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AL focused on chief adviser
Jalil places 31-point proposal at 70-minute meeting with Bhuiyan; reform dialogue resumes today
The much-awaited dialogue over electoral reforms between ruling BNP and main opposition Awami League (AL) began yesterday with the AL asking for resolving first the issue of appointment of the chief adviser
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Malaysia again bans Bangladeshi workers
The Malaysian government once again imposed a ban on recruiting Bangladeshi workers--only two months after lifting a similar ban--as the agencies concerned failed to send 21,988 workers who had been allowed
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JS draws more attention than before
Leaders and lawmakers of the ruling BNP, opposition Awami League (AL) and their allies, journalists and commoners thronged the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban yesterday as the crucial talks between the two
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US, EU, UK hail talks
The United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union yesterday welcomed the initiation of dialogue between BNP and Awami League (AL), saying that it would pave the way for free and fair elections
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Assault on Shooters
Sportsmen for trial of cops before Eid
Sportsmen and officials of the arena yesterday threatened to boycott sports and go for tougher programmes if the government does not put policemen involved with assaulting shooter Asif Hossain Khan and
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Chandpur Power Project
Ecnec rejects revised budget proposal, asks for re-tender
The Executive Committee on National Economic Council (Ecnec) Wednesday rejected a proposal to approve revised budget for the 150-megawatt (MW) Chandpur power scheme -- which was already all set to beawarded
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Comilla Jubo League man murdered
Victim's bloodstained shirt found at Jamaat leader's house
A Jubo League activist was murdered after abduction allegedly by Jamaat-Shibir activists in Chouddagram upazila early yesterday.
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Oriental Bank Graft
Board rejects BB probe report, claims innocence
The board of directors of the Oriental Bank yesterday rejected the Bangladesh Bank (BB) investigation report about embezzlement of huge sums of money and claimed that no member of the board was involved
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CEC holds 5-hr meeting with commissioners
The chief election commissioner (CEC) and the other three election commissioners held a marathon meeting yesterday while the ruling BNP and opposition Awami League (AL) were discussing electoral reforms
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2 major power units resume operations from Oct 15
The grim power situation of the country is expected to improve slightly from October 15 as two major power units -- one at the 450MW Meghnaghat power plant and a 210MW unit at Ghorashal -- are likelyto
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Rockets, blast spark fresh fears for Musharraf
Rockets pointed towards Pak president's residence
Bomb disposal experts defused two rockets near President Pervez Musharraf's residence and the Pakistani parliament in Islamabad yesterday, hours after a blast in a park near his army home.
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Pressure builds for sanctions on Iran
World powers sit today to defuse nuke crisis
Foreign ministers from the six major powers seeking to defuse the Iran nuclear crisis were expected in London today, diplomats said, amid growing pressure for sanctions to be slapped on Tehran.
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10 killed in 26-hour Kashmir gunbattle
Ten people, including seven policemen and two militants, were killed in a 26-hour gunbattle as security forces fought gunmen holed up in a hotel in the heart of Kashmir's main city, police said yesterday.
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Criminal killed in 'shootout' with Rab
A listed criminal was killed in an 'encounter' between his accomplices and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Alamganj Ghat of Sutrapur in the capital early yesterday.
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