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ACC to ask 21 more today to submit wealth report
Tarique, Shamim Iskandar among the new faces
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will serve notices today on 21 new graft suspects including former premier Khaleda Zia's son Tarique Rahman and her brother Shamim Iskandar.

Voter List
Photo not a must for enrolment now
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday suddenly disclosed that eligible citizens will be registered as voters even if their photographs are not available.

BNP reforms stuck in dynastic quagmire
Chances that the BNP will take initiatives to bring reforms soon are slim as party Chairperson Khaleda Zia categorically said on Friday that they will start working on the reforms when the ban on indoor

Dhaka-Kolkata train likely to start in Aug
The Dhaka-Kolkata direct passenger train via Darshana might start operating from August.

Power import move from Myanmar
Energy adviser says delegation to visit Yangon next month
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Tapan Chowdhury yesterday said the government has taken an initiative to import electricity from Myanmar and a delegation is scheduled to visit Yangon early

AL for specific poll timeframe, lifting ban on indoor politics
Awami League (AL) yesterday demanded the caretaker government and the Election Commission (EC) specify the time for holding the next election and lift the ban on indoor politics without delay.

Govt makes U-turn to allow 38 foreign TV channels
Making a U-turn from its earlier position the government yesterday gave permission to restore transmission of some 38 foreign TV channels that had been blacked out for the previous six days.

India win Test series too
India clinched the two-match Test series 1-0 with a massive innings and 239-run win over Bangladesh in the second and final match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Five robbers beaten to death in N'ganj
A mob beat five robbers to death as they were trying to get away after robbing two cloth traders at Sonargaon in Narayanganj yesterday.

Very weak structure led to subsidence
Says probe body on Dayaganj building
The five-member inquiry committee formed to probe the subsidence of the six-storey building at the city's Dayaganj found the concrete structure of the building 'very weak' after primary investigation.

Row over bird flu compensation
Poultry farm owners have expressed dissatisfaction over fixation of the compensation provided by the government for the chickens and eggs that have been recently culled due to bird flu virus infection.

BNP asks govt to ease ban on it on Zia's death anniversary
A BNP delegation led by one of its vice-presidents, MK Anwar, met Law Adviser Mainul Hosein in his Baridhara residence last night and requested him to allow holding a discussion and a feast for the poor

Judicial body for recruitment of 200 judges
Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (BJSC) has recommended recruitment of 200 assistant judges for manning an independent judiciary.

Khelafat chief Shaikhul Aziz sued for land grabbing, violence
Two separate criminal cases were filed yesterday against Khelafat Majlish Chief Shaikhul Azizul Haq, his four sons, and Mufti Sahidul Islam, a former lawmaker from Islami Oikkya Jote, a component of the

Barapukuria Mine
Chinese worker dies while extracting coal
A Chinese worker died and a local worker was seriously injured at the Barapukuria coal mine while extracting coal on Saturday night.

Hijbut men threaten judge over leader's remand order
Activists of an Islamist group, Hijbut Tawhid, threatened Magistrate Abu Sayeed for placing the group's district commander Jasim Uddin on a five-day remand.

Extortionists shoot shop employee
Armed extortionists shot at a shop employee in the city's Kathalbagan area while muggers stabbed a plastic goods wholesaler at Shyamoli yesterday.

Chopping down trees to build market

Ctg mayor sued for using CCC funds to set up TV channel
Chittagong city Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury and three others were sued yesterday for causing Tk 1.47 crore loss to the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) in their illegal bid to set up a TV channel.

Essentials' prices lower than neighbours'
Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam yesterday claimed that prices of essentials are lower in Bangladesh than in neighbouring countries.

Extortion Case
Hearing on Tarique's bail prayer June 14
A Dhaka court yesterday fixed June 14 for hearing on a bail petition of BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman in connection with a case filed against him for extorting Tk 4.

Gridlock

Charges framed against Alamgir
A special court yesterday framed charges against detained former state minister for planning and Awami League (AL) leader Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir in connection with a graft case.

Ex-MP Naser, wife sued for concealing info in wealth report
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a graft case against former BNP leader and lawmaker M Naser Rahman, son of former finance minister Saifur Rahman, and his wife Rizina Naser yesterday.

Gunrunner killed in Rab 'shootout'
A notorious arms and drug dealer was killed during a "shootout" between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and armed cohorts of the dealer at Kalizira on the outskirts of Barisal city early Sunday morning.

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha Drive

8 more US troops killed in Iraq
Iraq's prime minister and two top American officials flew to the blistering western desert Saturday in a rare joint outing to highlight gains there in the fight against insurgents, hours before the military

US troops free 41 from 'Qaeda torture camp'
US forces raided an al-Qaeda prison camp north of Baghdad yesterday and rescued 41 Iraqi captives showing signs of having been tortured or mistreated, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Donnelly said.

Paltan Killings
Probe report on Hasina to be submitted today
A probe report on the involvement of Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina and 45 others with the Paltan killings on October 28 last year will be submitted today.

Israel pledges more strikes on Hamas
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday pledged more attacks on Hamas after a rocket from Gaza killed an Israeli, and brushed aside efforts by Egypt and Palestinian moderates to negotiate a new truce.