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Budget Approved
Duty withdrawn on capital machinery for export plants
Computer, mobile phones also exempted
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday approved the budget for fiscal year 2007-08 without imposing the duties proposed on computer accessories, mobile phone sets, and export-oriented capital machinery.
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Govt to sue some former ministers, MPs for fraud
Money-laundering case underway; wife disowns Dulu's Tk 3cr asset declaration in her name
The military-backed caretaker government is going to sue several former ministers and lawmakers for cheating the government institutions to make staggering fortunes.
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Dhaka canals exist only in documents
All the open natural canals in the capital's southern part from the Buriganga to Bangla Motor area have disappeared for the "development" of the city over the years although many of them still exist in
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Tigers slumped
After fighting boldly on the previous day, Bangladesh lost their last five wickets in less than half an hour on the fourth morning to suffer their biggest defeat against Sri Lanka -- by an innings and
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Sheikh Selim gets parole as mother dies
Asia Khatun, mother of detained Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, died of old age complications at ZH Shikdar Medical College Hospital in the capital yesterday. She was 89.
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Khaleda yet to receive copy of BNP reforms
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is greatly annoyed with the party's reformists, is yet to receive the copy of the 15-point reform proposal that apparently aimed to dislodge her, as the cantonment authorities
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EC ready to sit with parties to talk reform
Says CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda yesterday said the Election Commission (EC) is ready to talk with the political parties about the draft proposals for electoral reforms despite the ban
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Birdem docs call off strike till tomorrow
The striking doctors of Birdem Hospital yesterday postponed their programme till tomorrow after getting assurance from the authorities that their demands will be met.
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BGMEA Bhaban should be demolished
Says local govt adviser
Local Government Adviser Anwarul Iqbal has once again said the 15-storey BGMEA Bhaban built on Begunbari canal in the capital should be demolished as it did not have Rajuk approval.
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Dulu sued for forgery in taking Rajuk plot
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday filed a case against BNP leader and former deputy minister for land Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu for taking a Rajuk plot through false affidavits.
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Govt to bring back siphoned out money
Says Mirza Aziz
Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam yesterday said the government is trying to bring back the fortunes siphoned off to other countries by corrupt politicians and business magnate.
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Luxury vehicle imported, sold by ex-MP seized
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday raided a businessman's house at Baridhara in the capital and seized a Porsche jeep that detained former BNP lawmaker Mahmudul Haque Rubel sold to the businessman.
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Good news for coin savers
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is considering an offer of monetary incentives for those who save metal coins. The offer aims at getting back the huge number of coins from market.
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Verdict of Mir Nasir's graft case July 4
Judgement of a graft case against detained former state minister for civil aviation and tourism Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin and his son barrister Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin will be delivered on July 4.
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2 more cases filed against Ctg mayor
Redwan sued for extortion
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed two more cases against Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury and seven others for embezzlement of Tk 85.
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CA greets Brown
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed has congratulated Gordon Brown on his assumption of office of the prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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21 killed as Baghdad bus stop bombed
3 British, one American soldiers slain, 20 beheaded bodies found
A rush-hour car bomb attack at a Baghdad bus stop killed 21 people and wounded dozens yesterday, hours after the British military lost three soldiers in a pre-dawn roadside bombing in southern Iraq.
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UN inspectors visit North Korean nuke reactor
A team of UN inspectors travelled yesterday to North Korea's key atomic reactor to assess the size of the task they will face in monitoring its shutdown under a nuclear disarmament deal.
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Redwan sued for extortion
An extortion case was filed against detained former state minister and LDP leader Redwan Ahmed yesterday.
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Deep depression over Bay
The monsoon depression over west central Bay and adjoining northwest Bay intensified into a deep depression.
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Rejoinders
Md Nuru Safa, proprietor of SA Electronics, has sent a rejoinder to The Daily Star report headlined "Houses up for grabs" published on June 6.
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