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Nizami, Mujahid, Sayedee charged for Faruk’s murder

The police on Monday pressed charges against 110 leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir, including Jamaat’s amir Matiur Rahman NIzami, secretary general Ali Ahsan... Full story

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Industries not getting gas despite production increase: Muhith

Though production has increased many industries are not getting gas connections, finance minister AMA Muhith said on Monday. He was speaking as the chief guest at a programme in the capital where US... Full story

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HC issues injunction on Hall-Mark’s industrial park

The High Court on Monday stayed for four months environment and forest ministry’s May 10 clearance allowing Hall-Mark Group to set up an industrial park at Savar by filling up about 100 acres of land of Water... Full story

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Passenger trawler sinks, five missing

Five passengers were missing and other 15 were injured when a passenger trawler sank at Bandar ferry ghat on the river Shitalakhya under Bandar thana in Narayanganj early on Monday. Full story

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College girl remains missing for 11 days

A college girl in Sharsha upazila of Jessore remained missing for 11 days. The victim was Asma Khatun, 17, a Class XI student of Navaron Fajilatunnesa Women’s College and daughter of late Nur Mohammad... Full story

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Shameem Ahsan made new envoy to Brazil

The Government has appointed M Shameem Ahsan, currently serving as High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam as the new ambassador of Bangladesh to Brazil. A career diplomat, Shameem belongs to the 1984 batch... Full story

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Tenants urge implementation of House Rent Control Act

Tenant rights activists on Monday urged the government to implement the House Rent Control Act 1991 and include the house rent business under the National Boards of Revenue. Full story

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CCCI worried over rampant robbery on highways

CCCI president Murshed Murad Ibrahim on Monday expressed his concern over rising incidents of robbery on highways and urged the home ministry to take effective measures against them. Full story

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Proper investigation into Nurul Islam’s murder demanded

Nagarik Committee, a civil society platform, demanded a proper investigation into the murder of Ganatantri Party president Mohammed Nurul Islam and his son Islam Tamohar. Full story

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8 more PWs testified in Pilkhana carnage case

A Dhaka court Monday recorded depositions of eight more prosecution witnesses in the case of killing of 74 people, including 57 army officers, during February 25-26, 2009 mutiny in Bangladesh Rifles headquarters at Pilkhana. Full story

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Govt decides to amend CHT land commission law

The government on Monday decided to amend the Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission Act 2010 to empower the commission to resolve disputes over ‘illegal eviction’ on government-acquired... Full story

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Non-govt teachers for payment of full fest allowance before Eid

The teachers and employees of non-government schools and colleges demanded that payment of their full festival allowance should be made before Eid-ul-Fitr instead of 25 per cent of their basic salary as per the... Full story

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Police say sharp weapon used in killing

Police on Monday said the businessman, who was killed in his Gulshan 2 residence in the capital, was stabbed in the neck by what they described as a ‘sharp weapon’. Fazlul Haque, 72, owner of Haque Paints... Full story

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30 injured as Hizb-ut-Tauhid men clash with villagers in Rajshahi

At least 30 people were injured in a clash between the banned Islamist organisation Hizb-ut-Tauhid and villagers at Nandangachi under Charghat upazila in Rajshahi on Monday. Full story

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One held with firearms, ammunition

Police arrested a man carrying fire arms and ammunition at Meghnaghat under Sonargaon thana in Narayanganj on Monday. The arrested, Ferdous, 34, is son of Rafikul Islam from Pabna district. Full story

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ICT rejects four applications by Sayedee out of six

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday rejected an application filed by the detained nayeb-e-amir of the Jamaat, Delwar Hossain Sayedee, seeking a copy of two police reports detailing the reasons for... Full story

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China keen to provide assistance for RMG s ector development

China is keen to provide assistance for the development of garment sector in Bangladesh. Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jun showed the interest when he met speaker Mohammad Abdul Hamid at his... Full story

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