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3
to die, one given life for killing Bushra
A tribunal in Dhaka yesterday
sentenced three persons to death and one to life
imprisonment in its verdict on the killing of Rushdania
Islam Bushra, a college student.
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Salt
gets relief, sugar not much
The
budget proposal to increase supplementary duty on
salt has been withdrawn while that on sugar scaled
down.
The proposal to reduce duty on hard drinks has
also been withdrawn.
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Anti-outlaw
drive within week
Law
enforcers, aided by the paramilitary force, are
going to crack down on underground political parties
and outlaws in the southwestern region within a
week.
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Four
including Jubo Dal leader killed in city
Three people were killed
in as many incidents of violence in the city yesterday
and a Jubo Dal leader was gunned down Sunday night,
police said.
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Khaleda
tags AL as al-Qaeda, Taliban, terrorist
Prime Minister Khaleda
Zia yesterday launched a scathing attack on the
main opposition Awami League (AL) in parliament,
labelling it as 'al-Qaeda, Taliban, terrorist and
killer'.
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IDA
to provide $236m credit
Bangladesh
will get $236.12 million, equivalent to Tk 1,369.50
crore, as credit from the International Development
Association (IDA) for implementing three projects.
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Saifur
talks of new law to force tax disclosure
Finance and Planning Minister
M Saifur Rahman yesterday told the Jatiya Sangsad
that a fiscal responsibility act would be passed
to enforce disclosure of the amount of taxes paid
by businessmen and professionals.
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Mother
unhappy with verdict on Bushra killing
Mother of slain student
Rushdania Islam Bushra yesterday expressed her dissatisfaction
over the verdict of her daughter.
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Chapter
closed for the night and for good
The night of July 1, 2000
and a life came to an end after rape. But the horrible
truth did not come to light until 6:00 next morning.
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CJ
recommends job confirmation of 9 addl judges
Chief Justice KM Hasan
has recommended confirmation of nine additional
judges, law ministry sources said yesterday.
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Truck
driver, 2 others held in Habiganj
A truck driver and two
others suspected of involvement in Bogra ammunition
and explosive case were taken into custody Sunday
night.
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Katharine
Hepburn dead
Katharine
Hepburn, a Hollywood icon who won a record four
Oscars, died Sunday at the age of 96 surrounded
by her family and friends, her entourage said.
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Traffic
sergeants face contempt of court charges for misbehaving
with HC judge
Three
traffic policemen are facing charges of contempt
of court for misbehaving with a High Court judge
and insulting the dignity of the Supreme Court during
an incident at Farmgate in the city.
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3
customs men, garment factory owner sued for tax
evasion
The
Bureau of Anti-corruption (BAC) yesterday filed
a case against three customs officials and a garment
factory owner for dodging Tk 7.92 crore in tax.
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Eight-hour
hartal in Sylhet July 10
An
eight-hour hartal on July 10 has been called in
Sylhet to press for immediate withdrawal of the
'illegal' lease order given by the deputy commissioner
(DC) on the historic 'Singha Bari'.
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Blast
at arms depot kills 30 in Iraq
U.S.
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Minibus
hijack bid in city foiled
Police
foiled an attempt to hijack a minibus but the driver
was killed by the alleged hijackers in the city
Sunday night.
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Fresh
areas flooded
Most
of the rivers continued to rise yesterday, inundating
fresh areas in a number of districts, disrupting
communication and raising the number of marooned
people by thousands.
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Jamaat,
AIG file GDs against ATN Bangla, Channel-i
7Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh
Secretary General and Social Welfare Minister Ali
Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid has filed two general diaries
(GD) against Channel-i and ATN Bangla TV channels
while Additional Inspector
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| Business |
Govt
drops 3 EPZ development plan on poor investor response
The government has decided
to suspend all future infrastructure development
in three export processing zones (EPZs) at Ishwardi,
Mongla and Nilphamari.
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BoP
support hinges on reforms, says Temple
Future balance of payment
(BoP) support will continue for Bangladesh provided
the reform programmes are implemented, said outgoing
World Bank Country Director Frederick T Temple yesterday.
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Ex-BCCI
staff get $50m over settlement claim
Over 600 employees of the
collapsed British Bank of Credit & Commerce International
(BCCI) recently received about $50 million to settle
their claims for suffering the stigma of having
worked for a corrupt
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Annan
for more flexibility in global trade talks
UN chief Kofi Annan on
Monday called for countries to show greater flexibility
in global trade talks to overcome difficulties two
months ahead of a key WTO meeting.
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Truce,
tourism boost Sri Lanka economy
Sri Lanka's economy grew
by a strong 5.5 per cent in the first quarter thanks
to higher tourism earnings fuelled by a truce between
troops and Tamil Tiger rebels, Finance Minister
K. N. Choksy said Monday.
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Free
trade deal with HK to drive Chinese recovery
China Sunday signed with
Hong Kong its first free trade pact since joining
the WTO, which the territory hopes will attract
overseas investors and drive an economic recovery.
