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Where is the crisis? There is no crisis:General Moeen

April 5, 2008
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While visiting Dhaka city's wholesale market at Karwan Bazaar General Moeen told E-Bangladesh 'Where is the crisis? There is no crisis. Crisis has been created. Price has increased, but no crisis,'
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Government failed to ensure food security

April 5, 2008
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Citing the statements of Regularity Reform Commission chairman Akbar Ali Khan and food adviser AMM Shawkat Ali, the panellists at the BBC-sponsored Bangladesh Sanglap said whatever euphemism was used for food crisis, the reality was that the people were feeling the pinch and the lone duty now was to shield them from soaring food...
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DCs want ration cards for govt employees

April 5, 2008
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'We have proposed that the government should introduce rations for government employees and officials to help them to cope with exorbitant prices of essential commodities,' the Sherpur deputy commissioner, Samsunnahar Begum, told E-Bangladesh at the secretariat, adding that the government would consider the matter.
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Jamaat shouts at listing of war criminals

April 4, 2008
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The Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh has protested at the release of a list of war criminals naming a number of its leaders in it. The convenor of the War Crimes Facts Finding Committee, MA Hasan, released a list of 1,597 war criminals at a news conference in Dhaka on Thursday. The Jamaat leaders, including its incumbent...
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Delwar blames CEC for stalemate over BNP dialogue

April 4, 2008
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The BNP secretary general, Khandaker Delwar Hossain, on Friday asked the Election Commission to hold the parliamentary polls in time and warned the chief election commissioner ‘will have to take the responsibility if anything else happens’. ‘I do not want to make comments on him . He has triggered a hotchpotch by...
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War Crimes Facts Finding Committee names 1,597 war criminals

April 3, 2008
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The list of war criminals, who were directly involved in crimes against humanity and mass murder, includes 369 officers of the Pakistani occupation forces, 852 Razakars, 64 al-Badars, 78 members of the Bihari community who had collaborated with the Pakistani army, 106 political collaborators and 128 members of the so-called 'peace committee' formed by...
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Country’s power generation dropped further

April 3, 2008
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'We know the people are suffering because of frequent power outages. We are trying to manage the supply side with whatever capacity we have,' said special assistant to chief adviser for power and energy ministry M Tamim at a press briefing at his secretariat.
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DU students plan protest demos against chief adviser’s visit April 10

April 3, 2008
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Talking to the correspondent of E-Bangladesh, leaders of different student organizations, including Bangladesh Chhatra League, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Bangladesh Chhatra Union said they that had chalked up agitation programmes, including token hunger strike, hoisting of black flags, processions and distribution of leaflets to protest at and prevent the chief adviser from visiting the...
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