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CPA meet begins today amid opposition boycott
AL rejects association officials' last-ditch efforts
The 49th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference opens in Dhaka today amid boycott by the main opposition party despite last-ditch efforts by the CPA headquarters to bring it to the grand meet
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No WMDs found in Iraq: Kay report
The initial report of US weapons hunter David Kay says he found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq but possible evidence of covert programmes to make them.
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End of abduction ordeal
Arifa gets back home after 'exile' in India
Carefree-looking Arifa flew back home yesterday after more than a month in 'exile' in India, thanks to an end to a cross-border legal battle over her return and abduction ordeal.
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Irregularity in DU teacher recruitment
The Dhaka University (DU) authorities recently appointed five teachers in violation of the University Grants Commission (UGC) embargo in a process tainted by irregularities, DU sources alleged.
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World oil and gas 'fast running out'
Global warming will never bring a "doomsday scenario" a team of scientists says -- because oil and gas are running out much faster than thought.
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Power outages cost $778m in lost industrial output
USAID report says loss gobbles up 11.5pc of GDP of Bangladesh
Power outages cost Bangladesh $778 million in lost industrial production a year, said the USAID (United States Agency for International Development) after a study of the country's electricity supply situation.
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Kuril water crisis hits a new low
A severe water crisis in School Road area near Kuril road crossing in Dhaka persists for more than a month, causing unbearable sufferings to local residents.
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Bush defends decision to attack Iraq
US President George W Bush yesterday defended his decision to go to war against Iraq, brushing off doubts from Americans and citing what he said was preliminary evidence from the top CIA weapons hunter
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Denied of justice for rape, she takes her life
Denied of justice by village elders, a young housemaid committed suicide after being raped by her employer's son at Matikata village in Rajshahi on Wednesday, the victim's family said.
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Police informant shot dead in Khulna
Police informant Bellal Hossain, 35,was gunned down by unidentified assailants near Islamia Hospital at Boyra under Sonadanga Police Station last night.
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Two Iraqis killed in Kirkuk blast
US troops find trucks loaded with rockets: 14 rounded up
The US military said yesterday that two Iraqis were killed by an explosion in the northern city of Kiruk, but would not confirm reports by local officials they were suicide bombers.
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Nobel Peace Prize contenders
The Nobel committee chose Monday the winner of the 2003 Peace Prize amid top secrecy, and while speculation was rife ahead of next week's big announcement, observers said there was no clear favouritethis
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Arnie apologises for 'bad behavior'
Entering his final campaign push on a wave of surging poll numbers, Arnold Schwarzenegger shifted into damage-control mode, apologizing for "bad behavior" toward women and saying he couldn't imagine ever
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