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Tigers storm into Asia Cup final

Tamim Iqbal celebrated his 23rd birthday with a half-century and Sakib al Hasan added another fifty as Bangladesh outclassed Sri Lanka by five wickets to move into their first ever Asia Cup final in Dhaka on Tuesday. Set a revised target of 212 runs in 40 overs, with rain... Full story

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No polls under partisan govt: Khaleda

The leader of the opposition in the parliament, Khaleda Zia, on Tuesday iterated her demand for the reinstatement of the caretaker government system saying that no elections would be allowed to be held without the caretaker government in place. Full story

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Stay in JS to ensure people’s rights

The prime minister and leader of the house, Sheikh Hasina, has urged all including the opposition parties to extend their sincere support to the government to build Bangladesh as a self- reliant and dignified nation. Full story

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Deal to be delayed again

The loan deal between the government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency for construction of the Dhaka Metro Rail will be delayed further as fresh uncertainties are likely to emerge over this top-priority infrastructure project, officials said. Full story

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Deadly attacks mark Iraq invasion anniv

A wave of attacks killed 45 people in more than a dozen Iraqi cities on Tuesday, the anniversary of the US-led invasion of the country and just days before Baghdad hosts a landmark Arab summit. The violence, which left nearly 200 people wounded, bore the hallmarks of al-Qaeda, which... Full story

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Police given one day to file probe progress report

The High Court on Tuesday gave the police one day to submit a progress report on their investigation into the killing of the journalist couple of Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury... Full story

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Mojaheed’s indictment on 34 charges including killing intellectuals proposed

The prosecution on Tuesday pleaded for framing 34 war crimes charges against detained Jamaat secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed including for killing intellectuals. Full story

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SQC indictment deferred until March 27

The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday deferred until March 27 framing of war crimes charges against detained lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury. On March 13, the tribunal of Justice Nizamul Huq, Justice... Full story

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Prosecution wants witnesses’ statements recorded by IO to be treated as evidence against Sayedee

The prosecution on Tuesday prayed to the International Crimes Tribunal to treat the statements of 41 witnesses recorded by the investigation officer as war crimes evidence against detained Jamaat nayeb-e-amir Delwar Hossain Sayedee. Full story

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Two plaintiffs arrested, remanded in custody

A local sand dealer, who filed a robbery case against seven students soon after they had been beaten to death at Aminbazar in Dhaka on July 18, 2011, along with another was on Tuesday remanded in police custody for three days. Full story

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Two-thirds of people worldwide ‘need to live better’

Whether or not money can buy happiness, people worldwide seem to think it can, at least according to a new poll that canvassed respondents in two dozen countries. Nearly two-thirds of about 20,000 people surveyed... Full story

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BRTA struggling to curb use of fake papers for automobile registration

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority is struggling to prevent automobiles getting registered by submitting fake and suspicious documents. BRTA chairman Aiyubur Rahman admitted that his agency had been encountering the malpractice... Full story

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HC asks PSC to allow applicants with disability

The High Court on Tuesday directed the Public Service Commission to allow applicants with disability to sit the 33rd general Bangladesh Civil Service examinations with a reasonable arrangement in the examination centre, if necessary. Full story

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Tobacco industry ‘a devious enemy’: WHO

World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan Tuesday decried the tobacco industry as a ‘ruthless and devious enemy’ and urged governments and civil society groups to unite against cigarette firms. Full story

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BCL leader hacked to death in Noakhali

A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League was chopped to death at Chatkhil upzila in Noakhali on Monday night. Deceased Morshed Alam Sumon, 20, was the president of Noakhola union unit of BCL. Full story

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Four killed in Sunamganj road accident

Four persons including two minor boys were killed and 17 others injured in a road accident on Sunamganj-Sylhet Highway at Sadarpur under Dakkhin Sunamganj upazila Monday. The police said the accident took place when... Full story

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