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Extortionists gun down trader in front of mosque
Killers also shoot his son, Mirpur erupts into fury
Shahidullah had just finished the noontime Jumma prayers. His son Prince was still praying. As he emerged from the local mosque, a gust of bullets served him a violent death right at the Masjid's gate.
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August 21 Grenade Attack
Death shatters her dream
Hanif Miah had promised his son-in-law a job as a dowry in a bid to send his loving daughter Asma back to her in-laws', but August 21 upset everything.
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Lankan FM shot dead
Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar has died in hospital after being shot by a sniper in the capital late yesterday, hospital spokeswoman Pushpa Soysa told the news agency.
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Pending Money Laundering Cases
Finance wants CID cell till framing of new law
Finance ministry acting on Bangladesh Bank's advice has suggested the home ministry to form a temporary Criminal Investigation Department (CID) cell to deal with the money laundering cases now lying idle
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Eviction of Indigenous People
EU cancels funding of Dinajpur project
European Union (EU) yesterday cancelled its funding of the Adarsha Gram Project--II at Baradal village under Parbatipur upazila of the district in reaction to the incident of eviction of the indigenous
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Bombs hurled at Rab patrol in Chuadanga
Eight members of the elite crime busting Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) narrowly escaped unhurt when criminals hurled bombs on an on-duty patrol team near the Judge Court in Chuadanga town on Thursday night.
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Revenue from advertisers in last 2 fiscal years
DCC gets only Tk 70 lakh of its targeted Tk 30 cr
Legal battles, corruption by officials blamed
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) in the last two fiscal years has collected only Tk 70 lakh of its target of about Tk 30 crore from the advertisement sector due to its legal battle with some advertising firms
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Polluters rule Patenga beach
Patenga sea beach at the scenic confluence of the Bay of Bengal and the river Karnaphuli is now under the grip of illegal shop owners who have set up hundreds of shops obstructing the natural views and
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Experts on Gas exploration
'Protect domestic interest while signing deals'
The government will have to be cautious about using mineral resources and must protect the country's interest while signing gas exploration deals with foreign companies to ensure energy security, experts
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Wildcat strikes force BA to cancel flights
73,000 stranded at Heathrow
Wildcat strikes forced British Airways to cancel its flights at London's Heathrow airport for a second day yesterday, grounding over 73,000 passengers during the peak summer holiday season.
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Bakri banned from returning to UK
Lebanon frees him after brief detention
Britain barred hardline Muslim cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed yesterday from returning to the country, part of a government crackdown on Islamic preachers it fears inspire bombers such as those who attacked
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ACC to take control of Bac cases
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday announced that the commission itself will take control of about 5,500 under-trial corruption cases of now-defunct Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAC) as the government
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Maoists' Meet
Security beefed up in Rajshahi
The law enforcement agencies have beefed up security measures in and around the city to fend off any untoward incident, as Maoists have just held a secret meeting in the division.
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Oil prices go up further
Oil prices hit a fifth consecutive record high yesterday, topping $66 a barrel as robust U.S. economic growth keeps refiners straining to meet demand and friction over Iran's nuclear program jangles nerves.
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Ctg transport strike called off
Chittagong District Sarak Paribahan Malik-Sramik Oikya Parishad has called off its planned 48-hour strike on all the 17 routes in Chittagong (South) district from today.
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Spacecraft blasts off to gather Mars data
A spacecraft blasted off yesterday into a golden early morning sky, beginning a mission to Mars to gather more data on the Red Planet than all combined previous missions.
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