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Blockade postponed
14-party pins hope on advisers' efforts, gives chief adviser 4 more days to do 11 tasks
The Awami League-led 14-party alliance yesterday postponed its ongoing countrywide blockade up to Sunday and asked the chief adviser again to meet its demands, including reconstitution of the Election
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100 hurt outside Dhaka on day 4 of blockade
The fourth day of the blockade yesterday, enforced by Awami League-led 14-party coalition, was marked by sporadic clashes in different districts across the country while the capital remained peaceful.
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Ball now in CA's court
Advisers update Iajuddin on dialogue outcome, wait for his guideline to resolve crisis
All eyes are now fixed on the president and chief adviser of the caretaker government as the advisers are expecting directions from him to decide the future course to resolve the ongoing political crisis.
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EC security upped amid attack report
Security was beefed up at the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat and in adjoining areas yesterday following intelligence information of 'possible attack on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) due to his
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4-party extends its counter agitation
The BNP-led four-party alliance yesterday decided to continue its counter programmes across the country protesting ' killings, anarchy, terrorism and vandalism' by the 14-party combine.
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No election commissioner willing to quit
Claims EC
The Election Commission (EC) Secretariat yesterday claimed that none of the election commissioners is willing to resign now while the three election commissioners, who earlier told reporters of theirunwillingness
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Juktofront for CEC's ouster
JP (Manju) tells advisers to ensure level playing field for all
Juktofront leaders yesterday unequivocally demanded immediate removal of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and the three other election commissioners, while Jatiya Party (Manju) said if the removal
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FBCCI, BGMEA hail 14-party for halting blockade
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association yesterday hailed the 14-party combine for postponing its nonstop blockade
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Raise fuel prices, or provide funds for BPC
IMF asks interim govt
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday asked the caretaker government either to increase fuel prices or provide money for Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) from the block allocation of the
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CEC's removal, transfer of biased staff key to fair polls
Observe prominent citizens
Removal of the controversial Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other commissioners and transfer of biased officials is the prime condition for a free and fair election, eminent citizens said yesterday.
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Decision to deploy army came from president
Home secy tells VOA
Home Secretary SM Jahurul Islam categorically told Voice of America (VOA) on Tuesday that the decision to deploy army was taken at the instruction of President and Chief Adviser Iajuddin Ahmed.
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Big int'l banks keen to follow Yunus lead
Robert Annibale clearly enjoys his role as a globe-trotting senior banker for US giant Citigroup, but his clients are unusual because they have no credit histories, scant savings and are often illiterate.
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Tk 50cr antiques seized from city
Rab captures 3
A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) team recovered a cache of antiques worth around Tk 50 crore and held three persons in that connection from Badda area in the capital yesterday.
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Hartal greets controversial cop Kohinoor
Non-stop strike threatened in Rangamati
A dawn-to-dusk hartal called by local Awami League protesting the appointment of Deputy Commissioner (Police) Kohinoor Mia as commanding officer of Rangamati was observed in the district town yesterday.
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Political Crisis
Ershad blames CEC, says he should quit
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad blamed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) MA Aziz for the prevailing political crisis in the country, saying that the CEC should make any sacrifice including that of
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Poll Candidates
BB alerts banks to rescheduling of bad loans
Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday asked all commercial banks to be aware about the irregularities in loan rescheduling by defaulters who are likely to contest the next parliamentary election.
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Nuke rivals agree on terror combat steps
India, Pakistan to share intelligence info, cut risk of nuclear 'accidents'
Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan announced yesterday they would create a panel to share intelligence on terrorism and move to cut the risk of nuclear weapon "accidents".
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Probe blames Nepal king for deaths
A Nepali panel investigating the shooting and killing of pro-democracy protesters in April has held King Gyanendra responsible for the bloody crackdown, media reports said yesterday.
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Annan chides inaction on global warming
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the UN conference on climate change yesterday that those who would deny global warming or delay taking action against it are "out of step" and "out of time.
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Iran vows to pursue nuke plans 'until the end'
Iran's president said yesterday his country would press on with its nuclear programme "until the end" and would not be stopped by the West, which fears the Islamic Republic is trying to build atomic bombs.
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