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Govt accounts pile up as parliament missing
CAG asks govt to form ad hoc PAC to restart auditing
The office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has asked the caretaker government to immediately constitute a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on ad hoc basis to scrutinise the accounts of the
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Matin plays down graft by Jamaat leaders
Communications Adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin yesterday said only three Jamaat-e-Islami leaders were arrested so far, because most of the other party members might not have any link with corruption as
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BNP reformists to form bodies
Plan 'respectable' position for Khaleda in party after reforms
Pro-reform BNP leaders led by party Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan have decided to form a few sub-committees for holding the party council as soon as possible to bring changes in the party constitution,
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Babar faces trial in arms case
Verdict in Mohiuddin's graft case today; arrest warrant against Bashundhara chief
A special tribunal in Dhaka yesterday framed charges against detained former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar in connection with a case filed for possessing illegal firearms and ammunition at
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More areas inundated as flood spreads further
2 lakh people marooned in north, northeastern regions
Around 2 lakh people have been marooned in the northern and north eastern districts of the country as monsoon rains and onrush of water from hills across the border worsened the flood situation yesterday.
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Wealth Report
Khaleda allowed to submit it by Aug 7
Lawyer says she has wealth below Tk 3cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday shifted the deadline to August 7 for submitting wealth statement of former prime minister Khaleda Zia.
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Prayer for quashing graft case against Hasina stayed
Hearing of extortion case now Aug 16
The High Court (HC) yesterday re-fixed the hearing of a petition for quashing the Meghnaghat power plant graft case against detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on August 2 following a time petition
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Another car from Sudha Sadan seized
The anti-corruption taskforce yesterday seized another bullet-proof Mercedes Benz car from the residence of detained Awami League President Sheikh Hasina.
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Bangladeshi cops not falling behind
Play major role in rebuilding Ivory Coast
Apart from the defence contingents, Bangladesh Police forces have also made long-standing contributions to the United Nations peacekeeping missions around the globe.
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With more misery Tigers end tour
Bangladesh ended their nightmarish tour of Sri Lanka with a 39-run defeat in the rain-curtailed final one-day international at the R Premadasa Stadium here yesterday.
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Madhyapara Granite Mining
Company at mercy of rock trading syndicate
The Madhyapara Granite Mining Company Ltd (MGMCL) is undergoing a severe financial crisis as around 1,00,000 tonnes of granite worth Tk 11.9 crore remain unsold at the mine due to lack of buyers.
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Jakarta keen to import RMG, medicines
First JEC meeting ends in Dhaka
Bangladesh and Indonesia concluded their first Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting yesterday, where Indonesia showed interest in importing pharmaceuticals and ready made garments, among other goods,
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Four more graft suspects submit wealth report
Four more high-profile corruption suspects including BNP vice-president and former home and commerce minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury submitted their wealth statements to the Anti-Corruption Commission
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Mass hysteria affects 28 in 4 districts
Twenty-eight more students across the country fainted with convulsion during school hours, raising the number of 'mass hysteria' victims to 207 in last two weeks.
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Tearful Huda claims himself, Sigma innocent
Former communication minister and BNP vice-president Nazmul Huda shed tears in the special court yesterday pleading release of his wife Sigma Huda. Terming his wife innocent in a Tk 2.
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Pedestrian, cop injured in cracker blasts
Unidentified miscreants hurled two crackers at a police check post near Abul's Hotel at Rampura Road in the city's Malibagh area yesterday evening, injuring one policeman and a pedestrian.
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Taliban kill Korean hostage
Set final deadline for meeting their demands
Taliban militants in Afghanistan killed one of their 23 South Korean hostages yesterday and set a "final deadline" for the government to meet their demands for a prisoner swap.
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Rocket attack kills eight in Pakistan
Islamic militants fired a barrage of rockets into a city in northwest Pakistan early yesterday, killing at least eight civilians and injuring 41 amid a wave of violence sweeping the country.
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