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Pak SC reinstates CJ in a big blow to Musharraf
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, battling a wave of Islamist violence, suffered another major blow yesterday when the supreme court gave a victory to his political nemesis, the country's top judge.
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Coal can change economy if properly harnessed
5,000 MW of electricity could be generated for upto 90 years, says expert
It is coal, not natural gas, that can drastically change the country's economy if it is given proper attention.
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Hasina fears she won't get justice
Her lawyer says
Detained Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed her fear that the due process of law will not be followed in her prosecution, as she apprehends that the military backed caretaker
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Fresh areas flooded in Bandarban, Khagrachhari
Over one lakh hit, road links cut
Flood situation in Bandarban and Khagrachhari districts deteriorated yesterday as new areas were inundated due to incessant downpour forcing over one lakh people to take shelter in highlands and various
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Criminals kill NSI official in city
Police suspect he was drugged before being murdered
A National Security Intelligence (NSI) official was murdered by unidentified criminals in the capital on Thursday night. He is believed to have been killed by the gang inside a running auto-rickshaw.
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Tigers' missed opportunity
Bangladesh had the opportunity to salvage something for the first time in an otherwise disappointing tour but their almost chronic batting blues returned to spoil the party as the Tigers crashed to a70-run
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Move likely to extend proposed road to Myanmar up to China
Deal with Yangon may be signed next week
Dhaka, during Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Thu's visit next week, will push Myanmar to consider jointly approaching China to sponsor a feasibility study for extending the proposed Bangladesh-Myanmar
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16 BCL, Jubo League men sued in N'ganj
Police have filed a case against 16 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jubo League for bringing out a procession in the town on Thursday demanding release of Awami League (AL)
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Positive response for BNP council amid emergency
Pro-reform leaders claim
Pro-reform leaders of the BNP yesterday said they have contacted most of the councillors and received positive response to the plans to hold a council with the state of emergency still in force.
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None involved in corruption will be spared
Says Lt. Gen Masud
Coordinator of National Task Force on Prevention of Serious Crimes Lt Gen Masud Uddin Chowdhury said nobody involved with corruption would be spared from legal actions.
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Free Hasina, US chapter of AL urges UN chief
The US chapter of Awami League (AL) yesterday submitted a memorandum to the United Nations (UN) secretary-general, urging him to pressure the army-backed interim administration to free Sheikh Hasina immediately.
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Scourge that puts victims at fatal risk
Gangs of robbers who drug their victims into unconsciousness before robbing them, popularly known as 'aggyan party', are putting the victims at risks of fatalities or permanent mental disorders with their
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Korean sues 4 including Huda, Sigma
A Korean national has filed a case against former communications minister Nazmul Huda, his wife Sigma Huda and two others including chairman of a Korean company and an associate of a law firm headed by
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Murder of Advocate Sayma
Horror still haunts 8-yr-old daughter
Supreme Court lawyer Sayma Khanam's eight-year-old daughter Tofa is yet to get a grip on herself after her mother was brutally murdered inside her flat four days ago.
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Pratibha Patil to face big challenge
Pratibha Patil, the demure-looking 72-year-old politician set to become India's first woman president, has her work cut out to win the country's confidence.
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Begum's six decades in awakening women
The editor and contributors of Begum yesterday reminisced about the 60th anniversary of the country's first weekly magazine that was especially designed for women.
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US chapter of BNP hires lobbyists
The US chapter of BNP hired law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman to manage a range of communications intended to promote democratic elections and a democratic government in Bangladesh, according to
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Rejoinder, our reply
Power Development Board (PDB) issued a rejoinder to The Daily Star news headlined "Faulty power plant to restart without power up system" published on July 10.
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BCL call to abstain from classes
Bangladesh Chhatra League, demanding Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina's immediate release, called on students across the country to refrain from attending classes and taking examinations tomorrow (Sunday),
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Tofail hospitalised
Awami League presidium member Tofail Ahmed was admitted to Shikder Medical College Hospital at Gulshan last night with complaint of high blood pressure.
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Coctails thrown at NBA office compound
Two cocktails exploded inside the office compound of the National Broadcasting Authority at Shahbagh in the capital last night. However, no casualty was reported.
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Taliban claim abduction of S Koreans, Germans
The Taliban claimed responsibility yesterday for the kidnap of 18 South Korean Christians and two German nationals, and said they would only free the Germans if Berlin withdraws troops from Afghanistan.
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Another suicide attack kills 4 in Pakistan
Musharraf holds crisis talks amid violence
Pakistan's embattled President Pervez Musharraf Friday convened a crisis meeting over an upsurge in Islamist violence as another suicide attack killed at least four people near the Afghan border.
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5 US, British soldiers killed in Iraq
Insurgents killed three British troops and two American soldiers in a separate attacks in southern and central Iraq, coalition officials said yesterday.
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