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Unquiet time for Saifur
For Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman, it is going to be an unquiet time to present his final budget in the tenure of the coalition government today -- he might get another chance to formulate anotherbudget,
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Bidisha moved to prison cell
Lower courts refuse her bail, she fears for her life
Bidisha, the beleaguered wife of former president HM Ershad, was moved to the prison cell of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMUH) yesterday afternoon.
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Mobile to be taxed, money whitening to continue
The government plans to impose Tk 1,500 in taxes on each SIM card, identifying the mobile phone sector as a thriving sector, and extend for another year the opportunity to whiten black money in the new
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Plane Crash
BAF assures victims of compensation
Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) will compensate for the Uttara fighter crash that left six people injured and three houses damaged on Tuesday.
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RMG order to shift unless work condition improves
Major buyers, int'l labour body warn after Savar factory collapse
In the heel of accidents in garment industries, the latest being the collapse of Spectrum Sweaters in Savar that killed at least 61, a high-level delegation of top apparel buyers and labour organisations
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Hasina accuses cops of torturing Bidisha
Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina yesterday alleged that police have been torturing Bidisha, divorced wife of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, in the name of interrogation.
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Body formed to refix bus fares
The communications ministry yesterday formed a committee to refix the bus fare, reviewing its feasibility in the wake of the government-initiated increased fuel price.
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36 including 3 GIs killed in Iraq
US-led troops have clashed with insurgents in northwest Iraq, as at least 36 people including three US soldiers were killed in attacks centred mostly north of the capital.
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Rejoinder and our reply
Additional Secretary of the Department of Public Health and Engineering (DPHE) Fareed Uddin Ahmed has contradicted a report The Daily Star ran on June 2 headlined, "JS body accuses DPHE ex-chief engineer
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Thomas may be replaced
New US envoy likely to be named soon
The US Ambassador in Dhaka Harry K Thomas may be replaced and his successor may soon be named, diplomatic sources said last night.
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Iran wants to import 150 product lines
Iran is actively contemplating importing some 150 products from Bangladesh as it began negotiations to have greater trade cooperation with the country to boost bilateral trade.
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BJP rejects Advani's resignation
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central office bearers and its Parliamentary Board yesterday rejected the resignation of LK Advani from the party president's post and called for the withdrawal of his decision.
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Arms cache found at Iraq embassy
A cache of guns, bugging devices and equipment that may have been used for torture has been discovered at Iraq's abandoned embassy in London, the country's newly appointed ambassador said yesterday.
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Kashmiri rebels may drop referendum call
Indian Kashmiri separatist leaders indicated yesterday they may abandon their 57-year stance on holding a referendum in the divided Himalayan region after meeting Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.
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AL office at Sonatola set on fire
An Awami League (AL) office at Sonatola was vandalised and set on fire on Tuesday night allegedly by BNP and Jubo Dal activists, a few hours after local Jubo Dal leader Ahsan Habib Ratan came under an
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$80bn Google takes top media spot
Internet search phenomenon Google has overtaken a swathe of venerable rivals to become the world's biggest media company by stock market value.
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Jail police strangled
Miscreants strangled a jail police at Hatikata village in Sadar upazila early yesterday.
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