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Vow to save country from criminalised politics
Nat'l platform for unity formed
A national convention of politicians, lawmakers, journalists, lawyers and NGO leaders yesterday formed a national platform for unity to press a 17-point demand to head off 'criminalised politics' andestablish
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Int'l community worried over political situation
US deputy assistant secy of state says
The international community is concerned about the political situation in Bangladesh, said visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Torkel L Patterson yesterday.
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Picnic Tragedy
11 students' bodies recovered from Bay
Navy rescue divers recovered the bodies of nine architecture students of Khulna University (KU) and two mechanical engineering students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) who
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JB targets top 50 defaulters
Janata Bank (JB) has decided to go tough on its top 50 loan defaulters who together hold Tk 818 crore out of the bank's total Tk 2,200-crore default loan.
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Justify 4th, 5th amendments to constitution
HC asks govt, BNP-led alliance, AL
The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule upon the government, the BNP-led four-party alliance and Awami League to show cause why the fourth and fifth amendments to the constitution pertaining to the
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Khaleda reasserts pledge to improve armed forces
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday reaffirmed her government's commitment to continuing its efforts to modernise and build up the country's armed forces, as she formally hoisted the standard of a new
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Powell's S Asia tour this week
Indo-Pak peace, nuke proliferation and hunt for Laden on agenda
The hunt for Osama bin Laden, Pakistan's nuclear proliferation, Indo-Pakistani peace talks and Afghanistan's nascent democracy top Secretary of State Colin Powell's agenda as he visits South Asia this
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Tigers lose Series fighting
Zimbabwe contrived to lose their top six wickets for 12 runs in 31 balls but held firm to deny Bangladesh their maiden one-day series victory yesterday.
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4 more US soldiers killed in Iraq
Four American soldiers died in two bomb explosions in Baghdad, the coalition said yesterday, raising to six the number of US forces killed in roadside bombs this weekend.
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Jalil believes govt to fall by April 30
Rejecting the government's offer for dialogue, Awami League (AL) General Secretary Abdul Jalil yesterday reiterated his party's stand to topple the BNP-led alliance government by April this year.
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Indian River-link Plan
Dhaka expresses concern at UNSCD meet
Bangladesh expressed its grave concern over India's proposed inter-river linking project at United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) meeting in Paris.
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Powdered Milk
15pc suppl duty cut
The government has withdrawn 15 percent supplementary duty on imported bulk powdered milk in a bid to slash its prices, a National Board of Revenue (NBR) statement said yesterday.
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Spain Blasts
Tape claims al-Qaeda link
In a videotaped message, a man purporting to represent al-Qaeda claims the terrorist network was behind bombings that killed 200 and wounded 1,500 in Madrid, the Spanish interior minister said early yesterday.
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JS resumes Session tomorrow
The Jatiya Sangsad resumes its session tomorrow at 4:30pm after an 11-day recess, but the main opposition is unbent on its boycott decision despite the government's effort to resolve the stalemate.
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2 killed in accidents
Two persons were killed in separate accidents in Gulistan and Mohammadpur in the city yesterday.
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Defamation suit against Prothom Alo adjourned
The High Court yesterday adjourned proceedings of a defamation suit against the Prothom Alo's Editor Motiur Rahman, Magura Correspondent Kabir Hossain, and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, said a press release.
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Tk 1 crore goods stolen from travel agency
Air tickets, passports with visa and cash reportedly, in all, worth over Tk 1 crore were stolen from a travel agency at Old Telegraph Office Road in Hazari Gali under Kotwali thana yesterday.
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Man nabbed at ZIA for cheating Tk 3cr
Police arrested a man at Zia International Airport (ZIA) last night on charge of swindling about Tk 3 crore from some businessmen of Motijheel, Dhaka.
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