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airports on high alert after bomb threat
An anonymous telephone
bomb threat sent all three international airports
in Bangladesh on high alert and delayed flight operations
at Sylhet Osmani International Airport for over
four hours yesterdaybefore
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Dhaka
disagrees with US rating
Foreign
Minister M Morshed Khan yesterday reiterated that
Dhaka does not subscribe to the US report that tags
Bangladesh as one of the most vulnerable states
of origin in human trafficking.
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Sylhet
police await major shakeup
The
authorities have initiated a major change in police
administration in Sylhet with four inspectors, eight
sub-inspectors and 25 constables already on the
immediate transfer list.
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The
swelling Brahmaputra...
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Police
stayed inactive despite indications
In the wake of the probe
into the January 12 blast at Hazrat Shahjalal Shrine
that killed five people, police had indication of
possible bomb attacks on some key figures but took
no steps for their security,
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Pneumonia
dogs kids at flood shelters
Pneumonia,
an infection of the respiratory tract, has turned
into a major cause of illness mostly among infants
with nearly six thousand cases reported in the last
10 days in flood shelters across the
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Deaths
darken Rab image
An
increasing number of deaths in the custody of Rapid
Action Battalion (Rab), raids on the houses of people
including retired army and police officials and
alleged misbehaviour with their family members
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AL
blasts govt for Rab actions
The
main opposition in parliament Awami League (AL)
yesterday expressed deep concern at the activities
of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and accused the
government of running the elite anti-crime forceagainst
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3
get death, 3 life in Rob murder case
A Rajshahi tribunal gave
death sentence to three people and awarded life
imprisonment to three others for killing Khulna
Awami League (AL) leader SM Abdur Rob.
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Khulna
bigots to hold rally against Ahmadiyyas
Local chapter of International
Khatme Nabuwat Movement Bangladesh will hold a rally
at Babri Square on August 13 demanding government
statement declaring Ahmadiyyas non-Muslim.
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Going
back home...
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Lasting
waterlogging looms in Dhaka
Permanent
waterlogging might add to Dhaka's miseries unless
the government takes immediate steps to dredge the
city's water bodies and halts the illegal encroachment
of their banks, speakers told a roundtable
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JS
body sits idle for 7 months
A
parliamentary body's subcommittee tasked with investigating
the corruption charge against the communications
ministry in import and sale of CNG autorickshaws
did not work in the last seven months.
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US
forces call for Najaf evacuation
US and Iraqi forces battled
Shia Muslim militiamen loyal to radical cleric Moqtada
Sadr for a sixth straight day in Najaf yesterday
with the violence being echoed in part of Baghdad.
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Libya
agrees to $35m payout
Libya
has agreed to pay $35m to compensate some victims
of the bombing of a Berlin nightclub in 1986.
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Blasts
at Turkey hotels kill two
Simultaneous
explosions rocked two hotels in tourist areas of
Istanbul early yesterday, killing two people and
injuring up to 10, in what the city's police chief
said was an apparent "terrorist" attack.
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Damage
repair work from next month
Prime
Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday announced that post-flood
rehabilitation work would start next month in a
large scale to rebuild damaged houses, farms, roads
and bridges and other infrastructures.
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Top
outlaw dies after arrest
Parimal
Sikder, alleged leader of the outlawed Sarbahara
gang 'Parimal Bahini', died yesterday night hours
after he was arrested by a joint contingent of Barisal
and Pirojpur police following a gunfight
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US
embassy in Lanka closed after terror threat
The US embassy in Sri Lanka
was shut indefinitely yesterday due to a "security
threat" after a letter containing a suspect substance
was received, diplomatic sources said.
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Changes
in admin on the cards
The
government is likely to make a major reshuffle at
the top level of the civil administration soon in
a bid to remove the officials allegedly working
against the government.
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Goss
picked as new CIA chief
US
President George W Bush has nominated as CIA director
Porter Goss, head of the House Intelligence Committee,
to replace George Tenet, who quit last month under
a cloud of criticism.
