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Voter List Controversy
Commissioners fail to reach CEC
The chief election commissioner (CEC) still remains incommunicado as the other two election commissioners wait for him to convene immediately an Election Commission (EC) meeting to decide on the voter list in line with the High Court's directives.
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JMB man jailed for 15 yrs in first-ever verdict
In the first-ever verdict on an explosives case against a JMB operative, a court here yesterday sentenced him to 15 years' rigorous imprisonment and fined Tk 2,000 or two-month jail in default.
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Asian Highway
Neighbours plan road networks bypassing Bangladesh
The government's refusal to join the Asian Highway network connecting 32 Asian countries with Europe has led to an opportunity for the neighbours to develop road network bypassing Bangladesh, said experts.
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Cold claims 15 more lives
At least 15 people including six women and two children died of biting cold or cold-related diseases in the last 24 hours as the ongoing cold spell continues to sweep across the country.
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A hospital in sickbed
Haunted by crooks, Suhrawardy Hospital begs for patients; needs early launch of medical college
A sophisticated 375-bed hospital in the city remains perpetually half empty due to mismanagement, corruption and reign of criminals, while every other government hospital is at the end of it's tetherin
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Lower court judges start token protest
Govt yet to meet their demands
Judges of the lower courts across the country yesterday wore black badges during court proceedings protesting government inaction to meet all of their 11-point demand.
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Hajj Stampede
3 Bangladeshis still missing
Three Bangladeshis in Makkah are still reported missing while the Bangladesh Hajj Mission has found 11 of the persons who had been missing until Saturday night.
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Kuwait emir dies
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who rebuilt his Gulf Arab state after US-led forces drove Saddam Hussein's occupation troops from the country in 1991, died yesterday at the age of 78.
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PM flies to Kuwait to offer condolences
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will leave Dhaka this morning for Kuwait to offer her deep condolences to the Kuwaiti people at the demise of Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
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Govt trying to snatch people's voting rights
Says Hasina on return from hajj
Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the BNP-Jamaat alliance government is trying to snatch the people's constitutional right to franchise through manipulating the voter list.
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Dhaka still in Eid hangover
The city has not yet regained its usual busy looks although the government offices resumed work yesterday after five days of Eid-ul-Azha and weekend holidays as most private offices and business houses
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Saifur slams WB policy diktats
Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman criticised the World Bank (WB) yesterday for proposing almost identical policy prescriptions for South Asian and African countries ignoring their different
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Fog hampers road, river, air communication
A shroud of dense fog continued yesterday to hamper road, river and air communications between Dhaka and the rest of the country, causing sufferings to the passengers returning from the hajj and Eid vacation.
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Saddam judge resigns from trial
Iraqi government officials are considering the resignation submitted by the chief judge at the trial of the former Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein.
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Defiant Iran calls for atomic talks
Iran said on Sunday diplomacy was the only way to resolve the impasse over its nuclear programme but that it would not reverse its widely criticized decision to resume atomic research after a break of
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US State Dept official due shortly
The United States government is sending a high official of the State Department instead of the Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns to Dhaka to discuss affairs between Bangladesh and US.
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Pakistanis protest missile attack
Chanting "Death to America," Islamic groups held nationwide protests Sunday as anger mounted over a purported CIA airstrike that Pakistan says killed innocent civilians instead of the apparent target--al-Qaeda's
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Criminals kill 1 in Uttara
An unidentified man was hacked to death by criminals in city's Uttara area yesterday afternoon, police said.
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