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Babar asked me to keep silent: ex-CMP chief

Former commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police SM Sabbir Ali on Wednesday said the then state minister for home affairs Lutfuzzaman Babar forbade him to proceed with the arms haul. Full story

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Muzaffer Ahmad laid to rest

Professor Muzaffer Ahmad, an economist and outspoken civil society member, was laid to rest at Azimpur Graveyard on Wednesday. A professor emeritus and former director of the Institute of Business Administration at Dhaka University, Muzaffer... Full story

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Keraniganj water crisis takes bad turn

The water crisis in Keraniganj is taking an acute turn due to power cuts in the aftermath of the fire that broke out at a power plant in the capital on Tuesday. Sharifa, a housewife in Keraniganj, told New Age Wednesday afternoon, ‘My three children... Full story

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4 more BDR members testify in BDR carnage case

Four more prosecution witnesses — three BDR members and a speed boat driver — testified in the Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court at Bakshi Bazar in the capital in the BDR carnage case. Full story

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Agribusiness supply chain conference to begin on June 16

A two-day Agribusiness Supply Chain Conference 2012 will begin at Raddison Water Garden Hotel in the city from June 16 focusing on the theme ‘creating opportunities through partnering’. Full story

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New plot hatched to destabilise JU: Sikkhak Samaj

Jahangirnagar University teachers under the banner of Shikkak Samaj on Wednesday said new teachers appointed during the immediate-past vice-chancellor Shariff Enamul Kabir were trying to destabilise the campus. Full story

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Jaipurhat Newspaper Hawkers’ Union forms new body

Atiar Rahman and Mominul Islam were made president and general secretary in the biennial election of Jaipurhat District Newspaper Hawkers’ Union. The Atiar and Momin panel won the union posts... Full story

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Charges pressed against 53

The police on Wednesday submitted charge-sheets against 53 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 18-party alliance, including the city Jamaat ameer, in two of the six cases filed in connection with the May 13 violence in the port city. Full story

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Prosecution asked to submit reply to Sayedee’s petition

The International Crimes Tribunal 1 on Wednesday asked the prosecution to submit its written reply to a petition of detained Jamaat nayeb-e-amir Delwar Hossain Sayedee seeking review of its order of... Full story

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Special allocation in budget demanded for RMG workers

Leaders of 35 Garments Sramik Federation on Wednesday demanded a special allocation for the welfare of garment workers in the upcoming budget. Amirul Haque Amin, the president of National Garments Sramik... Full story

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32nd special BCS exam seat plan announced

The Public Service Commission on Tuesday published seat plan for the written tests of the compulsory subjects of the 32nd Bangladesh Civil Services special examinations. Full story

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Salman Mushtaque dies at 41

North South University assistant registrar Salman Mushtaque died of illness at Apollo Hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday morning at the age of 41. He was suffering from fever for two days and when his condition... Full story

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1st Beximco debater’s league ends

The 1st Beximco National Champion Debaters’ League and Festival 2012 was ended in Dhaka on Saturday. The Mohammadpur Preparatory Debate Club and the Bangladesh Debate Warriors jointly... Full story

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Two carpenters jailed for stalking

A mobile court, led by executive magistrate of Habiganj Rafiq Ahmed, on Wednesday sent two carpenters to jail for four days for sexually harassing a girl in Habiganj town. Full story

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