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IMF sees soaring inflation ahead
Govt rejects plea for raising fuel prices right now
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its projection of this fiscal year's inflation to 6.
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Barisal Jubo Dal leader dies in firefight with Rab
Death sparks protest; arms seized from victim's house
A city Jubo Dal leader and ward commissioner was killed in a shootout last night with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) who later seized huge arms and ammunition from his house.
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Black Caps eye whitewash
2nd Test begins in Ctg today
New Zealand will go into the second and final Test against Bangladesh eyeing another whitewash after a comprehensive innings and 99-run victory in Dhaka.
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Rab activities challenged in court
A writ petition was filed in the High Court yesterday challenging the formation of the elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and seeking an injunction against the activities of the force.
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Bhairab Bridge
Contractor to get Tk 99cr in extra
Ecnec nods to project revision amid rejections by R&HD, consultant firm
The contractor of Bangladesh-UK Friendship Bridge would get Tk 99 crore in additional payment despite repeated rejection of the claim by Roads and Highways Department (R&HD) and the consultant firm, Halcrow.
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Discontent brews in admin over politicisation
Discontent is brewing in the civil administration due to politicisation, wrongful punishment of many officials, denial of promotion to deserving ones and growing contractual appointments during the last
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Oil crosses $55 a barrel
Oil scaled a new high above $55 a barrel Monday as a threat by Norwegian oil and gas employers to halt production from the world's third biggest exporter stoked fears of a winter supply crunch.
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14 killed in Israeli raid on Gaza
Fourteen Palestinians have been killed during a major Israeli offensive on the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical and security sources said yesterday.
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New Yorker, Financial Times root for Kerry
For the first time in its 80-year history, the venerable New Yorker magazine has endorsed a presidential candidate, urging readers yesterday to vote for Democrat John Kerry in next week's election.
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5 killed, 40 hurt in bus crash
Five people were killed and 40 others injured when a bus skidded off the road and fell into a ditch in Sadar upazila of Jhenidah district yesterday.
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Karnaphuli Pollution
Probe body blames BSC tanker crew
A shipping ministry inquiry committee on pollution of the river Karnaphuli due to leakage of oil from a tanker vessel of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) in August this year blamed it on three crew
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Saifur raps media for creating corrupt image
Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday blamed media reports for making Bangladesh's position as the most corrupt country in Transparency International's (TI) Corruption Perception Index
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American Club receptionist killed
A man allegedly killed his wife, an employee of American Club in the city, and later hanged her at his Gulshan residence in the early hours yesterday.
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RMCH director faces contempt charge
A Rajshahi court has charged the director of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) with contempt of court for continuing recruitment of employees ignoring an injunction.
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UNO beaten up
Miscreants attacked upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Bhurungamari at his office yesterday and injured him seriously.
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EU split over future asylum policy
The European Union is divided over how far to go in building a common asylum system and whether to set up a common border guard to protect the bloc's vast external frontiers, an idea opposed by Home Secretary
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Quake aftershocks hit north Japan
Strong aftershocks have continued to hit Japan two days after 24 people died in the country's deadliest earthquake in almost a decade.
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Motorsports plane crash kills 10
One of auto racing's most successful dynasties was in mourning after a plane owned by Hendrick Motorsports crashed in thick fog en route to a NASCAR race, killing all 10 people aboard, including the son,
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Democracy only option Says Myanmar military ruler
Myanmar military ruler Senior General Than Shwe told Indian leaders yesterday the junta was committed to bringing democracy, a week after ousting a fellow general credited with setting in motion a roadmap
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Erratum
The Daily Star yesterday carried a story headlined 'Inflated budget of Dhaka Eastern Bypass rejected,' in which the name of the project was inadvertently mentioned as 'Dhaka Eastern Bypass,' instead of
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