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HC asks BUET to begin admission process

The High Court on Tuesday asked Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology to immediately begin the process for admission of students to the first year in the 2012–13 session. Full story

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Pro-Sayedee witnesses to be questioned from August 28

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday posted for August 28 the beginning of the recording of the depositions of defence witnesses in favour of the Jamaat’s detained nayeb-e-amir, Delwar Hossain Sayedee. Full story

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Heavy vehicles barred from Ctg Highway

The police have barred movement of all heavy vehicles, except passenger buses and vehicles from carrying export items and food, on the highways from Chittagong from August 17 to ease travel of holidaymakers... Full story

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Eviction drive after Eid to recover rly lands: Obaidul

The communications and railways minister, Obaidul Qauder, has said Bangladesh Railway will become a profitable sector in next two years. About the rampant grabbing of Railway’s lands, he said about 90 per cent of... Full story

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RMG workers rally at Ashulia for festival allowance

At least 2,500 workers of four readymade garment factories in different parts of Ashulia demonstrated on Tuesday, demanding immediate payment of festival allowance and dues and protesting termination of fellow-workers. Full story

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Rights groups demand transparency

Green activists on Tuesday demanded full transparency and policies in NGO funding from Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund. At a human chain, seven civil society climate networks—Bangladesh Paribesh Andalan, CSRL, CCDF, EquityBD... Full story

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Govt backtracks from plea to revive proceedings

The High Court on Monday dropped a government petition from its list of cases for hearing for withdrawing its order staying the proceeding in the arson case against 46 opposition leaders. Full story

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DUET suspends 4 students for BCL-Shibir clash

Four students of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology have temporarily been suspended following Monday’s campus violence between activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir and Bangladesh Chhatra League. Full story

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6 mobile operators fined Tk 65m

The telecom regulator on Tuesday fined all six mobile-phone operators around Tk 65 million for selling SIM cards defying rules and regulations. Most of the SIM cards have been used in illegal call termination... Full story

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One killed, five injured in clash in Kurigram

One person was killed and at least five people were seriously injured in a bloody clash over disputed land between two groups at Hemerkuti village under Holokhana union of Kurigram Sadar upazila on Tuesday. Full story

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Yunus opens Social Business Centre in China

The famed 112-year old Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China on Tuesday announced the establishment of a Yunus Centre for Microcredit and Social Business to promote the ideas promoted by... Full story

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ADB to fund major part of $346m project

The Asian Development Bank has agreed to lend a major portion of the money of a $316 million project to increase electricity generation by 235MW by converting four simple-cycle plants into combined-cycle, officials said. Full story

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Rob’s call to rid people of ‘oppression’

A good number of leaders from different parties excepting Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party attended a pre-iftar discussion at a local hotel in the city on Tuesday in what the organisers said... Full story

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PAC calls for latest appropriation of accounts statements

The Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday asked the government to keep the appropriation of accounts statements up to date so that the committee could oversee the performance of the incumbent government. Full story

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Golam Mohammad appointed ambassador to Greece

The Government has appointed Golam Mohammad, currently serving as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Indonesia as the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Hellenic Republic of Greece. Full story

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