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Schroeder
banks on tax cut plan to spur economy
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder
announced Sunday that he would bring forward a multi-billion-euro
package of tax cuts by one year in order to stimulate
Germany's sickly economy, despite the risk of running
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BIS
asks Europe, Asia to cut reliance on US for growth
Europe and Asia must equip
themselves to drive their own growth without relying
on the United States, the Bank for International
Settlements (BIS) warned on Monday.
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Cricket: Board
reviews selectors' role
The
Bangladesh Cricket Board is contemplating to add
some more points to the terms and conditions before
they name a new selection committee in mid-July.
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Cricket: C'more,
then Lara-Sarwan
Brian
Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan built on fast bowler Corey
Collymore's seven-wicket effort to help the West
Indies thrash Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the
second and final Test here on Sunday.
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Cricket: Brian
exudes confidence
A
fast-maturing West Indies team will be in a position
to beat South Africa when the Caribbean side plays
a four-Test series there at the end of this year,
according to skipper Brian Lara.
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Cricket: Kallis
ton succeeds now
Jacques
Kallis' second hundred in two days was the cornerstone
of South Africa's 46-run win over Zimbabwe in the
triangular series one-day international here on
Sunday.
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Cricket: World
record is The Don
An
anonymous Australian buyer has paid a record 425,000
dollars (283,000 US) for the baggy green cap worn
by Sir Donald Bradman when he ended his legendary
Test career, auctioneers Ludgrove's Inter-national
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Agassi
aced out of Wimbledon
Andre
Agassi's bid for a second Wimbledon title was shattered
yesterday when the American second seed crashed
to a five-set defeat at the hands of Mark Philippoussis.
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Wimbledon: Serena
& others dodge rain
Rain
drenched Wimbledon on Monday but held off just long
enough for five of the leading women's contenders,
led by defending champion Serena Williams, to storm
through to the quarterfinals.
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Football: France
win Foe final
A
golden goal by Thierry Henry lifted France to a
1-0 victory over Cameroon in the Confederations
Cup final on a night thick with emotion at the Stade
de France here Sunday.
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Football: Final
under his shadow
France
greeted Sunday's Confederations Cup triumph with
a mixture of humility and subdued satisfaction,
dedicating the night to Marc-Vivien Foe.
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Football: A
sombre occasion
The
wife of Marc-Vivien Foe, the Cameroon international
midfielder who died on Thursday, joined Pele to
watch her late husband's Cameroon team take on France
in the Confederations Cup final here Sunday.
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Football: Raul
welcomes Beckham!
Real
Madrid star Raul says England captain David Beckham
will be just one of a galaxy of stars at the nine-times
European champions.
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Football: Socceroos
from Asia?
National
coach Frank Farina on Sunday called for the scrapping
of the Oceania Confederation (OFC) and urged Australia
to seek to qualify for the World Cup football finals
through Asia.
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Football: Aussies
vow to get even
Australians,
furious over FIFA's reneging on Oceania's promised
automatic entry into the 2006 World Cup finals,
want the head of the governing body's chief, Sepp
Blatter.
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Football: Rivaldo
UAE bound?
Brazil
and AC Milan forward Rivaldo is said to be "close"
to signing a deal with United Arab Emirates club
Al Ain, according to a newspaper report here Sunday.
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Football: Liverpool
close in on Kewell
Liverpool
hope to snap up Harry Kewell if the Australian star
fails to agree new terms with Leeds before the end
of the week.
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Hockey: Jummon,
Rana banned
The
League Committee of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation
(BHF) has recommended to impose a three-year ban
on Abahani coach Jummon Lusai and give captain Mahabubul
Ahsan Rana a one-year suspension.
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Shooting: Suraiya
sets new mark
The
national shooting championship concluded at the
Gulshan Shooting Club yesterday.
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PM's
speech ruse to protect real terrorists: AL
The Awami League (AL) yesterday
sharply reacted to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's
remarks that labelled the party as al Qaeda, saying
it was a ruse to protect the real criminals.
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JCD
activist beaten up at DU hall
A
JCD activist was beaten up by his fellow workers
at the Ziaur Rahman Hall of Dhaka University in
the early hours of yesterday.
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Tk
378.77 cr CCC budget announced
Mayor
of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) ABM Mohiuddin
Chowdhury on Sunday announced Tk 378.77 crore budget
for the fiscal 2003-04.
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Tk
331.65 crore budget for public universities announced
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC)
yesterday announced Tk 331.65 crore original budget
for the public universities for 2003-2004 fiscal
year.
The UGC also announced Tk 327.
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DU
student stabbed by hawkers
A
student of Dhaka University was seriously injured
when some hawkers stabbed and beat him up in front
of BIRDEM Hospital at Shahbagh yesterday.
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Birth
centenary of Abul Fazal today
Today
is the birth centenary of renowned litterateur Abul
Fazal.
Various organisations have drawn up programmes
to pay tribute to one of the pioneers of free-thinking.
