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Volume 4 Number 70

Mon. August 04, 2003

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Frigate case
Hasina, ex-navy chief chargesheeted
Abdul Awal Mintoo, 3 other navy bigwigs also face charge
Charges were pressed yesterday against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and five others including a former navy chief in a corruption case regarding the purchase of a Korean frigate for the Bangladesh

Exports suffer as taxmen go on with strike
The export sector suffered huge loss as the strike by customs officials, particularly at the Dhaka Customs House and the Internal Container Depot (ICD), continued.

Law takes backseat as fake notes reign supreme
Circulation of 500 and 100 taka fake notes is rising alarmingly, but the central bank and law-enforcement agencies are yet to combat the crime.

Freedom she wrote
Rumi wanted freedom and freedom she knew could come only in death.

She finally got it from the teasers when she committed suicide by hanging herself Friday.

Identify high-rises sans building code
PM's directive to develop quake management system
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday stressed the need for developing an adequate management system to face possible earthquakes and handle post-quake rescue operations.

Bail petition of BNP MP's brother rejected
The bail petition of Reazuddin Ahmed Monir, brother of ruling BNP MP Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu and an accused in the Keraniganj double murder case, was rejected by the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4, Dhaka Division,

BDR major closed for 'excesses' during Khulna joint drive
A Major of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has been closed to the Khulna sector headquarters for alleged excesses at Khalishpur Nayabati in Khulna on Saturday in the name of the anti-outlaw joint operation.

'AL man' shot dead in Savar, commissioner's son arrested
An alleged criminal, son of a ward commissioner candidate, shot a truck driver dead at Tarapur in Savar yesterday noon.

Strike takes toll on education, DU sealed off to BCL
A student strike by the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) put a brake on academic activities at public universities and colleges, while the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists attacked or chased their

52 killed as explosives go off in Pak village
More than 52 people were killed and around 70 injured yesterday when explosives used in road works caught fire and detonated in a northern Pakistan village, causing several homes to collapse, officials

Admission confusion
Students, guardians suffer as colleges swing between GPA and written test
Students and guardians are in confusion over admission to colleges, as the government decided to enrol students on the basis of grade point average (GPA) instead of written tests.

Probe blames MV Nasrin-1 capsize on faulty design
The government probe committee submitted its report on the sinking of MV Nasrin-1 to the shipping ministry yesterday, about four weeks after the overcrowded double-decked launch went down in the river

Mob kills 4 in Ctg
Mob beat four to death and injured four others severely in separate incidents at Patiya and Sitakundu Saturday suspecting them as dacoits.

Four to die for killing SSC examinee
Four persons were sentenced to death here yesterday for killing SSC examinee Hasina Khatun in 1999.

92 Gram Sarkar bodies formed on 2nd day
Ninety-two Gram Sarkar units were formed on the second day of the process yesterday in what is still tipped as a relaxed pace.

Banks asked to change torn, dirty notes
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday directed the commercial banks to accept and change torn and dirty notes without harassing customers.

Trembling in tremor horror
The people of Borkol upazila in Rangamati district are living under the shadow of earthquake horrors in the wake of a moderate tremor and a train of aftershocks.

US warns Niger to keep quiet on Iraq uranium
The United States has warned Niger to keep out of a row over disputed claims that Iraq sought to buy uranium from the west African state, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

MP's toll refusal leads to firing, stabbing, assault
Extortionists demanded a toll of Tk 10 lakh from a lawmaker and on refusal, assaulted his brother, at Narayanganj on Saturday.

They also shot a person and stabbed another.

Cop-villager clash over smuggled cattle leaves 1 dead
One person was killed and six others including a policeman were injured in a clash between police and locals at Raniganj Bazar on the Dinajpur-Rangpur Highway yesterday.

Razzak's return from London mission fuels speculations
The low-key visit of High Commissioner of Bangladesh in London and former speaker Sheikh Razzak Ali recently to Khulna, his hometown, has given rise to a flurry of speculations.

Barrister Rokan warns ministers against anarchy in courts
Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, yesterday accused a few ministers of provocation to create a situation in the courts.

Rejoinder
Hizbut Tawheed, an Islamist political party, has protested a news-story carried by The Daily Star on July 16 under the headline, 'New outlaw groups swing into action'.

Shazneen case
IO cross-examined for four hours
The 23rd prosecution witness, Mojibur Rahman, additional superintendent of police, CID, and investigation officer (IO) of the Shazneen case, was cross-examined for about four hours yesterday.