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10 killed, 90 hurt as experimental steam engine explodes
Physics teacher made the low-cost engine to run irrigation pumps
Ten people were killed and 90 others sustained injuries when a steam boiler exploded at Baropaika village under Gobindganj upazila in Gaibandha district yesterday afternoon.
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Fuel, Power Crises
RMG sector fears 50pc output fall
Prevailing diesel and power crises in the country are forcing ready made garment (RMG) manufacturers to keep their factories idle sometimes for five hours of a ten-hour working day, said leaders of the
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Dhaka Tube Rail
Foundation laying in Aug but no project yet
The government plans a foundation-laying ceremony in mid-August of an underground railway, or a metro subway as Americans call it, in the densely populated capital, although it is yet to make a concrete
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EC to publish draft voter list today
The Election Commission (EC) will publish the draft voter list across the country today while its appeal against the High Court directives on voter-listing remains pending with the Supreme Court.
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Chittagong Airport Management Handover
Thai Airways issues ultimatum
Thai Airways International issued an ultimatum to the Bangladesh government for clearing the impediments delaying the takeover of management of Shah Amanat International Airport by the company by June
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Electoral Reforms
PM blasts AL for 'blocking' talks
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday blasted Awami League (AL) for blocking road to discussion on electoral reforms through raising the issue of Jamaat and trying to "disrupt" the next general election.
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Hawa Bhaban allots Tk 2,000cr for polls
11-party alleges at roundtable
Hawa Bhaban, the unofficial hub of the ruling alliance, reportedly plans to invest Tk 2,000 crore to ensure a win in the next parliamentary election, alleged the left-leaning 11-party alliance yesterday.
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Govt killing time to rig polls: Hasina
Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina has said the BNP-Jamaat coalition government is killing time over the issue of reforms in the caretaker government and the Election Commission (EC) with the motive
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'Failed States' Index
Bangladesh up 2 notches
Bangladesh was ranked 19th in the 'failed states' index, marking a slight improvement from 17th position last year, according to a study.
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Malnutrition the silent killer
Unicef report says it causes half the deaths of children
Half of the total deaths of children every year in Bangladesh is caused by malnutrition, a Unicef report said yesterday.
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Police suspect arson at B Chy's house
The police yesterday said they believe Sunday's fire at the Baridhara residence of former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury was not an accident, rather an incident of arson.
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Rehabilitate Rohingyas in your countries
Morshed tells EU
Bangladesh rejected a suggestion by the European Union (EU) leaders to accommodate and rehabilitated Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and requested European countries to rehabilitate the refugees in their
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Shazneen Case
Arguments begin in HC
Arguments in the death reference and appeal hearing of the sensational Shazneen murder case began before the High Court (HC) yesterday.
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Outlaw killed in 'crossfire'
A member of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed in 'crossfire' during a gunfight between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and his cohorts in Pabna early Monday.
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4 killed in city on Monday
Four people, including a four-year-old boy, were killed at Shyampur and Badda in the capital on Monday.
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Huda demands probe into Beximco's loan
Minister for Communications Nazmul Huda yesterday demanded investigation into the scandal of Beximco group of companies' default on Tk 2,600 crore of loans.
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1m immigrants skip work for US rally
More than 1 million mostly Hispanic immigrants and their supporters skipped work and took to the streets Monday, flexing their economic muscle in a nationwide boycott that succeeded in slowing or shutting
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35 Hindus slain in Kashmir carnage
India sends more troops to hunt killers
India rushed hundreds of extra troops to hunt for Kashmiri militants in the remote mountains of Kashmir yesterday, after 35 Hindus were killed over two days in one of the worst massacres in the region
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World Press Freedom Day today
With the slogan 'We will know, we will live,' for this year, the country will observe the 'World Press Freedom Day' as elsewhere in the world today.
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Khaleda may visit Kuwait May 7-8
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is likely to pay a two-day state visit to Kuwait from May 7 at the invitation of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jabir Al-Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah.
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