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Draft voter list shows 22pc rise in number
Over 65pc of total population listed
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday published the draft voter list, enlisting a total number of 9,13,14,592 voters, but the lists were not posted at many selected places for public viewing.
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Militants' patrons yet to be identified
PM also tells JS their international links are not confirmed
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has said it cannot be said right now who were the patrons behind the militant activities in the country.
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Submarine cable delayed by another month
The launching of the submarine cable to digitally connect Bangladesh to the information superhighway and make internet connectivity very cheap is being delayed by yet another month due to glitches.
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Heroin Smuggling to UK
BB asks of banks all info about 12 suspect firms
Joint team of CID, BB, NBR to get clear picture of trafficking process
As part of the ongoing investigations into the heroin smuggling to the UK, the central bank yesterday asked all commercial banks to report within a week all banking information of 12 business houses that
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New Biman Freight Charges
Export of vegetables grinds to a halt
Exporters claim $5 lakh loss in 3 days
The country's exports of vegetables, fruits and betel leaf to European and Middle Eastern markets have remained suspended since May 1 following a sudden rise in freight charges of Bangladesh Biman Airlines.
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Chittagong Port
Long queue makes berthing costly
Bringing container ships to Chittagong port has become expensive due to a long queue of ships at the outer anchorage and for lack of space in the container yard.
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HC bans entry of 'toxic' ship
A Bahamian-registered ship that environmentalists say is "toxic" and was due to be dismantled in Bangladesh has been banned from entering its territorial waters by the High Court, lawyers said yesterday.
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14-party trashes draft voter list
The 14-party opposition line-up has rejected the draft voter list published by the Election Commission yesterday, alleging that the fresh list was prepared for 'election engineering' bypassing a HighCourt
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Religious Rights
Bangladesh on US watch list
US body slams religious persecution in allies
A US government commission warned on Wednesday of rising religious persecution in Iraq and Afghanistan, two countries invaded by the United States in the past five years to free their people fromtyranny
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Japan envoy hails citizens' movement
Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Matsushiro Horiguchi welcomed the citizens' movement named 'honest and competent candidate movement', as suggested by Prof Muhammad Yunus, and hoped that people of Bangladesh
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Case Against Babar
Hearing on acceptability May 23
A Dhaka court yesterday fixed May 23 for hearing on the acceptability of the case filed against state minister for home affairs and 52 others in connection with the death of Jubo League leader Masudur
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Kibria Murder Case
Trial held up as complainant seeks further investigation
Trial of former finance minister SAMS Kibria killing case could not be resumed yesterday in the Sylhet Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal following a petition filed by the complainant for further investigation
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Govt to go tough on fuel dealers if strike enforced
Against the backdrop of the Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners Association's strike programme from May 8, the energy ministry yesterday decided in principle to take tough action against those who will 'create
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Armenian plane crash kills 113
An Armenian passenger plane crashed in stormy weather yesterday off Russia's Black Sea coast as it was heading for a landing, killing all 113 people on board most Armenians.
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Dozens killed in Iraq as parliament meets
Dozens of people were killed across Iraq yesterday in bombings and execution-style sectarian shootings as parliament convened for its first working session since elections in December.
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CID to probe Prof Yunus murder case
The investigation into the murder case of Rajshahi University Prof Muhammad Yunus was shifted to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from Detective Branch (DB) yesterday.
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