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$3 Billion Investment
Tata shelves plan
Indian industrial giant Tata yesterday suspended pursuing any further its investment proposal in Bangladesh as the government does not want to take a decision before the next election.
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HC Verdict on Shazneen Case
Death penalty of 5 confirmed
One acquitted
The High Court (HC) yesterday upheld the death penalty for five of the six people sentenced by a lower court and acquitted the other in the sensational Shazneen rape and murder case.
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By-polls in Vacant Parliamentary Seat
Draft bill okayed to extend time limit to 180 days
The cabinet in its weekly meeting with Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the chair yesterday approved a draft bill to amend the constitution incorporating a provision for extending time limit for holdingby-election
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Voter List Updating
No plan to check on applicants' authenticity
The Election Commission (EC) still has no plan to introduce a procedure to examine the authenticity of the applications for inclusions and deletions of names on the electoral roll.
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Businesses urge AL to sit for dialogue
Country's business leaders yesterday urged the main opposition Awami League (AL) to sit for dialogue with the government to end the current political standoff.
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Trial of JMB men faces obstacles
Jail authorities reluctant to produce accused in court
Trials of several cases filed against leaders and activists of outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) hit a snag as the authorities concerned are showing utter reluctance to produce the charge-sheeted
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Family hails verdict
Convicts to appeal
Shazneen's family and the prosecution yesterday hailed the High Court judgement upholding the death sentence of five of the six convicted by a lower court.
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BB 'apathy' delays probe into shady transactions
Sluggish move by the central bank is holding up the investigation into financial transactions of the 12 business houses including BD Foods Limited and its nine sister concerns accused of smuggling heroin
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Teachers' strike enters day five
The teachers and employees of the non-government high schools, colleges and madrasas continued their strike for the fifth consecutive day yesterday while the government is yet to decide about their demands
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EC to seek help from govt officials
The Election Commission (EC) is planning to dive with full force into the task of updating the voter list since a lot of time has already been wasted in dealing with the controversies surrounding itsmethods
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Bhuiyan threatens legal proceedings against TIB
Asks for withdrawal of report on graft
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan yesterday said his ministry will bring legal proceedings against (TIB) if it does not withdraw its recent report titled Corruption Database 2005.
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Govt to raise power tariff in urban areas
The government is going to increase the electricity tariff by five per cent in the urban areas shortly, State Minister for Power Anwarul Kabir Talukder said yesterday.
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PCJSS kills 3 in CHT
Three people, including two women, were shot dead and two others were injured allegedly by the activists of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) at a bordering village in Rangamati early
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Jamal Uddin murder
Charge sheet filed amid secrecy
Maruf's name dropped
Charge sheet in the sensational Chittagong business magnate also BNP leader Jamal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury murder case was submitted amid secrecy at a police court yesterday afternoon.
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14-party plans grand rally late this month
The Awami League (AL)-led 14-party opposition combine has chalked up its next course of anti-government agitations including a grand rally in the capital, marches towards the capital, and upazila anddistrict
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DEPZ workers abstain from work for higher pay
Several thousand workers of three factories inside and outside Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) observed work abstention yesterday for realisation of demands including higher overtime bill, timelypayment
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10kg heroin seized in Dhaka, Rajshahi
The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel recovered heroin worth around Tk 10 crore and arrested three people in two separate raids in Rajshahi and the capital in last
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45 killed in Pak plane crash
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane crashed on the outskirts of the central city of Multan yesterday, killing all 45 people on board, the local police chief said. "Everyone is dead.
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Japan mulls strike against N Korea
Japan said yesterday it was considering whether a pre-emptive strike on the North's missile bases would violate its constitution, signalling a hardening stance ahead of a possible UN Security Councilvote
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Israel to press ahead with Gaza raids
Olmert won't talk with Hamas for soldier's release
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rejected yesterday international criticism of Israel's offensive in Gaza, saying operations to press militants to free an abducted soldier and end rocket fire would go on indefinitely.
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