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Govt slaps ban, BNP shifts date
Opposition defers mass procession plan to tomorrow, says it is showing tolerance; AL postpones rally
The BNP last night rescheduled today's mass procession in Dhaka for tomorrow.
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BNP out to go to power 'using army'
Hasina alleges, doubts the party's belief in democracy
BNP is trying to go to power riding on the shoulder of the army, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged yesterday.
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50 hurt as JP men run amok
At least 50 people, including a lawmaker, were hurt during a clash between Jatiya Party activists and employees of Rangpur Medical College Hospital in the northern city yesterday over the legislator's “demand” for jobs for his men.
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Niko paid bribe for Bapex deal
Mamun got $10,000 to win Hawa Bhaban nod
A Canadian magazine revealed last August that Niko, a company of that country, had paid half a million dollars to Hawa Bhaban men to get a controversial joint venture deal with Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration & Production Company Limited (Bapex) in 2003. |
12 'parties' warn govt against war crimes trial
"Twelve Islamic and like-minded parties" yesterday said if the ongoing war crimes trial was not stopped, they would try "India's agents" after the end of Awami League rule in the country. |
India wants renewal of protocol
Considers hiking fee
India will seek extension of its Trade and Transit Protocol with Bangladesh beyond March this year. |
Air quality worst in India
Bangladesh next polluted country
Bangladesh ranks second from last in terms of air quality with regard to its effect on human health, according to 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI). |
Leprosy on the rise, silently
When rash first appeared on his belly, a 38-year-old factory worker dismissed it as an allergic reaction to something he might have eaten recently. His wife also going with the instinct handed him an ointment. |
Applications to be invited next month
The Rajuk will invite applications next month for allotment of flats at an apartment complex to be built in the third phase of Uttara Residential Model Town. |
