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Fakhrul, 45 others indicted

A Dhaka court on Tuesday charged 46 leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led opposition alliance, including the acting BNP secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, with setting a bus on fire near the Prime Minister’s Office on April 29. Full story

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HC orders injunction on BUET protests

The High Court on Tuesday ordered an injunction on the current movement of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology teachers, students and employees demanding removal... Full story

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ACC files two cases against 22 Destiny officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two cases against 22 senior executives of the Destiny 2000, including its president M Harun-ur-Rashid, also former army chief, and managing... Full story

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Petrobangla to give job to US firm without knowing details

Petrobangla is likely to award the US-based Astra Oil and Excelerate Energy a contract for installation of a floating LNG terminal at Moheshkhali in the Bay of Bengal, although the firm has not... Full story

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PM wants public univs to be self-reliant

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has called upon the authorities of public universities to take initiatives so that they could implement their development programmes on their own. Full story

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Chinese deny Ye doping

China has vehemently rejected suggestions by an American coach that doping might be behind the astonishing performance of a Chinese swimmer. Ye Shiwen, 16, is chasing a second gold... Full story

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Govt to appoint non-qualified candidate as asked by WB

The Power Division has approved the appointment of a consultant to assist the government in the safe disposal and recycling of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) on the recommendation of the... Full story

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Kathmandu, Dhaka sign memo on bilateral consultations

Bangladesh and Nepal on Tuesday signed a MoU on bilateral consultations between the foreign affairs ministries to parley on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of common interest. Full story

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Bangladesh, Nepal to finalise vehicle transit by Dec

Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to give the final shape to a deal on operational modalities for goods-carrying vehicles to ease transit facility to Chittagong and Mongla port by December and... Full story

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India blackout in 2 days cuts power to 670m

Grids supplying electricity to half of India’s 1.2 billion people collapsed on Tuesday, trapping coal miners, stranding train travellers and plunging hospitals into darkness in the second major... Full story

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ADB, JICA extend loan effectiveness period by a month

The Asian Development Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency on Tuesday extended the effectiveness of their loans for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge by one month, said the... Full story

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6 war crimes trials to be completed by Dec, says Shafique

The law minister, Shafique Ahmed, said on Tuesday that trial of five to seven war crimes suspects would be completed by December if the International Crimes Tribunal proceeds with the cases... Full story

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Elderly couple killed in city

A retired army man and his wife were killed in their house at Syednagar in the capital’s Dakkhinkhan Tuesday afternoon. Retired warrant officer of the Bangladesh Army Mohammad Nasir Uddin, 75, and his wife Mahmuda Begum... Full story

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Bapex spots gas reserve in another Srikail layer

The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company, or Bapex, confirmed a recoverable reserve in another layer between 2,930 metre and 2,975 metre depth in the Srikail gas field in Comilla. Full story

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Hatirjheel project to open Dec 15

The state minister for housing and public works, Abdul Mannan Khan, has said the Hatirjheel-Begunbari development project will be opened to public on December 15, a day before Victory Day. Full story

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Major parties submit audit reports

A total of 31 out of 38 registered political parties including the major ones belonging to both ruling and opposition camps have submitted audit reports on their financial transactions to the Election... Full story

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Syrian aircraft strike Aleppo, rebels claim successes

Syrian combat aircraft and artillery pounded two areas of Aleppo on Tuesday as the army battled for control of the country’s biggest city, but rebel fighters said troops loyal to president Bashar al-Assad had been forced to retreat. Full story

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