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Eid passengers at mercy of brokers
Launch cabins available at double fare; bus, train tickets gone scarce
Thousands of people eager to join their near and dear ones away from the capital at Eid are now at the mercy of black marketeers who are allegedly holding a large chunk of tickets of inter-district launches,
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BB sees poor FDI show
Bangladesh Bank (BB) surveys buck the rising trend the Board of Investment (BoI) claims in the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI).
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Iraq declares emergency
23 policemen killed
Iraq's interim government declared martial law yesterday after insurgents killed 23 Iraqi policemen and set off blasts in Baghdad in a fresh show of force before a planned US offensive on Falluja andRamadi.
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JIC to quizz Al Hiqma 'chief'
Self-styled Commander of Shahadat-e-Al Hiqma Sayed Kawsar Hussain Siddiki Raja yesterday asked the government for forgiveness for what he said were his anti-state and provocative remarks and acts.
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Arafat has liver failure
Palestinian officials ponder moving him to Cairo
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has liver failure and his condition is not improving at the French military hospital where he is being treated, a Palestinian official said yesterday.
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US Dy Asstt Secy of State arrives today
Torkel L Patterson, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, is set to fly in today on a five-day trip, apparently to follow up on concerns he expressed during his Dhaka visit in September.
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Tk 35cr Zia mausoleum opens in city
President Ziaur Rahman Mausoleum Complex built at a cost of Tk 35 crore in Zia Udyan at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital was opened yesterday.
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Rab nab Tokai Mizan's aide
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) last night arrested an infamous gang-leader and associate of Tokai Mizan with a revolver and five rounds of bullet in the city's Palashi area.
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Kashmiris cautiously welcome India offer
Kashmiri separatists gave a cautious welcome yesterday to India's offer to allow them to visit Pakistan and said it could help to restart a stalled dialogue process.
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BSF close to pushing in 250 Indians
The Border Security Force (BSF) has detained some 250 Bangla-speaking Indian Muslims in the villages along the northwestern frontiers to push them into Bangladesh at an opportune moment.
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2 abducted freed on ransom
Two persons have bought their freedom for hefty sums after several days of their abduction in Kushtia and Chuadanga on Saturday night.
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Concern founder passes away
Raymond F Kennedy passed away peacefully on November 3 at Princess Royal Hospital, Sussex, UK, after a short spell of illness. His wife Dr Yasmin Khan, son Raymond and daughter Miriam were by his side.
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Email Threats
Jalil files two GDs
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Abdul Jalil has filed two GDs with Tejgaon and Ramna Police Stations in the wake of e-mails recently sent to different dailies threatening to kill AL chief Sheikh Hasina.
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N'ganj fire guts 60 shanties
A fire Saturday burned down 60 shanties in a slum, a furniture shop and bamboos in Banshpatti in Mandolpara, leaving some 200 people homeless.
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