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Shredded bodies of trader, son found
1,000 businessmen explode in protest, sit today to announce agitation; property of main accused seized
The bodies of a missing Old Dhaka businessman and his son were found in 200 pieces in Gazipur yesterday in one of the most grisly murders over the years, sending shock waves through the city.
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US for alliance govt to run full term
Says Thomas at Ficci luncheon meeting
US Ambassador Harry K Thomas yesterday said the US government would like to see political stability in Bangladesh with the ruling BNP-led alliance government running its full term.
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Govt plans swoop on conspiracy theory
The government is likely to launch a massive crackdown on opposition activists and 'identified criminals' in Dhaka as intelligence agencies reported a 'heinous conspiracy' aimed at creating lawlessness
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Higher edn relegated to a lower position
Budgetary share goes down in 10 years despite 60pc rise in university enrolment
The budgetary share for higher education has gone down over the last 10 years despite a 60 percent increase in university enrolment during the same period.
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Businessmen target of terror
Warns FBCCI
Country's top business group yesterday warned against a "reign of terror" targeting entrepreneurs after the headless bodies of two of their colleagues who went missing two days ago were found by police.
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AL forms 22km no-trust shield in Dhaka tomorrow
The main opposition Awami League (AL) will form a 22-kilometre no-confidence human shield in Dhaka tomorrow demanding resignation of the ruling coalition for what it said was absolute failure of the government
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Arab League talks postponed
A two-day summit of Arab leaders due to open yesterday has been postponed indefinitely by host country Tunisia.
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Sehwag on song
Virender Sehwag hit a career-best 228 not out as India opened their long-awaited Test series in Pakistan with a spectacular batting display here on Sunday.
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Vice-president of Dhanmondi Club masterminded Piaru's murder
Police say quoting witness testimony
Vice-president of Dhanmondi Sporting Club Amjad Hossain Mian masterminded the murder of Khairul Anwar Piaru, the club's president who was ambushed and killed on February 29, police said quoting statements
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Don't fund India's river-link plan
Citizens' commission asks donor agencies
Citizens' Fact Finding Commission (CFFC), an association of several organisations including trade bodies and rights groups, yesterday urged international donor agencies not to fund India's water diversion
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Govt can't be toppled through 'conspiracy'
PM tells Iswarganj rally
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday urged people to resist the 'conspirators' now out to stall development and progress and said her government cannot be overthrown through 'conspiracy'.
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Trader beaten dead for toll
JCD (Jatiyotabadi Chhatra Dal) cadres allegedly beat a cloth merchant to death in Bagerhat late in the Saturday night.
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Two-way battle in SC Bar polls
Bikalpa Dhara expels Dr Zakir
The two-day election of the executive committee of Supreme Court Bar Association began yesterday, with the two panels led by Rokan Uddin Mahmud and Dr M Zahir appearing as the principal contestants.
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Bush Islam's enemy, says Hamas chief
The new Hamas leader in Gaza says US President George W Bush is the enemy of God and Islam but has stopped short of threatening revenge on Americans as he has on Israel for its killing of the militant
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Jet flies seven times faster than sound
A revolutionary jet engine has flown faster than seven times the speed of sound in a high altitude test over the Pacific, marking what NASA scientists hailed as a milestone in developing the "Holy Grail"
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Erratic Power Supply
15 hurt as cops club agitating farmers
At least 15 farmers were injured at Mohonpur Sadar Upazila here yesterday when police made a baton charge on a farmer demonstration that demanded uninterrupted power supply to run the irrigation machines.
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Judiciary Separation
SC unhappy as govt seeks extension for 14th time
The full bench of the Supreme Court yesterday expressed dissatisfaction at the government's foot-dragging on implementing the over-three-year-old directives on separation of the judiciary from the executive.
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Myanmar PM arrives on April 4
Myanmar Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt arrives in Dhaka on April 4 on a three-day official visit. This will be the Myanmar premier's first visit abroad since he assumed office, sources said.
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SAF Games start today
The ninth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games get underway in the Pakistan capital Islamabad today.
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TU at EPZs
Meeting ends without a decision
The sixth meeting of a high-profile committee on allowing trade unionism in the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) ended yesterday without a consensus on the modalities of a draft law.
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Attack On Azad
CPB demands Saidee's arrest
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has demanded immediate arrest and intensive interrogation of Delwar Hossain Saidee, the ruling Jamaat-e-Islami law maker, in the light of statement made by HumayunAzad
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Jhenidah AL leader killed
Unidentified assailants slew a local Awami League leader at village Pirojpur in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah on Saturday night.
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New Protocol
FM to see off VVIPs at airport
As part of a new protocol, instead of the president or prime minister the foreign minister sees off the visiting VVIPs at airport.
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Cops identify Dhanmondi victim as Johny
Investigators suspect the beheaded body found near Sikder Medical College in Dhanmondi on Saturday might be that of one Johny, a resident of Rayerbazar area.
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Border talks with Myanmar begins today
A four-day deputy-director general level border conference between Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Immigration and National Regis-tration Department (IND) of Myan-mar begins in Cox's Bazar today.
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