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Transport workers withdraw countrywide strike

The Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Federation on Monday postponed the countrywide indefinite strike that was scheduled to begin today. The federation’s leaders announced the postponement of the strike... Full story

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Tarique’s bail extended

The High Court on Monday extended for a year the period of interim bail granted to Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s senior vice-chairperson Tarique Rahman in three cases — two of which were filed on the allegation... Full story

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RMG workers stage demo for payment of wages

Several hundred workers of a readymade garment factory at Narashinhapur in Ashulia demonstrated on Monday demanding payment of their wages. The management had declared the factory... Full story

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Accused flees from police custody

Associates of alleged drug traders snatched two people from police custody on Sunday night from Purbagram, Rupganj thana in Narayanganj. The arrested were identified as Tarique 24 and Arif, 26, sons... Full story

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Illegal settlement draws protest at Khagrachari

Ethnic students and women at a rally at Kharachhari Sadar upazila on Monday demanded immediate halting of illegal settlement at Pilabhanga, a village in Khagrachhari district. Full story

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Three cases filed against ATN Bangla chairman in Ctg

Three cases against Mahfuzur Rahman, chairman of the satellite television channel ATN Bangla, were filed with separate courts in Chittagong on Monday, on charges of using abusive words against the prime minister. Full story

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2 killed as rival AL groups clash in Natore

Two people were killed and at least ten injured in a clash of two rival groups of ruling Awami League at Gurudaspur in Natore Monday. The deceased were identified as Amir Hossain, son of Haran Shah of village... Full story

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JCD men kill youth in Sylhet city for land

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activists allegedly beat to death a vegetable seller in Sylhet city on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Muhibur Miah, 22, son of Tera Miah, from Ilashkandi under Badam-Bagicha. Full story

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47 extra-judicial killings in 6 months: Odhikar

Human rights defender Odhikar, in its half-yearly report released on Sunday, said seven people were killed extra-judicially on average every month and urged the government to stop such killings. Full story

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SQC didn’t harass Kundeshwari after becoming minister, MP

Slain Kundeshwari Oushadhalaya founder Nutan Chandra Sinha’s youngest son Prafulla Sinha on Monday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the detained BNP lawmaker, Salauddin Quader Chowdhury... Full story

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Obaidul urges foreign friends to request WB to mull funding

The communications minister, Obaidul Quader, has urged the foreign friends of Bangladesh to request the World Bank to reconsider its funding to the Padma bridge project. ‘I request our foreign friends to tell the... Full story

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PM should prove that govt was not involved in corruption: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders on Monday said the prime minister would have to prove that the government was not involved in corruption in connection with the Padma Bridge project. Full story

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ACC quizzes Mridha, 8 school teachers

Anti-Corruption Commission investors on Monday quizzed eight school teachers who evaluate the railway recruitment test papers. ACC also quizzed the general manager of railway (east) Yusuf Ali Mridha in connection... Full story

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Tribunal allows home-cooked food, books for Sayedee

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday allowed home-cooked food and Islamic books for Jamaat-e-Islami’s detained nayeb-e-amir, Delwar Hossain Sayedee, who is in hospital. Full story

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Stop illegal sacking, pay arrears of journalists: DUJ

Leaders of the Dhaka Union of Journalists Monday urged the owners of media to stop illegal termination of journalists and other employees from jobs and pay their arrears immediately. Full story

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Licences of 24 manpower recruiting agencies cancelled in 2011, JS told

The expatriates welfare and overseas employment minister, Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, has informed the house that the government has cancelled licences of 24 manpower recruiting agencies for various irregularities... Full story

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Bill placed to amend three university acts

Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday placed three bills in parliament to amend university acts to continue state funding for Jagannath University, Comilla University and Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University. Full story

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Section 144 imposed at Kaliganj in Jhenaidah

The local upazila administration in Kaliganj under Jhenaidah imposed Section 144 in and around a local Madrasa ground on Monday to avert trouble after two rival factions of opposition BNP called a meeting at the same venue. Full story

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Signal No 3 at maritime ports

Squally weather may affect the north Bay of Bengal, its adjoining costal area and the maritime ports as a monsoon low has developed over north-west Bay and adjoining areas. Under its influence steep pressure gradient... Full story

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Abul Khair Group fined Tk 40.5 lakh for hill cutting

Department of Environment on Monday fined Abul Khair Group Tk 40 lakh 23 thousand for illegal hill cutting, said a DoE press release. Abul Khair Group’s sister concern Ahmed Valley Livestock Company Limited... Full story

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