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Hill cutting rampant defying ban, danger of disaster
Over 3 lakh exposed to serious threat in CHT
Hill cutting in Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari continues unabated despite mudslides every so often during the monsoon in a chilling reminder of the disastrous consequences that it could leave.
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Hasina not allowed to leave country
Govt trying to push me out of politics, alleges AL chief
The army-backed caretaker government yesterday did not let Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina leave the country for the USA.
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Khaleda also wants reform but won't quit post
Reformists say she must disprove corruption charges
Differences between BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and other party leaders over the much-talked-about intra-party reforms have now turned into a serious conflict, sources said.
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No textbooks even after 5 months of academic year
English medium students of secondary level under the government education boards are facing problems as they are yet to get this year's English version textbooks even after passing of five and a halfmonths
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Ashiyan City owner held, remanded
Dakkhin Khan police arrested Ashiyan City owner Nazrul Islam, his two employees and a Rab informant on Thursday night in the city on charges of getting a man arrested with a planted firearm.
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900 Biman staff resign so far under VRS
Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines got 'satisfactory' response from its officials and employees on the second week of its three-week time limit as some 900 Biman staffs have
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Top outlaw killed in 'crossfire'
A top leader of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed in "crossfire" during a "shootout" between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and his cohorts at Parkasunda of Atrai upazila in Naogaon
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Bangla Bhai's motorbike driver held
Rapid Action Battalion arrested three people including the motorbike driver of executed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) kingpin Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai in two days.
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Heavy rain at many places forecast
Ports hoist signal 3
Strong monsoon wind and clouds pregnant with rain over the north Bay of Bengal on the first day of Bangla rainy season yesterday might cause heavy downpour in some parts of the country, the Met office
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Mohiuddin's extradition now at final stage
The foreign ministry yesterday said the extradition of Mohiuddin Ahmed, the condemned killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is now at the final stage as a US court rejected his appeal for asylum.
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CA opens SSF function
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed last night inaugurated the 21st founding anniversary of Special Security Force (SSF).
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Arms recovered from paddy field
Police recovered ten firearms from a paddy field at Kalhan village in Gomostapur upazila last night. The recovered firearms included one SLR, four 3.3 rifles and five M-4 rifles.
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Shariatpur ringleader Kalam held
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel arrested an infamous criminal and former union parishad (UP) chairman at Natun Bazar in Goshairhat upazila of Shariatpur yesterday morning.
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2 die as boat capsizes in Meghna
Two people died and 12 others were injured when a boat capsized in the Meghna on Thursday night. The dead were identified as Abdul Aziz, 34, and Rokan, 30 of Aganagar village of Bhairab upazila.
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EU backs govt move for reforms
The European Union (EU) has expressed its support to the efforts to institute political and electoral reforms in Bangladesh.
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Hamas offers amnesty to Fatah leaders
Abbas tasks Fayyad with forming emergency govt
On its first day of full rule in Gaza, the Islamic militant Hamas yesterday granted amnesty to Fatah leaders, signalling that it seeks conciliation with the defeated forces of moderate Palestinian President
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US senators rescue immigration deal
Twelve million illegal immigrants in the United States gained new hope over their status when US lawmakers agreed to revive an overhaul of US immigration laws blocked by the Senate last week.
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Iraq Sunni shrine bombed amid reprisal attacks
Five US soldiers slain
Assailants pretending to be a film crew destroyed a Sunni shrine near the southern Iraqi city of Basra yesterday as militants carried out more revenge attacks for the bombing of a Shia shrine.
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10 Pak troops killed in militant ambush
Police made more than a dozen arrests yesterday after tribal militants shot dead 10 security personnel in southwest Pakistan, hours after a visit by a top US diplomat, officials said.
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7 soldiers killed in Thai ambush
Islamic insurgents in Thailand ambushed and shot dead seven soldiers yesterday in one of the deadliest attacks this year on security forces in the country's Muslim heartland, police said.
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