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CJ reshuffles 25 benches, no bench given to Justice Nizamul

The chief justice has reconstituted 20 two-judge and 5 single-judge High Court benches without allocating a bench for Justice Md Nizamul Huq, who resigned as International Crimes Tribunal 1 chair on December 11 after... Full story

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BSMMU expands evening specialised service

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University has expanded its evening specialists’ consultation services in the hospital with the addition of surgery and orthopaedic surgery departments in the service from Tuesday. Full story

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DLA protests at planned power price hike

The Democratic Left Alliance on Tuesday called on the Awami League-led government to refrain from increasing power and fuel prices afresh. The leaders of the alliance, a combine of seven left leaning political parties, made the urge... Full story

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ICT-1 to give decision on defence retrial plea on Thursday

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday set January 3 for giving its decisions regarding retrials of war crimes cases against Ghulam Azam, Motiur Rahman Nizami and Delwar Hossain Sayedee sought by the defence. Full story

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Police yet to interrogate suspects

The police were yet to interrogate the four suspected to have raped a 14-year-old schoolgirl at Madhupur and their associate as a court in the district did not sit on Tuesday. The local police produced the five... Full story

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BAU to celebrate golden jubilee tomorrow

Bangladesh Agriculture University is going to hold two-day-long ‘Golden Jubilee and Alumni Reunion 2012 from tomorrow, January 3. Some 5,000 former students of the university are expected to attend the programme... Full story

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Protesters ask Asia Energy to remove local offices by Mar 30

The organisations doing movement against opencast mining of Phulbari coal mine by British company Asia Energy gave an ultimatum on Tuesday to withdraw its local offices by March 30. Full story

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Journalists besiege secretariat for over an hour

Journalists besieged the secretariat for one-and-a-half hour on Tuesday noon demanding immediate arrest of the killers of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. Neither ministers nor any high officials could enter or find any way out... Full story

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Wood collector killed in tiger attack

A wood collector was killed by a tiger in the Sundarbans in Koira upazila of Kulna on Tuesday morning. The deceased was Habibur Rahman Hobi, 33, son of Mohammad Mali of East Mathbaria area in Koira upazila. Full story

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Anti-imperialist solidarity day observed

Left leaders on Tuesday vowed to continue their movements against imperialist attacks of United States on Bangladesh. The made the promise at a discussion jointly organised by the Communist Party of... Full story

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Ctg Press Club gets new committee, Abbas president, Moshin GS

Ali Abbas of satellite television channel ATN Bangla and Mohshin Chowdhury of Bangla daily Janakantha were elected president and general secretary of the Chittagong Press Club respectively in the election held on Monday. Full story

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Postadana imported by 12 Nepalese destroyed in Khulna

Mongla Customs on Monday destroyed postadana worth Taka 30 imported under false declaration crore in the Mongla Port area. The banned spice item was imported through Mongla Port in 2008. Full story

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31st night reveler killed by truck

A youth, who was celebrating the New Year under the influence of alcohol along with his friends, was crushed under a truck and one of his friends injured in Bogra town early Tuesday. Full story

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ACC sues 6 for Tk 20cr embezzlement

Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a total of nine cases against the Chittagong representative of Unipay2u and five of his relatives on charge of embezzling Tk 20,54,11,230 of the multilevel... Full story

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Staff strike continues at Open University

Teachers and other employees of Bangladesh Open University in Gazipur continued their strike for the third day on Tuesday, pushing their eight-point demand that include removal of the vice-chancellor. Full story

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Ansar man commits suicide in Jhenaidah

The bullet-hit body of a member of law enforcement force Bangladesh Anasar was found at a police outpost at Kaliganj upazila in Jhenaidah on Tuesday. A sub-inspector of Tantipur police outpost said they rushed... Full story

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Businessmen for refuelling station at Osmani Airport.

Local businessmen demanded setting up refueling station at Sylhet Osmani International Airport. They also called for reduction of airfare and turning the Tamabil land port into a full-fledged custom station. Full story

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