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Eating dangerously
Showcased sweetmeats not what they seem
Rasogolla, Kalojaam, Chamcham, Jilapi, Paantoa, Shandesh, Mihidana, khirsa -- these are the essential delicacies for all festivals in Bengali culture.
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Ministry dreads mayhem in CHT
UPDF, PCJSS rivalry getting stronger
The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) affairs ministry fears that rivalry between pro-peace accord Parbattya Chattagram Jono Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) and United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF), the outfit opposed
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Myanmar rebel leaders arrested in Bandarban
Security forces yesterday arrested chief of Myanmar's antigovernment guerrilla group National United Party of Arakan (NUPA), Tai Jo Khoy, and his three associates at Naikkhongchhari.
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Bidisha gets bail in theft case
Despite securing bail yesterday in the theft case filed by her former husband HM Ershad, Bidisha was not yet let out, as she stands accused in a passport forgery case.
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Money Whitening
Saifur still in a fix
Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday said he is still in a dilemma over allowing black money for another year as proposed in the budget for the 2005-06 fiscal year.
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Bidisha plotted to overthrow coalition govt
Alliance MPs say during House debate
Parliament yesterday debated briefly, and heatedly, about Bidisha, the estranged wife of former military ruler HM Ershad, with ruling coalition deputies alleging that Bidisha had conspired to overthrow
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Villagers clash with Rab men on trivial issue
At least 15 people, including four Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members, were injured in a clash between locals and Rab men at Bagher Bazar in Gazipur over a trivial matter yesterday.
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No move yet for fresh voter list, EC reforms
CEC to talk with political parties to build confidence
The Election Commission (EC) has not yet taken any move to prepare a fresh voter list for the next parliamentary election and reform the electoral rules as demanded by the mainstream opposition parties.
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Padma Bridge
Land acquisition starts this month
Preparatory physical work, including land acquisition, for constructing the longest bridge in the country over the Padma river will start this month, Communications Minister Nazmul Huda said after a high
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Kala-azar outbreak in Dinajpur
Two persons died of kala-azar or visceral leishmaniasis, and 35 were affected in Parbatipur and Phulbari upazilas in the last four days where an outbreak of the deadly parasitic fever is feared.
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Elevated Expressway
Thai delegation arrives today for talks
A six-member high-powered Thai delegation arrives in Dhaka today to discuss with the government the financial and technical support for constructing a 13km-long elevated expressway in the city.
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2-km crack in Jessore village creates panic
Panic has gripped several thousand people in Dalennagar and Andalpota villages in Jessore sadar upazila as a crack has developed on the earth surface of the area stretching about two kilometres.
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US air strikes kill 40 insurgents in Iraq
US air strikes killed an estimated 40 insurgents in western Iraq on Saturday, the military said, but in Baghdad a suicide bomber attacked the headquarters of an elite police unit, killing three.
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Sister sues cops for 'murdering' 2 brothers
A woman yesterday filed a case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court (CMM) against seven policemen and their informer accusing of torturing her two younger brothers to death for failing to pay
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Wheat Scam
Probe team finds importer, agent, customs staff guilty
A three-member customs inquiry committee in its investigation found the importer, the shipping agent and some customs officials guilty of secretly unloading over 10,000-metric tonnes (MT) of importedwheat
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No Ulfa in Bangladesh
Police HQ says
Police Headquarters yesterday claimed there is no existence of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) in Bangladesh.
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Arman taken on remand again
A Dhaka court yesterday remanded Arman, one of the 23 top police-listed criminals, in police custody for another seven days in a murder case on completion of his seven-day remand in an arms case.
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Narsingdi By-polls
HC rejects stay plea
The High Court (HC) yesterday rejected a writ petition, which sought a stay on holding the June 22 parliamentary by-election to Narsingdi-1.
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Win at last for Tigers
Bangladesh secured a four-wicket win at New Road in their last practice one-dayer as captain Habibul Bashar guided them home after a middle-order wobble against Worcestershire on Sunday.
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BSF beats up Bangladeshi to death
Border Security Force (BSF) beat up to death a Bangladeshi youth in Sonapur village in Mujibnagar upazila, Meherpur in the early hours yesterday.
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