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Govt to end tenure by not separating judiciary
Court adjourns hearing till Nov 12 upon prayer
The judiciary will not be separated from the executive during the tenure of the present government although it was a key election pledge of the BNP-led four-party alliance.
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Phulbari Coalmine Killing
Thousands defy ban, stage protest
Thousands of locals took to the streets in Phulbari yesterday violating section 144 during a daylong shutdown protesting Saturday's police firing on demonstrators against an open-pit coal mine project
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Home Secy-level Meeting Ends
Dhaka, Delhi to fight border crime together
Bangladesh and India agreed to examine the possibility of quickly instituting a mechanism to combat terrorism and organised crime that often spill over the 4200km porous border the countries share assecurity
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Prolonged drought frustrates farmers
1,24,000 hectares in North lie fallow
Over 1,24,000 hectares of land for Aman cultivation lie fallow in 16 northern districts of the country due to lack of rainfall this year.
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Agreement with Asia Energy
Option open for govt to make pro-people deal
The 1998 deal with Asia Energy dictates that the company must accept whatever rules and regulations related to mining are changed anytime, says former chief of the Bureau of Mineral Development (BMD).
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14-party calls hartal for Wednesday
Student strike today
The Awami League (AL)-led 14-party opposition combine yesterday called a countrywide dawn to dusk hartal on August 30 to protest the killing of seven people by the law enforcers at Phulbari in Dinajpur.
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Expulsion of Asia Energy demanded
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Electricity and Port yesterday demanded immediate cancellation of Phulbari coalmine project and expulsion of Asia Energy Corporation (AEC)
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BNP's NEC Meet
Young Turks ring changes in BNP
Oli's expulsion only matter of time, Ashraf's fate in hands of Khaleda
Junior leaders of ruling BNP backed by its Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman virtually won the race against senior rebel leaders over establishing supremacy within the party.
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Verdict of graft case against Ershad deferred
A Dhaka court yesterday re-fixed September 11 for delivery of verdict on the graft case against Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad involving allotment of plots to 49 people when he was president.
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Home orders enquiry into Phulbari firing
The home ministry yesterday ordered administrative inquiry into Saturday's firing on demonstrators at Phulbari in Dinajpur district, that left at least six people dead and more than 50 wounded.
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Mizanur clinches unlikely gold
Mohammed Mizanur Rahman bagged a surprise gold in middle weight taekwondo for Bangladesh on the penultimate day of the 10th South Asian Games at the St Joseph's College here yesterday.
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EC goes for guideline to streamline poll monitoring
Irked by the poll observers' non-compliance with the Election Commission's (EC) policy for observing polls during the last parliamentary election, the commission yesterday decided to make the policy more
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Bodies of six peacekeepers due in 3-4 days
The bodies of the six UN peacekeepers from Bangladesh killed in a road accident in Ivory Coast on Friday are likely to be flown into the country within three to four days.
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JCD leader shot dead in city
Unknown criminals shot a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader dead and critically injured another at Government Suhrawardy College in the city early today.
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Dr Kamal talks with Hasina
Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina had an exclusive meeting with eminent jurist and Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain at her Dhanmondi office last night.
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Judges Killing
HC verdict likely today
The High Court (HC) is likely to deliver today the verdict in the death reference of seven militants, including Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) chief Abdur Rahman and Bangla Bhai, who were awarded
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Fazil, Kamil getting degree, master's status
Cabinet Committee recommendations finalised
The cabinet committee on madrasa education yesterday finalised its recommendations for upgrading Fazil and Kamil degrees of madrasas to degree and master's levels.
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8th Expert Group Consultation session today
Nagorik Committee 2006 will hold its eighth and last Expert Group Consultation session on the Vision 2021 for Bangladesh, Goal Eight: "To be a more inclusive and equitable society" at Cirdap Auditorium
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15 hurt as JCD men clash with Shibir
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir activists of Khulna Medical College (KMC) locked in a clash on Saturday night, injuring 15 people.
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BSF kills 1
A Bangladeshi young man was gunned down by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Ghiba border in Jessore on Saturday night.
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Riots in Pakistan after troops kill Baluch tribe leader
25 elite commandos, 30 tribal insurgents die in fighting
Pakistan was on high alert yesterday after security forces killed a prominent tribal rebel leader in gas-rich Baluchistan province, in a major operation that left scores more dead, officials said.
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49 killed in US plane crash
A passenger plane crashed early yesterday after take-off at an airport in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49 people in the worst US air accident in nearly five years, Comair's president said.
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