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Crossfire
When innocents become victims
At least 14 killed by Rab had no criminal records
At least 14 innocent people were killed in the custody of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and police either in "crossfire" or from torture by the law-enforcers since the beginning of an extra-judicial killing
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Dhaka reassures Tokyo about UNSC backing
PM calls for strategic partnership to supply global market; deal signed for job training
Bangladesh reaffirmed its support to Japan for becoming a member of the United Nations Security Council through the proposed expansion of the UN police body.
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London Bombings
Mastermind identified
Europe falls silent for victims after a week
Millions across Europe paid silent tribute to London's dead yesterday, a week to the day since suicide attacks killed over 50 people, as police tried to track down the mastermind behind the four British
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Electoral Reforms
AL, allies to launch agenda today
The main opposition Awami League (AL) and its left-leaning allies will declare the much-talked-about electoral and caretaker government reform proposals today from a joint press conference at the Jatiya
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SUST closed as JCD man killed in feud
A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader was killed in an internal feud at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in the early hours yesterday, resulting in indefinite closure of the university.
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JS body finds rice price hike for real
Prices of all varieties of rice have increased recently, a parliamentary body observed yesterday in a stark contradiction to the prime minister's recent statement on price hike in parliament.
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Price hike dwarfs rise in income
Inflation stands at 6.90pc in May, rising by .30 percentage point from April
A relentless price hike of essentials has pushed inflation to such a peak that dwarfs the meagre rise in the real income of people, specially the poor.
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Flash flood turns worse
Vast areas in Barisal, Patuakhali, Barguna, Sherpur, Netrakona, Sirajganj inundated
Torrential rain and onrush of water from India have resulted in flash flood throughout a vast expanse of several districts, destroying crops, washing away houses and creating untold sufferings for millions
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Drive Against Graft
ACC plans to set up offices at 3 ports
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided in principle to set up permanent offices at three ports for round the clock surveillance to prevent tax dodging.
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Saudis 'significant source' of terror funds: US
The US government has suggested wealthy Saudi individuals remain "a significant source" of funds for Islamic terrorists around the world, despite widely-publicised efforts by the desert kingdom to shut
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'Crossfire' Killing
Masum's father demands judicial probe
Father of slain Jagannath University student Iqbal Hossain Masum yesterday demanded judicial inquiry into the killing of his son.
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Seven hurt as part of Wapda building collapses
While an outcry is still on over the Savar tragedy following a factory collapse, a government-owned Wapda (Water and Power Development Authority) building partially collapsed in the city yesterday, leaving
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Media asked to formulate code of conduct
Press freedom cannot be curtailed through enactment of law but journalists and newspaper owners will have to formulate a code of conduct so that they can present news objectively, Minister for Law and
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Charges framed against robber sergeant
A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Sergeant Julfikar Ali arrested for robbing a businessman of Tk 14.47 lakh in local and foreign currencies on June 29.
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10 get life for killing two cops
A court here yesterday awarded life imprisonment to ten people out of 36 charged with killing of two policemen of Shiali camp under Rupsha upazila of the district,
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Jute, textile workers call hartal for tomorrow
Jute, cotton and textile mill workers enforce a dawn-to-dusk hartal across the country tomorrow demanding reopening of all closed mills and factories, declaration of minimum wages and checking price hike
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19 Bangladeshis detained on Russian border
Nineteen Bangladeshis have been detained outside a checkpoint on the Russian-Ukrainian border, the Russian Federal Security Service's Department for the Central Federal District reported.
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Saarc FMs to meet in Aug
Foreign Ministers from the Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries are expected to meet in Pakistan in mid-August, reports Online news agency, according to Hindustan Times.
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Truce in danger as Lanka rebels pull back
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels withdrew from government-controlled areas in the restive east yesterday as diplomats and analysts warned that a three-year truce after two decades of civil war could bein
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