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The Bangla Bhai Story
Trading in death under shadow of govt
Tarique Rahman and several ex-BNP ministers directly patronised the outrageous operations of the JMB (Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh) in Rajshahi with the full knowledge of former prime minister Khaleda
 
Khaleda cooking her own reform proposal
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said she is preparing a reform proposal for her party, which will be finalised through consultation with grassroots level leaders and activists as soon as the ban
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Top reformists in AL to hand over 25-pt proposal to Hasina
They will oppose party chief's proposal to shun all 60-plus leaders
Top pro-reform leaders of the Awami League (AL) are likely to meet party President Sheikh Hasina in the next four days and hand over a 25-point proposal for intra-party reforms, opposing Hasina's contention
 
Huge 'cleansing' in AG office
78 'politically appointed' govt law officers axed, 49 new ones appointed
The caretaker government yesterday removed 26 deputy attorney generals (DAG) and 52 assistant attorney generals (AAG) from their posts and appointed 10 new DAGs and 39 AAGs.
 
Over 2,100 Biman staff want to quit voluntarily
The number of retirement seeking Bangladesh Biman officials and employees far exceeded the airline's target as 2,140 persons responded to the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) as of yesterday, the last
 
Move taken to bring back siphoned out money
Deal soon with S'pore, Malaysia
The government has initiated moves to repatriate the money siphoned off to Singapore and Malaysia by corrupt politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen.
 
Verdict in Manju's liquor possessing case Tuesday
Proceedings of Moudud's case adjourned
Judgement of a criminal case against former communications minister and Jatiya Party (Manju) leader Anwar Hossain Manju filed for possessing 21 bottles of contraband liquor will be delivered on Tuesday
 
Falu's flats in Dubai, London
Detained former BNP lawmaker Mossaddak Ali Falu has bank accounts and businesses in other persons' names in the United States, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, the UK and Canada.
 
SSC Results
Poor students lag behind as good results depend on private tutors
This year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam results warn of the country's secondary school education system becoming dependent on private tuition as they show students of the urban areas who can
 
Army assisting government in various stages
Says Gen Moeen
Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday appreciated the role of army in the present crucial time of the nation and urged them to stay ready even for the supreme sacrifice to safeguard the country's
 
Polls to be held within govt timeframe
President reaffirms
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday reaffirmed that the next parliamentary elections would be held within the timeframe set by the government.
 
Govt waiting to hear from Rupali buyer
Says finance adviser
Finance and Planning Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam yesterday said the government is still waiting to hear from the prospective buyer of the state-owned Rupali Bank about the handover of the bank.
 
Price Control
Law enforcers to intervene in market if govt efforts fail
The government will seek intervention from the law-enforcement agencies if the government's ongoing efforts to keep the market under control failed, Food Adviser Tapan Chowdhury said yesterday.
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Poor drainage system


 
Mohiuddin shown held in 4 cases
Police yesterday submitted petitions for showing convict AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed arrested in four cases including the Bangabandhu murder case.
 
Journalist Hedayet Hossain Morshed passes away
Noted journalist and former director of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) Hedayet Hossain Morshed passed away early yesterday at the age of 67 due to kidney related complications at Kidney Hospitaland
 
Road crashes kill 14
Fourteen people, three of a family, died and 35 others were injured in road accidents in Sirajganj, Munshiganj, Chittagong and Barisal districts yesterday.
 
16-yr old jailed for 10 yrs in arms case
A Jamalpur court sentenced a 16-year-old boy to 10 years' imprisonment and fined Tk 7,000 or one more year in jail in failure to pay it in a case filed June last year for keeping arms illegally.
 
Govt to take over NAM flats today
The housing and public works ministry would take over charges of 73 vacant NAM flats reserved for the lawmakers today, as the parliament secretariat yesterday sent a letter giving its consent in thisregard.
 
Ex-BNP MP Shahjahan Miah sent to jail on surrender
A Chapainawabganj trial court yesterday sent former BNP lawmaker Shahjahan Miah and two others to jail after they surrendered before it in an extortion case.
 
Special court to deliver verdict in Aman's graft case today
The Special Judge's Court will deliver judgment in the corruption case against former state minister Amanullah Aman along with his wife today.
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From inundated areas


 
2 new PSC members appointed
Former acting secretary of labour and employment ministry M Nurunnabi and former principal of Dhaka Home Economics College Suraiya Begum have been appointed members of the Public Service Commission (PSC).
 
Shafi Sami quits CRP
CM Shafi Sami yesterday resigned from his controversial post as Managing Trustee of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) following protracted pressure from the supporters of recently
 
Thousands in Mirpur in fresh eviction fear
The army has taken fresh initiatives to evict a few thousand people, majority of whom are Hindu, from Chakuli enclave inside the Mirpur Cantonment in Dhaka.
 
Bangabandhu Case
50 SC lawyers protest Mainul's comment
A total of 50 lawyers of Supreme Court (SC) yesterday strongly protested Law Adviser Mainul Hosein's comment that the Bangabandhu murder case is not on the government's priorities.
 
They used to make fake banknotes
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members seized Tk 10 lakh in fake banknotes along with equipment and chemicals used for making fake local and foreign currencies busting a house at Mirpur in the capital early
 
US-led forces kill 30 in Baghdad
US and Iraqi troops intensified a massive offensive against suspected al-Qaeda strongholds northeast of Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 30 alleged insurgents, the US military said.
 

 
   
 
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