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Caretaker govt to act against agitation
PM warns against 'chaos' during interim govt period
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has said the caretaker government will be forced to take tough action if any party tries to launch agitation or create chaos during the interim period.
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Search on as toll reaches 85
More than a thousand still missing in Bay
Death toll of the violent storm in the Bay of Bengal reached 85 yesterday after the recovery of 20 more bodies while more than a thousand other fishermen are also feared dead as they have been missing
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Rahman, Bangla Bhai get death warrants
Seven days given to 4 condemned JMB militants for decision to appeal
Jail authorities yesterday informed four militant leaders including Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Chief Abdur Rahman and his deputy Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai of the death warrants against
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Ex-VC Aftab shot, critically wounded
Unidentified assailants yesterday shot Prof Aftab Ahmad, former vice-chancellor (VC) of National University and a senior professor of political science at Dhaka University (DU), leaving him critically
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Solve crisis, save RMG sector
Speakers urge at The Daily Star-Junior Chamber roundtable
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday called upon all stakeholders to immediately solve the prevailing crisis regarding minimum wage structure in the readymade garment (RMG) sector and look into other hidden
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Political situation to worsen if Justice Hasan takes over
Top opposition leaders say
Top opposition leaders yesterday said the political situation of the country will be even tougher if the alliance government hands over power to a caretaker government led by former Chief Justice KM Hasan.
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Ramadan begins tomorrow
The holy month of Ramadan begins tomorrow, as the new moon was not sighted anywhere in the country yesterday, according to the National Moon Sighting Committee.
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Downpour leaves city streets waterlogged
Many parts of the capital went under ankle- to knee-deep water as continuous downpour during the last four days, caused by the depression in the Bay, is disrupting city life, economic activities and road
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AL to propose 2 names for caretaker chief
Says Jalil
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Abdul Jalil has called for resolving the pre-election standoff through dialogue, saying that they will propose two names for the chief advisor of the caretaker government
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2 outlaws killed in 'shootout' with Rab
Two regional leaders of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party ML Lal Pataka faction were killed during a 'shootout' between their cohorts and the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab).
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BoI chief takes 'save image' vow again
Energy Adviser and Board of Investment (BoI) Executive Chairman Mahmudur Rahman yesterday reiterated his vow to resist those who have 'distorted' the progressive image of the country.
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‘Grenade’ hurled at Gulshan building
Unknown criminals hurled a grenade at the gate of a multi-storied building, owned by a BNP legislator, in Gulshan-2 in the city last evening but it failed to explode.
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DG shipping's rejoinder, our reply
The Department of Shipping commented on two news items published in The Daily Star on September 17 and 18 under the title 'Glitch in ship alert system at sea ports' and 'Sea port alert system remainsdown'.
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Thai king to pick new PM from list of four
Junta allows Thaksin to return despite graft probe
Thailand's king will be asked Wednesday to confirm a new prime minister to replace overthrown premier Thaksin Shinawatra, military sources said.
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Nuclear talks with Iran may start without US
Major powers mull slapping sanctions on Tehran
France, Britain and Germany would be willing to begin talks with Iran even if it has not suspended its nuclear enrichment programme first, but Washington would not take part, a German magazine reported
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French paper runs Laden's death report
US intelligence fails to confirm
A French regional newspaper quoted a French secret service report yesterday as saying that Saudi Arabia is convinced that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden died of typhoid in Pakistan last month.
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Helicopter with 24 people aboard missing in Nepal
A private helicopter carrying 24 people, including a junior minister and at least seven foreigners, was missing in a remote region of eastern Nepal on Saturday, a conservation group and authorities said.
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Inmates of Ctg jail continue strike
Hundreds of inmates on hunger strike in Chittagong Jail continued their agitation for the second day yesterday protesting substandard meal and irregularities in food supply.
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Saber returns home after treatment
Saber Hossain Chowdhury, political secretary to the Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina, returned home yesterday after receiving treatment in Singapore and London.
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Agencies under fire for tsunami failures
The tsunami of 2004 triggered the biggest humanitarian response in history, feeding the hungry, heading off epidemics and engendering the hope that out of a calamity that took 216,000 lives, a betterIndian
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