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Rush for record govt procurements
Cabinet body sits today to consider 23 dubious deals worth Tk 2,447cr
The Cabinet Purchase Committee is set to consider today, approval of a record number of government procurements worth over Tk 2,447 crore many of which were rejected earlier by the government itselfwhile
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Grenade Attack on AL Rally
Questions left unsolved
Two years into the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally on the Bangabandhu Avenue to assassinate party chief Sheikh Hasina, many questions still remain unanswered.
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Baffled, they gave up on justice
The August 21 grenade attacks in 2004 took away bread-earners of several families while scores of others became crippled, lost their eyesight or born grenade splinters never to be got out.
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Govt 'unaware' of HuJi comeback
The government yesterday claimed ignorance about the Harkatul Jihad al Islami (HuJi) meeting in the capital on Friday despite the fact that several identified and most sought-after leaders of the banned
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Grenade Attack
Govt's failure in probe draws flak
Eminent citizens and opposition political leaders yesterday termed the August 21 grenade attack on the main opposition in the parliament as the most brutal in the country's political history.
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AL to mourn carnage with 2min silence
The main opposition Awami League (AL) will observe the second anniversary of the August 21 grenade attack on its rally at Bangabandhu Avenue through a two-minute silence at 5:22pm across the country today
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HC Rule on Govt
Contesting from more than 1 JS seat challenged
The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain in three weeks why the provision for one candidate contesting from more than one seat in parliament at a time should not be declared
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AL won't accept updated voter list: Hasina
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina said her party would not accept the updated voter list prepared by the present Election Commission (EC) as it violated High Court (HC) directives.
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Aug 21 Attack
Hasina says govt didn't carry out proper probe
The government did not carry out proper investigation to bring persons responsible for the August 21, 2004 grenade attack to justice after repeated demands from both national and international quarters
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Shahjahan looks beyond silver
Shahjahan Ali Rony might have to be content with a silver medal in the men's 100m breaststroke here yesterday, but the BKSP swimmer kept his hopes alive to strike gold in the shorter distance event later
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Ensure equal access to healthcare for the poor
PM urges health ministers of Southeast Asia
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday urged the health ministers of Southeast Asia to urgently find a remedy for stark inequities in access to healthcare within and among the nations and ensure medicines
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Aug 21 Attack
US congressmen write PM for new, fully free probe
Eighteen congressmen of the United States, including the chair of Bangladesh Caucus, sent a letter to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia asking for a new and fully independent investigation in the August 21 grenade
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Lebanon truce may unravel, says UN
Annan blames Israel for violating truce
The United Nations said on Sunday the week-old truce between Israel and Hezbollah could easily collapse, a day after it condemned an Israeli raid on the guerrillas in Lebanon as a violation.
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Ex-navy officer found strangled
Criminals strangled a retired official of Bangladesh Navy inside his house at Uttara in the capital early yesterday while a security guard of a house in Mohammadpur was slaughtered.
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90 killed in waves of Afghan attack
A series of Taliban-linked attacks in Afghanistan this weekend killed around 90 people, including more 70 rebels killed in a major clash in the south and four US soldiers, officials said.
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Snipers kill 20 Shia pilgrims in Iraq
Gunmen ambushed Shia pilgrims as they marched through Baghdad yesterday, killing 20 and wounding 300, a year after a stampede claimed nearly 1,000 lives on the deadliest day in post-war Iraq.
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Dhaka fully supports Nepal peace process
PM tells Nepali DPM
Welcoming the latest developments in Nepal, Prime Minister and current South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday extended Bangladesh's full moral support
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7th Expert Group Consultation session today
Nagorik Committee 2006 will hold its seventh Expert Group Consultation session on the Vision 2021 for Bangladesh, Goal Seven: "To be environmentally sustainable" at Cirdap Auditorium in the capital today.
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Highway blocked protesting power outage
People from all walks of life including students barricaded the Gaibandha-Rangpur highway at Dariyapur yesterday for three hours protesting at the continuing power outage for hours.
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Iran tests tactical missile during war games
Iran test-fired a short-range missile yesterday during the second day of nationwide military exercises in a demonstration of its readiness to "respond to any threat," state television reported.
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