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Sweeping changes in AL reform proposal
Reformists of Awami League (AL) have brought some amendments to their 25-point party reform proposal, making it a much more sweeping proposal for overall political reform instead of a mere party reform.
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Wasa turns canals into box culverts ignoring impact
Despite negative impacts of box culverts, the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has been continuing to convert canals into box culverts in the capital ignoring recommendations of several expert committees.
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Dinajpur Medical College & Hospital
Patients suffer as doctors on strike
Interns allege attack on colleague
Doctors at Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital went on an indefinite strike from Thursday night following an attack on an intern.
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Tortured abroad, cheated at home
Another Bangladeshi female worker, subjected to inhuman treatment by her employer in Dubai, returned to the country yesterday only to be robbed of her savings.
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Major parties unwilling to sit with EC
Major political parties--the Awami League (AL), the BNP and the Jatiya Party (JP)--yesterday looked unwilling to sit with the Election Commission (EC) for dialogue on proposed electoral reforms as long
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KCCI president arrested for double passport
Police yesterday arrested Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Shaharuzzaman Martuza at his residence at Bhairab Strand road under Khulna Sadar Police Station on charges of holding
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Commandos join Thanchi operation
Commandos of the army were deployed yesterday in the remote Thanchi upazila of Bandarban to strengthen the search and rescue efforts for kidnapped Danish International Development Agency (Danida) staff
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Mahi, Khokon for election without symbols
Young politicians Mahi B Chowdhury and Sayeed Khokan yesterday proposed holding of the next election without using electoral symbols as people are emotional about the existing party symbols and do not
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Patient's Death
Angry relatives ransack clinic
Relatives of a patient yesterday ransacked a hospital in the city's Mohammadpur area following his death.
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Poverty Alleviation
Dhaka to present success story at Geneva meet
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations has selected Bangladesh and Cambodia as models of poverty alleviation policies to present their success stories at its ministerial-levelmeeting
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Ctg-Singapore route
Modern vessel deployed for faster service
A brand new container vessel equipped with modern facilities was deployed on the Chittagong-Singapore route yesterday with a view to providing faster and reliable shipping services to the country's trade.
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Benapole dead because of truck strike
All kinds of export and import with India through the Benapole land port in Jessore have remained suspended for the last couple of days as truck labourers on the Indian side called strike on importing
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Talukder Abdul Khaleque sent to Khulna jail
Khulna City Awami League (AL) president and former state minister for relief and disaster management Talukder Abdul Khaleque and seven others were sent to Khulna district jail early yesterday as theywere
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Moitree Express ready to run to Kolkata
The Moitree Express, the first-ever international train service between Bangladesh and India, is now ready for operation as it will start running between Dhaka and Kolkata from the middle of next month.
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10 hurt as train, truck collide in Habiganj
Train communications on Dhaka-Sylhet and Chittagong-Sylhet routes were disrupted for about six hours following a train-truck collision at Teliapara in the district yesterday, leaving at least 10 people
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Depression crosses Orissa cost
The monsoon deep depression over northwest Bay moved northwestwards and crossed Orissa cost of India near Puri at noon yesterday.
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London cops thwart terror attack
Brown sounds alarm as car bomb defused
British police yesterday defused a car bomb composed of gas cylinders, petrol and nails in London's entertainment district, sparking a security probe into possible international links, including Iraq.
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Blow to Bush as Senate blocks immigration bill
The US Senate piled more political woe on President George W Bush Thursday, derailing a landmark immigration bill he hoped would boost his legacy and likely killing reform efforts on an issue splitting
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