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BNP march turns into huge poll campaign
PM says caretaker govt to take over in line with constitution
Several thousand ruling BNP leaders and activists yesterday brought out a huge colourful mass procession in the capital led by their Chairperson Khaleda Zia who is also the prime minister of the country.
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Indefinite strike in all airports from Sept 7
Biman employees demand measures to make the airline solvent
Officials and employees of Bangladesh Biman yesterday called an indefinite strike at airports across the country from September 7 to press for urgent measures to make Biman solvent.
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Ctg Port Deadlock
Crisis partly eases as 2 feeder firms to operate
The crisis over transporting containers to and from Chittagong Port was partially resolved yesterday as two of the five feeder-vessel operating companies agreed to continue operation following a tripartite
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New EC commissioner meets old ones without taking oath
Commission claims it a courtesy call
The newly appointed Election Commissioner Mahmud Hasan Mansur yesterday paid an unprecedented surprise visit to the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat and held meetings with the chief election commissioner
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Phulbari Flare-up
Injured yet to get govt aid
The bullet-hit victims of the August 26 carnage in Phulbari, Dinajpur are yet to get financial support for their treatment even though the government said on Wednesday that it would compensate the victims
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Commuters suffer as marchers block streets
Unusual traffic jam coupled with fewer motorised vehicles caused immense suffering to the commuters during the founding anniversary procession of the ruling BNP in the capital yesterday.
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JCD forces DU students to join procession
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) yesterday forced hundreds of Dhaka University (DU) students of different dormitories to join a grand procession organised to mark its parent organisation's 28th founding
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Abu Solaiman new cabinet secretary
Liberation War Affairs Secretary Abu Solaiman Chowdhury has been made new cabinet secretary replacing ASM Abdul Halim. Abu Solaiman Chowdhury joined the BCS [Administration] cadre in 1973.
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Elderly man shot dead inside shop
An unidentified criminal shot a 70-year-old man dead inside a shop at Pallabi in the city yesterday apparently over refusal to pay money.
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Pirates kill 6 fishermen in Bay
Myanmar pirates reportedly killed six fishermen in the Bay on Saturday and looted valuables, including fishing equipment, worth Tk 20 lakh.
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PM finalised poll rigging mechanisms
Alleges Hasina
Opposition Leader Sheikh Hasina yesterday accused Prime Minister Khaleda Zia of finalising all machinations to rig the next elections.
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Dhaka jail guard held with illegal firearms
The security at Dhaka Central Jail has once again come into question after one of its guards was arrested with illegal firearms along with four others in the capital on Thursday.
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Hasina visits Phulbari today
Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina will visit the trouble-torn Phulbari in Dinajpur today along with 14-party opposition leaders, Dinajpur Awami League (AL) unit sources said.
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25 injured in factory fire
At least 25 people were injured in a devastating fire at a plastic packaging factory at Kanchpur under Sonargaon upazila yesterday.
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Dahagram people protest BSF restriction
Bangladeshi citizens in Dahagram and Angorpota enclaves yesterday staged demonstration rejecting the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) proposal to allow only five cattle to pass through the Tin Bigha
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Asia Energy still waits for govt decision
The government has not communicated any decision or message to the Asia Energy Private Ltd as of yesterday on the Phulbari coal mine deal, protesting against which six people were killed on August 26in
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Iran reaffirms support for Lebanon truce
Tehran ready for nuke talks, says Annan
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday reaffirmed support for a UN resolution on Lebanon and his determination to negotiate an end to Tehran's nuclear standoff
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No 2 al-Qaeda leader in Iraq captured
Iraqi forces have arrested the second most senior operative in al-Qaeda in Iraq, and the group now suffers from a "serious leadership crisis," the national security adviser said yesterday.
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British police grill terror suspects
British police were questioning yesterday 14 men arrested over the alleged training and recruitment of extremists in the country's latest high-profile anti-terrorism raid.
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Democrats on a roll in battle for US Congress
Democrats enter the fall campaign with a clear edge in the high-stakes fight for control of the US Congress, riding a wave of momentum that has them positioned to retake the US House of Representatives
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N Korea may test another missile
North Korea may be preparing for another missile test, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, but a government official in Seoul discounted the report.
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Pak tribal rebels bomb gas pipeline
Tribal insurgents bombed a gas pipeline in southwestern Pakistan yesterday as tension continued over the killing of a rebel chieftain in a military operation, police said.
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