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Judiciary clean-up on cards
CJ's recent remarks seen as an indication
The government is seriously considering options for restoring the image of the higher judiciary, which has been tarnished in the last five years through acute politicisation and appointments of judges
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ADP revised down 17pc
The current Annual Development Programme (ADP) has been cut by 17 percent to Tk 21,600 crore due to poor revenue collection, donor conditions and inefficient and slow implementation of projects.
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Early polls possible if voter list is ready before deadline
Says chief election commissioner
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda yesterday said the stalled ninth parliamentary election will be held earlier than announced if the voter list with photographs is ready before the expiration
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Dhaka keen to negotiate tri-nation gas pipeline
Bangladesh seeks Myanmar land on lease for farming
Bangladesh is willing to negotiate the much-talked-about tri-nation pipeline passing through the country's territory for transmission of gas from Myanmar to India.
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Khaleda's brother made BNP vice-president
She is to go for Umrah after lifting of ban on indoor politics
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's younger brother Maj (retd) Saeed Iskandar yesterday disclosed that he was made a vice-president of the party by the chief, amid widespread speculation that her stay abroad
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Constitutional basis of CG weak: Hasina
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina has said the constitutional basis of the incumbent caretaker government is weak and called for a specific date for holding the stalled parliamentary election.
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May Day today
The historic May Day will be observed today in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world with a vow to establish the socioeconomic rights of the working class.
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Children mired in hazardous jobs
A significant number of children in the country are still engaged in labour especially in hazardous jobs in the informal sectors, as the main reason behind child labour is yet to be addressed properly,
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Buddha Purnima tomorrow
Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhists, will be celebrated in the country as well as all over the world tomorrow, marking the advent, enlightenment and departure of Lord Gautam
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Bashar captain for India series
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) kept faith in the World Cup squad when they announced a 14-member team yesterday for this month's home series against India.
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Sylhet mayor obtains bail in graft case
The High Court (HC) yesterday granted bail for two months to detained Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran in connection with the kitchen market graft case.
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Clarification
Following a news report headlined 'Huge number of SIM, scratch cards seized for evading Tk 90cr VAT' carried on May 28 issue of The Daily Star, the Banglalink authority said in a clarification that it
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Ramna Blast
Mufti Hannan placed on 5-day remand
Mufti Abdul Hannan, operations commander of banned Islamist outfit Harkatul Jihad (Huji), was placed on a five-day remand yesterday in connection with a case filed for bomb explosions at Ramna Batamul
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Rebel attacks ground flights to Lanka
12 killed in fresh clashes
Three international airlines have stopped or changed their flights to Sri Lanka following air raids by Tamil Tigers near the capital's international airport, officials said yesterday.
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5 British bomb plotters jailed for life
A judge handed down life jail terms Monday to five men convicted of plotting an al-Qaeda bombing campaign in Britain, including one with links to the ringleader of the 2005 attacks in London.
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47 inspectors promoted as ASPs
Forty-seven police inspectors were promoted to the posts of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) yesterday. The home ministry in a circular announced the names of the inspectors.
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