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Mad rush for home
20 lakh people to leave city in two days; 2 lakh others may not get seats in safe transport
With the Eid-ul-Fitr only a day or two away, millions are leaving the capital for their village homes to celebrate the greatest religious festival of the Muslims with their near and dear ones.
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Gulshan Lake again under developer's onslaught
A developer is filling up a large portion of the Gulshan Lake along the main road next to Brac Center, claiming that it is a private property for which Rajuk has issued a 'no objection certificate' and
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REPORT CARD ON MINISTERS
'Powerless' power boss provided dark hours
The day the BNP government celebrated its fourth anniversary, the country was undergoing a power load-shedding of around 1,000 megawatts.
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Road crashes kill 6 of 2 families
Nine people, including six of two families, were killed and 45 others injured in separate road accidents in Tangail, Comilla and Habiganj yesterday.
 
Hasina to be invited to Saarc Summit
The government will invite Leader of the Opposition and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to attend the 13th Saarc summit beginning here on November 12.
 
Ministries asked to make performance indicators
Ministries will have to work out a performance indicator under the medium term budget framework (MTBF) to promote transparency and accountability as the future allocations are to be made on the basisof
 
No Huda proof yet to discredit TIB report
Extended JS body deadline to minister expires again
A parliamentary body could not probe corruption allegations against the communications ministry as the minister did not provide it with necessary documents after a TIB (Transparency International Bangladesh)
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Defying the law


 
Cops home in on Delhi bombers
India says blasts won't affect peace process with Pakistan
Police have prepared a sketch of a key suspect in New Delhi's deadly bombings, Indian media said yesterday as Hindus celebrated the Diwali festival under tight security and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
 
Saarc Charter on terrorism ratified
Against the backdrop of allegation of involvement of Pakistan-based militant groups in the New Delhi blasts, Islamabad yesterday ratified a Saarc convention on suppression of terrorism, saying it demonstrated
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Rehearsals for Saarc security launched
Orange, Red alerts to follow
As part of ensuring foolproof security during the Saarc summit, the law-enforcement agencies have started their security rehearsals in different parts of the capital, sources said.
 
Meat prices shoot up
Meat traders of the city yesterday started selling beef, mutton and broiler at higher prices ahead of Eid violating the rate fixed by the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC).
 
4 pirates beaten to death at Sandwip
Angry fishermen beat four pirates to death at Sandwip channel in the Bay of Bengal when the pirates attacked a fishing trawler on Sunday morning.
 
Babar visits shopping malls to check law, order
State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar yesterday visited Eastern Plaza at Hatirpool, Metro Shopping Mall at Dhanmondi and Bashundhara Shopping City at Panthapath.
 
Irked Syria to cooperate with Hariri inquiry
Syria vowed yesterday to cooperate with a UN inquiry into the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri after a Security Council resolution demanded that Damascus help or face the consequences.
 
Rezaul Karim laid to rest
Ambassador MM Rezaul Karim was laid to rest yesterday at the Banani graveyard in the capital with state honour.
 
4 held with gun, explosives in Chittagong
Police in two separate drives seized a light gun (LG), 8-kg of explosives and arrested four in the port city yesterday.
 
Sweater factory godown gutted
A godown of a sweater factory was gutted in a fire in the city's Kafrul area yesterday.
However, no casualty was reported.

 

 
   
 
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