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Second Bomb Attack
Gazipur turns into a town of terror
Panic and mistrust rein supreme in Gazipur following the twin suicide bomb attacks on Tuesday and Thursday killing eight people and injuring at least 90.
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AL rejects dialogue offer, asks govt to step down
BNP's call for reconsidering decision
Rejecting outright the government's proposal for a dialogue on how to combat rising militancy, Awami League (AL) yesterday asked the ruling coalition to relinquish the power immediately, paving the way
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Sylhet mayor escapes grenade attack
Hartal tomorrow
Sylhet City Mayor Badruddin Ahmed Kamran narrowly escaped a grenade while he was speaking at the opening ceremony of Sazzadur Rahman Smriti Badminton Tournament in the city last night.
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Bombs deal Marzina a double blow
Marzina Akhter is much more worried about her marital crisis than the severe splinter injuries she received in her legs on Tuesday in the Gazipur suicide bomb attack.
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Asian Highway
Bangladesh set to be left out of network
Fails to get support for its ambitious route change plan, sits on ratification as deadline ticks
Bangladesh may be left out of the Asian Highway network, a giant international road link, as it is unlikely to ratify the UN-Escap convention on the highway following a dispute over a change in the route.
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Development Support Credit
WB finally okays $200m tranche
The World Bank (WB) yesterday approved the $200 million third tranche of Development Support Credit (DSC) to Bangladesh.
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BNP leader shot dead in Pabna
A local leader of the ruling BNP was gunned down by unidentified assailants near Kazirhat ferry ghat under Bera upazila last night.
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3 UPDF men shot dead
Three activists of the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) were shot dead in a remote forest of Ramgarh upazila under Khagrachhari district yesterday evening.
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Paul Volcker's report on the Iraqi scam
New allegations rock Indian Parliament
Both the Houses of Parliament in India were on Friday adjourned after the opposition stalled their functioning over new allegations in the Iraq Oil-for-Food programme.
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Lax security helped militants gather strength in CHT
Discussion on peace accord told
Islamist militant forces have gathered strength in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) with the security forces taking no steps to tackle them, leaders of the indigenous people, opposition political parties
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Roadside bomb kills 10 US marines in Iraq
A roadside bomb killed 10 US marines and wounded 11 outside of the troubled Iraqi city of Fallujah in one of the deadliest attacks in recent months, the US military said yesterday.
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Charges against 6 JMB militants in Jhalakathi
Jhalakathi police on November 30 submitted the charge sheet against six Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leaders and activists, including Shaikh Abdur Rahman and Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai,
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Saptarshi put under care of paternal grandmother
Saptarshi, daughter of murdered Advocate Dilruba Huq Papiya, was handed over to her paternal grandmother yesterday following an order of the third additional court for family affairs in Dhaka.
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'Proposed 'unified' education system to encourage militancy'
Concern at less stress on science subjects
Concerned over the 'unified education system' proposed to be introduced at the secondary level in the coming year, educationists yesterday said the system will encourage religious militancy by layingmore
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Seaport security to be reviewed
The department of shipping called an emergency meeting of the designated authority committee (DA Committee) under the international ship and port security (ISPS) code to review security at the two seaports
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Khatib obaidul condemns bomb attacks
Khatib of Baitul Mokarram National Mosque Maulana Obaidul Haque has said those who are killing people with bombs are in the wrong way to establish Islam.
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Security beefed up at DMCH
As Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) is crowded with the attendants of patients, largely victims of two recent suicide blasts in Gazipur, security measures have been beefed up there.
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Iraqi insurgents strong and may get stronger
Despite US claims of progress in quelling the insurgency in Iraq, it remains as robust as ever with a potential for becoming a good deal stronger, according to a new study released Thursday.
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Maoists in Nepal extend ceasefire by a month
Maoist insurgents said Friday they had extended a unilateral ceasefire by one month after joining political efforts to restore democracy in Nepal following a power grab by King Gyanendra.
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