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Bridge div seeks Tk 1,200cr

The Bridge Division has sought more than Tk 1,200 crore from the ministry of finance for completing the rehabilitation work of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, said its officials on Saturday. Full story

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Rangamati tense

The administration in Rangamati town called in troops and imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, banning any kind of gathering for an indefinite period after a violent clash spread across the hill-town... Full story

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Islamist activists clash with police in capital

The police fought stone-throwing activists of Islamist groups who staged violent demonstrations and attacked and torched vehicles in the capital after being barred from bringing out a procession in protest against what they said the government’s... Full story

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DESCO flouts court order on recruitment

Dhaka Electric Supply Company has been holding tests for appointing assistant managers flouting a Labour Appellate Tribunal order that had stayed the recruitment process for 60 days, lawyers of aggrieved officers said. Full story

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Indian PM heckled over reforms

Security men muscled away a protester who heckled the Indian premier, Manmohan Singh, on Saturday as he was about to deliver a speech defending contentious reforms aimed at reviving a flagging economy. Full story

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PM flies to NY to attend 67th UNGA

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday left Dhaka for New York on a nine-day official visit to the United States to attend the 67th United Nations General Assembly. The prime minister will attend several high-profile... Full story

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French police nip banned Islam demos in the bud

The French police enforcing a ban on protests over an anti-Islam film and cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad made 21 arrests in Paris on Saturday and thwarted plans for a march in a northern city. Full story

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Khaleda embarks on mass contact tour

Several thousand leaders, activists and supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party greeted the party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, when she arrived in Bogra on Saturday on her way to Dinajpur. She will address a public meeting at Gora Shaheed ground in... Full story

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Hallmark Group manages illegal supply water line for head office

The Hallmark Group has managed Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority officials concerned to get a third supply water line to its head office on Rokeya Sarani at Pashchim Kafrul in Dhaka bypassing laws... Full story

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Biman passengers’ plight may continue

Biman passengers may continue to suffer for three more days because of the flight rescheduling for shortage of aircraft and ensuring uninterrupted Hajj flights. ‘Biman may witness overflow of passengers from... Full story

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Prosecution wants trial of Bachchu Razakar in absentia

The prosecution said it would appeal to the International Crimes Tribunal-2 to summon absconding war crimes suspect Bachchu Razakar and try him in absentia if he fails to comply. Full story

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Congress pulls out from Mamata cabinet

As a counter to the withdrawal of support to the UPA government by the Trinamool Congress on Thursday, the Congress on Saturday pulled out its six ministers from the Mamata Banerjee ministry, reports The Hindu. Full story

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One killed in lightning strike

Lightning strikes killed a man and injured 21 others during thunderstorms in Rangpur and Chapainawabganj on Friday and Saturday. The dead is Kariful, 40, son of Nawshad of Ranibari village of Shibganj upazila. Full story

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3 children killed in Ctg road mishap

Three children were killed and 15 others injured in two road accidents in Raozan upazila of Chittagong on Saturday. Three children were killed and 14 other people injured when a microbus plunged into... Full story

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Cable operator found dead in city

0police recovered the body of a cable operator from Premgoli in Jatrabari area in the city on Saturday morning. The deceased was Mongol, 23, son of Islam. He lived at his uncle’s residence in the area... Full story

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