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Graft allegations against Huda, Mamun to be probed
ACC initiates investigations against 'big fish'
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to investigate the allegations of corruption against former communication minister Nazmul Huda and Tarique Rahman's close business partner Giasuddin Al
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Falu's quick rise in fortunes in just 31 months
But the controversial lawmaker claims his expenditure decreased: spends only Tk 70 a day on fuel and maintenance, Tk 500 on electricity a month
The controversial former lawmaker from Dhaka-10 constituency, Mosaddek Ali Falu, had a meteoric rise in fortune in the last two and a half years with his wealth in shares in different companies increasing
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Aid flow thinned for poor reform, politics
Fourteen out of 22 development partners did not disburse any aid to Bangladesh in the first half of the current fiscal year, resulting in a decrease of 40 percent in foreign aid flow from the preceding
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Mamun arrested
Hasina's APS not released
Tarique Rahman's business partner Giasuddin Al-Mamun was arrested in the capital sometime Wednesday, laying to rest week-long rumours surrounding the high-profile capture.
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Interim govt to take policy decisions too
Says Adviser Iftekhar
Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday said apart from carrying out routine work, the present caretaker government would also take policy decisions.
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CA calls for graft-free society
Opens Ekushey Book Fair
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday called on the people to create a just and knowledge-based society, free from the influence of black money, the corrupt and the criminals.
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Judiciary Separation
Govt gets 11 days to submit amended CrPC
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday granted the government 11 days to submit the gazette of the amended Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) for separating the judiciary from the executive.
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Activities at Kamalapur ICD come to a halt
3 main handling equipment out of order
Handling of export and import goods at the lone public sector inland container depot (ICD) at Kamalapur in the capital came to near standstill as the three main container handling equipment remained out
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Rajuk, BIWTA Continue Drives
300 structures knocked down
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) yesterday knocked down around 300 illegal structures along Mirpur Road and the Buriganga riverbank.
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Bishwa Ijtema begins today
A three-day Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims, begins on the bank of the Turag in Tongi today amid tight security.
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UP chairman dies in army custody
Army claims he died from respiratory problem
A union parishad (UP) chairman detained by army personnel yesterday morning was declared dead at Moheshpur hospital in the afternoon.
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Jalil demands release of Hasina's APS
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Abdul Jalil yesterday demanded immediate release of AL President Sheikh Hasina's assistant personal secretary (APS) Dr Awlad Hossain and two others, who were arrested
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Rear Admiral Sarwar new Navy chief
Rear Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam has been appointed chief of naval staff of Bangladesh Navy. "He replaces Rear Admiral M Hasan Ali Khan," an official announcement said yesterday.
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Yunus opens Grameen Trust India
Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday stressed the need for enacting laws relating to the micro-credit programme to make it a success in India.
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Rejoinder, our reply
Chairman of High Speed Group of Companies KM Mahmudur Rahman in a rejoinder protested a news item headlined "Rajuk evicts lake grabbers" in The Daily Star on January 19 clarifying that "one Nilufar Mustafa"
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Manjoor Rahim new foreign secy
The caretaker government appointed AB Manjoor Rahim, Bangladesh ambassador to Berlin, as the new foreign secretary, according to an official announcement yesterday.
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Fake fertiliser factory busted in city
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) unearthed a fake fertiliser factory at Kajla in the city's Jatrabari area last night and arrested five people on charge of manufacturing and marketing counterfeit
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US senators unite against troop surge
9 killed in attacks across Baghdad
Democratic and Republican senators have agreed on compromise wording to a resolution opposing President George W Bush's plan to increase US forces in Iraq, as the US war of words with Iran simmers.
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