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Ankara wins OIC top post race
Turkey's Ihsanoglu bags 32, SQ Chowdhury and Malyasia's Agam bag 12 votes each
Bangladesh lost its bid for secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) early yesterday despite its much-talked-about 'strong' campaign, as Turkey's candidate Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
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Living in death traps
Century-old dilapidated buildings, unplanned structures put thousands in Old Dhaka in danger
While all eyes are focussed on Shankhari Bazar following last Wednesday's tragic casualties in a building collapse, thousands of others continue a precarious living in century-old decrepit buildings,including
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AL walks out of JS over OIC candidate
Nomination of controversial man dashed Dhaka's hope: AL; AL's counter-campaign is the culprit: BNP
Awami League walked out of parliament yesterday when a minister instead of the leader of the House tried to fend off leader of the opposition's vitriolic attack on the government for Bangladesh's defeat
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How they see Dhaka's defeat
Different political parties, former diplomats and social organisations have slated the government for what they said is wasting an opportunity for Bangladesh to secure the post of secretary-general of
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Tough law to stop river occupation on cards
The government plans to pass a stringent legislation and amend the law to stop encroachment of rivers and ensure their natural flow in the national interest, water resources ministry officials said.
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Greece grind silky Spain
The silky skills of Spain were not enough to give them a second win in five days as they were held to a 1-1 draw by a determined Greece side to leave Group A at Euro 2004 wide open.
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Grim murder of a 16-month-old
Shocked relatives found a 16-month-old boy dead in a trunk in a stair-top storeroom of their Nayatola home in Dhaka yesterday.
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New hope for the home helps
ILO scheme gives them a chance to education, health and training
Unlike many other working children in Dhaka, 12-year-old girl Togor is lucky enough to work under an employer who possesses the sensitivity to let her have an access to education and other basic human
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Tk 2,738-cr supplementary budget passed
Home, defence ministries take lion's share
The Jatiya Sangsad yesterday approved a Tk 2,738-crore supplementary budget for the current fiscal, with home and defence ministries coming off as the two highest additional revenue spenders.
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Saifur pledges child-friendly budget
Mock parliament session with kids
Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman in a mock parliament session of children yesterday assured them of considering their views in the next budget to protect child rights.
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4 cops jailed for mugging
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced four policemen, a police informant and an Ansar to various terms of imprisonment for mugging Tk 2 lakh from two traders at Goran in the capital last year.
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Singapore PM due June 23
Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will arrive in Dhaka on June 23 on a three-day official visit.
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EC asks home ministry to give security to Mannan
The Election Commission (EC) Secretariat in separate letters has asked the home ministry and the inspector general of police (IGP) to provide security for Major (Retd) Abdul Mannan, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh
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NOAB slams new duty on newsprint
The Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) has strongly protested the proposed increase in import duty on newsprint in the proposed budget from 22.
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al-Qaeda threatens to kill US hostage
Al-Qaeda guerrillas have shown images of a blindfolded American hostage and say they will kill him if the Saudi government fails to free jailed militants within 72 hours.
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Sellers ask govt to lift tax, VAT on books
Bangladesh Book Publishers and Sellers Samity (BBPSS) yesterday asked the government to withdraw 15 percent tax slapped on import of books and VAT (value added tax) on their sale and supply.
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100 centres for blood transfusion soon
Some 100 more safe blood transfusion centres will be set up in the country soon to check various blood-borne contagious diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS.
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Iraq oil security chief shot dead
Ghazi Talabani, the security chief for Iraq's northern oil fields, was assassinated yesterday outside his home in Kirkuk, Iraqi police said.
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Play due role in strengthening democracy
PM urges heads of JS bodies
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday urged the chairmen of the parliamentary standing committees to play their due role in strengthening parliamentary democracy in the country.
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Two suspects held for attack on Tarana
Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday held two alleged leaders of an organised gang of thieves in the capital, suspecting their involvement in the attack on TV artiste Tarana Halim.
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Blair blasts unruly English fans
British Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned yesterday violence involving England football fans at the Euro 2004 championships, saying that such hooligans brought "shame" on the nation.
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Two GIs killed in attack on Iraq base
A rocket slammed into a U.S. logistics base yesterday near the city of Balad, killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding 21 people, the military said. Fourteen of the injured were taken to the U.S.
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15 injured as cops, bus workers clash
At least 15 people including a police constable were injured in a clash between police and transport workers at Rupatali bus terminal yesterday morning.
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