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6 'robbers' lynched in Chittagong
A mob lynched six alleged robbers and wounded another in Patiya following a series of robberies in three villages in neighbouring Anwara upazila in the early hours yesterday.
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Aug 17 Serial Blasts
Huge sums drawn from Ctg bank for buying explosives
A huge sum of money was spent on buying explosives used in the August 17 blasts and it was drawn from a personal account with a Chittagong branch of Islami Bank, said an investigator in Dhaka.
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Agora fined for selling stale food
A mobile court yesterday fined Agora super shop at Rifles Square in Dhanmondi Tk 50,000 for selling rotten fish and flour, mustard oil without expiry date, and internationally banned unhygienic juices.
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Tengratila, Feni gas fields wrongly abandoned
Terms of accord with Niko go against nat'l interest: Probe report
The process of declaring the Tengratila and Feni gas fields abandoned was faulty, says the report of a three-member enquiry committee.
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Women MPs furnish 'dubious' info with EC
The 36 candidates, who were declared elected to the women's reserved seats in parliament yesterday, have furnished the election commission (EC) with incomplete and misleading personal information while
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Fuel prices hike again
Bowing to the donors' pressure, the government has decided to raise the prices of octane, diesel, kerosene and petrol to adjust them global market prices. The new prices come into effect from today.
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Govt to weigh up projects before including in ADP
Public expenditure management manual designed
The government will set 'performance indicators' for a particular project and consider its risk factors, including political stability, market conditions and prices, before incorporating it in the annual
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PM stresses energy saving measures
80 MW Tongi power plant opens
Stressing the need for maximum utilisation of power in productive activities, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday said multiple 'energy saving measures' should be adopted in preventing waste and misuse
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'Criminal, outlaw' killed in 'crossfire'
A listed criminal and a leader of an outlawed political outfit were killed in "crossfire" during shootouts between their accomplices and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Manikganj and Chuadanga
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Moudud against ban on hijab
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Moudud Ahmed yesterday said public opinion should be created worldwide to resist western intolerance of hijab (veil).
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Thus spake 2 BNP MPs!
Two lawmakers of the ruling BNP have blasted journalists in Patuakhali and Jhenidah.
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Tigers play for pride today
With the one-day series already lost, Bangladesh will be left with only pride to play for in Sunday's third and final game against Sri Lanka.
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Jamal Uddin Murder
Shafi points finger at Maruf, Shahid
Shafiqul Alam alias Shafi, a suspect in the sensational Jamal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury abduction case, yesterday made a statement before a magistrate, indicating again Maruf Nizam's role and Shahid Chairman's
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Woman brutally beaten by Khulna Shibir leader
Hair shaved, face painted with black ink
A woman identified as Selina Akhter Shahnaj, 40, is fighting for life after being brutally beaten on Thursday afternoon by Islami Chhatra Shibir leader Shah Zubayer Nurullah, son of Jamaat leader Shah
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Maoist rebels announce ceasefire in Nepal
Nepal's Maoist rebels announced a three-month ceasefire yesterday, their chief said in a statement, in a move to win support of political parties after King Gyanendra seized power in February.
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'Contemptuous' Comments
SCBA for legal action against 2 BNP high-ups
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday called for legal action against Health Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain and BNP Joint Secretary General Gayeshwar Chandra Roy for 'contemptuous' comments
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Closed-door Meet
Hasina, Dr Kamal for forging greater unity
Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina and Jatiya Oikya Mancha Convenor Dr Kamal Hossain last night had a closed-door meeting at the former's Dhanmondi residence and committed a firm resolve to forgea
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Case against Niko chairman dismissed
A Dhaka court yesterday dismissed a criminal case filed against Niko chairman and two others for damaging public properties and dwelling houses of Chhatak gasfield area at Tengratila in Sunamganj district.
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Aiyar's visit may be deferred again
Indian Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar's planned visit to Dhaka might be deferred by a couple of days for his preoccupation in New Delhi.
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One more held for attacking Ctg high official
Police yesterday held one of the four miscreants who confessed to his involvement in Thursday's attempt on Additional Divisional Commissioner (general) of Chittagong Golam Kuddus.
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India's ONGC discovers gas in Bay
An offshore drilling operation by India's state-run oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has discovered natural gas in the Bay of Bengal, a company spokesman said yesterday.
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Clarification
Bangladesh Biman has sent a clarification of the news item run by The Daily Star under the headline 'Biman crashlands into losses'.
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India to push on with Iranian pipeline plan
Energy-hungry India said yesterday it would push on with plans to build a $7 billion gas pipeline from Iran, undaunted by the increasing threat of United Nations sanctions against Tehran.
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Insurgents kill 20 Iraqi troops
Insurgents launched a series of assaults yesterday in a province north of Baghdad, killing at least 20 Iraqi security forces, officials said.
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Restriction on visitors at Secretariat
The home ministry in an official order on Saturday asked the officials concerned not to issue passes to the visitors of secretariat without official reasons.
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PBCP leader arrested in Satkhira
A regional commander of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was arrested on Friday night at Tersi bazaar in Tala upazila of the district.
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