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Islamist Militants
12 sued for sedition, their leaders spared
Galib brought to Dhaka, quizzed; 2 more cases filed against him; 10 Ahab men held in Satkhira
The Natore police yesterday sued 12 militants of the Islamic outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for sedition but spared their leaders Dr Muhammad Asadullah Al Galib and Maolana Abdur Rahman.

Lawyers' Probe Into Aug 21 Grenade Attack
Police action allowed attackers to escape
A high-profile lawyers' investigation into the August 21 grenade attack on Awami League rally questioned the role of the police on that day and observed that the police made way for the attackers to leave

Jane's Report on Ctg Arms Haul
Weapons loaded at HK, S'pore; headed for Indian insurgents
Jane's Intelligence Review (JIR), the leading defence magazine of the world, in an investigative report on the Chittagong arms haul in April last has said the arms and ammunition were shipped from Hong

Mass promotion on cards
As part of large-scale promotion plan in the civil and police administration, the government has prepared a list of around 1000 officials, to be promoted to the posts of deputy secretary, joint secretary,

Peacekeepers' bodies arrive tonight
The bodies of the nine UN peacekeepers from Bangladesh killed Friday in a militia ambush in the trouble-torn Ituri province of Congo are expected to reach Dhaka at 9:00pm today.

Quorum crisis again
JS session starts late, 3 of 7 whips turn up at trouble-shooting meet
Quorum crisis continues to bug the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) forcing it yesterday to start business half an hour late while a meeting of the ruling coalition whips aimed at improving the situation also sawa

Rocca on JMJB, JMB crackdown
US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca has expressed hope that the recent actions taken by Bangladesh government against the supporters of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB)

Bangla Bhai plans to go abroad
Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) leader Bangla Bhai has decided to go abroad changing his plan to surrender, a leader of the banned Islamist party said.

Opposition MPs allege bias in uplift fund allocation
Opposition lawmakers yesterday accused the government of discrimination in allocation of development funds to the constituencies across the country in last three years.

Tri-nation Gas Pipeline
Dhaka, Yangon, Delhi to sign deal in March
A tripartite accord between Bangladesh, India and Myanmar will be signed next month in Dhaka for the proposed trans-border natural gas pipeline.

Farm Subsidy on Diesel
Finance blasted for foot dragging
A parliamentary body yesterday criticised the finance ministry for foot dragging in allocating a Tk 381 crore farm subsidy on diesel while farmers are suffering a high diesel price in the current irrigation

Pvt school teachers must register with govt agency
The private schools across the country from April will have to recruit teachers only through a new government agency on non-government teachers' registration and certification.

Global anti-tobacco treaty takes effect
A global anti-tobacco treaty came into force yesterday, but a leading expert said it needs strengthening fast if it is to be effective in curbing the killer habit that claims 5 million lives a year.

Pacific to assemble Nissan vehicles at machine tools factory
Pacific Motors Limited (PML), a local car distributor, will assemble Japanese Nissan diesel vehicles at the plant of Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Limited (BMTF) and market those at competitive prices.

Sharon threatens to freeze peace efforts
Israel to strike Syria if needed
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that peace efforts with the Palestinians would be frozen if they do not crack down on militant groups in the wake of a suicide bombing that killed four

BNP MP for govt action against 2 newspapers
A BNP lawmaker in the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday demanded the government take punitive actions against two national dailies for 'peddling propaganda that a panicky situation is prevailing in the northern

Kushtia madrasa closed after Shibir-JCD clash injures 20
Kushtia Aliya Madrasa was closed yesterday for an indefinite period following a skirmish between the activists of Islami Chatra Shibir (ICS) and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) that left about 20 people

35 hurt as land grabbers evict 250 families in Satkhira
At least 35 landless people were hurt, four of them seriously, as land-grabbers in separate attacks evicted 250 families and burnt down over 150 shanties in Kaliganj and Assassuni upazilas yesterday.

Belal Murder
PBCP cadre confesses to involvement
Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddho) armed cadre Iqbal Hossain Shadhin confessed to his involvement in the February 5 bomb attack in front of Khulna Press Club that injured and finally killed

3 missing in boat capsize
Three passengers, including a woman and a child, went missing after a boat sank in the Buriganga river at Keraniganj in Dhaka yesterday.

Army seizes AK-22, SMC after gunfight with CHT gang
Army personnel yesterday seized two sophisticated firearms and ammunition after a gunfight with an indigenous gang in the hilly area of Kalapahar in Khagrachhari.

IOJ says drive ploy to divide coalition
Two top leaders of ruling coalition partner Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) in a joint statement yesterday expressed the fear that the ongoing crackdown on Islamists might be the result of a "ploy to alienate

AL lawmakers demand speaker's resignation
Lawmakers of the main opposition Awami League yesterday said the speaker should resign for his 'inability to protect the rights of the parliament members'.