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UPDF
activist killed, bazaar looted in Naniarchar
Activists allegedly belonging
to the Parbattya Chattagram Jono Sanghati Shamity
(PCJSS) looted shops at Ghilachhori bazaar in Naniarchar
upazila, shot dead a UPDF supporter and abducted
another on Thursday.
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Tk
2 lakh prize bonds recovered from a village in Dumuria
Prize bonds worth Tk two
lakh which were stolen from a Pubali Bank corporate
branch in Dhaka were recovered from a house at Magura
Ghona village under Dumuria upazila Saturday night.
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33
chargesheeted in AL leader Uday Sankar abduction
case
Thirty-four
people including four Union Parishad (UP) chairmen
have been chargesheated in the Awami League leader
Uday Shankar Das abduction case.
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5000
flood victims move to Baghaichhori camps
About 5000 flood-hit people
have moved to five relief centres at Baghaichhori,
opened by the upazila administration, as Katchalong
river overflew both its banks inundating five villages
following tendays'
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17
unions flooded in Feni
Incessant
rain and onrush of water from hills in India caused
flash flood in 17 unions under four upazilas in
the district.
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| Culture |
Writers
of art
June
29 was an auspicious day for the art-critics and
journalists of the country as Shilpangan, a reputed
art gallery at Dhanmondi, honoured four of them
for their contribution to the practice of art
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Cancellation
of SQ Chowdhury's nomination demanded
Bangladesh Jatiya Olama
Mashaikh Oaikya Jote yesterday demanded cancellation
of nomination of Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to the
post of OIC secretary general.
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'663
killed in 6 months'
At
least 663 people including 198 children were killed
in incidents of human rights violation across the
country in last six months, said a report prepared
by Odhikar.
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MPs
to get NAM flats soon
Apartment
blocks built in the city for foreign dignitaries
at the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) Summit would be
allotted to the Members of the Parliament soon.
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UP
chairman shot dead in Madaripur
Unidentified
assailants shot dead a Union Parishad chairman at
Baghmara bazar in Shibchar upazila yesterday morning.
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Police
action on SCF rally in Ctg: 5 arrested
Police yesterday prevented
Samajtantrik Chhatra Front (SCF) from holding a
rally at New Market intersection and charged baton
to disperse them.
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| International |
Palestinians
take charge in Gaza
Palestinian
police are taking control of northern and central
parts of the Gaza Strip, after a crucial Israeli
troop withdrawal.
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Britain
rules out any attack against Iran
British Foreign Secretary
Jack Straw on Monday said there are no circumstances
under which Britain would agree to an attack against
Iran, which is under pressure to allow more intrusive
inspections of
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Be
flexible on Kashmir as on Tibet: Musharraf
Describing Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a "man of peace", Pakistan
President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said he hoped
the "flexibility" India had shown on Tibet during
the Indian leader's recent
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VHP
not to marginalise BJP on Ayodhya
Opposing construction of
any mosque within approximately 44 km, of Ram Temple
in Ayodhya, the VHP on Monday said its criticism
of Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani was in a "particular"
context and itdid
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Donors
urged to boost aid for anti-terror battle
Asian Development Bank
(ADB) chief Tadao Chino on Monday urged donor nations
to replenish the lender's seriously eroded poverty
reduction funds as part of a larger strategy to
fight international terrorism
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US
hunts Saddam's men, senators demand world involvement
in Iraq
US
troops pressed on Monday with Operation Desert Sidewinder
in another bid to suppress opposition to their presence
in Iraq, amid moves to secure wider world involvement
in rebuilding the country.
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| Editorial |
Editorial: Frightening
revelation?
TThe
free exchange of allegations between SA Khaleque,
the ruling party MP from Mirpur and Salahuddin Ahmed,
the state minister for communications, on the floor
of the House Saturday should have leftthe
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Editorial: Verdict
on Sony murder case
The
verdict on the murder of a meritorious student at
the country's topmost technical university within
a year of the dastardly crime only proves that if
the authority wills to do something, they cando
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As
they sow, so they reap
The
village is called Varaura -- 2 km west of Srimongal.
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Ayodhya
settlement impasse: Let the courts prevail
The Bharatiya Janata Party
seems to have bitten off more than it can chew on
its trademark issue: Ayodhya.
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| Letters
to Editor |
Channel
i
I recently
went through an interview of Shykh Siraj published
in the culture page on June 18. I expected that
more effective and enterprising views would come
out of the interview.
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Lawyer's
agitation against the proposed budget
I am pleased to see that
all professionals of the country have been included
in the budget of FY 2003-2004 for submission of
income tax return and have been advised to obtain
trade licence.
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Saddam's
Iraq
Saddam
is gone. That chapter is closed. A new era has started.
Is Saddam alive? May be or may be not.
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Rasulpur
We, the residents of village
Bobar Kandi of No.
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Middle-class
and education
Talking
about price hike of every kind of commodities is
quite common among the people of all strata.
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Israel's
Nuclear Programmes
The
US stand against Iran's alleged nuclear programmes
is hypocritical to say the least.
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| Focus |
Kings
of the jungle
Last
June 24, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia addressed a
regional seminar on security in South Asia.
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