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Downtown Dhaka turns into battlefield
Over 100 hurt as cops foil sit-in; opposition declares to hem in PMO April 19
Riot police clashed with hundreds of opposition protesters in the capital yesterday to foil a sit-in programme around Bangladesh Secretariat, firing tear gas shells and rubber bullets that left around
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Market shaken as call money rate hits 150pc
The inter-bank call money rate yesterday skyrocketed to an all-time high of 150 percent, forcing the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to ride roughshod over its own norms and enforce a 40 percent rate cap for the
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Voter-listing hangs in void now
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday wound up field level work of preparing the controversial fresh voter list without outlining the steps to follow in the voter-listing process.
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Begumganj Gas Field
3 SoEs propose joint venture operation
For the first time, three state-owned energy companies have proposed a Tk 300 crore joint venture to develop Begumganj gas field, which reportedly has a proven gas reserve of 32.7 billion cubic feet (bcf).
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Free militants or get killed
JMB threatens; Jamaat leader held for extremist link
The outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) yesterday threatened to kill a district court judge in Dinajpur with his family and blow up the court if he failed to release JMB activists arrestedin
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Opposition out to create unrest
Says PM
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has blasted an opposition political party's destructive action and attack on police in the name of laying siege to the secretariat.
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Commuters suffer as cops obstruct them on roads
Hundreds of people, mainly office-goers, passed a very difficult day in the city yesterday as police obstructed them around the Bangladesh Secretariat during the 14-party's planned sit-in.
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Govt pushes country into conflict
Says Hasina on arrival
Opposition Leader Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the alliance government has pushed the country towards conflict by slapping a ban on assembly around the secretariat to foil the opposition's peaceful sit-in
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Shazneen Murder Case
HC starts hearing appeal
The High Court yesterday began hearing the appeal of the six convicts sentenced to death in Shazneen Tasnim Rahman rape and murder case two and a half years ago.
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Violation of Hc Order
Playground rented out for BCL nat'l council
Defying a High Court (HC) order and appeals from local residents and environmentalists, Dhanmondi Club authorities have rented out Dhanmondi playground to Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), which has started
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Reform
BNP's reply to AL letter in two days
Ruling BNP is going to write back to the opposition Awami League (AL) within two days about the proposed committee to discuss the opposition demand for reforms in the caretaker government and electoral
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Rupali Loan Scandal
7 more officials suspended
Seven more Rupali Bank officials of the Nathullabad branch have been suspended in connection with the irregularities in sanctioning Tk 25 crore loans to 16 BNP leaders.
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Bandage left in woman's abdomen after surgery
'Dereliction of duty' by a surgeon has left a woman dying at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) with a critical wound in her abdomen after she underwent an operation at a private clinic a month ago.
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$2.5b Investment
Tata to submit review report early April
Tata Group yesterday informed Bangladesh government that it will submit a review report on its $2.5 billion investment plan by the first week of next month.
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Iran given 30 days to stop nuke activities
UN body unanimously okays statement
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called yesterday for a long-term strategy to thwart Iran's suspected nuclear arms ambitions as major powers met in Berlin after a UN Security Council breakthrough.
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Outlaws kill 1, blasts injure 3
Criminals killed a man in Chuadanga while two boys and a woman were severely injured in two separate explosion incidents in Khulna and Meherpur yesterday.
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15 hurt as JCD factions clash at RU
At least 15 persons, including four policemen and a journalist, were injured in a clash between the law enforcers and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists on Rajshahi University (RU) campus yesterday.
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Robber killed in 'shootout'
A notorious robber was killed in crossfire during a "shootout" between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and his accomplices in Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet early yesterday.
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