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Accounts of Hasina, her family members frozen
NBR also issues freeze order on accounts of families of Morshed Khan, Babar
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday asked all commercial banks to freeze accounts of Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina and her five family members.
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10kg bomb, 10 grenades found at JMB den
Rab arrests 4 militants from Mirpur mess
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered a powerful bomb, 10 improvised grenades, and bomb-making materials from a mess in the city's Mirpur early yesterday and arrested four suspected JMB operatives.
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JMB feared to strike again in August
Govt on top alert following intelligence agencies' report
The government fears attacks across the country in the lead-up to the second year of August 17 nationwide blasts by Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
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SC stays Hasina's bail order
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday accepted the government appeal and stayed till August 14 Monday's High Court (HC) order granting bail to detained Awami League chief and former prime minister Shiekh Hasina
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Flood Situation Worsens
Part of Dhaka-Aricha road goes under water
Dhaka-Aricha Highway went under a foot of water at 10 points, including Paturia, threatening to snap road communications between Dhaka and 16 south and south-western districts.
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Rangs Bhaban to be torn down from today
Rajuk swings into action after SC ruling; Rangs appeal for time
Rajuk starts demolishing the upper floors of Rangs Bhaban in the capital today as the Supreme Court yesterday overruled the High Court judgment that had declared valid the construction beyond the sixth
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Fresh Roll in Rajshahi
Flood delays voter list launch plan
The Election Commission (EC) cannot officially kick off the field level task for preparing a fresh voter list with photographs on schedule as the chief adviser (CA) has declined to inaugurate the launching
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Biman flight schedule about to crash-land
Only 4-5 aircraft operative now; desperate flight-cut not helping situation
Despite canceling flight on several routes, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is frequently failing to maintain its flight schedule as only four to five aircraft of its 11-member fleet can be kept operative a
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3,000 Peoples Jute Mill Workers
Not paid off as quick as they laid off
The 3,000 laid off workers of Peoples Jute Mills Ltd, which shut down Wednesday with Tk 300 crore due in wages, found nobody at the factory in Khulna from whom they could know when they would get their
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SC to hear Bangabandhu killing case from Aug 7
The Supreme Court has set August 7 to hear applications of the condemned prisoners seeking leave to appeal to overturn the High Court order that confirmed their capital punishment for killing Bangabandhu
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Business leaders' fear unfounded
Says IMF executive
A visiting senior IMF executive yesterday assured Bangladesh of resisting any IMF attempt of imposing policy measure that could affect its economy and the welfare of the people.
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Conspiracy on to destroy democracy
Says Khaleda in teleconference
Former premier and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday stressed the need for lifting the ban on indoor politics saying democracy cannot go on without politics.
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Green chilli costs Tk 200 a kg!
The price of green chilli shot up to Tk 200 per kg from Tk 120 in the capital yesterday, as the usual daily supply of 250 tons to city's Karwan Bazar wholesale market came down between 5 and 6 tons in
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Dhaka signs Asean peace treaty
Bangladesh yesterday signed Asean's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) at the Asean Regional Forum (ARF), which concluded in Manila last night.
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Flood Fallout
Govt to import more food if necessary
Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam yesterday said the government will import more food, if necessary, to face the possible challenges of further price hike of essentials due to flood.
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AL disappointed at SC order
Awami League (AL) yesterday expressed its disappointment at the Supreme Court (SC) Appellate Division's stay order on the High Court (HC) order that granted bail to AL chief Sheikh Hasina in a case filed
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Few people come forward to help flood victims
Says Adviser Tapan
Food and Disaster Management Adviser Tapan Chowdhury yesterday said limited number of people have come forward to help the flood-affected people of the country but he expects more people to come forward
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Meghnaghat Plant
Hasina's graft case hearing now Aug 8
The High Court has deferred the long-pending hearing of an application for quashing the Meghnaghat power plant graft case against detained former premier and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and set
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US again backs anti-graft drive, reform measures
The United States has reiterated its strong support to the caretaker government's drive against corruption in Bangladesh and commended the announcement of election roadmap as well as the reforms measures.
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Boy helps avert train accident
A boy's presence of mind averted a train accident on Dhaka-Chittagong rail route at Chanpur in Comilla Sadar South upazila yesterday.
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Musharraf-Benazir 'deal' gets cabinet backing
Benazir plans to run in election
Pakistan's federal cabinet has endorsed President Pervez Musharraf's "recent contacts" with exiled former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and extended full support to the president for his re-election.
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