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BB hunts Moulana Masud's accounts
Seeks banks' statements as govt suspects his link to militancy
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday sent letters to all banks asking them to inform it by September 10 if detained former Islamic Foundation director Moulana Fariduddin Masud and any organisations he is
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Stay on Fifth Amendment Verdict
Govt's stance against constitution: SCBA
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday said the government has apparently taken stand against the constitution by going against the High Court verdict that declared illegal the 5th amendment
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Govt mulls 10pc cut in non-dev expenditure
The government is considering a 10 percent cut in non-development expenditure to ease pressure on foreign exchange reserve, inflation and overall economic situation resulting from high petroleum prices
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Ctg high official stabbed at house
Unidentified assailants made an attempt on the life of Additional Divisional Commissioner (General) of Chittagong Golam Kuddus and left him seriously injured at his house in the early hours yesterday.
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Moudud regrets SB move at High Court
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Moudud Ahmed yesterday expressed regret at making Justice ABM Khairul Haque leave his court because of an intelligence agency official on Wednesday.
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ADB to help railway, if it is corporatised
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide financial assistance for the development of the railway sector provided the government corporatises the rail department and grants autonomy to its day-to-day
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HC verdict unveiles historic truth
Hasina says
Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the High Court verdict declaring the fifth amendment to the constitution illegal has unveiled the historic truth about capture of power by the army.
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Bashar calls for natural game
Second ODI today
Rather than dwelling too much on leveling the series, Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar was more focused on ensuring that his side played its natural game against Sri Lanka in Friday's second one-dayinternational
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BNP asks AL to return to JS
27th founding anniversary observed
BNP Secretary General and LGRD Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan yesterday urged the main opposition Awami League (AL) to return to parliament and participate in democratic practices, leaving behind undemocratic
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SSC exam system to be changed
Narrative question will be abolished
The existing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations system is being refurbished with structured questions replacing the age-worn narrative questions, as part of uplifting the standard of education.
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Iraq holds mass funerals for stampede victims
Death toll nears 1,000
Mass funerals were held across Iraq yesterday for the nearly 1,000 Shia pilgrims killed in a stampede on a Baghdad bridge as thousands of grieving people continued the grim search for their loved ones.
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Saifur blasts media again
Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday once again blasted the media for not projecting the positive news.
"You (press) always project the bad news of us...
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4 UPDF men held with AK47
Army personnel arrested four activists of the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) at Manikchharimukh, 25 km off Mohalchhari upazila, early yesterday and recovered arms and ammunition, including one
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Sumon Killing
Murder case filed against 2 cops
A murder case was filed yesterday against two policemen and their three informers for killing Lalbagh Swechchhasebak League leader Sumon Hossain who police claimed to have died from electrocution.
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Bomb threat to Bhorer Kagoj
A letter was sent to daily Bhorer Kagoj yesterday allegedly by Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) threatening to bomb the newspaper office for using the term 'father of the nation' with the name of
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BSF Firing
Indian HC protests media report
The Indian High Commission in Dhaka yesterday protested Bangladesh media reports on August 31 firing incidents in Brahmanbaria and Thakurgaon, saying that the Indian BSF fired in self-defence, leaving
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$1b Investment
Dhabi Group signs MoU with BoI
The Board of Investment (BoI) and the Abu Dhabi Group yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to proceed with the US$ 1.0 billion investment proposal in the country.
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JS Reserved Seats
36 candidates elected uncontested
Thirty-six candidates in the election to women's reserved seats in parliament were unofficially elected uncontested as the last date of withdrawing their candidatures expired yesterday.
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Israeli, Pak FMs hold 'historic' talks
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Kasuri met here yesterday in the first-ever high level encounter between the two countries.
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BNP MP sues17 Jhenidah journos
BNP lawmaker from Jhenidah-3 constituency Shahidul Islam Master yesterday sued 17 local journalists for writing against him.
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Indian Trader Killing
Cops focus on local partners
The police in their investigation are focusing on the local business partners of Indian rice trader Majid Alam, who was gunned down at Banani on Wednesday.
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Rape case filed against Rab SI
A rape case was filed with a Dhaka court yesterday against a sub-inspector (SI) of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and also his wife as his abettor.
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