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Sporadic clashes mark strike

Sporadic clashes between pickets and police, attacks on vehicles, arrest of opposition activists and anti-hartal demonstrations by ruling party men marked the first day of the BNP-led alliance’s fresh back-to-back shutdowns on Sunday. Full story

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Students join striking teachers at JU

Several hundred Jahangirnagar University students joined the movement of teachers who laid siege to the the vice-chancellor’s house for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday demanding his resignation. Full story

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Imam places candidate on political grounds

Prime Minister’s adviser H T Imam recently asked the energy ministry to appoint a civil engineer as member of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission though he is not eligible for the position. Full story

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BUET teachers think of alternative movement

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology teachers, on strike for 22nd consecutive days on Sunday, told New Age that they would not call off their protests seeking resignation of the vice-chancellor... Full story

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CID, SB deny having detained Ilias Ali

Only two, out of 10 government agencies, responded on Sunday to a High Court order asking them to explain before April 29 why the ‘detenu’, M Ilias Ali, a former lawmaker, should not be brought before... Full story

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AL activists keep city streets occupied

The activists of ruling Awami League and its associate organisations kept the streets of Dhaka occupied on Sunday during the general strike enforced by opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led ‘18-party alliance’. Full story

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Shamsul warns of combing operations against secret attacks

The state minister for home, Shamsul Haque, on Sunday blamed the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party for the bomb blasts that took place inside the secretariat and warned of combing... Full story

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Govt hatching fresh plot, says Fakhrul

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday accused the government of hatching a new conspiracy instead of finding out abducted leader Ilias Ali. Addressing a press conference... Full story

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US pastor burns Qur’an again

Controversial US pastor Terry Jones has burned more copies of the Qur’an and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman, The Gainesville Sun reported. Full story

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Fresh boro price decline hits sharecroppers hard

A fresh price decline of the new harvest of boro in a week has hit hard sharecroppers although they have got a bumper outturn this year. Farmers in many areas said that prices had declined to Tk 380–Tk 500 per... Full story

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Rajuk allots 60 Jhilmil plots quietly

The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha on Sunday stealthily allotted 50 plots under five categories through ‘lottery’ and 10 plots in one category without lottery in its Jhilmil Residential Area project in Keraniganj area. Full story

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Businessman killed in front of family

Miscreants have hacked and shot a businessman to death in front of his family in Madaripur, the police said on Sunday. The police said the incident took place around 7:45pm Saturday... Full story

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Look for alternative to hartal: DCCI

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry voiced grave concern over the frequent call of hartals and suggested that the political parties should look for alternative for the sake of the country’s economy. Full story

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Attacks on church services in Nigeria kill around 20

Attackers armed with bombs and guns opened fire at church services at a Nigerian university on Sunday, killing around 20 people as worshippers tried to flee, witnesses and officials said. Explosions and gunfire... Full story

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SSC results due May 7

The results of the Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations will be published on May 7, the education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, said on Sunday. The results will be first handed... Full story

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3 Bangladeshis abducted by Indians

Indian nationals abducted three Bangladeshis from Matiatali village along Chouddagram border in Comilla on Sunday following the arrest of an Indian smuggler. The victims are Kalam, Dildar and... Full story

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Dr Kamal concerned about Ilias disappearance

The Gana Forum president, Kamal Hossain, has expressed concern about the disappearance of the BNP’s organising secretary M Ilias Ali and the government’s failure to find him out. Kamal at a press conference at his house... Full story

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D-8 secy gen arrives May 1

The secretary general of D-8, Widi A Pratikto, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on May 1 on a four-day visit to review the cooperation that the Bangladesh has with the member countries of the organisation. Full story

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