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'Graft grips every ministry'
Saifur finds NBR most affected, tells JS if he initiates actions against corrupt tax officials, revenue division will become empty
Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday told parliament that corruption had gripped every ministry of the government and it was regrettable that the National Board of Revenue (NBR) was the worst graft-infested
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Initial govt nod to buy 4 planes
Saifur asks Biman to overhaul itself
Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday gave the initial go-ahead to the civil aviation ministry to buy four aircraft to strengthen the depleted and ageing fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
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Niko busy with gas distribution works
Fire comes down to 100 feet
The blaze at Tengratila gas field started to subside on Monday night, shrinking to less than 100 feet by yesterday afternoon, amid continued demonstrations against the Canadian energy company, Niko.
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Tata accepts land for steel plant
India's business conglomerate Tata Group has primarily accepted the government proposed alternative land in Bheramara upazila under Kushtia district for its 4.20 lakh tonne capacity steel plant.
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3rd-party to vet Niko relief well plan
The government yesterday decided to have a third party vetting of the work plan and design submitted by Niko for drilling a fresh relief well to plug Tengratila well, as recurrent blowouts in the gasfield
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Journo Belal Killing
'Mastermind' Jamaat leader arrested
Sahabuddin Laskar alias Dhira, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader and suspected mastermind behind the killing of journalist Sheikh Belaluddin killing in Khulna, was arrested at Malibagh in the capital yesterday.
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Tax ombudsman bill tabled
A bill was placed yesterday in parliament proposing appointment of a tax ombudsman with judicial power in probing taxpayers' complaints in the process of tax payment.
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DC-10 Crash
Salvation delayed
Salvation work of Biman's DC-10 aircraft that crash-landed on Friday was not complete yesterday, leaving very little possibility for resuming international flight operations at Chittagong Shah AmanatInternational
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2 vital Rajuk sections most corrupt
Finds JS probe, recommends action
Two vital departments of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk)--estate and design--have become afflicted with severe corruption and irregularities of which the officials concerned themselves have admitted,
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Dmp Clean-up Drive
10 more Sgts transferred for criminal links
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday transferred 10 more sergeants for alleged links with extortion, mugging, drug peddling and other criminal activities.
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Dhaka energising economic diplomacy
FM outlines 6 policy priorities
Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan yesterday outlined Bangladesh's six key foreign policy priorities that governed its imperatives, including protecting and projecting the country's image as a moderate and
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Envoys under target in Iraq
Bahraini envoy wounded in kidnap attempt; gunmen open fire on Pak envoy
Bahrain's top diplomat in Iraq was wounded in an apparent kidnap attempt and the Pakistani ambassador narrowly escaped an assassination attempt yesterday, as insurgents targeted Muslim envoys in an apparent
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6 raiders of Babri Mosque site killed
Six gunmen were killed yesterday after storming a holy compound in India claimed by both Hindus and Muslims, prompting a nationwide security alert to prevent an outbreak of religious violence.
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MPs demand cut in mobile call charges
Post and Telecommunications Minister Aminul Haq in the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday came under a volley of questions from lawmakers, treasury bench and opposition, who demanded reduction of the call charges
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AL's reform demand a pretext not to go to polls
Says Ershad
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad yesterday said the demand for reforming the caretaker government system is just a pretext of Awami League (AL) for not going to participate in the next parliamentary
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BNP cadres Gang-rape schoolgirl
Seven cadres of ruling BNP raped a class nine student after kidnapping her from her school in Natore town on June 20 while a local ward commissioner loyal to the BNP tried to save the rapists.
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