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Dhaka summit to focus on trade, terrorism
Saarc nations finalise programmes
The Dhaka Declaration at the 13th Saarc Summit is likely to include ways to increase regional trade through Safta and a greater focus on implementing regional projects and finding out potential areasof
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Business climate betters, economic recovery on
MCCI report on economy says
Business environment has improved in the last five years because of the government law and order improvement measures, a survey by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) confirms.
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Anti-Islam hostility salted as Hajj ends
Saudi Arabia's grand mufti yesterday denounced during a Hajj sermon what he said were hostile campaigns against Islam, and rejected any link between religion and terrorism.
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Cattle prices go bullish
With only a day left for the Eid-ul-Azha, sales and purchases of sacrificial animals at the 16 makeshift cattle markets in the capital started yesterday but the prices seemed to be higher this year compared
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Cattle traders pay Tk 2,500 in toll for every truck
Cops, criminals work hand in hand
Hired goons and some members of various law enforcement agencies are reportedly collecting tolls of more than Tk 2,500 per truck from cattle traders at ten points between Jamuna Bridge and Rajshahi.
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65 robbed in four days thru' doping
Incidents of mugging through doping have risen sharply at different cattle markets across the capital and adjoining areas in the run-up to the Eid-ul-Azha.
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Iraq car bombs kill at least 26
Insurgents have detonated a suicide truck bomb outside Australia's embassy in Baghdad and have hit Iraqi security targets with at least three car bombs, killing 26 less than two weeks before January 30
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Prof Miah threatened over phone
An unidentified caller on Tuesday threatened Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Member Prof Maniruzzaman Miah and asked him to stop activities which the caller claimed "are hampering the commission'sfunctioning.
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Rab seizes arms from Shibir cadre's house
Hands him over to police
Notorious Islami Chhatra Shibir cadre Akhtar Hamid, who was arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Dhaka on Monday, has been handed over to Maheshkhali police after the Rab seized firearms from his
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Daulatkhan Polls
EC worried as Bhola admin flouts order
The Election Commission (EC) is worried as the district administration of Bhola has ignored an EC judgement that had asked the administration to ensure security for the opposition candidates in the ensuing
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Mad rush to home starts
Travellers pay double prices for tickets
With the beginning of the four-day Eid vacation today, tens of thousands of homebound passengers started leaving the capital city by buses, trains and launches, paying more than double the regular prices
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3 cops caught for extortion in Rab's guise
Three police constables and four others were arrested by Abhoynagar thana police on allegations of falsely identifying themselves as members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in order to collect tolls
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First one-day today
Fresh after their maiden Test series triumph Bangladesh will turn their focus on the abridged version of the game when the first of five-match one-day internationals against Zimbabwe begins at the Bangabandhu
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Clarification
A K M Mosharraf Hossain, the state minister for energy, explained in a clarification his position regarding a news item published in The Daily Star under the headline 'free wheeling bigwigs' on January
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Judiciary not sensitive to rape cases
Says attorney general
Attorney General AF Hassan Ariff yesterday suggested attaching more emphasis on rape cases, flawless investigation and victim-friendly prosecution.
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Train barely averts accident
An express train carrying more than a hundred passengers narrowly escaped an accident for a railway employee's prompt act early yesterday.
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Rejoinder
The Finance Division in a rejoinder yesterday protested a news item published in The Daily Star on Wednesday under the headline 'ADP suffers on judicial interference, Saifur says in meeting with CPD'.
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Free Mongla Port from mafia group
Urge Khulna businessmen
Khulna businessmen including importers and exporters have appealed to the government to take drastic action against 11 mafias who are hampering smooth operation and development of Mongla Port.
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Tiger kills fisherman
A Royal Bengal Tiger on Tuesday pounced on a band of fishermen, killing one and injuring five others in Madar Baria in the Sundarbans.
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BDR pushes back 8 Indians
The Border Security Force (BSF) of India pushed eight Bangla--speaking Indian Muslims into Bangladesh territory through Hatibandha border in Lalmonirhat district at midnight on Tuesday.
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Tsunami toll tops 226,000
The global death toll from the Asian tsunami shot above 226,000 yesterday after Indonesia's Health Ministry confirmed the deaths of tens of thousands of people previously listed as missing.
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BDR pushes back 8 Indians
The Border Security Force (BSF) of India pushed eight Bangla--speaking Indian Muslims into Bangladesh territory through Hatibandha border in Lalmonirhat district at midnight on Tuesday.
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Rice denies she is Bush yes-woman
Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice denied yesterday she was a yes-woman for President George W Bush and pledged to argue her case vigorously if she disagreed with him on foreign policy.
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