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Japan for containing graft

Japan stressed the need for taking ‘anti-corruption measures’ for ensuring proper utilisation of the Japanese tax payers’ money provided as development assistance to Bangladesh. Japan believed that there ‘are human rights problems’ (in Bangladesh) that should be... Full story

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Hillary, Pranab arrive today

The US secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the Indian finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee, will arrive in Dhaka today on separate two-day official visits. Bangladesh and the United States are... Full story

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Afghan Taliban kill BRAC official

Talibans killed a Bangladeshi BRAC official in the western province of Ghor in Afghanistan on Thursday, Afghan news agency Pajhwok Afghan News reported on Friday. The deceased, Mohammad Mohiuddin, 41... Full story

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Politicians say ‘no’ to FBCCI call for hartal ban

Politicians and political scientists unanimously rejected the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s demand for enactment of a law banning general strikes for the sake of the country’s... Full story

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More students join fast-unto-death at JU

Agitating students at Jahangirnagar University continued their fast-unto-death with more students joining them on the fourth consecutive day on Friday. Students under the banners of... Full story

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Five of a family crushed under wheels of a train

Five members of a family were crushed under the wheels of a running train at Kalihati Upazila in Tangail district on Thursday night. Shamim Al Mamun Pramanik, chairman of Salla union parisahd said a... Full story

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BUET teachers to call off protests

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology who have been on strike since April 7 on Friday said that they would call off their protests as the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, had assured them of looking into their demands. Full story

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Japan switches off last nuclear power plant

Japan shuts down its last working nuclear power reactor tomorrow just over a year after a tsunami scarred the nation and if it survives the summer without major electricity shortages, producers fear the plants will stay offline for good. Full story

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Ctg court sends former RAB CO Zulfikar to jail

A Chittagong court on Friday sent to jail former commanding officer of RAB 7 Zulfikar Ali Majumdar, accused in the case of the looting of more than Tk 2 crore from a shrine at Anowara. The police produced Julfikar... Full story

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Petrobangla likely to suspend LNG import project

Petrobangla is likely to suspend the much talked-about liquefied natural gas import project as the short-listed contractors have shown no interest in installing a floating LNG terminal at Maheshkhali in the... Full story

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Minsk for ‘military technical cooperation’ with Dhaka

Dhaka has agreed to sign an agreement with Minsk on ‘military technical cooperation’ by year end following a proposal of the East European country in this regard, a Belarus diplomat told New Age... Full story

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Man killed over land dispute

A man was killed and 10 others were injured as two rival groups clashed over a disputed land at village Chandai of Atghoria in Pabna on Thursday night. Four persons were also held in this connection. Full story

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Outrage as media death toll mounts worldwide

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Thursday led international outrage at the growing number of journalist killings, as the bodies of two dead photographers were found in Mexico on World Press Freedom Day. Full story

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Harvard, MIT unite to expand online edn

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are teaming up to expand their online education programmes — and they’re inviting other institutions to come on board. Full story

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40km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg Highway

A tailback spanning about 40 kilometres on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway near Comilla on Friday caused an immense sufferings to thousands of passengers. The tailback had continued for five hours in the morning. Full story

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Shipyard worker killed in Ctg

One shipyard worker was killed when a iron plate fell on him at a ship-breaking yard in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong Thursday night. The deceased was Babu Mia, 25, hailed from Naogaon and a worker of Faizun Shipyard. Full story

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BNP leader bombed to death

A local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was bombed to death in Nawapara industrial town in Jessore at around 8:30pm on Friday. Rafiqul Islam, 37, organising secretary of Abhaynagar upazila... Full story

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Sunday’s HSC examinations held on Friday

Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations in chemistry second paper, economics, business and geography were held on Friday, two days earlier than earlier scheduled. Full story

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Youth ‘intrudes’ into PM residence

The Special Security Force has arrested a youth for intruding into prime minister’s official residence Ganabhaban on Friday. Later, SSF handed over the youth — Atikul Islam, 30, — to Sher-e Bangla Nagar police station. Full story

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Signal 3 at maritime ports

Squally weather may affect the North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and maritime ports due to severe northwesterly thunderstorm. Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Mongla... Full story

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