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Muslim bigots try to pull down a sculpture named Baul at Zia International Airport in Dhaka on Wednesday. — Raquib Khan
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AL applies for EC registration
22 others have so far filed applications
The Awami League on Wednesday applied for registration with the Election Commission and submitted the amended, provisional party constitution with provisions contradicting the registration
criteria...[ + ]
PARTY REGISTRATION
BNP waits for govt
to meet demands
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is unlikely to apply for registration with the Election Commission before the government fulfils the demands the party placed at the first round of formal
dialogue...[ + ]
Govt stops Mohiuddin from attending office
as Ctg mayor
The interim government has placed restrictions on the Chittagong mayor, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, released on bail from jail, in connection with attending office as the mayor. Mohiuddin on Wednesday could not hold a scheduled meeting with the councillors in City Corporation Bhaban because of the government restrictions. The local government ministry sent an official notification to the Chittagong City Corporation chief executive officer Tuesday night with an instruction that the acting mayor, instead of Mohiuddin, would continue with the position...[ + ]
EU won’t send election observers under emergency
The European Commission on Wednesday categorically said it would not send observers for the general elections if held under the state of emergency....[ + ]
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AL sits with allies today on election strategy
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Mohiuddin terms ban undemocratic
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DU test finds melamine in major milk brands
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Energy div keeps door open for Cairn to sell gas directly to 3rd party
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Polls in normal situation more legitimate: Malloch Brown
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Canada’s Conservatives win with bolstered minority
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Bigots against baul monument
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Khaleda likely to appear in trial court today
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Indian novelist Adiga wins Booker Prize
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Oil price dips below $71 a barrel to 13-month low
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Govt withdraws appeal against HC stay on Hasina cases
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Asking for graft convicts’ list has got no connection with polls: Matin
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Bush admin gave nod for CIA waterboarding: report
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TAC summons 17 high officials of BTCL, BRTA
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FBCCI sends to govt appeals for gas link to industries
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Energy div drops plan to amend BERC Act
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Afghan governor says air strike kills 70 Taliban
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McCain faces make-or-break debate with front-runner Obama
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Pak troops kill 10 militants in tribal area: officials
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Deprived govt officials demand promotion
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15 injured in Faridpur clash
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Owners asked not to keep shops open beyond 8pm
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Cop stabbed, robbed of money in Narsingdi
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HC verdict stayed
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Ghorashal urea factory resumes production in November
Taka gains against 4 major currencies
The taka has gained against four major currencies amid a global economic turmoil that rattled financial markets in the USA, Europe and Asia...[ + ]
Dhaka stocks close mixed
Dhaka stocks closed mixed on Wednesday after a two-day rally with blue chips index gaining, said market operators...[ + ]
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World stocks tumble on recession worries
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Global slump fears grow after financial crisis
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Brown calls for int’l meet
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Financial crunch may deepen food crisis: UN
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Jet Airways lays of 1,000 employees
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KFC and Pizza Hut to open outlets on New Baily Road
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‘Global crisis result of extreme capitalism’
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Half of China’s toy exporters out of business
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Finane turmoil spells gloom on London streets
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Dollar, euro decline against yen amid recession concerns
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Weak US oil demand, looming recession, hit overall market: OPEC
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