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Four
suspects held in India
Indian
police arrested four suspects in journalist Humayun
Kabir Balu murder case from Bongaon check-point
when they crossed the border on August 1, police
sources at Benapole and Khulna said yesterday.
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Clarification
Economic Relations Division
(ERD) has come up with a clarification of a UNB
news regarding Swiss aid slash in Bangladesh.
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Hubble
sights Milky Way's 'twin’
A
stunning image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
shows a galaxy that looks like a twin of our own.
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Erratum
In an article titled "Adverse
possession can be enforced against a person who
does not prove a better title" and published in
Law and Our Rights page of The Daily Star on August
8, the judgement was printed
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4
killed in 24 hrs in Barisal
Four
people, including a Jubo Dal leader, were murdered
in separate incidents in Barisal within a span of
12 hours.
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Midnight
murder in Madarsa
Robbers
shot dead an expatriate at Madarsa in Satkania upazila
on Monday midnight.
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Non-stop
bus strike on 20 routes
Bus
owners and workers enforced indefinite bus strike
on 20 routes under Khulna and Barisal division yesterday
demanding cancellation of route permits of BRTC
buses plying these routes under private management.
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Karnaphuli
bridge shut for repair
Karnaphuli
bridge at Kalurghat was yesterday closed to vehicular
traffic for six months for repair.
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Trader
abducted in Meherpur
An
armed gang on Monday abducted a businessman from
Gangni upazila in Meherpur as he failed to pay toll
to local extortionists.
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Bus
plunges into roadside ditch
A
Dhaka bound bus with some 40 passengers from Saturia
plunged into deep water at Charkunda of Dhamrai
upazila yesterday.
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Father
of ward commissioner files GD against MK Anwar
Father of a BNP ward commissioner
of Dhaka City Corporation has filed a general diary
(GD) with police against Agriculture Minister MK
Anwar and his son Mahmud Anwar Kaiser.
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Man
hanged for killing wife
A
man was hanged at Rajshahi Central Jail yesterday
for killing his wife, five years after a Pabna court
ordered death penalty to him.
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| Business |
Businesses
want special flood insurance scheme from govt
Business leaders yesterday
urged the government to launch a special flood insurance
scheme for industries through the state-owned insurance
company to help them cope with the recurrence of
flooding.
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30pc
fruits, vegetables damaged for lack of preservation
facility
In
absence of proper preservation facility more than
30 percent of fruits and vegetables produced in
Bangladesh is damaged annually, agricultural experts
revealed at a seminar in Dhaka yesterday.
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3
more companies join CDS Aug 25
Three
new companies will debut in the paperless trading
on August 25, said an order of the capital market
regulators, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC).
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Indian
PM faces twin challenges
Indian
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday grappled
with the twin challenges of rising inflation and
the protests from Left parties, the chief prop of
his coalition government, on the politically-sensitive
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CityCell
subscribers to get ntv news service
CityCell subscribers will
be able to get news service of ntv through their
cell phones.
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GTCL
corporate client of GP
Gas
Transmission Company Ltd (GTCL), a company of Petrobangla,
has recently signed an agreement with GrameenPhone
Limited (GP) to become its corporate client.
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Oil
prices hover around record high points
World oil prices hovered
Tuesday around historic closing peaks reached a
day earlier when major producer Iraq stopped pumping
crude from its southern oil fields.
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S
America trade bloc, EU try to break free-trade deadlock
Representatives of South
America's Mercosur trade bloc and EU negotiators
prepared Monday to break last month's logjam to
create a free-trade zone between the two blocs.
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| Sports |
Cricket: Tigers
get rolling
The
Bangladesh cricket team began its preparation for
the ICC Champion's Trophy yesterday morning.
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Football: Jhenidah
owe it to Pikul
A
double strike by Rezaul Hakim Pikul gave Jheni-dah
Mohamme-dan Sporting Club an outside chance of earning
a place in the super six phase of the Fourth Nitol-Tata
National Football League with a 2-0victory
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Cricket: Gibbs
boosts Proteas
South
Africa go into the second and final Test at the
Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) ground here on Wednesday
with a chance of winning another series against
Sri Lanka.
