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WB cancels Padma Bridge funding

World Bank has finally cancelled the $1.2 billion loan for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project over allegations of corruption dealing a blow to the country’s biggest infrastructure project. Full story

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Flooding worsens in north

Flooding in the north worsened with several hundred villages being inundated, marooning tens of thousands of people whilst flooding in the north-east improved slightly. The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said the flood situation in the north-east... Full story

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BNP gave nation dead bodies, militants: Hasina

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has alleged that carrying out killings, conspiracies and indulging in corruption are the characters of the BNP, and it can only present ‘dead bodies’ whenever it comes to power. ‘The BNP had gifted the nation bodies... Full story

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Corrupt govt can’t implement PMB project: Khaleda

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Saturday said corruption of the prime minister, her family and the government had forced the World Bank to cancel funding for the Padma Bridge project. ‘The prime minister and her family... Full story

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WB statement unacceptable: Muhith

Two ministers on Saturday reacted sharply to the World Bank’s decision to cancel $1.2 billion loan for the Padma Bridge project over alleged corruption. Finance minister AMA Muhith said the meaning of the WB... Full story

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Italy bid to topple Spain as European kings

Euro 2012 reaches its climax in tonight’s final in Kiev, when defending champions Spain will bid to hold off an Italy side who have steadily eased into form in trademark fashion. Having beaten strongly fancied Germany 2-1 in Thursday’s second semi-final... Full story

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New Pak PM defends Zardari immunity

Pakistan’s new prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf defended Saturday president Asif Ali Zaradri’s immunity, saying it would end the day after he leaves office. His comments come after Pakistan’s Supreme Court... Full story

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Govt responsible for WB fund cancellation: BNP

The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has held the government responsible for the cancellation of the World Bank’s fund to build the Padma bridge. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Osman Farruk said... Full story

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Akbar Ali, Azizul for talks, compromise

Two former caretaker government advisers on Saturday said the World Bank’s decision to cancel its funding for the country’s largest infrastructural project was ‘regrettable’. Both Akbar Ali Khan and Mirza Azizul... Full story

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Menon wants constitution amendment, well defined poll time interim govt

Rashed Khan Menon, MP, president of Workers Party, a partner of the Awami League-led ruling coalition on Saturday reiterated the demand for amending the Constitution once again to introduce a well-defined... Full story

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5 more bodies found in Cox’s Bazar

Five more bodies were recovered from different points in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday, taking to 121 the death toll from landslides, lightning strike and drowning caused by incessant rainfall in places in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar... Full story

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NHRC, BTRC ask GP to explain job cuts

The National Human Rights Commission has asked the country’s top mobile phone operator Grameenphone to inform it in details about the company’s recent ‘downsizing’ of workforce. Full story

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Names of 11 including minister’s brother, APS dropped

The police on Saturday submitted charge sheet in the Narsingdi former mayor Lokman Hossain murder case, dropping the names of 11 out 14 accused, including bother and assistant personal secretary of telecommunications... Full story

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Slashing gas wastage by industries uncertain

Wastage of natural gas by the industries each day has increased to more than 170 million cubic feet as they continue to use inefficient boilers and captive power plants, officials said. Full story

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Schoolboy found dead

A school boy was found dead at village Bivagdi in Saltha upazila of Faridpur on Saturday morning. The deceased Reazul Islam, 10, son of a farmer Mujibur Rahman Sheikh, was a student of Class V of Rezia Rashid... Full story

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Egypt’s Morsi sworn in as president

Mohamed Morsi took the oath of office on Saturday to become Egypt’s first Islamist president and its first elected head of state since Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow last year. The ceremony took place in the constitutional court rather than parliament, the... Full story

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Commuter train service to be introduced on Dhaka-Tangail route: PM

After 13 years of inauguration of construction, a much-awaited rail line connecting east side of the Bangabandhu Bridge with Tarakandi, Jamalpur opened for traffic Saturday heralding a new era of socio-economic... Full story

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6 killed in Jessore road accident

Six people were killed and six others injured in a road accident in Altapol Taltala area on Chuknagar road under Keshabpur upazila of Jessore Saturday. Officer-in-charge of Keshabpur police station Mir Rezaul Karim said... Full story

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Five fall prey to septic tank gas trap

Four labourers and a village police were killed and two rescuers fell ill, inhaling toxic gas in an underground septic tank at Mirzapur in Tangail on Saturday. The deceased were village police Samad Miah , 30, son of late... Full story

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50 injured in Barguna clash

At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups over a land dispute at Tepura village in Amtali upazila of Barguna on Saturday morning. Locals said Azahar Hawlader and Reaz Khan of the village... Full story

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