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Dialogue on Militancy
PMO forces JP not to talk Jamaat link
Ershad backs out of party presidium proposals
Jatiya Party (Ershad) reportedly under duress of the prime minister's office refrained from accusing Jamaat-e-Islami of harbouring militants at the dialogue yesterday and instead proposed a judicial inquiry into the allegations of militant links against a section of the ruling alliance.
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Saarc Economic Cooperation
ADB sees Bangladesh as transport, energy hub
Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday offered to help develop South Asia's transport and energy infrastructure with Bangladesh playing a pivotal role as a sub-regional hub.
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Govt to allow yarn import through Benapole land port
PM announces at knitwear expo
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday announced that the government will allow knitwear manufacturers to import yarn from India through Benapole land port, a long-standing demand of the apparel manufacturers
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Martyred Intellectuals Day
Nation recalls their supreme sacrifice today
The nation observes the Martyred Intellectuals Day today paying glowing tributes to the illustrious sons of the soil who made the supreme sacrifice at the fag end of the Liberation War in 1971.
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Asian Highway
Dhaka's not joining to cost it voting rights
Escap working group meeting begins tomorrow
Bangladesh will lose voting right in the meetings of UN-Escap working group on the Asian Highway unless it signs the agreement or the deadline is extended beyond December 31, keeping the chances of joining
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Right to information way of empowering people
Roundtable told
A two-day conference on right to information started in the city yesterday with a plenary sharing some regional experiences in securing and campaigning for what the United Nations terms a fundamental human right and a touchstone for other rights.
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The Daily Star Roundtable
Effective advocacy vital to lowering TB prevalence
The disease kills one every 10 minutes in Bangladesh
Discussants at a roundtable yesterday said due to lack of awareness and social mobilisation, the prevalence of Tuberculosis (TB) in the country is still on a rise claiming thousands of lives each year.
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SAFF Championship
Bangla-Pak semi today
Bangladesh will take on Pakistan in the second semifinal of the Fourth SAFF Championship here today.
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Jamaat man held while entering SC
Police yesterday held an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami as he attempted to enter the Supreme Court building, dodging the security guards.
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Submarine cable opens
A consortium of 16 partners, comprising leading global telecom companies, announced yesterday that they have completed and inaugurated the high speed fibre-optic submarine cable stretching from France
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Father disowns his JMB son
A father has snapped all relations with his son for his active involvement with the banned militant Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
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Biman still scrambles to manage hajj flights
Amidst gross mismanagement in hajj flight operations, the national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday chartered one more aircraft and started pursuing the Saudi authorities immediately for
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Pm's Letter
14-party meet today to finalise draft reply
The Awami League (AL) led 14-party opposition meets today to finalise the draft of a letter to be sent to the prime minister as reply to the PM's invitation for dialogue on militancy.
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Nixon admin erred in judging Liberation War
Says Blood's son
The family members of Archer K Blood, American consul general to Dhaka during the Liberation War, lauded Bangladesh's development towards democratic practices, education and healthcare and hoped thatthe
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Rich, poor nations at odds over farm trade
Rich and poor nations were at odds as a World Trade Organisation meeting opened here yesterday, with trade ministers saying a breakthrough is unlikely on the thorny issue of agricultural trade that has
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