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Olympic
grannies
A
sharp-shoo-ting Australian grandmother, an Indian
wei-ghtlifter and stars such as Martina Navratilova
and Merlene Ottey are among an array of women lining
up at the Athens Olympics to prove age is no
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Football: Real
cool on Owen
Reports
linking Michael Owen with Real Madrid were greeted
sceptically in the Spanish capital on Tuesday --
a fact that will be of little comfort to Liverpool
fans anxious about the England forward'spossible
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Cricket: Ganguly
eying coaching
Sourav
Ganguly aims to stick around for four or five more
years, in the hope of leading India to the forefront
of international cricket, and would subsequently
love to coach the Indian team, according
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Football: Inzy
sees only victory
Pakistan
cricket captain Inzamamul Haq has expressed supreme
confidence in his side's ability to win the Videocon
Trophy in Amstelveen, as well as the Champions Trophy
in England.
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A
modern day tragedy
She
saved him from drugs and he loved her almost to
death -- it's a Romeo and Juliet tragedy updated
for the 2004 Athens Olympics.
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Football: World
on Fergie's shoulders
Manchester
United suffered plenty by finishing last season
well behind unbeaten Premiership winners Arsenal,
a relatively poor performance they are likely to
rue again ahead of their first foray intothis
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Football: Season
over for Solskjaer
Manchester
United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is likely to
miss another entire season due to a knee injury,
the English Premiership club said Monday.
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Football: Test
for Asian women
Asian
women are starting to worry about the consequences
of the Faria Alam affair following weekend revelations
about the sexual exploits of the 38-year-old Bangladeshi
secretary.
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Cricket: U-19s
202-8 at tea
The
Bangladesh Under-19 team limped to 202-8 at tea
on the opening day of the second Test against the
England Under-19s at Taunton in Somerset yesterday.
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Cricket: SL
recall Fernando
Sri
Lanka recalled paceman Dilhara Fernando to their
14-man squad on Tuesday for the ICC Champions Trophy
in England next month.
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Cricket: Hart
quits cricket
Former
New Zealand wicketkeeper Robbie Hart announced his
retirement from cricket on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old played 11 Tests and two one-day
internationals for the Kiwis.
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Cricket: Batty
keeps his fingers crossed
Spinner
Gareth Batty is hoping to be included on Tuesday
in the England team to face West Indies in the third
Test starting at Old Trafford on Thursday.
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Hockey: Faridpur
meet Army in final
Faridpur
District Sports Association (DSA) prevented an all-service
teams' final when they edged Bangladesh Navy 1-0
in the first semifinal of the ANAS Group National
Hockey Championship yesterday toset
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Football: Pioneer
soccer
Gazipur
Ekadash will take on Nawabpur KC in the opening
match of the Shinepukur Ceramics Pioneer Football
League second phase at the Kamlapur Stadium today.
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Naomi
will carry it too
Supermodel
Naomi Campbell is among 100 celebrity torch-bearers
due to carry the Olympic flame on its final stage
of a round-the-world journey to the Athens Olympic
stadium this week, organisers said on
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Basketball: School
b'ball
The
AKTEL School Basketball Tournament, organised by
the Bangladesh Basketball Federation and sponsored
by TM International (BD) Limited, will begin on
August 28 at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium.
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| Metropolitan |
New
oral saline hits market soon
Amid
rising demands during the current floods, a new
oral rehydration saline (ORS) based on an improved
formula will hit the market soon, promising better
results in combating diarrhoea.
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Search
on, no weapons found yet
Search
of the detained containers at Chittagong port for
smuggled weapons began yesterday, port and police
sources said.
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'Resist
distortion of history'
Speakers
at a rally yesterday called upon the student community
to come forward to resist the conspiracy of the
BNP-led alliance government to distort the history
of the liberation war.
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Corruption
prevalent at every level: Minister
The government will take
initiative to build flood control embankments, bridges
and culverts involving the local government engineering
department (LGED) rather than floating tenders as
corruption isprevalent
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5m
disabled affected by flood
Some
five million disabled people, mostly women and children,
have been affected by flood in 43 districts across
the country, according to a report released yesterday
by Bangladesh Pratibandhi KalyanSamity
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Coaching
centre staff shot
Unknown
criminals shot and injured a staff of a coaching
centre at Dhanmondi in the city yesterday.
