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The Awami League, nine components of the 11-Party Alliance, a faction of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and the National Awami Party form an hour-long
human chain between 4:00pm and
5:00pm in Dhaka on Sunday.
— NEW AGE PHOTO
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Border talks in Agartala from today
High officials of the Bangladesh Rifles and the Indian Border Security Force start a three-day conference in Agartala today amid tension over a unilateral Indian move to erect barbed-wire fence along the border...[ + ]
Govt orders arrest of Laksam BNP leader
9 Indians on 4-day remand
The government has asked the police to arrest Swapan Saha, vice president of the Laksam upazila unit of the ruling BNP in Comilla, and interrogate him for suspected involvement in activities that created security threat for the prime minister, Khaleda Zia...[ + ]
Saifur blames `donors’ for likely MDG fiasco
The finance and planning minister, M Saifur Rahman, on Sunday accused the ‘donors’ of turning their back on the commitment to channel additional fund to help Bangladesh achieve the UN millennium development goals...[ + ]
AL initiating consultation for poll reforms
The Awami League starts consultation with ‘like-minded’ political parties and civil society groups for effecting electoral reforms to ensure that the next general elections remain free from any ‘evil’ influence...[ + ]
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