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Rab-Bdr Joint Drive in Naikhanchhari Forest
20 AK47 rifles, about 8000 bullets recovered
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in a joint drive recovered 20 AK47 rifles and 7,716 bullets from a deep forest of Naikhangchhari in Bandarban on Thursday.
 
'Serial blasts planned in April, had foreign funding'
JMB to change colour, plans suicide squads
The August 17 countrywide blasts were planned in mid-April while Kuwait-based organisation Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) and an imam of a UK mosque funded the terrorist operation.
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Harrowing tales of Azad's 10 years as camel jockey
The horrifying memories of life as a camel jockey for the last 10 years in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) still haunt Azad Alam.
 
National Security Council
Born over 15 years ago, still unknown, ineffective
The National Security Council (NSC), the highest consulting body on security affairs, remains ineffective and to some extent unknown since its inception over 15 years ago, though national security isfacing
 
Further fuel price hike to make rice pricier
A fresh increase in fuel price would put the country's agriculture sector in dire straits by pushing up irrigation costs, and trigger further price hike of rice.
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Involving judges in politics erodes confidence in them
Legal experts tell seminar
The judiciary is slowly losing public confidence and greatness due to its politicising through involvement of judges in the politics, eminent legal experts said at a seminar yesterday.
 
Prices of essentials soar further
The prices of fish, meat, egg, vegetables and spices marked further rise during the last week, about a month before the Ramadan.
 
Attempt on top Ctg official
4 suspects held, remanded
Police have arrested four people in connection with the Thursday's attempt on Additional Divisional Commissioner of Chittagong Golam Kuddus.
 
Asia overtakes ME as Third world's top arms market
Asia has overtaken the Middle East as the largest arms market in the developing world, with India and China locked in a gruelling race to purchase weapons from Russia, according to a report sent to the
 
observatory project to go ahead, finally
Ending a nearly three-year limbo, the process of implementation of the Tk 14.02 crore Seismological Service Development Project has resumed with the government allocating funds for it recently.
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MP Shahidul calls meeting against journos
BNP lawmaker from Jhenidah-3 constituency Shahidul Islam Master has called a meeting against journalists at Moheshpur Poura Chattar at 4:00pm today.
 
Blasts in New Orleans ahead of Bush visit
Huge explosions and fires erupted in New Orleans early yesterday, media reported, hours before President George W.
 
IMF team due in city today
A six-member IMF (International Monetary Fund) mission arrives in Dhaka today to review progress on the lending agency-set conditions before releasing another instalment of credit under Poverty Reduction
 
Arms flow in, but no clues
67 weapons seized in Bandarban in a week
The security forces and intelligence agencies are clueless about arms cache in Naikhangchhari from where they are repeatedly recovering huge number of sophisticated arms, ammunition and explosives.
 
JCD cadres at JU attack opponents
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) cadres severely injured the convenor of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit of Bangladesh Chhatra Union (BCU), attempted to cut his foot tendons and beat up four generalstudents
 
IFJ concerned at death threats to journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed deep concern at the threats being made against Bangladeshi journalists for reporting politically sensitive issues.
 
Sri Lanka clinch ODI series
Opener Upul Tharanga made the most of an early life to score a maiden one-day century as Sri Lanka took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against Bangladesh with a comfortable 75-runvictory
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30th Anniversary of Vietnam War's End...


 
233 Bangladeshis held in Japan since January
As many as 233 Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested in Japan during the first six months of this year on various charges, according to a message from Tokyo.
 
UPDF frees 7 abducted villagers
Seven villagers, abducted by anti-peace accord United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) in Naniarchar upazila Wednesday night, were set free on Thursday, said a source in the army yesterday.
 
Outlaws kill young man in Chuadanga
Cadres of an underground outfit slaughtered a man at village Hazirapur in Sadar upazila of Chuadanga district early yesterday.
 
Fear of floods over: Experts
Although some areas of the country have lately been inundated afresh, experts yesterday said the possibility of major flooding is over for this year.
 
Indian, Nepali Maoists vow to fight together
Maoist rebels in Nepal and India have vowed to join together to promote communism, reinforcing fears that the bloody insurgency in the Himalayan kingdom could spill over into its huge southern neighbour.
 
BCL faction calls strike at CU
A faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Chittagong University (CU) unit, has called for an indefinite students strike at the university from today.
 
Saddam trial to open in October
Iraq's former dictator Saddam Hussein will go on trial in the second half of October after a referendum is held on the constitution, a government official said Friday.
 
London bombing
al-Qaeda claims responsibility, warns of more attacks
One of the four suicide attackers who bombed London's transit system on July 7 made a dramatic farewell in a videotape that also included al-Qaeda's No.
 
Top Chuadanga outlaw held in Sonargaon
Amirul Islam alias 'Shutki' Amir, local commander of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddha) Alamdanga unit under Chuadanga district, was arrested in Sonargaon of Narayanganj yesterday.
 

 
   
 
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