO's) as intelligence agencies suspect they provide financial support to Islamist militants inthe
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Biman crashlands into losses
Faces Tk 250cr loss in FY05 against Tk 44cr profit forecast
Bangladesh Biman has incurred a loss of about Tk 250 crore, highest in a decade, in the last fiscal year against its projected Tk 44 crore profit, a parliamentary body said yesterday.
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AL terms HC verdict historic
The main opposition Awami League has termed the High Court verdict declaring martial law illegal 'historic' that according to them would uphold the constitution, democracy and rule of law.
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Machine gun, SMC, 13 rifles seized in CHT
Army and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel yesterday seized one machine gun, one sub-machine carbine (SMC) and thirteen .303 rifles in Lambuchhari in Naikhangchhari.
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Govt moves on to offload all SOEs
Sets timeline for floating shares
In a major move towards perking up the capital market as well as to scale down an increasing pressure on the country's coffers, the government yesterday initiated a process to offload a major chunk of
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Full observation of High Court
The High Court made 22-point observations in its historical verdict that declared the fifth amendment to the constitution illegal.
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'SB men want to meet judge'
Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud yesterday alleged Special Branch (SB) of police asked a High Court judge, one of those who made the recent verdict declaring the fifth amendment illegal, to meet them in the
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BSF returns 2 bodies
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) yesterday returned the bodies of two Bangladeshis killed by them on Kosba border in Brahmanbaria district on Tuesday.
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Tigers off on wrong foot
In-form Sri Lanka proved too good for Bangladesh as the hosts recorded a crushing 88-run victory in the first one-day international of their three-match series here on Wednesday.
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Fresh US travel alert for Dhaka
Expressing concern over the overall security situation in Bangladesh, the US Department of State has advised the American citizens to avoid travelling to downtown Dhaka and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
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7 to die for murder
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced seven people to death for killing Moin Khan Imon, a contractor of Mohammadpur in the capital in April 2003.
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Outlaw killed in 'crossfire' in Jhenidah
A regional leader of Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) was killed in "crossfire" during a shootout between his accomplices and the police in Kotchandpur upazila of Jhenidah early yesterday, police said.
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HC bench split over Galib's bail
The High Court (HC) yesterday gave a split verdict on the granting of bail to Ameer of the Ahle Hadith Anodolon Bangladesh Dr Asadullah Al Galib.
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Bird flu likely to spread in Asia
The bird flu virus that has hit several countries in Asia is likely to spread to Europe, the Middle East, South Asia including Bangladesh and Africa, a UN food agency warned yesterday.
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Machine gun, SMC, 13 rifles seized in CHT
Army and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel yesterday seized one machine gun, one sub-machine carbine (SMC) and thirteen .303 rifles in Lambuchhari in Naikhangchhari.
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