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Declare southwest region as a 'disaster' area
Three voluntary organisations urge govt
Three voluntary organisations yesterday urged the government to declare the country's south-west region as a 'disaster area' since around seven million people of the region have long been suffering from
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Crack Down on Vehicles Feb 4
CNG auto-rickshaws rush to install meter
Hundreds of drivers and owners of CNG driven auto-rickshaws thronged the meter supplying companies here in Chittagong yesterday to install or repair meters ahead of the crack down against the vehicles
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Shore Handling Operator
Show-cause notice on CPA
The shipping ministry yesterday issued a show-cause notice on the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) to explain whether any shore handling operator was appointed without following the Public ProcurementRegulation
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3 die in road crashes
At least three people were killed in separate road accidents in Bogra and Jamalpur yesterday and on Tuesday.
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Raid on Factories
38 sacks of polybags, raw materials seized
A mobile court seized a huge quantity of polythene bags, raw materials, and machinery from two polythene bag factories in old part of the city yesterday.
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Trader Murder
3 to die, one gets life
A tribunal of Dhaka yesterday sentenced three people to death and one to life in jail for killing a businessman at Sutrapur in the city in 2005.
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Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi cattle trader near Nitpur frontier under Porsha upazila of Naogaon district on Tuesday night.
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Rab recovers 3 revolvers, arrests three
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday recovered three foreign revolvers and 14 rounds of bullets and arrested three people in this connection from Natore, Rangpur and Rajshahi.
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Italy offers help to CG
Italian Ambassador Dr Pietro Ballero yesterday offered his country's assistance to the caretaker government whenever needed.
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Maghi Purnima today
The Buddhist community of the country will celebrate Maghi Purnima, one of their major religious festivals, with traditional enthusiasm and solemn devotion today.
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Detention of Uttaran Chief
HC issues rule on govt
The High Court yesterday issued rule upon the government to explain why it should not be directed to produce Shahidul Islam, executive director of Uttaran, a Satkhira-based NGO, before the court to demonstrate
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Holy Ashura observed
The country observed the holy Ashura on Tuesday commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), the youngest grandson of Prophet Muhammad (SM), with his followers in the Battle of Karbala 1326
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Expat Killing
One gets death
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced one person to death for killing an expatriate at Kapasia in Gazipur district in 2004.
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Detention of Dastagir
HC rule on govt
The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain within two weeks why the detention of Dastagir Chowdhury, former deputy mayor of Chittagong City Corporation and BNP leader,
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Defamation case against Jugantor
A Dhaka court yesterday ordered a judicial inquiry into a defamation case against Jugantor proprietor, editor and publisher filed by Mohammad Noor Ali, managing director of Unique Eastern (Pvt) Ltd.
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Masud Nizami passes away
Eminent journalist Masud Nizami passed away due to kidney disease and diabetes on Tuesday night at Millennium Hospital at Lalmatia in the city at the age of 60, says a press release.
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Shamsuzzaman Khan Benu
Shamsuzzaman Khan (Benu), a cultural personality, passed away due to a massive cardiac arrest in the city on Tuesday at the age of 61.
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