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Reserved gas blocks to go to foreign companies
Petrobangla pushes Bapex to strike Niko like deal
The Petrobangla has ordered Bapex to open up its reserved oil and gas areas and two exploration blocks for joint venture agreements with foreign oil companies in the same vein of the controversial Niko
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Floods cause huge damage to crops, infrastructure
Bridge collapse in Tangail kills 3
More areas of the central part of the country, including the eastern side of the capital, are going under floodwater, as the Jamuna, Padma, Meghna and small rivers around Dhaka continue to swell at most
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EC wants new law for voter listing
Requests for repeal of existing ordinance
The Election Commission (EC) has asked the government to repeal the existing Electoral Rolls Ordinance to dispel fears of legal controversy over the voter listing and proposed for making a new law toprepare
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Business leaders critical of IMF's diktat
Business leaders have criticised the interference of the international agencies, particularly the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and their bid to influence economic management of the country.
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IV fluid goes pricey for poor supply
Amid shortage of supply of intravenous (IV) fluid for the last few weeks, the retailers are charging up to double the price, adding to the sufferings of critical patients.
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SC judgment today on Hasina's bail
The Supreme Court (SC) will deliver today its judgment on the government appeal against Monday's High Court (HC) order granting bail to detained former prime minister Shiekh Hasina in an extortion case,
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Hasina serves legal notice on ACC
Challenges validity of its notice
Former prime minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday sent a legal notice to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) challenging the notice of the commission served upon her to submitwealth
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Jobless, they look to future in tears
Abdul Hakim burst into tears leaning his head against the huge gate of 53-year-old Peoples Jute Mills Ltd after he came to know on Tuesday night that the mill was closed forever.
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China renews support for tri-nation road link
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi yesterday reiterated Beijing's support for Dhaka's proposal for a trilateral road-link project connecting Bangladesh, Myanmar and China, when he met Bangladesh Foreign
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Huda, Sigma shown held in extortion case
Detained former communications minister barrister Nazmul Huda and his wife Sigma Huda were yesterday shown arrested in an extortion case while a graft against Huda was transferred to a special court for
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Moeen urges all to help flood-hit people
Cancels India, Pakistan visit
Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday termed flood as a national crisis and urged all to help the flood-affected people in combating the natural disaster.
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Two UGC members quit
Two of the three defiant members of University Grants Commission (UGC) resigned yesterday following the pressure of the Education Ministry.
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Tk 1.5cr VoIP equipment seized in city
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday seized Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment worth Tk 1.5 crore from the office of Onetel Communications Ltd in the capital.
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Khaleda urges all to stand by flood victims
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday urged the countrymen, regardless of their political ideology, to come forward and help the flood-affected people through the natural calamity.
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Fertiliser Crisis
2 teachers jailed over protest
Two teachers of Damurhat upazila were sentenced to different jail terms Tuesday in a case filed on charge of violating Emergency Power Rules by trying to stage a 'drama' on fertiliser crisis in Marchthis
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3 speedboats of Manju seized
Police seized three speedboats of the former communications minister Anwar Hossain Manju from Buriganga in Narayanganj yesterday.
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Musharraf now wants 'harmony' with CJ
President Pervez Musharraf has said he wants "harmonious ties" with Pakistan's chief justice, whose suspension by the military ruler was overturned earlier this month in a major political blow.
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Bombings kill 69 in Baghdad
Three large bombs tore through crowded Baghdad districts on yesterday, killing at least 69 people, as government figures revealed Iraq's civilian death toll jumped by more than one third in July.
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