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Dialogue on Electoral Reforms
BNP proposes committee with equal representation
AL asked to name five 14-party leaders: Non-MPs allowed
The ruling BNP at last responded to Awami League's queries yesterday, inviting it to nominate five representatives of the 14-party opposition combine to a 10-member committee to discuss the opposition's
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Meaningful reforms talks needed for credible polls
Gastright tells Hasina
Visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State John Gastright yesterday underscored the need for a meaningful dialogue between the government and the opposition over electoral reforms to ensure free,
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Quake in Iran kills 70, wipes out villages
At least 70 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran early yesterday, destroying whole villages and sending frightened residents fleeing from their homes, according to the latest
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Cotton farming ignored though it can boost RMG
Wide-scale cultivation of cotton still remains a far cry, although business leaders think growing its high-yielding varieties could turn the country into one of the world's most competitive readymadegarment
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Arrests, Beating of Activists
JCD calls indefinite strike at RU
Rajshahi University Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) yesterday called an indefinite strike on the campus in protest of Thursday's police attack on its activists.
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Now comes the Jamaat question
The ruling BNP while agreeing to allow non-legislator leftist opposition leaders to be on a proposed 10-member committee to discuss the opposition's reform proposals also wants the four-party coalition
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Kite Festival
Sky over DU turns colourful
The blue sky over Dhaka University (DU) wore a different look and colour yesterday afternoon as hundreds of kites were flying in the entire sky during a traditional kite festival at the DU playground.
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15 hurt as JCD, Shibir clash at CMC
At least 15 students were injured in a clash between the activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) at a hostel of Chittagong Medical College (CMC) at Chatteshwari road
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AFC Challenge Cup kicks off today
The inaugural AFC Challenge Cup begins today in Dhaka and Chittagong with 16 teams taking part in the biggest tournament in the country's history involving national football sides.
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Cellphones seized at ZIA, one arrested
Law enforcers at Zia International Airport (ZIA) arrested a man with 1,270 smuggled cellphones as he along with some ZIA employees were trying to put those on a vehicle yesterday.
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Outlaw killed in 'shootout' in Chuadanga
An armed cadre of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddho) was killed during a "shootout" between his accomplices and members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Jugirhuda under Alamdanga
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World Powers Tell Iran
Pay heed to UN call or face isolation
The world's major powers told Iran on Thursday it must heed a UN call to curb its nuclear programme or face isolation, but Tehran refused to budge.
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Senate panel set to consider bid to censure Bush
Former White House counsel John Dean, who helped push President Richard Nixon from office during the Watergate scandal three decades ago, heads to Capitol Hill yesterday to back an uphill attemptto
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Tank lorry strike called off
The Tank Lorry Owners' Association withdrew its call for indefinite strike, which was supposed to start today, following fruitful negotiations with Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) yesterday.
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Iran test-fires new 'invisible' missile
Iran successfully test-fired yesterday a new missile capable of avoiding radar detection and striking a number of targets simultaneously, a top military commander announced.
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Ainjibi Parishad sweeps SC Bar elections
Pro-opposition lawyers' forum Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parishad (SASP) swept through the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections on Thursday winning all the 14 seats.
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Bomb hurled at NGO office in Khulna
Unidentified criminals yesterday hurled a bomb, targeting the office of ADAMS, a non- governmental organisation (NGO), at Maheshwar Pasha under Daulatpur Police Station of Khulna city.
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India renews transit treaty with Nepal
India has renewed a transit treaty with landlocked neighbour Nepal which will allow the Himalayan country to export its goods through Indian ports, the Indian foreign ministry said yesterday.
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