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Misuse of 4,000 Govt Vehicles
Establishment grilled for failure to submit report
A parliamentary body yesterday blasted the officials of the establishment ministry as they failed to submit a report on over 4,000 vehicles being misused by government high-ups.
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WB won't continue support unless use of aid improves
WB MD finds PRSP lacking focus on political governance improvement
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for the next three years lacks a proper focus on improving political and overall governance, without which the government's aid utilisation capacity will remain
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Freewheeling bigwigs
The Daily Star investigation at Secretariat reveals ministers, secretaries use luxury cars flouting rules
On Thursday morning, January 5, a luxurious shiny Nissan Patrol car drove to the Secretariat and a man in expensive black suit got down from it as soon as it parked on the lobby of the 20-storey building.
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Eid windfall begins in ticketing
Homebound city dwellers are now purchasing tickets for buses, trains and launches at much higher prices in order to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha with their near and dear ones.
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Feud over 2 pristine isles
Environment ministry calls tourism's 'development' bid disastrous
Two ministries are at daggers drawn over the right to develop two pristine islands in the Bay in their own, quite opposing, ways.
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Zim in catbird seat
Zimbabwe consolidated their position against Bangladesh in the second and final Test yesterday when a 150-run fifth wicket partnership between captain Tatenda Taibu and Brendan Taylor helped the visitors
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Ahmadiyya repression a political issue
Asma Jahangir says at roundtable
UN Special Rapporteur Asma Jahangir yesterday said Ahmadiyya repression in Bangladesh is a political issue, not a religious one and the state of religious freedom here might follow Pakistan's if the media
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Israeli army given free rein to crush militants
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday said he has ordered Israeli forces to intensify efforts to stop Palestinian attacks, adding that the military would act without restrictions until Palestinian leaders
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Saarc Summit
Pre-disaster warning system to be on agenda
In the wake of the Asian Tsunami that devastated three Saarc nations on December 26, Dhaka will raise the issue of a South Asian pre-disaster early warning system at the upcoming 13th Saarc summit here
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'Criminal' killed in 'crossfire'
An alleged criminal in police custody was killed in 'crossfire' at Malotinagar in the town yesterday.
Detectives arrested Sultan Ali from his house Saturday night.
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Rotten Rice Marketing
7 show-caused by Bagerhat court
A Bagerhat court on Saturday served a notice to seven persons including six government officials to show cause in three days why a ban should not be imposed on handing over of 3,560 tonnes of rotten rice
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Muggers stab one to loot Tk 50,000
Muggers stabbed a man and snatched Tk 50,000 in Mohammadpur, while criminals injured another with a bomb blast at Mohakhali in the capital yesterday.
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40 hurt as Ctg-bound train derails
At least 40 passengers on the Meghna express train were injured when eight bogies of the Chittagong bound train derailed at Kongaish near Hajiganj rail station early yesterday morning.
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Rajshahi City Al Council
Jalil blasts 'crossfire' deaths
Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil yesterday censured the 'crossfire' deaths terming the phenomenon a part of what he said were state terrorism and corruption unleashed by the alliance government.
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CPB presents electoral reforms idea
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) yesterday floated a formula that, if agreed, would provide for casting votes for the party symbols and sharing seats in parliament on the basis of proportion of the
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BNP-backed panel sweeps Ruta polls
The BNP-backed White Panel has bagged 14 posts and the Awami League-backed Yellow Panel only one in the Rajshahi University Teachers' Association (Ruta) election.
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2 troops die in Kashmir gunbattle
Two solders were killed as troops resumed an operation early yesterday to flush out militants who had stormed a stadium complex in Indian Kashmir's main city of Srinagar, police said.
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Hasina, Asma discuss HR situation
International human rights activist Asma Jahangir yesterday met Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina and discussed the human rights situation in Bangladesh, especially the killings in 'crossfire'.
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