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FM
on Muslim force
Any
notion of a "Muslim security force" to assist in
the reconstruction of Iraq sends a wrong signal
to the world that the help for the war-scarred country
is only a Muslim or non-Muslim issue, Foreign
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1,404
more held
Police
arrested some 1,404 people, including five listed
criminals, on various charges during their countrywide
drive in last 24 hours ending at 6.00am yesterday.
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| National |
Syedpur
BSCIC estate makes a difference
The Syedpur BSCIC industrial
estate is different from others in the country.
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Civic
bodies demand Barisal park reopening, criticise
BCC
Closure
of the lone children's park in the city by the Barisal
City Corpo-ration (BCC) is a talk of the town. Many
people are criticising the authorities for this.
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Rallies,
processions in Rangpur
Leaders
of different political parties and Rangpur Chamber
of Commerce and Industry have demanded arrest and
punishment to the persons responsible for producing
spurious medicines and adulterated fertiliser
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23
face 'death threat' from Bangla Bhai in Satkhira
Twenty-three persons of Kaliganj upazila in Satkhira
were asked recently to pay Tk 10 lakh as illegal
toll or 'face death'.
The threat came through postal mail with name
of 'Bangla Bhai.
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Awards
for breast-feeding
A
discussion on breast-feeding was held here on Monday.
Family Health Clinic organised the discussion
marking the Breast-feeding Week-2004.
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Jam
at Benapole port
Imported
goods have piled up at Benapole land port, creating
a jam of trucks.
About 1000 Indian trucks laden with imported
goods are stranded both inside the sheds and on
the road.
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NGOs
realising loans in flood-hit Netrakona
Non-government organisations
(NGOs) including some leading ones are realising
micro credit loans in flood affected areas, at times
with pressure, many recipients alleged.
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Magura
JCD leader held
Police
on Monday arrested the district joint secretary
of Jatiyatab-adi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Sanaul Huq Tanmoy
and his cousin Abid Hossain on charge of collecting
illegal toll and assaulting a transportworkers'
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Sangbad
newsman granted bail
A
magistrate's court here on Sunday granted bail to
a staff reporter of the daily Sangbad, Zahangir
Alam Aakash in a defamation case filed by a BNP
leader.
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| Point-Counterpoint |
Of
water and people
Of
late, the Bangladesh government has decided to welcome
international assistance through the United Nations,
which is set to launch an appeal for rehabilitation
of the flood victims.
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Vote
of minorities crucial to US presidential race
Finally the 44th Democratic
Convention at Boston from 26-29th July formally
nominated Kerry-Edwards team for the White House.
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| Culture |
Painters
call for help
Although
the flood situation across the country is improving
gradually, the reality is that its victims are surviving
through a rising scarcity of food, drinking water,
clothes, shelter and other necessities.
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'The
rain inspires me to sing more passionately' -- Shama
Shama Rahman, a Tagore
artiste, displays a deep affinity for the rich compositions
of the poet.
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Music
to heal: Concert for the flood victims
All around the world, people
are reaching out to help the flood stricken in Bangladesh
to rise and survive.
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Utsho
Bangladesh celebrates 11th anniversary
Utsha Bangladesh , a social
welfare organisation has been conducting a residential
school for the underprivileged children for eleven
years.
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King
Kong heroine passes away at 96
Fay Wray, who played the
screaming girl kidnapped by the giant ape in the
1933 film King Kong, has died aged 96. A spokesman
said the Canadian-born actress had died on Sunday
in New York.
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Rare
Laurel and Hardy film found
A
rare movie featuring comic duo Laurel and Hardy
speaking in German has been found by film archivists
in Russia.
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| General |
US
report on human trafficking motivated
The US report on human
trafficking in Bangladesh is completely motivated,
said the speakers at a rally yesterday.
