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Italy break hosts' hearts
Late 2 goals take Azzuri to final
Italy scored two sensational late goals in extra-time to book their place in the World Cup final for the first time in 12 years with their 2-0 win crushing the dreams of host nation Germany early today.
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Machine-readable Passport Scheme
Home ministry seeks quick nod of purchase body
German firm selected thru' 'restricted' tender
The home ministry is seeking hurried approval of the cabinet purchase committee for a Tk 1,561 crore (1,73.54 million euro) 'programme' on machine-readable passport, visa and national identity (ID) card under the revenue budget.
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Stray violence marks hartal
The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced yesterday by the Awami League (AL)-led 14-party opposition alliance passed off quite peacefully in the capital and elsewhere in the country, except for some
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Garment Workers' Unrest
50 Savar units shut after fresh clashes
At least 50 garment factories in Savar were closed yesterday following clashes between the workers and the law enforcers that left at least 40 people injured.
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Edn to suffer as teachers plan tougher agitation
Uncertainty looms large over the country's primary, secondary and higher secondary education as both non-government and government teachers are going for tough programmes including indefinite strike for
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EC mulls changes in electoral laws
Political parties' registration may be made mandatory; Polls expenditure ceiling to double
The Election Commission (EC) is planning to make registration of political parties mandatory, a hitherto optional provision in electoral laws, which was introduced five years ago and has been conveniently
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Voter List
New EC secy sceptic about updating method
The newly appointed Secretary to the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat Abdur Rashid Sarkar, who was appointed to the post yesterday by the establishment ministry, expressed his doubt about the success
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Condition for PRGF Tranche
IMF for further fuel price hike
Banks still cannot open LCs for petroleum import
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) may not disburse the $80 million sixth tranche of its anti-poverty loan if the government fails to take concrete steps to further reduce the losses of the Bangladesh
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Iajuddin fit for light work, short meeting
S'pore doctor said
Confusion has been created over "misquoting" the information given by the specialist physician about President Iajuddin Ahmed's post-operative health condition, a Bangabhaban release said yesterday, asserting
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Shazneen Case
Hartal defers HC verdict for today
The High Court judgment on the sensational Shazneen murder case will be pronounced today as it was not delivered yesterday due to hartal.
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426 fishermen missing in Bay
At least 426 fishermen aboard 33 fishing trawlers remained missing in the Bay of Bengal after the violent storm on Sunday night.
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Take initiative for nat'l unity
PM urges businesses
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday urged the business community to take initiative for national unity on important issues.
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Bangla Bhai man held
Police in Bagmara yesterday arrested an accomplice of the militant kingpin Bangla Bhai over a murder during the JMB (Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh) operations in Rajshahi region.
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Most prisons overcrowded
Babar tells JS
Most of the prisons of the country have been overcrowded, State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfuzzaman Babar yesterday informed the House.
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Conjoined twins in good state
The condition of the conjoined twins born at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday is improving with the doctors expressing hope that they may grow up normally.
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UN invited to monitor arms before Nepal polls
Sickness delays Koirala's parliament address
Nepal has invited the United Nations to monitor weapons held by Maoists rebels and government troops ahead of elections for an assembly that aims to map the nation's political future, an aide to the prime
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Iraqi minister, 19 guards kidnapped
Gunmen abducted Iraq's deputy electricity minister and 19 bodyguards after ambushing their convoy in eastern Baghdad yesterday, police and Interior Ministry sources said.
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US unveils F-16 package for Pakistan
The White House on Monday unveiled plans to sell Pakistan up to 36 F-16 fighters in a deal that could total five billion dollars and which drew an unhappy response from US ally India.
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