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Mamun jailed for 10yrs in arms case
Nadim Mostafa gets 5-yr for cheating
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment for possessing illegal firearms and ammunition while a Rajshahi court sentenced former BNP lawmakerNadim
 
3 power projects in limbo despite interim government's nod
Three power projects with a total production capacity of 640 MW, contracts for which were awarded by the previous BNP-led alliance government through various irregularities, have become uncertain though
 
Khaleda readies her own reform proposals
To be placed at party council
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has prepared draft proposals for intra-party reforms stipulating that no one will be allowed to hold posts in the party and in government simultaneously, and party leadersat
 
EC plans dialogue barring small parties
The Election Commission (EC) this time plans to keep in-name-only political parties out of the talks on its proposals for electoral reforms.
 
Mannan Bhuiyan sued for illegal land registration
Extortion case against Ex-MPs Bakul, Salim
A case has been filed against BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and four others with a local court for having 10 acres of land registered illegally.
 
Tigers hit new low
It seems that only rain can save Bangladesh from further embarrassment in the ongoing tour of Sri Lanka after the local bowlers made mockery of the Tigers on the first day of the second Test at the PSara
 
London Money Transfer Scam
BB asks banks to find ways to pay clients
Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday advised local banks having partnership with London-based money transfer agency First Solution Money Transfer Ltd to examine ways to use its security deposits to pay clients
 
Saga of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia
Around 200 migrant Bangladeshi workers gathered in front of a police station in Malaysia's central state of Negeri Sembilan on Sunday, protesting their local employment agent's reneging on a promise of
 
12 firearms, bombs, ammo seized
The law enforcers yesterday seized firearms and ammunition, including 12 guns, 350 bullets and ten bombs, from Chittagong, Sylhet, Satkhira and Khagrachhari.
 
Tuku's wife, son, daughter sent to jail
ACC presses graft charges against Nasim
Wife, son and daughter of former state minister for power Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku were sent to jail yesterday as a Dhaka court rejected their bail petition in a case filed for mismatch between their
 
Wealth Report
ACC taskforce quizzes Tarique at Dhaka jail
A three-member team of the anti-graft national taskforce yesterday questioned Tarique Rahman, the detained son of former premier Khaleda Zia, about his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission
 
Motia, Suranjit reacts to EC Sohul's remarks
Awami League presidium members Suranjit Sengupta and Motia Chowdhury sharply reacted to Election Commissioner Sohul Hossain's remarks that the EC would sit with political parties after completion of party
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Dire prison vans...


 
CHT district councils may be restructured
The caretaker government is going to bring changes in the three Hill District Councils (HDC) formed by the past four-party alliance government, sources in the CHT affairs ministry said yesterday.
 
Dhaka-Kolkata train's trial run July 8
The Dhaka-Kolkata train service will get its first trial run on July 8. An Indian delegation will arrive here on the train for talks during its two-day stay to finalise details of the service.
 
Farmers need insurance coverage for flood damage
Experts suggest
Development experts at a seminar yesterday suggested introduction of flood insurance schemes for the farmers living in the flood-prone areas to cope with the devastating effects of this natural disaster.
 
Admission of 81 more 'fake'DU students cancelled
Dhaka University (DU) Syndicate has cancelled admission of 81 more students enrolled through fraudulent means, raising the number of such cancellation cases to 158 so far.
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Army chief meets president
Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed called on President Iajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban yesterday.
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The historic site...


 
Hill plunderers' list likely to be sent to forest ministry today
Department of Environment (DoE) that is now finalising a list of hill plunderers in Chittagong Division is likely to send it to the Ministry of Environment and Forests today for proper action.
 
US kills 23 insurgents in Iraq; chopper shot down
US and Iraqi forces waged a two-day battle against insurgents south of the former insurgent bastion of Ramadi, killing 23 alleged militants, the military said yesterday.
 
9 killed in Pak mosque battle
Pakistani security forces fought fierce gunbattles with students at a pro-Taliban mosque in Islamabad yesterday after a lengthy standoff exploded into violence, leaving nine dead and 140 hurt.
 
Doctors rounded up over UK bomb plot
Police held up to six doctors in connection with the failed bombings in London and Glasgow after an Indian physician was detained yesterday in Australia, officials and reports said.
 
India, Pakistan home officials talk terror
India and Pakistan's top home and interior ministry bureaucrats began two days of talks yesterday on terrorism and drug trafficking, officials from both sides said.
 

 
   
 
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