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Lawmen admit failure in investigation

Law enforcement agencies before a parliamentary panel on Wednesday admitted that they had failed to make any substantial progress ass yet in the investigation of sensational... Full story

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Govt fails to face up to inflation challenge

When the finance minister AMA Muhith announced the national budget for the current fiscal year in June 2011, he had identified inflation as a major challenge. But the government has apparently failed to... Full story

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Sahara India bags housing project in city suburb

Indian infrastructure development company Sahara India Pariwar on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh government in Dhaka to invest in real estate and... Full story

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Share market behaviour irrational : Muhith

Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday termed the behavior of the share market ‘irrational’. He made the observation while meeting with the newly elected executive body of Dhaka... Full story

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33 top leaders of BNP, allies denied bail again

The acitng Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 32 other top leaders of the BNP-led opposition alliance were denied bail again on Wednesday. Dhaka metropolitan sessions judge Mohammad... Full story

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NBR freezes Destiny 2000 bank accounts

The National Board of Revenue on Wednesday put a freeze on bank accounts of Destiny 2000 Limited, the biggest company of the Destiny Group, in connection with the evasion of a huge... Full story

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HC asks why a RPO section not illegal

The High Court wants to know why a section of the Representation of People Order, RPO in short, going by which candidacy of Tangail MP Abul Kashem was cancelled and BNP candidate... Full story

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Huda urges Khaleda to make call for dialogue

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Nazmul Huda on Wednesday said that he would resign from the party on June 6 if the partys’ chairperson Khaleda Zia would not take an initiative by June... Full story

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HC upholds Mosharraf’s jail in graft case

A High Court bench on Wednesday upheld the trial court’s verdict which 18 years ago had sentenced former BNP state minister for energy AKM Mosharraf Hossain to three years in jail for drawing pay and other benefits for two posts he held simultaneously. Full story

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4 newborns found dead in city

The police found four newborns dead in a dustbin at Jatrabari in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. The Jatarabri police said that they had found the newborns near... Full story

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People suffer as heat wave continues

People are suffering as a moderate-to-severe heat wave with maximum and minimum temperature much above normal average sweeping over the country. Poor and middle-income people who are not able to... Full story

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Indian state okays shooting tiger poachers on sight

A state in western India has declared war on animal poaching by allowing forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks on tigers and other wildlife. Full story

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Goods Hill was Al-Shams HQ in Ctg: witness

Prosecution witness Mohamamd Salim Ullah told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday that Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s family house in Chittagong, Goods Hill, where... Full story

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ICT’s order on Alim’s indictment on June 11

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday set June 11 for giving its order on framing the charges against war crimes suspect former minister and lawmaker Abdul Alim. The prosecution... Full story

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Road crashes kill 21 in four dists

At least 20 people were killed in separate road accidents in Rajshahi, Sirajganj, Tangail, Habiganj and Chapainawabganj districts on Wednesday. Sirajganj Correspondent said that at least 10 people... Full story

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Hasina for continuation of democratic process

The prime minister on Wednesday called on the people to fervently guard the country’s democratic processes against any obstacles. ‘The democratic process endured repeated assaults in the past. Time and... Full story

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Nepal faces constitution deadline on path to peace

Four years after elections ended centuries of royal rule, lawmakers in Nepal are scrambling to complete a constitution amid widespread doubt that the troubled nation is on the road to lasting peace. Full story

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Kids suffer long-term from parents’ smoking: study

Children exposed to their parents’ cigarette smoke are at greater risk of suffering serious cardiovascular health problems later in life, a study showed on Wednesday. The Menzies Research Institute in... Full story

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Pakistani doctor jailed for helping CIA find Laden

A Pakistani doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden has been jailed for 33 years for treason, television channels and a local government official said. The official said Shakil Afridi... Full story

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Army captain held with Yaba tablets

An army official was arrested along with 100 Yaba tablets near Kabir Shah Mazar at the city’s Dakkhinkhan on Tuesday night. The arrested was identified as Captain Bashar, an officer in Army... Full story

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Inu for dialogue on alternative system for fair polls

President of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal Hasanul Haq Inu on Wednesday said there should be a dialogue to work out an alternative mechanism for holding credible polls. ‘A broad dialogue can... Full story

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Juba Dal man shot dead

Unidentified assailants shot a Juba Dal activist dead at his house at village Gatipara at Benapole in Jessore on Tuesday night. Victim Liakat Ali, 35, son of Abul Hossain of the village. Full story

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