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Certificate Tampering
Judge Faizee finally resigns
Justice Faisal Mahmud Faizee of the High Court division of Supreme Court (SC) who allegedly tampered with his LLB certificate resigned yesterday.

Teachers who never took any classes
Taking advantage of the lax administration of National University (NU), 86 lecturers who are supposed to take classes at different NU-affiliated colleges have allegedly never performed their duties although

Bhuiyan proposes forming national security council
BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan yesterday unveiled a 13-point proposal for political and institutional reforms focusing on formation of National Security Council and a committee for bringing

BNP leader became millionaire in 5 yrs
He became a millionaire just after being elected a union parishad (UP) chairman and organising secretary of the then ruling BNP.

Speaker claims he drew medical bill in 'good faith'
Speaker Jamiruddin Sircar yesterday claimed that he drew the medical bill of about Tk 28 lakh keeping in view some sections of Jatiya Sangsad Act 1994 in good faith and honest understanding of law with

Navy frigate Khalid bin Walid re-commissioned
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed has urged the members of naval force to always remain alert to uphold the sovereignty of maritime territory, curb smuggling and piracy, and ensure security of sea route.

Same old Tigers
There are few things more tedious than the way the second day's play of the third and final Test wound down yesterday, as rain continued to play havoc with proceedings here at the Asgiriya Stadium.

Saarc meet in Delhi this month to fight human trafficking
High officials from Saarc countries are expected to meet in New Delhi in the last week this month to work out a coordinated rescue and repatriation effort for the victims trafficked across the Saarc nations.

Belief in rebirth might have driven them to commit suicide
Mymensingh victims' diaries suggest
The diaries of the nine people of a family who died in a suicide pact Wednesday suggest that their belief in rebirth on earth might have driven them to go for such an awful act.

BB plans to curb credit growth to tame inflation
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) plans to curb the loan-disbursing capacity of the banks to keep the inflation rate between 6.5 and 7 percent for the fiscal year 2008.

Govt plan to shift 6 commercial wings
The caretaker government is considering shifting of six commercial wings of Bangladesh missions abroad including those in Tehran and Los Angeles to other places for global geopolitical and economic factors.

Cops raid Falu's house, but could not attach his wife's property
Police yesterday raided former BNP lawmaker Mosaddak Ali Falu's Shahjahanpur residence to arrest his wife Mahbuba Sultana, but without any success since she was out of the house.

President flies to Singapore tomorrow for check-up
President Iajuddin Ahmed leaves for Singapore tomorrow for medical check-up.

He will undergo medical check-up at Mount Elizabeth Hospital as per previous schedule, said a Bangabhaban handout.

Aminul Haque served notice to submit wealth report in 7 days
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday served notices on former post and telecommunications minister Aminul Haque and his wife Ava Haque, asking them to submit their wealth statements within seven

Motia slams restriction on Hasina's movement
Awami League (AL) presidium member Motia Chowdhury has criticised "restriction" on free movement of party chief Sheikh Hasina and asked the government to restore her democratic and constitutional rights.

Shajahan Siraj's daughter-in-law sued for tax evasion
A Dhaka court yesterday issued an arrest warrant against Farzana Khan, daughter-in-law of former BNP lawmaker Shajahan Siraj, after the National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed a tax evasion case against

Bus collision kills 8 in Comilla
A collision between two buses left eight people dead and 47 others injured at Raipur on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Daudkandi upazila of Comilla yesterday.

Unique way to prevent child marriage
A class eight student, who was being forced to marry against her will, was saved thanks to the courageous step taken by her classmates.

T&T staff hurt trying to escape Rab
A Telegraph and Telephone (T&T) Board employee was injured yesterday as he jumped from a building to avoid being caught red-handed taking bribe by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab).

Five Lankan ministers due July 16
Five Sri Lankan ministers, including Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama will arrive in Dhaka July 16 on a three-day trip on invitation of the foreign adviser to discuss transport connectivity, telecommunication,

CHT district councils reshuffled
The present Caretaker Government yesterday published the gazette notification of new interim councils of three Hill District Councils (HDC), dismissing existing councils formed by the past four-partyalliance

Fertiliser hungry farmers go berserk at dealer's shop
Farmers went berserk at a fertiliser dealer's shop in Bidirpur Bazar of Matikata union under Godagari upazila in Rajshahi leaving a policeman injured yesterday.

Maoists blow up TV, power stations in Andhra Pradesh
Maoist rebels destroyed TV and power sites near a major port in southeast India yesterday, less than a week after they killed 24 troops in an ambush in a nearby state, police said.

US intelligence chiefs ask Pakistan to wage war against militants
US intelligence chiefs urged Pakistan to wage a more vigorous pursuit of terrorism, warning that its lawless region bordering Afghanistan has become a sanctuary for al-Qaeda and Taliban diehards.