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Condemned Mohiuddin arrives today
2 US officials accompany the ex-major convicted of August 1975 carnage
AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, condemned to death for killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family about 32 years ago, might finally be brought back to the country today.
 
EC proposal to stop nomination business
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday drafted a new proposal to curtail the absolute power of political parties' parliamentary boards to nominate party candidates for parliamentary election in a bidto
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Big shots levelled vast terrain of Ctg hills
Several quarters comprising influential political leaders, former ministers, criminals, big business houses and even government and autonomous bodies have been involved in massive cutting or razing of
 
Proposal ready for reform within BNP
Bhuiyan to announce plan by June 20
Pro-reform leaders of BNP have almost finalised the proposal for intra-party reforms to drastically curb party Chairperson Khaleda Zia's power in taking decisions.
 
Four more PSC members quit on 'personal grounds'
Four more members of the Public Service Commission (PSC) resigned yesterday, citing personal reasons.
 
Patronising Militants
Charges framed against Aminul, Dulu, Nadim
A Rajshahi court yesterday framed charges against 30 persons including former BNP minister barrister Aminul Haq, ex-deputy minister Ruhul Kuddus Talukhdar Dulu and ex-lawmaker Nadim Mostafa in a casefiled
 
Dhaka may send 2,000 peacekeepers to troubled Darfur
Bangladesh is likely to send around 2,000 troops to Sudan's troubled Darfur region as part of a joint United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) "hybrid force" that was accepted by the Sudanese government
 
Energy adviser not aware of Falu's statement
Energy and Power Adviser Tapan Chowdhury yesterday said he was not aware of Mossaddak Ali Falu's statement in which the detainee reportedly told the Task Force for Interrogation (TFI) that Tapan bribed
 
Wealth
Lobi, Munshi charged with false statement
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday pressed charges against detained former BNP lawmakers Ali Asgar Lobi and Manzurul Ahsan Munshi in two separate cases filed for submitting false statements
 
New party to take off amid politics ban
Despite the ban on all sorts of politics, the process for floating a new political party is going on in full speed.
 
Pvt land-phone in Dhaka soon
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is set to grant licences to private land-phone companies to operate in the capital by the end of this month.
 
Regional Workshop
Call to protect forests in South Asia
Participants at a regional workshop have observed that it is imperative to form an alliance of indigenous forest dwellers and conservation activists to protect forest resources across South Asia efficiently.
 
Mobile court starts drive in Ctg to check hill-cutting
The divisional authorities unearthed three incidents of hill cutting in Chittagong yesterday, the first day of the drive against such practices.
 
Anwar Hossain Monju submits wealth report
His loan bigger than assets
The wealth statement of Jatiya Party (Monju) Chairman Anwar Hossain Monju and his family was submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday disclosing that his wife Tasmima Hossain possesses
 
Poland to recruit Bangladeshi workers
Poland is interested to recruit Bangladeshi workers for its construction and infrastructure sectors in view of the vacuum created due to Polish workers' migration to other European countries.
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Clearing blockage


 
Over 1,000 Biman staff respond to retirement offer
The number of Biman officials responding to Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) crossed 1,000 yesterday, managing director (MD) of Biman said.
 
Bombs, arms seized in Bagerhat
Police recovered seven powerful bombs, two firearms and bomb making materials from Joxmoni village under Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district on Saturday night.
 
Extortion Cases
Court accepts charge sheets against Hannan
A Speedy Trial Tribunal in Gazipur yesterday accepted the charge sheets against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's Adviser Brig Gen (Retd) ASM Hannan Shah in two extortion cases filed against him.
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Flyers of coaching centres


 
Chinese envoy lauds reform in Bangladesh
Chinese Ambassador Zheng Quingdian yesterday praised the current reform activities in Bangladesh and said that his country is interested to increase investment here.
 
BDR starts marketing vegetables Wednesday
Bangladesh Rifles will market fresh vegetables from Narsingdi through its 20 sales outlets in the capital as part of its ongoing effort to stabilise prices of essentials.
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New Palestinian cabinet led by Fayyad sworn in
Israel to work with new govt
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas swore in his new cabinet on Sunday and immediately outlawed the rival Hamas movement's fighters after their bloody seizure of power in Gaza.
 
35 killed in Kabul bus bomb attack
A bomb ripped through a police bus in a crowded civilian area in Kabul yesterday, killing more than 35 people, officials said, in what appears to be the deadliest attack in the capital since the fallof
 

 
   
 
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