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AL sweeps peaceful Gazipur by-polls
Main opposition Awami League (AL) candidate Zahid Ahsan Russell swept Gazipur-2 parliamentary by-elections yesterday, defeating ruling BNP-led four-party alliance candidate MA Mannan by a huge difference
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Floods ease, not hunger
Hunger was writ large on the faces of displaced flood victims now waiting to go back home after monsoon flooding that deluged two-thirds of Bangladesh eased a little more yesterday.
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Tk 271cr subsidy on imported fertilisers okayed
The government in a major policy decision yesterday approved a Tk 271-crore agricultural subsidy to make three types of imported fertiliser available to the flood affected farmers at 25-percent reduced
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PM for permanent anti-flood steps
Stresses dredging, anti-erosion moves
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday directed the ministries concerned to prepare for executing permanent measures to tackle floods once the current flooding is over.
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No river linking without talks
Morshed tells of Delhi's apparent policy shift; no troops request for Iraq's Muslim force yet
Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan said yesterday India has agreed on regional co-operation in water sharing management, apparently a major shift in Delhi's policy to common rivers between the two countries.
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Sri Lanka seize Asia Cup
Sri Lanka lifted the Asia Cup here yesterday with a 25-run victory that showed once again how badly Sourav Ganguly's India choke when confronted with the pressure of one-day tournament finals.
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Votes of protest
Every ballot Awami League candidate Jahid Ahsan Russell got in Gazipur-2 by-polls is a protest against the gruesome assassination of his father Ahsanullah Master, the family said.
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Minority intimidated
Amulla Chandra Mandal, 50, and his wife Maya Rani Mandal, 40, refrained from exercising their franchise in the Gazipur-2 by-election yesterday after local BNP activists had raided and ransacked theirhouse
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World trade deal gets thumbs up
Rich and poor nations struck a crucial deal yesterday to relaunch global trade talks and slash billions of dollars in farm subsidies, open industrial markets and boost global growth.
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Observers term polls peaceful
Different observers to the Gazipur-2 by-election yesterday said the election was held peacefully except some stray incidents of irregularities.
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al-Qaeda targets IMF, World Bank, NYSE
The United States raised the security alert level to high for financial institutions in Washington on Sunday after new intelligence suggested a possible threat.
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Coordinated blasts hit Iraqi churches
A series of coordinated bombings targeted churches in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul during evening services yesterday, wounding at least 20 people in the first attacks on Christian places ofworship
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Seven hostages in Iraq freed
Says Kenya; mediator, diplomats unable to confirm
Seven hostages, including three Kenyans, have been released after being held in Iraq for 11 days, Kenyan Foreign Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere said yesterday.
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Criticism of Investment Climate
BoI accuses AmCham, Ficci of tarnishing country's image
The Board of Investment (BoI) yesterday accused two top foreign businessmen's chambers of tarnishing Bangladesh's image by making comments on its investment climate that the board said were 'nothing but
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Bcl Leader Murder
20 bus counters burnt to ashes
Supporters of the indefinite transport strike against illegal toll in the district yesterday set fire to 20 establishments and counters of different bus services to protest the death of a Bangladesh Chhatra
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2 night guards murdered
Unknown assailants yesterday strangled and beat up two night guards of Harbang Bazar to death and wounded three others in Chakaria.
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Sa Paribahan
HC asks why case should not proceed
The High Court yesterday issued rule asking the respondents to explain why trial of special criminal case against Mustafa Kamal, police super of Sylhet and others, pending at Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions
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30 policemen face punitive action
A police sergeant has been suspended and 29 traffic policemen have been closed to the police lines for their alleged neglect of duty.
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Border meet with India today
A four-day high-level border conference between Bangladesh and India begins at the BDR sector headquarters in Comilla today to settle frontier issues.
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UN team in city to assess flood damage
A six-member high-powered team of experts of the United Nations arrived here Saturday to assess the damage caused by the current floods and prepare an appeal for aid to the world community for post-flood
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Clash between BDR, smugglers leave 2 dead
Two men died and 20 were injured yesterday in a clash between the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and alleged smugglers at Narendrapur, a bordering village in sadar upazila.
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Robbers loot Tk 1.76 lakh
Robbers on Saturday night looted reportedly Tk 1.76 lakh in cash from the SA Paribahan's Nasirabad office.
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Gunmen kill 5 Pak soldiers
Gunmen have attacked a government vehicle near a small town in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, killing at least six people, including five soldiers, and wounding two, police say.
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Women slam Vatican's feminism view
Women have reacted with anger and amusement to a Vatican document on feminism, with some saying the Catholic Church is run by men who live in a time warp and want to keep women in their place.
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