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Saving Buriganga
Plan to pipe in water from Jamuna
The government yesterday decided to lift the water level in the Buriganga by piping in water from the Jamuna and ensure increased water supply to the city dwellers.
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2 lakh acres of reserved forest still in dispute
Declaration of more than 2 lakh acres of forestland as reserved in seven districts of Dhaka division has been stymied for the last 50 years due to stalling settlement of claims over the lands.
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Replacing age-old fleet must for saving Biman
Biman Bangladesh Airlines' planes get frequently grounded for technical reasons due to its aging fleet which has only old generation aircraft aged between 17 to 29 years, except only two.
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Bhuiyan's men take a counter swipe at Khaleda
Following Khaleda Zia's strong criticism of BNP's reformist faction led by Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan on Sunday, leaders of that faction took their turn yesterday in coming down hard on their
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Held politicians crowd hospitals
Ten out of the 62 political leaders who are considered important prisoners and have been granted divisions in jail remain admitted to hospitals for different medical conditions.
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Ill-gotten Wealth
Charges framed against ex-BNP lawmaker Munshi, his family
Falu, wife sued for submitting false wealth report
A special court yesterday framed charges against former lawmaker Monjurul Ahsan Munshi, his wife Sajeda Ahsan and two sons Rijwanul Ahsan and Rijviul Ahsan for illegally accumulating wealth and concealing
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Dhaka-kolkata Train Service
Frequency of trips yet to be decided
Bangladesh and India are likely to settle some unresolved issues regarding train service between the two neighbouring countries at their talks that began yesterday, Bangladesh Railway (BR) sources said.
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Roadmap for polls Sunday
The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday will announce a tentative date for holding the stalled ninth parliamentary elections and declare the roadmap to the polls in which the date for completing the voter
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Arrest warrant issued against Bashundhara Group chief's son
Interpol help might be sought to arrest him
A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrant against Shafiyat Sobhan Sanbir, son of Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, in connection with the killing of Humayun Kabir Sabbir and directedthe
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ACC's job not to defame politicians
Gen Mashhud tells BBC
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury yesterday said that the commission's main objective is to root out corruption from the country, not to defame politicians.
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Sajeda refutes reports of Khaleda-Hasina phone talk
Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury yesterday refuted newspaper reports about telephone conversation between the two political archrivals -- Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina
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10 shortlisted for Sonali, Janata MDs
The finance ministry has shortlisted 10 bankers from which the managing directors (MD) of the nationalised Sonali Bank and Janata Bank will be appointed.
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Danida Staff
Search on to arrest kidnappers
Security forces in the rugged Bandarban hills are continuing their operations to capture the kidnappers of Danish International Development Agency (Danida) official Shahid Suman who was rescued Sunday.
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Army, cops quell fertiliser-hungry farmers
Scant stock of fertiliser forced a fertiliser dealer at Bidirpur Matikata union in Godagari upazila to suspend sale of fertiliser yesterday when around 1,300 agitating farmers demanded sufficient supply.
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It's not always possible to go by constitution
Says Mainul
Law and Information Adviser Mainul Hosein yesterday said the country is not running in line with the normal rule of law because of the prevailing state of emergency under which it's not always possible
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Musharraf gives clerics more time to negotiate
Pak mosque chief agrees to talks
President Gen Pervez Musharraf yesterday gave clerics more time to persuade defiant militants to lay down their arms and surrender a mosque they have defended against thousands of government troops, security
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3 found guilty of London bomb plot
An English court found three defendants guilty yesterday over a failed Islamist plot to set off bombs in London on July 21, 2005, two weeks after suicide bombings which killed 52 commuters in the capital.
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Palestinian PM holds talks with Israeli FM
Arab League sending delegation to Tel Aviv
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has met the Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, for the first time since Fayyad took office last month.
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Slain editor's son 'murdered'
The son of former editor of Daily Runner, a local newspaper of Jessore, was found mortally wounded at his home in Jessore yesterday and the police are unsure whether it was a homicide or suicide.
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Clarification
The foreign ministry, in a clarification of reports published in newspapers yesterday regarding Dhaka's decision not to export Hilsa to Delhi, claimed that Acting Foreign Secretary Touhid Hossain said,
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9,140kg of hilsa seized
Joint forces yesterday seized 9,140 kgs of frozen hilsa from an export firm at Kathaltola in Fakirhat upazila on charge of hoarding.
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Palestinian PM holds talks with Israeli FM
Arab League sending delegation to Tel Aviv
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has met the Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, for the first time since Fayyad took office last month.
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