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Harris jailed for 3 years in fast-track graft court
Another case on cards as ACC detects his huge ill-gained wealth
An anti-graft tribunal yesterday sentenced Harris Chowdhury, political secretary to former prime minister Khaleda Zia, to three years' imprisonment for not submitting wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption
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Tarique, top BNP leaders may lose party posts
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman and some other top leaders will lose their party posts and be disqualified for contesting parliamentary elections ever on party nomination if they are
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No let-up in price hike
Prices of daily essentials continue to rise despite the government's scramble to curb the spiral.
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Give people desired service in short time
CA asks top bureaucrats
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday asked top civil bureaucrats to introduce an effective system so people could easily complain against harassment by officials and employees of service-providing
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AL Reform Without Hasina
Action against rebel leaders mulled
The Awami League (AL) high-ups are planning organisational action against several of its central leaders for their alleged move to keep incumbent President Sheikh Hasina in exile in a bid to bring reforms
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EU encourages polls before timeframe
Delegation chief meets Election Commission
The European Union (EU) will be happy if the election is held earlier than the time frame announced by the authorities, the European Commission delegation to Bangladesh said yesterday.
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Chittagong Test
Bowlers bat for Bangladesh
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza combined with Shahadat Hossain to stage an outstanding fightback as Bangladesh recovered from a precarious position on the fourth day to bring the dead first Test against India alive
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Budget to be placed before civil society on June 7
Finance Adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam might place the budget for the coming fiscal before a gathering of fellow advisers, civil society members and journalists now that the parliament stands dissolved.
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Sylhet mayor, 17 others charged with graft
Charges were framed yesterday against the mayor of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) and 17 others in Divisional Special Judge's Court of Sylhet, in the much talked about kitchen market graft case.
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Deal signed to protect workers' rights in UAE
Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to ensure better working conditions and protect rights and interests of Bangladesh workers in the gulf
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Heavy gunfight on Satkhira border
BDR, BSF exchange over 1,300 shots
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) traded over 1,300 rounds of gunfire across border areas in Sadar upazila in the district from 12:15am to 5:30am yesterday.
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IO of case against Tarique Rahman closed
The police authorities in a sudden move yesterday closed the second officer of Gulshan police station who had been the investigation officer (IO) of an extortion case against former prime minister Khaleda
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Rab captures 10 members of mall robbers' gang
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a series of raids yesterday arrested 10 members of an organised gang of robbers who confessed to having committed at least 15 big heists and robberies including those at
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Intact Egyptian tomb found
A tomb of an Egyptian courtier who lived about 4,000 years ago was discovered by Belgian archaeologists, Egyptian media reported on Sunday.
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Kader Siddiqui files wealth report to ACC
Claims to own Tk 1cr properties
Former lawmaker and Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Janata League President Kader Siddiqui yesterday submitted his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
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Bird flu 'huge challenge' in Bangladesh
Says FAO
Bangladesh needs to step up its fight against bird flu, which is posing a "huge challenge" in the densely populated country, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said yesterday.
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Lebanon troops pound Palestinian refugee camp
Death toll rises to 55
Lebanese troops pounded Islamist militiamen in a Palestinian refugee camp on Monday, the second day of the bloodiest internal fighting since the civil war that has now killed 55 people and raised deep
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Mortar shell hits Iraqi parliament
7 killed in Iraq minibus attack
A mortar shell struck the roof of Iraq's parliament inside Baghdad's heavily protected Green Zone yesterday, shaking the building but causing no casualties.
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