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People rush out of capital to celebrate Eid

Thousands of people on Wednesday huddled at bus, railway and launch terminals in the capital to head home in outlying areas to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, to fall on either August 19 or August 20. Passengers crowded Gabtali, Sayedabad and Mohakhali inter-district bus terminals, Kamalapur... Full story

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Police fail to find RAB link to Limon shooting

The police secretly submitted the final report in the case against the Rapid Action Battalion lodged by the mother of Limon Hossain, a college student whose leg had to be amputated after being shot. Full story

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Govt decides not to appoint WB nominee lacking expertise

The Power Division has decided not to appoint a World Bank recommended candidate as a consultant to assist the government in the safe disposal and recycling of Compact... Full story

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WB disburses $350m

The World Bank has disbursed $350 million for installation of a 335 megawatt power plant after the government awarded a contract to a company ‘favoured’ by it to set up the plant though the... Full story

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Ctg, Rajshahi trains late by several hours

The departure of Chittagong-bound and Rajshahi-bound trains was delayed by hours at the Kamalapur Rail Station on Wednesday and hundreds of people suffered for several hours. Full story

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Launch operators charging extra fare

Launch operators charged fares at sweet will from passengers taking advantage of the huge rush of home goners at Sadarghat Launch Terminal on Tuesday the last working day before Eid vacation. Full story

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National Mourning Day observed

Several thousand people, mostly ruling party men, on Wednesday paid tributes to the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the 37th anniversary of his death. Since morning, People of all professions, political leaders and activists and socio-cultural... Full story

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StanChart fined $340m over Iran deals

Standard Chartered has settled allegations that it helped Iranian clients dodge US sanctions, announcing a fine of $340 million from a New York banking watchdog. The ‘civil penalty’ disclosed... Full story

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Asian economies most at risk from natural disasters

Asian countries dominate a league table of economies most at risk from earthquakes, floods, storms and other natural hazards, according to research published on Wednesday. Full story

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Syria faces OIC suspension, blast rocks Damascus

A massive bomb attack and a firefight shook Damascus on Wednesday as pressure mounted on the regime, with the world’s largest pan-Islamic bloc poised to suspend Syria over the unrelenting violence. Full story

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Mother and daughter strangled

A body of a mother and daughter were discovered in a flat in Paikpara, Narayanganj. Police suspect they had been strangled. The deceased were identified as Mabia Akter, 46 and 12 year... Full story

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Rohingya homes in Myanmar ‘razed’

In a recent communal violence, the largest area of the Muslims in the Myanmar city of Sittwe was razed to the ground, BBC said on Wednesday, quoting a UK broadcaster. A team from Channel 4 news... Full story

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Man crushed between two launches at Sadarghat

A passenger was killed after being crushed in between two launches in Sadarghat in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was Saleh Ahmed, 80, from Kolakupa at Doulatkhan... Full story

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UNSC condemns killing of Darfur peacekeeper

The UN Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned an attack on peacekeepers in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region in which a Bangladeshi police officer was killed. The attack on Sunday... Full story

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Section 144 imposed in Moulvibazar

Local administration imposed section 144 in Amu Tea Garden area of Chunarughat in Habiganj as Bangladesh Tea Community and local Awami League called separate programme... Full story

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CU student stabbed to death

A student of Chittagong University was stabbed to death by a gang of muggers near Firoz Shah Colony under Biyazid police station early Wednesday. The deceased was Touhidul Islam, 21, son of Mominul... Full story

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Man killed in road accident

A vegetable trader was killed in a road accident near Karwan Bazaar in the capital’s Tejgaon area Wednesday morning. The deceased, Akbar Hossain, 60, resident of Vashanteck in the... Full story

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