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Rohingyas get fair treatment

Says Razzaque

Food Minister Abdur Razzaque yesterday said Bangladesh is not mistreating Rohingya refugees as is being published in some international media.

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Govt to implement edn policy soon

Staff Correspondent

The government is considering immediate implementation of the National Education Policy as its duty of the day.

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Graft cases

Hearing on Hasina's petitions on Mar 24

Staff Correspondent

The High Court (HC) yesterday deferred for a week the hearing on the petitions filed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for quashing the proceedings of four corruption cases against her.

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Kibria Killing Case

Statement of Huji man recorded

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet

A Habiganj court yesterday recorded statement of a Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami operative accused in SAMS Kibria killing case.

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Bidisha files defamation suit against Ershad

Court Correspondent

Bidisha Siddique, former wife of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, yesterday filed a Tk 60 crore defamation suit against him, mentioning that she was tortured by him and suffered inhuman torture in police custody in connection with false cases filed by him between 2005 and 2007.

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Army HQs' clarification

Bss, Dhaka

The army headquarters yesterday issued a clarification on a news item on army chief's visit to India.

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DU teachers protest torture of female students

DU Correspondent

The pro-BNP and pro-Jamaat teachers of Dhaka University yesterday formed a human chain on the campus protesting "torture" of female students at two girls' colleges in the city and "criminal activities" by BCL activists at other institutions.

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US Scouts team arrives

Unb, Dhaka

A high level 10-member delegation of Boy Scouts of America arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a three-day visit.

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Huge properties gutted in Ctg

Staff Correspondent, Ctg

Fire gutted shops, a garage, CNG-run auto-rickshaws, dwelling houses and huge properties yesterday in Chittagong's Sadarghat area.

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Expat Murder

Charges framed against wife, eight others

Court Correspondent

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against a woman along with eight others for killing her husband and a domestic help in the city's Gulshan area in April 2008.

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UPDF demands new law to ensure rights to land

Staff Correspondent

United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) yesterday demanded formulation of a law recognising traditional rights of hilly people to land before beginning the process of resolving land dispute in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) area.

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'Hold discussion in JS before signing int'l treaties'

Staff Correspondent

Rights activists at a media workshop yesterday called on the government to hold open discussions in parliament and at academic levels before signing any international agreements.

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Couple Murder in Khulna

Two sons shown arrested

Staff Correspondent, Khulna

Two brothers have been shown arrested on charges of killing their parents at their home in KPS labour colony in Khulna on Tuesday midnight.

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Four killed in road crashes

Metro Desk

Four people were killed and six others injured in separate road accidents in Rangpur and Pabna yesterday.

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1.4 lakh ton quality seeds to be given to farmers in 4 yrs

Unb, Dhaka

Some 1.40 lakh metric tons of quality seeds of paddy, wheat and maize will be distributed among farmers to boost production in the next four years.

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Tinni Murder Case

Ex-JP MP Ovi asked to appear before court

Court Correspondent

A Dhaka court yesterday asked former Jatiya Party (JP) lawmaker Golam Faruq Ovi to appear before the court on March 24 in connection with model Syeda Tania Mahbub Tinni murder case.

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Cantonment House

Khaleda's petition sent to chief justice

Staff Correspondent

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's petition challenging a government notice that asked her to vacate the cantonment house was sent to the chief justice as Khaleda expressed "no-confidence" in a High Court bench.

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Mob vandalises hospital in Gazipur after patient's death

Unb, Gazipur

Angry relatives of a patient and local people vandalised a hospital in Tongi following death of a young man due to alleged wrong treatment.

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1,903 held on various charges

Unb, Dhaka

The police arrested 1,903 people on various charges in separate drives across the country in the last 24 hours as of 6:00am yesterday.

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'Politicians still interefere in judiciary'

Staff Correspondent

The country's judicial system is still under the influence of politicians and executives, though the judiciary was separated from the executive branch of the government in papers, Neeti Gobeshana Kendra (NGK) said yesterday.

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19 to get ALA fellowship

Metro Desk

The Australian government will support 19 Bangladeshi professionals to participate in short courses over the coming year in Australia, says a press release.

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O & A Level Exams

Daily Star honours outstanding achievers today

Staff Correspondent

The Daily Star today awards the outstanding achievers of O and A level examinations at a grand award ceremony expected to be attended by some 5000 students, parents, teachers and principals.

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Fire victims living under open sky

Staff Correspondent

At least 1,500 victims of a devastating fire, which broke out in a slum at Mohammadpur in the city on Wednesday night, are now living under open sky.

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Take steps to free prisoners after jail terms: JS body

Staff Correspondent

A parliamentary body yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the bureaucratic tangle for which around 1,100 people await release from jail even after they completed serving their prison term.

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