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Advisers' New Dialogue Initiative
Package proposal placed before Khaleda, Hasina
A team of advisers to the caretaker government talked with the two major political alliances last night with a package proposal in an apparent last ditch effort to resolve the prevailing political crisis.
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4-party agrees to change in EC commissioners
Remains rigid on election date
The BNP-led four-party alliance has responded positively to the package of proposals set forth by the caretaker government and agreed to have the Election Commission (EC) recast by sending two controversial
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14-party puts forward its conditions
Cancellation of poll schedule, fresh updated voter list; EC reform; admin reshuffle demanded
Responding to the package proposal of the caretaker government (CG), Awami League (AL)-led 14-party coalition late last night placed three demands to be met immediately, which it placed as a prerequisite
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Acting CEC bins NDI claim of excess voters
Acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Mahfuzur Rahman yesterday said the Election Commission (EC) does not agree with the National Democratic Institute's (NDI) survey report claim that there
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Time to add new tools to microcredit
Experts tell convention on poverty reduction
Speakers at a conference yesterday said there is an emerging east-west inequality in reduction of poverty in Bangladesh, and urged for new ways to tackle poverty in addition to micro-credit.
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Dr Kamal for consultation body for interim govt
Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday proposed immediate formation of a consultation body for the caretaker government to ensure protection of the president's post from any outgoing government's illegal
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Lawyers demonstrate for and against CJ's stay order
The lawyers loyal to Awami League (AL) and BNP yesterday demonstrated on the Supreme Court (SC) premises throughout the day for and against the chief justice's staying the proceedings of the writ petitions
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Blockade to go on until 5-pt demand met
Says 14-party
The 14-party alliance yesterday said their ongoing non-stop countrywide blockade programme would continue until President and Chief Adviser (CA) to the Caretaker Government (CG) Iajuddin Ahmed met their
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Yunus in telecom deal to wire up the poor
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has teamed up with some of the world's largest telecom firms to leverage communications technology to help alleviate poverty, he announced Sunday.
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Unrest to mar investment climate: ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its quarterly economic update on Bangladesh cautioned yesterday that the present political unrest would take a heavy toll on the country's investment climate.
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Tigers ease to 2-0 lead
A 104-run opening partnership between Shahriar Nafees and Mehrab Hossain secured Bangladesh a comfortable six-wicket victory against Zimbabwe in the second one-day game at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium yesterday.
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Rejoinders
Three high government officials in separate rejoinders have said the reports published in different newspapers on their attending a secret meeting at ex-energy adviser's office in Uttara on November 24
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Violence may affect Japanese investment
Envoy tells CA
Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Masayaki Inoue yesterday voiced concern over the recent political violence in Bangladesh and said if the violence continued it might affect Japanese investment in and cooperation
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4-party stages rallies to protest vandalism at SC
Leaders and activists of BNP-led four party alliance yesterday held rallies and brought out processions in every thana in the capital protesting the anarchy as well as vandalism at the chief justice's
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Awranga joins BNP
Hemayetullah Awrangajeb, who had been persona non grata at the Prime Minister's Office during tenure of the last Awami League (AL) government and detained for illegal possession of firearms in 2002, yesterday
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John Gastright due today
US Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs John Gastright arrives in Dhaka early today on a two-day visit, with matters of the upcoming election in Bangladesh high on his agenda.
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FBCCI to stage token protest against deadlock
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will stage a token demonstration on Wednesday if the caretaker government fails to break the present political deadlock by tomorrow.
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Encounter With Pirates
Body of Coast Guard officer recovered
The body of Coast Guard Petty Officer MH Kabir, killed after an encounter between the law enforcers and a gang of pirates near Mongla seaport on Friday night, was recovered from river Pashur yesterday.
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Indian Int'l Festival
Bangladeshi film Nirontor gets special award
Bangladesh's feature film "Nirontor," directed by Abu Sayeed, won a Special Jury award yesterday in the competitive section of the 37th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held in Goa.
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Lanka asks Norway to snap LTTE contacts
Nationalists exert pressure on govt to outlaw Tigers
Sri Lanka asked peace broker Norway to suspend contacts with Tiger rebels pending a review of relations with the guerrillas, a top Sri Lankan official said yesterday.
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Rumsfeld backed pullback in Iraq
US forces attacked insurgent bases in Iraq on Sunday as a leaked memo from the man who sent them there revealed that Donald Rumsfeld believes their strategy is not working and it may be better to reduce
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