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Round the world in 67
hours...and a bit
The GlobalFlyer flies over the Grand Canyon in Arizona on Thursday on its way to Kansas. Three days after taking off in an experimental jet, pilot Steve Fossett claimed the first solo, non-stop, non-refueled trip around the world. Fossett took off from Salina Municipal Airport in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer at 6:47pm Monday and returned at 1:50pm Thursday. — AFP PHOTO
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Women primary victims of state sovereignty infringements
Sammilito Nari Samaj, a platform of women leaders and organisations, on Friday called upon women from all strata of society to voice their concerns over issues that undermine state sovereignty since they also affect women and increase their crises through displacement and unemployment...[ + ]
Acid violence declines
Incidence of acid violence is declining steadily because of widespread campaign and strong law enacted in 2002. According to the Acid Survivors Foundation, a non-governmental organisation helping acid victims, in recent years acid violence was highest in 2002, when 484 people were attacked with acid...[ + ]
‘JMB and JMJ are one
and the same’
The Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh and the Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh, militant Islamist organisations that were banned in January, are in fact the two faces of the same root organisation, the Bagmara police said, quoting statements of the suspects arrested recently...[ + ]
Government to okay biotech policy soon
Genetic engineering to be the
focus of 20-year plan
The government will soon adopt a national biotechnology policy for application of the latest innovations towards risk-free and health-proof development of agriculture, food, industry, environment and health sectors. ‘We will send the draft to the national taskforce committee on biotechnology in a couple of months for approval,’ said a high official of the science and ICT ministry...[ + ]
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Ghalib, aides’ grilling on
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HIV-positive couple become parents
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BDR, BSF exchange fire at Ramgarh
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Tamabil, Sutarkandi land ports sit idle
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AI slates harassment of rights defenders
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Nepal extends detention of political leaders
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Load shedding continues even on weekend
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Venezuela renews threat to cut oil supplies to US
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Accommodation crisis deepens at public universities
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Ruling party henchmen assault police in Barisal
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Chilmari rally denounces river linking project
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Bangladeshi held in KL
Karnaphuli Rayon to resume production
The government decided to resume operation of the chemical plants of the Karnaphuli Rayon and Chemical (KRC) Limited by May after two years and a half of its closure. The Industries Ministry took the decision of reopening the chemical plants to ensure smooth supply of chemical materials to the country’s biggest Karnaphuli Paper Mills, officials said...[ + ]
Rice price remains unchanged
Rice price remained at the previous week’s level as the impact of government interventions seemed to be fading out. Prices of powder milk, condensed milk, sugar, ginger, potato and spices also gained further on the city market last week that ended Friday...[
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Textile tech expo draws huge crowd
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DCCI, KCCI sign MoU on trade promotion
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Dhaka Bank training course ends
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Int'l Leasing board meeting held
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AIPE holds rountable on RMG sector
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Trade talks in Kenya shift to agriculture
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Bush shifts focus on financial problems
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Oil prices slip
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Greenspan talkative as retirement looms
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Gas prices to hit record high this year: AAA
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Pakistan urges Kenya to resolve trade spat
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US workers’ productivity soars 2.1pc
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Dollar up against yen
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US retail sales up in Feb
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