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Nepali king sacks govt, slaps emergency
India voices grave concern, airlines suspend flights
King Gyanendra dismissed Nepal's coalition government yesterday and enforced an indefinite emergency, igniting charges he had staged a coup in the Himalayan outpost battling a Maoist revolt.
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Saarc Summit escapes Nepal turmoil
The 13th Saarc Summit will be held on schedule despite the emergency declared in Nepal yesterday by King Gyanendra who dissolved the coalition government of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.
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EU concerned at street violence
Calls for national confidence-building dialogue
The heads of mission of the European Union (EU) yesterday expressed concern at the current spate of violence on the streets in Bangladesh and called for a national 'confidence-building' dialogue to avoid
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Spread the mantra of love against hatred
PM urges writers, opens Ekushey Book Fair
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday gave a clarion call for upholding the ideals of peace, harmony, fraternity and friendship to outweigh animosity, hatred, disparity and conflict in society.
 
Rice calls Khaleda, wants 'transparent, open' probe
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday made a phone call to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and discussed the Habiganj grenade attack among other issues.
 
Kibria's family to start non-violent movement for killers' punishment
Family of Shah AMS Kibria would launch a 'non-violent movement' involving people from all walks of life to demand punishment to the killers of Kibria and an end to such violence.
 
US still to decide on FBI help
The US is still awaiting a clear cut decision from the government about whether the FBI would be allowed full access to evidence and witnesses of the Habiganj grenade attack.
 
2nd Meghnaghat Power Plant
Move on to contract tender rule violator
The Power Development Board (PDB) is seeking the power ministry's approval to award a major power plant contract to a consortium which has violated the tender rules on several counts including changing
 
Habiganj Grenade Attack
Cops question more suspects
Investigators of the Habiganj carnage continue to question more suspects and feel that, unlike in the past, the investigation this time will make headway.
 
Ministry's legal fight to recover forestland from grabbers
The forest department is pursuing a legal battle to recover forestland allegedly grabbed by a group of youths backed by a lawmaker in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur, official sources said.
 
AL mulls whether to join JS session
Against the backdrop of the speaker's refusal to adjourn the sitting on Monday after the adoption of an obituary reference on its lawmaker Shah AMS Kibira, the main opposition Awami League (AL) is seriously
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Qulkhwani of Kibria held
Qulkhwani of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria was held yesterday afternoon at his Dhanmondi residence seeking eternal peace of the departed soul and praying to the Almighty to help destroy conspirators
 
No portrait of president in JS offices of PM, Speaker
In a clear non-compliance of the constitution, the speaker and the prime minister do not display the portrait of the president in their offices at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
 
Clarification
Prof Mahmudur Rahman, Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (Iedcr), has sent a clarification to The Daily Star regarding a report headlined 'Nationwide alert against
 
Shibir 'interferes' in CU results
The Chittagong University (CU) authorities 'under duress of Jamaat-e-Islami's student wing' are allegedly interfering with the master's results at the communication and journalism department.
 
KL delays crackdown on illegal immigrants
Malaysia has delayed a major crackdown on illegal immigrants apparently at the request of Indonesia, the Philippines and the United Nations, local media said yesterday.
 
FBCCI asks opposition to call off hartal during summit
The country's apex trade body the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) yesterday urged the opposition parties to call off their hartal during the Saarc Summit, as the programme
 
DU student dies in road crash
A student of Dhaka University died yesterday in a road accident in Manikganj.
Nazrul Islam, 26, was a student of management and a resident student of Sir AF Rahman Hall.

 
AL called fresh hartal to foil Saarc summit, says Bhuiyan
BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan yesterday said the sole motive behind Awami League's (AL) calling hartal again is to thwart the February 6-7 Saarc summit in Dhaka and ruin the image of thecountry.
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Hillary collapses during speech
US Senator and former first lady Hillary Clinton collapsed Monday while giving a speech in Buffalo, New York, but made a quick recovery to resume her scheduled itinerary.
 
Ahsanullah Killing
Witness feels insecure
A prosecution witness in the Ahsanullah Master, MP murder case yesterday told a court that he could not disclose the names of the MP's killers to the investigation officer (IO) for the sake of his children's
 
Threat on PM's Life
Six cases filed against AL's Sultan
A staggering six cases have been filed against Awami League (AL) Organising Secretary and former lawmaker Sultan Muhammad Mansur for his alleged threat on the life of Prime Minister (PM) Khaleda Zia.
 
Outlaws threaten to kill 8 Satkhira journos, OC
Janajuddho faction of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML) yesterday threatened to kill eight journalists of Satkhira and officer-in-charge (OC) of Tala Police Station.
 
Two students injured in blast, bullet
A female student was injured in a bomb blast at Shahbagh while another student was shot at Rampura in the capital yesterday.
 

 
   
 
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