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Govt to get $987m IMF loan on tough conditions

The International Monetary Fund has approved a $987 million loan in seven instalments to Bangladesh after the government committed to fulfill dozens of conditions in next three years. Full story

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Suranjit draws allies’ fire

Allies of the ruling Awami League, embarrassed by the incident of the discovery of Tk 70 lakh from the car of assistant personal secretary to railway minister Suranjit Sengupta on Monday night, have demanded ‘stern action’ against the persons involved in the scandal. Full story

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Suranjit terms money seizure episode a plot

Railways minister Suranjit Sengupta on Thursday said the episode of the seizure of Tk 70 lakh from the car of his APS Omar Faruk Talukder at the Border Guard Bangladesh headquarters on Monday night was part of a ‘well orchestrated plot’ to politically humiliate him. Full story

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EC indifferent as most candidates breach electoral code

Most of the mayoral aspirants for Dhaka South City and Dhaka North city appeared to be violating electoral code of conduct with the Election Commission taking no visible action against them... Full story

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Strike at BUET continues

Teachers of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology continued with their strike for the fifth consecutive day as negotiations the education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, held with... Full story

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Bus running away from police kills cop

An assistant sub-inspector of police was killed and two constables were wounded as a bus they were trying to stop rammed a barricade into them in the Agargaon crossing in Dhaka early Thursday. Full story

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ACC launches railway money scam probe

The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman, Ghulam Rahman, on Thursday said that the commission had appointed two investigators to look into the alleged corruption in the recruitment of about seven... Full story

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Don’t make Rail Bhaban another Hawa Bhaban, says Nasim

Senior Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim has warned the railway minister, Surnajit Sengupta, over the recent financial scam involving his assistant personal secretary. Full story

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BSF kills Bangladeshi cattle trader in Satkhira

A 32-year old Bangladeshi cattle trader was stabbed and killed by Indian Border Security Force at Kaijuri border in India opposite to Baikari border in Sadar upazila of Satkhira district on Thursday early morning. Full story

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JU teachers lock up VC’s office

Jahangirnagar University teachers who have been rallying for a few months under the banner of Shikkhak Samaj on the campus on Thursday locked up the office of the vice-chancellor Shariff Enamul Kabir for two hours... Full story

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ICT rejects SQC petitions

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday rejected the whole bunch of petitions, detained lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, had filed seeking discharge from the war crimes case. Full story

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IO plays video of March 7 Mujib speech to explain backdrop of Sayedee case

The investigation of the war crimes case against Jamaat leader Sayedee on Thursday played in the International Crimes Tribunal -1 a video record of the speech, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman... Full story

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Dhaka, Ankara stand against forces usurping power

Leaders of Bangladesh and Turkey on Thursday appreciated each other’s steps to thwart any unconstitutional move to take over power, agreeing that democracy is a sine qua non for development of any country. Full story

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Turkey arrests former generals over 1997 coup

Turkish prosecutors ordered the arrest on Thursday of four ex-generals and dozens of officers on charges of plotting the 1997 overthrow of the government of Necmettin Erbakan, the Islamist... Full story

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HC summons Food secy, DG for contempt of court

The High Court on Thursday summoned food ministry secretary Borun Dev Mitra and the director general of food Ahmed Hossain Khan to appear before it on April 26 and personally... Full story

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Hillary sends ‘Nobo Borsho’ greetings

The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, on Thursday extended her greetings on the occasion of ‘Pahela Baishakh‘, the first day of Bangla New Year. ‘On behalf of the president, Obama, and the people of the United... Full story

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Kuwait MPs okay death penalty for cursing God

Kuwait’s parliament on Thursday provisionally passed amendments to the Gulf state’s penal code stipulating the death penalty for those who curse God, Islam’s Prophet Mohammed or his wives. Full story

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Dhaka, Ankara signs 7 deals

Bangladesh and Turkey have signed seven agreements and MoUs mainly to boost bilateral trade and investment. The agreements were inked following the official talks between... Full story

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UN must demand Syria troop withdrawal: Annan

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan Thursday called on the UN Security Council to demand that Syrian troops are moved away from protest cities back to their barracks, UN envoys said. Full story

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Abbas to make stopover in Dhaka

The Palestine president, Mahmoud Abbas, will make a stopover at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on April 15 on his way... Full story

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