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Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Opposition top shots in jail

Court terms charges against 33 leaders non-bailable; violence erupts; hartal called for today

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and party leader AKM Fazlul Haque Milon chant anti-government slogans as they board the prison van from a Dhaka court yesterday. This is the first time so many top opposition leaders were sent to jail at one go by a court.Photo: Anisur Rahman

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 32 other high-profile opposition leaders ended up in jail after a Dhaka court yesterday rejected their bail prayers in connection with an arson case.

Was the ruling obvious?

Two reasons seemingly led to the rejection of bail prayers by 33 opposition leaders yesterday although doubters as always saw government's hand in lower court affairs.

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Grameen Bank, Associated Organisations

Commission formed to review activities

The government yesterday formed a four-member commission to review the activities of Grameen Bank and its associated organisations, and make recommendations on how to run the organisations.

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Goodbye, middlemen

Dhaka, KL agree on state handling of workers' job in Malaysia

Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur have agreed on state arrangements for recruitment of Bangladeshi workers by Malaysia eliminating middlemen from the process to reduce the cost of sending workers and end their perennial abuses.

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'Clean' Suranjit declares'return' to politics

Suranjit Sengupta announced his “return” to politics yesterday, a month after he resigned as railway minister taking full responsibility for the Tk 70 lakh scandal that involved his aide and two railway officials.

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Murder in Rajshahi

2 ex-BCL men to die

A Rajshahi court yesterday handed down death sentences to two former leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) unit at Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute for murdering Chhatra Moitree leader Rezwanul Islam Sunny two years ago.

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I'm transport worker first

Says minister Shajahan Khan

Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan yesterday identified himself as a transport worker rather than a minister and said he has to face a lot of criticism for favouring drivers who alone are not responsible for road accidents.

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Chaos After Court Order

8 vehicles burnt, 200 smashed

Agitated leaders and workers of BNP-led 18-party alliance vandalised around 200 vehicles and dozens of establishments across the country yesterday, ahead of today's nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal.

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BNP reels from prison shock

The BNP, which has been threatening of tough anti-government agitations, finds itself in deep troubles as a record number of senior leaders of the party and its associated bodies have been put behind bars in an arson case.

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