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Free
main roads from non-motorised vehicles
Speakers at a roundtable
yesterday called for an integrated urban transport
policy comprising road, rail and waterways to resolve
problems in the city's transport sector through
short- and long-term planning.
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PM
receives Tk 5.43 cr for flood victims
More organisations, ministries
and individuals yesterday donated Tk 5.43 crore
to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund for the flood-affected
people.
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Rehabilitation
package for flood-hit weavers soon
The government will soon
announce a rehabilitation package that includes
financial and material support for the flood-affected
47,767 weaver families.
|
| International |
No
Pak troops for Iraq now
President
Pervez Musharraf has ruled out sending Pakistani
troops to Iraq for now, despite repeated requests
from the interim government there, but he said the
option had not been ruled out forever.
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Delhi
sets conditions for talks with Kashmir rebels
India said yesterday it
would press ahead with peace discussions with Kashmiri
separatists but only within the constitution, prompting
moderates to reject further participation in |he
pathbreaking talks.
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al-Qaeda
plots attacks to influence US polls
al-Qaeda operatives captured
in Pakistan were plotting terrorist attacks aimed
at influencing the US presidential elections in
November, a senior Pakistani intelligence official
told AFP yesterday.
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Indo-Pak
officials talk steps to end Kashmir row
Pakistan and India met
yesterday to confront the sensitive issue of terrorism
in the latest step aimed at ending hostility over
Kashmir, where India accuses Pakistan of backing
extremists.
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HRW
accuses UN of disregarding abuses
Human Rights Watch Monday
accused the UN Security Council of disregarding
human right violations committed by countries combating
"terrorism.
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9/11
retrial denied key witness
The
US says it will not allow its al-Qaeda susxects
to testify at the retrial of a man charged with
helping to plot the 11 September 2001 attacks.
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UK
troops systematically abusing Iraqis
British forces in Iraq
are systematically violating the Geneva Conventions
in their treatment of prisoners, Danish Colonel
Henrik Flach claimed in a daily paper here yesterday.
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'Imran
Khan missed PM post for ditching ruling party'
Pakistan President Pervez
Musharraf said in an interview yesterday that cricket-hero-turned-politician
Imran Khan had missed out on becoming prime minister
because he turned against the ruling party.
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Singapore
PM Goh resigns
Singapore
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong submitted his resignation
yesterday, paving the way for his deputy Lee Hsien
Loong to take over as part of a carefully engineered
political transition.
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Cook
now trying to rally British Muslims to Blair's side
Robin Cook, who quit British
Prime Minister Tony Blair's cabinet in protest over
the Iraq war, says he now is trying to rally Muslim
support for Blair's governing Labour Party in the
run-up to a general
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| Editorial |
Editorial: At
last, protection of consumer rights
It is with a sense of relief
that we note the government's endeavour to address
the woes of the consumers, through legislation;
reportedly, it was on the anvil since 1978 but not
ironed out so far.
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Editorial: Avoidable
behaviour
Our
deepest sympathy and condolences for the parents
and fellow students of Sumon, a student of Government
Titumir College who was run over by a speedy bus
at the airport road on Sunday.
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Detention
without trial
Normally,
detention without trial would mean detention of
persons without any specific criminal charge.
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How
the UPA government is faring in India?
It is not too long that
a new Indian government has taken charge of the
country, following the last general elections.
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Private
relief operations: Some thoughts
Anumber of social, political,
and cultural organizations as well as individual
people are increasingly coming up with their generous
support to the flood-distressed people.
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| Letters
to Editor |
Floods
Floods during the monsoon
season cause damage, misery and suffering to all
in the affected areas, regardless of social and
economic status. Some losses and suffering are acute
and readily visible.
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Read
only for pleasure
This
is in response to the letter 'Not for adolescents'
(Aug 2) by Mahfuzul Haque. If you like Masud Rana
then you should read what you like, Mr. Haque.
Personally I dislike Masud Rana.
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Development
of politics
The
continued non-development of politics is a hot topic
of informal discussion in the drawing rooms by the
voters, excluding the politicians (the approach
of the latter is different).
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Will
Kerry beat Bush ?
