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Agitation will continue, says BNP

A senior BNP leader has said filing cases would not be able to stop their anti-government agitation. ‘Cases filed with ill motives won’t succeed to thwart the demonstration. The protest will continue until our demands... Full story

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Govt urged to reduce power prices

Leaders of the national committee to protect oil, gas, mineral resources, power and ports at a rally on Saturday called on the Awami League-led government to take steps to reduce power prices and to ensure uninterrupted electric supply. The organisation’s convener... Full story

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Man kills wife, children before hanging himself in Ctg

A village physician reportedly committed suicide after killing his wife, son and daughter at Rangunia upazila in Chittagong early Saturday. The police said informed by the local people, they recovered the bodies... Full story

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Left parties protest against visits of Hillary, Pranab

Left-leaning political parties at separate rallies in the city on Saturday called for people’s unity to protest against the visits of US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and India’s finance minister Pranab Mukherjee. Full story

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BNP leader Mosharraf passes away

Former junior minister and BNP leader Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan has died at the age of 73. The veteran politician breathed his last at 9:30am on Saturday at Gulshan’s United Hospital, where he was under... Full story

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146 closed rly stations to be reopened: Obaidul

The communications minister, Obaidul Quader, who is also in-charge of railways ministry, has said steps will be taken for reopening the country’s 146 closed railway stations. He said the railway stations... Full story

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Hartal at Nawapara, Abhaynagar today

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has enforced a general strike at Nawapara and Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore today, condemning the murder of its local labour leader Rafiqul Islam who died in a bomb attack on Friday night. Full story

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Left unity must for people’s emancipation: discussion

Left leaning intellectuals and politicians at a discussion on Saturday called for unity of progressive and left wing political parties being inspired by Marxist ideology to fight exploitation and injustice in the society. Full story

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‘Proper design of vessels’ a must to avert accidents

Design of passenger vessels should be checked properly before its approval alongside following the design thoroughly to make it safe and heavy ones to avert river accidents. Full story

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Shafique urges judges to help make ADR effective

The law minister, Shafique Ahmed, has called upon the judges to play their due role in making the Alternative Dispute Resolution system effective. Addressing the inaugural function of the 113th judicial... Full story

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Wife still hopeful of Ilias’s return

Even though BNP organising secretary M Ilias Ali has been traceless for the last 18 days now, his wife Tahsina Rushdir Luna is still hopeful of his return. ‘I am hopeful since the prime minister has assured me... Full story

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Gen Harun’s resignation letter accepted

The Sector Commander’s Forum Saturday accepted the letter of Harun-ar-Rashid, a retired Lieutenant General, requesting to relieve him of the responsibility as the secretary general of the Forum. Full story

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Freedom fighter killed in city road accident

A freedom fighter was killed in a road accident in Munshibari area of Jurain under Shyampur police station in Dhaka in the early hours of on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Abdul Jalil, 60... Full story

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Solaiman Miah dies

Solaiman Miah, former professor and head of the English department at Government Edward College, Pabna, died of cardiac complaints at the city’s United Hospital on Friday evening. He was 71. Full story

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Ilias’s daughter at Clinton-Khaleda meet

Missing BNP leader M Ilias Ali’s eight-year-old daughter Sayena Nawal was brought to party chief Khaleda Zia’s residence just before the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, paid a courtesy call on the leader of the opposition. Full story

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B Chy for withdrawal of cases against BNP leaders

The president of Bikalpadhara Bangladesh, AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, on Saturday demanded the withdrawal of criminal cases filed against BNP’s front-ranking leaders, including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Full story

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Man commits suicide killing wife, 2 kids in Ctg

A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after killing his wife and two children at Sonaichhari village in Rangunia upazila of Chittagong on Saturday morning. The deceased were Prakash Barua... Full story

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More conditions for new Telco gateways soon

Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission will soon issue new directives for companies that were recently given licences to operate as telecommunication gateways. Full story

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Bangladeshi American honoured in NY

The State Senate of New York in the United States honoured a Bangladesh-origin US citizen recently. Abu Naser Khaliquzzaman, president of World Trade Promotion Centre in the US, was given a... Full story

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Dead dolphin recovered in Bagerhat

A dead dolphin was recovered from Rajoir area of Boleshwer river in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat on Friday night. Local people found the dolphin, 6’6” long and 3’ width, floating in the river at about 8:00pm... Full story

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Govt could save fertiliser worth Tk 8,000cr: Barua

The industries minister, Dilip Barua, has said the government could save Tk 8,000 crore during this season through streamlining the fertiliser distribution system. ‘Due to balanced use of fertiliser and its... Full story

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15 missing BCG men traced

The missing station commander of (Patharghata) Bangladesh Coast Guard Lieutenant Harun-or-Rashid along with his 14 other colleagues were finally traced, a BCG official confirmed. ‘We were out reach of the... Full story

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25 fall sick in Rangamati due to food poisoning

Twenty-five persons, mostly children, fell sick after taking poisonous sauce from a vendor at a village under Bagachatar union of Langgadu upazila of Rangamati Friday. Of the victims, nine children and adults... Full story

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Body found, 1 missing in Buriganga trawler capsize

The divers of the Coast Guard and Fire Service and Civil Defence after hours of search recovered the body of a youth who drowned when a trawler and a launch clashed in the Buriganga on Friday night. Full story

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Gono Bishwabidyalay holds freshers’ orientation

Gono Bishwabidyalay held on Saturday the orientation and oath taking programmes for its freshers under 2012 academic year. The students took oath under the university vice-chancellor Mesbahuddin Ahmad at... Full story

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