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Killing spree in Khulna
BNP leader bombed, AL leader knifed to death; another AL man fights for life at DMCH
A leader of the ruling BNP and another of its arch-rival Awami League were killed and yet another AL leader was critically injured in bomb and knife attacks yesterday in Khulna and Bagerhat region dubbed
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Big arms recovery in CHT forests
Rocket launcher, sub-machine gun, rifle, explosives among cache
Army recovered huge arms and explosives from deep forests of Dhighinala of Khagrachhari and Baghaihat of Rangamati district in last four days.
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Cattle market on bull run
Buying of sacrificial animals considerably increased yesterday at the capital's cattle markets but their prices seemed higher ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha this year compared to the prices last year.
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Bomb scare at diplomatic zone
Police, army and intelligence agencies yesterday seized three 'improvised explosive devices', wrapped in as many household thermal flasks and left on the roadside at Park Road of Baridhara diplomaticenclave,
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Alleged CNG Scam
Probe progress dismal, deadline extended
A parliamentary sub-committee formed to probe alleged scam in import and sale of CNG autorickshaws has lived out 22 days of the 30-day deadline in inaction, prompting its parent committee to extend the
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Inflation increases to 5.1pc in Nov
Inflation continues to edge up, touching 5.1 percent in November from 4.4 percent in June 2003, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday.
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Awkward handling
How prepared are the security personnel to deal with a bomb scare? Many were upset about the way police, army and the National Security Intelligence (NSI) handled the bomb scare yesterday at Baridhara
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Hunt down criminals in S-W
PM asks home ministry
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has ordered the home ministry to go for all-out action in the trouble-torn Khulna region to track down the criminals involved in killings and other crimes as well as their godfathers.
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Suicide attack kills 10 near Sharon's house
At least ten people were killed yesterday in a suicide bomb attack on board a bus close to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's official residence in Jerusalem, military radio said.
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Pvt Land Telephony
Capital kept off-limits for WorlTel suit
The telecoms watchdog is keeping Dhaka city off-limits to landline telephony of private operators due to a legal battle with the UK-based WorldTel that seeks a monopoly in the capital.
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Gazipur Chicken Deaths
Farmers blame it on bad vaccines
Around 20,000 chickens, mainly layers, died in more than two dozen poultry farms in Gazipur since January 20 after they were vaccinated.
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Body to recruit judges finally okayed
After four years of foot-dragging on the proposed judicial service commission (JSC), the body to be mandated to recruit judges for lower courts, the president yesterday promulgated the rules to set up
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Import of broiler & layer parent stock banned
The government has banned import of broiler and layer parent stock from any affected countries to keep Bangladesh free from bird flu virus, creating havoc in different parts of Asia.
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New Mooring Container Terminal deal inked
The agreement for construction of the much-expected New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) was signed between the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and the China Harbour Engineering Company (Group) yesterday.
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Gas Pipeline Scam
Action against culprits soon
Petrobangla and Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company are going to take departmental action against their officials involved in the pilferage of at least Tk 30 crore by doubling the projected
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Financial Express office robbed
Robbers ransacked The Financial Express and Themograph offices and looted allegedly Tk 2.3 lakh at Toyenbee Circular Road in Motijheel early yesterday.
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Abdul Kader Murder
Seven get death sentence
A tribunal in Dhaka yesterday sentenced seven people to death and four, including a former Jatiya Party (JP) lawmaker, to life imprisonment over the killing of a leading entrepreneur in 2001.
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Under-fire BBC holds crisis talks
Blair basks in victory, repeats call for apology
The BBC, lambasted in the Hutton report over its Iraq reporting, faced the worst crisis in its 82-year history yesterday, with its governor gone and more senior heads on the execution block.
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ADB to aid combat bird flu
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) mulls necessary aid for the livestock sector to fight any deadly virus including bird flu."Small farmers would be seriously affected if bird flu outbreaks here.
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12-year-old raped in Shaympur
A 12-year-old child was raped at Dholaipar in Shyampur Wednesday night. The victim, a domestic help in the locality, went to the house of one Meena at Kholaipar, Shyampur to do the household chores.
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