John
Kerry has been nominated presidential candidate
of the Democrats. The convention in Boston ended
in a festive manner and Kerry came through with
flying colours.
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Naqvi's
Pakistan
One
wonders if nuke attacks by India Pakistan would
end up in pre-historic 'stone age' as claimed by
Mr. Naqvi.
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Discount
on books
A
discount show on sale of books was held in the compound
of Public Library recently (3-13 July, 2004). I
chose to purchase some books from the discount stall
of a well known publishing house.
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To
intellectuals...
From
time to time, fair criticism of national events
is made by columnists like Prof.
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Bimstec
summit-2004
Bimstec
summit, a south and south-east Asian Forum, has
ended with the Bangkok declaration of mutual co-operation,
free trade and endless combat against widespread
terrorism.
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Role
of CEC
While
so much controversy was raging concerning the three
by-elections held recently, the absence of the Chief
Election Commissioner (CEC) on long leave is quite
surprising.
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Household
service
The
owners of houses, particularly in Dhaka city, whose
main source of income is house rent , often have
to bear a strain of crisis for want of service,
chiefly on electricity and water.
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Floating
government offices
It
is time, judging by the recent floods, that the
government should decide to have semi-permanent
floating offices in flood-prone districts, so that
mobilization of the public services could be arranged
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Road
Safety through documents:
The
Daily Star editorial of Aug 4 has rightly pointed
out that paperwork, documents, and (false) certificates
cannot ensure road safety and reduce the high incidence
of road accidents in Bangladesh.
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Where
is the country's name?
This
is very unfortunate and unexpected that the name
'Bangladesh' has been dropped from the T-shirts
of the cricket team.
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| StarTech |
Putting
med-info just a click away
THE
first ever doctor's and medical service portal of
the nation, doctorsofbangladesh.com, has been receiving
substantial responses from medical facilities and
institutions despite their rough start.
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Tech
gala@DU next month
THE
Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
of University of Dhaka (DU) is going to arrange
a three-day long IT festival from September 22 to
celebrate the 12th anniversary of the department.
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Latest
SCM applications help companies meet global demands
TO help companies better
compete in the global marketplace and evolve their
supply chains to centers of top-line growth, on
August 4, Oracle Corp.
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Bangladesh
takes part in Bangkok International ICT EXPO 2004
A17-member team from Bangladesh
led by the President of Bangladesh Computer Samity
(BCS) S M Iqbal participated at the Bangkok International
ICT EXPO 2004, held on August 04-08, says a press
release.
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Microsoft
releases Windows XP update with tougher security
MICROSOFT has released
a long-awaited update for its Windows XP operating
system, fixing a number of security holes and adding
protective features, company spokesman Matt Pill
said Monday.
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| Star
Chittagong |
A
subhuman camp life
As
many as 30,000 stranded Pakistanis have been leading
a subhuman life at seven camps in the port city
for 33 years.
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France
keen on investment, joint collaboration
France wants to tap the
potentialities for investment and joint collaboration
in Chittagong, country's business hub and the second
largest city, said Rasul Nizam, the honorary consul
of France in Chittagong.
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| Star
City |
Mosquito
menace increases as floodwaters recede
With floodwater receding,
mosquito menace has compounded the miseries of residents
in the city as stagnant water in different areas
has created ideal breeding scope for the insects.
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Flood
shelter people in turmoil
Flood-hit
people taking shelter in city schools have been
asked to leave the premises by the school authorities
as early as possible although many houses still
reel under water.
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Wholesalers
cash in on artificial crisis
Rice
hoarders and wholesalers are creating an artificial
crisis in the market to increase prices though there
is ample stock of rice in the country.
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Rajuk
firm on returning residential look to illegal commercial
plots
Rajuk
has extended the deadline for restoring illegal
commercial plots to their former residential features
until September 12 because of floods but sounded
firm on cancelling the plot allocations inthe
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The
murky side of DU Pichchis
They are an essential part
of Dhaka University (DU) life -- the Pichchis
as they are known on the campus -- from serving
students tea at stalls to cooking food at halls.
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