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130 injured as police, BNP men clash

At least 130 people were injured after fighting broke out between opposition activists and the police in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Thursday as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party staged nationwide demonstrations in protest against the disappearance of its leader Elias Ali. Full story

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22 disappear in 3 months and half

Enforced disappearances of political leaders have increased alarmingly in three months and a half. A significant number of the 22 people who went missing in 2012 were political leaders and such... Full story

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HC issues rule on govt to produce Elias Ali

A High Court bench on Thursday directed the government and the police to explain why they should not be directed to produce BNP leader M Elias Ali, who went missing on April 17, before it to... Full story

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Tigers’ Pak tour called off

Bangladesh cricket team’s planned tour of Pakistan late in April was put on hold after the High Court stayed it for four weeks. The bench comprising Justice Farid Ahmed and Justice... Full story

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Hartal observed in Sylhet

A dawn-to-dusk general strike called by the local unit of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Sylhet division was observed peacefully on Thursday protesting at the disappearance of BNP organising secretary M Elias Ali. Full story

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Govt says ‘embarrassed’ over Elias’s disappearance

The government on Thursday said it was ‘embarrassed’ over the disappearance of Bangladesh Nationalist Party organising secretary M Elias Ali. ‘We are embarrassed that BNP leader Elias... Full story

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Post-75 regimes destroyed docs on Razakar, Al-Badr: IO

A war crimes investigator Thursday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the post-1975 regimes had destroyed most of the documents relating to Razakar and other auxiliary forces of... Full story

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Govt abducted Elias, says BNP

The main opposition BNP on Thursday accused the Awami League-led government of abducting its prominent leader Elias Ali and his driver from Sylhet and demanded that they be returned immediately. Full story

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Nahid urges BNP to reconsider Sunday’s hartal

The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, has urged the opposition BNP to reconsider the Sunday’s hartal for the cause of the HSC examinees. In an official statement on... Full story

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BNP initiated culture of secret killings, graft: PM

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has said the BNP had initiated the culture of secret killings as well as corruption with sacks full of money in the country. ‘It is the BNP governments... Full story

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India tests nuclear-capable missile that can reach China

India successfully test-fired on Thursday a nuclear-capable missile that can reach Beijing and Eastern Europe, thrusting the emerging Asian power into a small club of nations that can deploy nuclear... Full story

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Teachers continue with strike in BUET, JU

No classes, examinations and academic activities were held in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and Jahangirnagar University on Thursday as teachers... Full story

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SC upholds HC order to stay DCC polls for 3 months

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order that stayed for three months the operation of all actions initiated by the Election Commission for holding elections to the bifurcated Dhaka... Full story

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PM leaves for Qatar today to attend UNCTAD cenfce

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, leaves Dhaka for Qatar this morning on a four-day official visit to attend thirteenth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XIII). Full story

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