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Tk 20cr Bashundhara bribe recovered from Babar
The former Home boss received the money in exchange for absolving Sobhan's son from murder charge, money deposited with BB; conglomerate paid Tk 25 lakh to AL leaders a month
The joint forces have recovered Tk 20 crore, which arrested former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar received from Bashundhara Group in exchange for not implicating the conglomerate's boss' son
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Sheikh Selim, Mintoo remanded
Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim and former FBCCI president Abdul Awal Mintoo were sent to three and four days of remand in custody respectively by a Dhaka court yesterday.
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27th BCS Exams
Govt asks PSC to cancel viva voce
Council of advisers to the caretaker government yesterday requested the Public Service Commission (PSC) to cancel the viva voce of the controversial 27th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations and
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More wealth found with forest chief
289 tola gold, Tk 12 lakh, Tk 1 crore timber found in his coffer
The joint forces yesterday recovered about 289 tola gold ornaments from a bank locker of Chief Conservator of Forests Osman Gani and Tk 6.
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Six die as mercury hits new high
With the country having experienced the hottest day of this summer yesterday, death toll from heat wave rose to six in last two days while hospitals are crammed with patients of diarrhoea and other diseases
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WB hails reform bids, okays $200m credit
Says uncertain polls timing poses risk to public support
Appreciating the government's initiatives for reforms, the World Bank (WB) board on Tuesday approved $200 million Development Support Credit (DSC) for Bangladesh.
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Ershad's graft case resumes
Trial of a graft case filed 16 years back against former president and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and five others began at a Dhaka court yesterday.
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Tales of the 'untouchables'
It is hard to believe but even today some people get sacked from jobs or are not allowed to drink water from the same glass other people use just because they belong to the lower caste.
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KEPZ gets licence
Following a fresh decision taken late last month, the government yesterday handed over the operating licence of the Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) to Youngone.
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Foreign adviser confirms Tripura arrest
Jubo League denies report
Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday said he received a report from the Bangladesh mission at Agartala, Tripura regarding arrests of two Bangladeshi politicians including a former
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Bogra ex-BNP MP sued for extortion
Former BNP lawmaker from Bogra-3 constituency Abdul Momin Talukder and 15 others were sued for extorting Tk 6 lakh from a brick kiln owner and forcing him to shut down the business.
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Bush names Zoellick as WB chief
US President George W Bush yesterday nominated former diplomat and trade chief Robert Zoellick to head the World Bank after a favoritism scandal that forced Paul Wolfowitz to resign.
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Jatrabari Flyover
Experts' team quits over non-payment
The Buet experts team appointed by the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) to examine the construction of the Jatrabari-Gulistan flyover is leaving its job as it had not been paid for the last one year.
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Tax evasion case against Lobi sent to special court
The case against detained former BNP lawmaker Ali Asgar Lobi for evading Tk 17 crore income tax filed by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) was transferred to a special court yesterday for its quickdisposal.
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BSF guns down cattle trader
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi cattle trader at Tarali village near Kakdanga border under Swarupnagar Police Station of 24 Parganas district early yesterday.
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Bush, Putin to meet in July
With US-Russian relations under heavy strain, President Bush and President Vladimir Putin will meet July 1 and 2 in Kennebunkport, Maine, administration officials said yesterday.
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