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Army chief feels need for constitution review
Says an elected govt, parliament should do so for effective governance
Army chief Gen Moeen U Ahmed yesterday said the constitution should be reviewed through a "constitution commission" for preparing new laws and mechanisms to ensure accountability and effective governance.
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Eminent persons tell court Alamgir honest
For the first time since the special courts started functioning in May to try high-profile corrupt suspects, two eminent citizens and a foreigner yesterday appeared in one court as defence witnesses.
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Top 20 Loan Defaulters
NCBs recover only 3pc of target in 3 months
The nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) have managed to realise only 3 percent of the year's targeted defaulted loans from the top 20 defaulters in the first three months of the year.
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Dhaka-Kolkata Train
Two trips a week from September
Dhaka and New Delhi primarily decided to operate two passenger trains, with two trips each a week, between Dhaka and Kolkata from September this year.
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Bangladesh Army in Ivory Coast
Breaking down border with peace
Within two years of establishment, the Bangladesh Centre in Zuenoula prefecture of Ivory Coast in West Africa has become the only tourist spot to around 1.
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Khaleda denied permission to visit Sabina
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia could not visit ailing iconic singer Sabina Yasmin yesterday as the authorities did not permit her to go the hospital on grounds of security concerns.
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FBCCI election postponed
The biennial election of the country's apex trade body Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has been postponed.
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Technical Glitches
Another Biman flight delayed for 22hrs
In around three days, another Biman flight, this time to London, was delayed for about a day at the Zia International Airport (ZIA) due to technical glitches in the aircraft.
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Kandy Test from today
With Sri Lanka taking a 2-0 unassailable lead, the three-match Test series against Bangladesh is all but over but the third and final Test starting here today is as important as any other game for the
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Sabina now in better condition
CA donates Tk 4 lakh for her treatment
Condition of ailing Sabina Yasmin has improved slightly and she might fly to Singapore today for better treatment.
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Ershad's Graft Case
Cross-examination of complainant complete
Defence lawyers yesterday completed cross-examination of the complainant of a graft case filed 16 years ago against former president HM Ershad and five others.
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Rab arrests 'JMB man' bullet-hit during raid
An alleged activist of outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) yesterday received bullet injuries during a raid by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at a house in the city's Mirpur area and was later
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286,000 held since emergency declared
Around 286,000 people, including former ministers, lawmakers, political leaders and business tycoons, have been arrested across the country on charges of crime and corruption since the state of emergency
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17 civilians killed in Afghan suicide blast
Seventeen civilians, including children, were killed and about 30 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a Nato convoy in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, police told AFP.
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Al-Qaida threatens UK over Rushdie honour
Al-Qaida's No. 2 issued a new audiotape yesterday threatening to retaliate against Britain for honouring the novelist Salman Rushdie, a U.S.-based monitoring group said.
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