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Reformists mull BNP council minus Khaleda
Prepare to call requisition meeting if chairperson does not oblige
Pro-reform leaders of the BNP led by its Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan are preparing to hold the party council keeping party Chairperson Khaleda Zia away.
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Commentary
When a Speaker speaks the unspeakable
Sircar's personal undertaking proves that he was doubtful about the legality of his own action
Speaker Jamiruddin Sircar held a press conference on Thursday last to condemn this paper's lack of ethics and shoddy journalism, and claimed that our purpose was nothing more than to denigrate him.
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Resignation won't save Faizee
The Supreme Court (SC) registrar will send the resignation letter of controversial judge Faisal Mahmud Faizee to the president's office today after discussion at the Supreme Judicial Council on future
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700 wkts for Murali
Muttiah Muralidaran blew away Bangladesh on way to reach the 700-wicket milestone in Test cricket as Sri Lanka swept the three-match series with an innings and 193-run victory in the rain-interruptedthird
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BTTB network glitch disrupts Internet service
A large section of Internet users in the capital were being deprived of stable service from noon yesterday because of problems in the BTTB's network that acts as a gateway to the submarine cable.
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EC to unveil poll 'roadmap' today
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda will announce today (Sunday) a complete road map for holding the stalled ninth parliamentary elections with specific timetable for preparing the voter
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Pak Red Mosque militants hit back
18 troops killed in suicide blast
At least 18 Pakistani soldiers died and 28 were wounded when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into their convoy yesterday in an Afghan border region, the military said.
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VoIP tools seized
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized a large quantity of highly sophisticated equipment used for running illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) business from Westecs Bangladesh Ltd (Bay Phones) in
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Sajeda for immediate election
Awami League (AL) presidium member Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury yesterday called upon the caretaker government to hold parliamentary election without delay, so that a democratic government can be formed.
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Sircar's rejoinder
Speaker Jamiruddin Sircar yesterday protested at M Hafizuddin Khan's write-up that was published in The Daily Star on Saturday under the headline "Sircar violated basic standard of financial propriety".
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Commissioner Salu held
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday detained absconding ward commissioner Salim Ullah Salu of Ward No. 42 of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) from Moghbazar in the capital.
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NU clarification, our reply
The National University (NU) in a clarification to a story headlined "Teachers who never took any classes" published in The Daily Star on July 13 said the report is not based on facts and is likely to
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Govt okays alternative to VoIP
The Council of Advisers yesterday decided to introduce International Long Distance Telecommunications Services (ILDTS) instead of VoIP for optimum utilisation of the capacity of the submarine cable for
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Chandpur Plant
Govt seeks legal opinion
After failing to make a final decision on the 100MW Chandpur power project, the power ministry has sought legal opinion of the law ministry.
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Sigma Huda's physical state normal
Confirm jail authorities
The jail authorities through a news briefing yesterday confirmed that the physical condition of former communications minister Nazmul Huda's wife Sigma Huda is normal.
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Korean sweater plant gutted
A Korean sweater factory was gutted when a raging fire broke out in the 6-storied building in the Badda area, destroying all the machinery and goods in the early hours of yesterday.
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Sofa set seized from Harris Chy's home
Kanaighat police yesterday seized one sofa set and a rack of clothes from the village home of Harris Chowdhury, former political secretary to the former prime minister Khaleda Zia.
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Man dies in police custody
An accused was allegedly tortured to death in police custody in Majheepara village under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday night.
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Youth shot dead in Lalmatia
A youth was shot dead in the city's Lalmatia area last night while earlier in the day police recovered body of a housewife and rescued her minor daughter from a hotel room at Motijheel.
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Veteran Republicans warn Bush over Iraq
In the clearest sign yet of Republican anxiety over Iraq, two party elder statesmen have urged President George W Bush to begin pulling US troops out of the sectarian cross-fire by the end of the year.
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