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Kibria,
4 AL men killed in grenade attacks
70 wounded as killers throw 2 grenades on AL rally in Habiganj; Hartal tomorrow
Former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria and four other Awami League (AL) activists were killed in a grenade attack on an AL rally at Boidder Bazar in Habiganj yesterday evening.
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Witness account
power cut before attacks
Witnesses to yesterday's grenade attacks on SAMS Kibria said the killers had switched off power at the rally venue before carrying out the carnage in the twilight.
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Wail breaks the news
A shrill wail broke the silence near the Birdem operating theatre (OT), heavy with only the sound of breathing, as the hospital secretary general announced Kibria's death.
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A grisly reminder of unsolved killings
It has the chilling similarity to the August 21 grenade attacks on Sheikh Hasina. The venue is a public rally, the speakers and participants all Awami League workers.
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Kibria's life sketch
SAMS Kibria was born on May 1, 1931. He obtained BA Honours in economics from Dhaka University in 1952 and completed MA in the subsequent year.
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Saarc Summit
Moratorium on Jatra to make security foolproof
In the wake of the recent spate of bomb blasts in Jatra shows, the government yesterday imposed a one-week moratorium on staging the folk theatre from February 1 to ensure a foolproof security for the
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Govt slated for sitting on farm subsidy
JS body sees food crisis if boro farming hampered
A parliamentary body yesterday blasted the government's 'dilly-dallying' policy on farm subsidy and warned that a food crisis could hit the country if the ongoing boro cultivation is hampered due to high
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Tengratila gas field blowout
Probe body blames Niko negligence
A government-formed committee to probe the Tengratila gas field blowout blames faulty and negligent operation of Canadian company Niko Resources for the disaster.
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ADB okays $180m for post-floods recovery
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday approved $180 million to help restore critical social and economic activities in Bangladesh disrupted by the devastating floods of June last year.
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Bill Placed in Us Senate
RMG exporters hope to get duty-free access to US market
Apparel exporters are expecting a big boost in their venture as a bill proposing duty-free access to the US market on all products from 14 least developed countries (LDCs) including Bangladesh was raised
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Call money rate, dollar remain high
Central bank pumps Tk 350cr into market, NCB's release $10m
The call money market and the US dollar sales continued to be red hot yesterday despite the central bank pumping Tk 350 crore into the banking sector and two nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) releasing
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Visually Impaired People
Service rule yet to see light after 2 years of decision
A service rule to recruit visually impaired people in first class government jobs is yet to be formulated, although the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) instructed the ministries concerned to take necessary
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Meghna devouring Bhola
In the absence of a permanent embankment, the Meghna river has devoured 162 square kilometres of the country's largest island Bhola rendering at least 2 lakh people homeless in the last three decades.
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PM accuses opposition of attempts to mar peace
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has urged people to beware of various attempts by an opposition party to mar the prevailing peaceful atmosphere in the country following the anticrime drive by her government.
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Rab, police seize M16, guns in Ctg
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and district police in a joint raid in Fatikchhari upazila yesterday seized an M16 rifle and some other firearms and ammunition from the possession of two Islami Chhatra Shibir
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Insurgents mount attacks ahead of Iraqi polls
2 GIs among 21 killed in pre-election violence
At least 21 people, including two US soldiers, were killed in Iraq yesterday as insurgents intensified attacks on Iraqi and US targets, and election workers backed by troops started distributing ballot
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Top criminal killed in 'crossfire'
A top criminal was killed in 'crossfire' between his accomplices and police in Kotchandpur upazila of Jhenidah early yesterday, raising the death toll to 19 in such shootouts in the district since November
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EC high-ups to move to court to realise arrears
The election commissioners are preparing to start a fresh legal battle with the government to realise their arrears and ensure that they get pension after retiring from the Election Commission's (EC)service.
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Hasina accuses govt of attacking party workers
Leader of the opposition Sheikh Hasina yesterday accused the government of committing atrocities against grassroots level leaders of her party and said Awami League (AL) leaders and workers at many places
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Criminals damage Hindu temple
An alleged criminal and his accomplices damaged a Hindu temple and three idols in Lalbagh in the town Tuesday night.
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Villagers catch python in Ctg
Local people caught a python that came out of its den creating panic at Battali in Hathazari upazila of Chittagong on Wednesday and later handed it over to the Chittagong Zoo.
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'Dr Death' probably killed 250 patients
Britain's "Dr Death," a family physician who systematically murdered his patients, probably killed 250 people, an inquiry announced yesterday after ruling the number of his victims was greater than originally
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Tarique visits Bangabandhu's grave
Senior Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman visited the grave of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara yesterday evening and offered fateha.
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10yr old girl raped
A 10-year-old girl was violated by a youth of the neighbourhood at Keraniganj on Wednesday.
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Existence Of Bangla Bhai
US embassy refutes foreign ministry views
The US embassy yesterday refuted a foreign ministry official's comment that US embassy officials had reported that Bangla Bhai has no organised existence in Rajshahi.
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NY Times Report
Govt looking for local aides to reporter
The government is looking for local sources, who assisted the New York Times journalist Eliza Griswold for her report titled 'The Next Islamist Revolution?' published in the NYT magazine Sunday.
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Tiger kills fisherman
A fisherman was killed by a tiger in the Sundarbans yesterday.
The victim was identified as Wazed Sheikh, 35, of village Dhumghat in Shyamnagar upazila. Other fishermen later recovered his body.
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