An advisory committee on the draft coal policy has sought another extension of 50 working days from the government to finalize the draft as it could not complete the task in the 30 days extended earlier. Committee members are still not sure which mining method they should recommend as both open-pit and...
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Chief election commissioner, ATM Shamsul Huda, believes the state of emergency should be in force even during the next parliamentary elections so that law and order situation is controlled and fair, peaceful polling is ensured. “Law and order must be strictly controlled during the next parliamentary elections. So that free and fair...
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In the first ODI against India Michael Clarke
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Sourav Ganguly has picked up a minor hamstring injury during the first One-Day match against Australia and is rested for the second game held in Kochi as a safety measure. Ganguly went off the field at the 27th over in Banglore and the team manager informed that its nothing too...
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Video. Reuters. Bangladesh has its own illegal immigration problem. The country plays host to approximately 200,000 refugees from the bordering country of Burma. Unofficial estimates, however, put the number at 800,000. The refugees belong to the Rohingya minority, a persecuted Muslim population who are being methodically ethnically cleansed by Burma’s ruling...
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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Sunday refused to extend the time period of the status quo over the proceedings of the MiG-29 corruption case against detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Seven-member full court of the Appellate Division, headed by chief justice M Ruhul Amin, gave the ruling paving the...
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The High Court Sunday stayed the proceedings of the GATCO scam case against former prime minister Khaleda Zia and her younger son, Arafat Rahman, under the Emergency Powers Rules. The High Court bench of Justice Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman and Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury granted bail to Khaleda in the case....
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Awami League and Workers Party of Bangladesh have decided to oppose the Election Commission’s proposal for its empowerment to punish people on charge of contempt. In the dialogs with the commission on electoral reforms, they will also demand that the political party registration process be simplified and no parties based on religion...
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The scheduled display of archaeological artifacts in Paris will brighten the image of Bangladesh and the government should take proper initiatives in this matter, said Ain-o-Salish Kendra executive director Sultana Kamal Saturday. “We want such cultural exchange programmes to be held in a proper way. We request the government to clarify the...
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BNP secretary general, Khandaker Delwar Hossain, Saturday said “issue-based movements” with Awami League and other parties could be possible despite dissimilarity in ideology and principles. “Despite having no similarities in policies and ideals, issue-based movements can be launched with any party, including the Awami League,” he told newsmen responding to AL acting...
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