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18 producers in operation contrary to JS body advice

Eighteen out of the 62 pharmaceutical companies reported by a Jatiya Sangsad panel last year as producers of sub-standard drugs have allegedly been continuing with the malpractice. Full story

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BNP-led protesters, police clash in Ctg

Five people including a journalist were injured in a clash between the activists of BNP-led alliance and police in the Chittagong city on Wednesday during the alliance’s mass contact programme. Full story

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BNP, allies to toll final bell for govt: Tariqul

The BNP-led opposition alliance on Wednesday held mass contact programme and distributed leaflets across the country to drum up support for its movement for the reinstatement of the election-time caretaker government ... Full story

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Suspects’ DNA samples collected for cross-matching

The forensic department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday collected DNA samples of the six suspects arrested in connection with the killing of 10-year-old girl, Ritu Akhter, in a Topkhana Road commercial... Full story

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SC to hear Khaleda’s plea March 31

The Appellate Division on Wednesday advanced to March 31, 2013 the hearing in Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appeal against a High Court verdict that had rejected her petition for quashing Zia... Full story

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Bhashani in textbook with importance: edn ministry

The education ministry claimed that the contribution of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani has been incorporated into textbooks of the new curriculum with much importance. The ministry’s senior information officer Subodh Dhali... Full story

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ICT 2 defers hearing on Suranjit to January 29

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday deferred to January 29 the hearing in minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta’s explanation on his remarks about possible timing for pronouncing verdicts in war... Full story

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ACC summons four for interrogation

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday summoned four people for interrogation in the case of ‘corruption conspiracy’ in Padma Bridge project. This is the first step of the investigation team of the commission for... Full story

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Separate division for police force: PM

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, said on Wednesday the government has decided to set up a separate division for the police force to coordinate its activities more efficiently. Full story

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Cancelling GSP to hit hard Bangladesh economy: ambassador Qader

Bangladesh ambassador to the US Akramul Qader on Tuesday said withdrawal of GSP facility on Bangladeshi products to US markets will hit hard the country’s economy. ‘Though it does not cover Bangladesh’s readymade... Full story

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Ruling alliance forms human chains today

The Awami League-led ruling alliance will form one-hour human chains across the country today in protest against alleged acts of violence committed by Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and its student wing, Islami... Full story

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Bangla Academy librarian exhibits reports on Kamaruzzaman

Bangla Academy assistant librarian on Wednesday exhibited four news reports published in daily Azad and daily Sangram in 1971 in the case against detained Jamaat leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman before the International Crimes... Full story

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Strike observed at Dumki

The Patuakhali Science and Technology University authorities on Wednesday slapped banned on the activities of Bangladesh Chhatra League for their destructive activities on and around the campus. Full story

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List of top 100 British-Bangladeshi published

A list of 100 leading British citizens of Bangladesh origin has been published, containing those who are ‘helping shape Britain for the better with their ideas, example, talent and success.’ Full story

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Plot alleged against ACC amendment bill

Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Ghulam Rahman on Wednesday alleged that certain interest groups were trying to stop the passage of the ACC amendment bill in parliament. Full story

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Teenage girl commits suicide

A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her house at village Rajbolloppur of Chouddagram in Comilla Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Salma Akhter Pinky, 17, daughter of Fazlul Haq... Full story

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Minor girl raped in Jhenaidah

A 10-year-old girl was raped allegedly by an elderly man in a village under Jhenaidah sadar Tuesday night. Family members alleged they could not ensure treatment of the child as the family of the rapist, Kashem Ali, 50, of... Full story

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BSF abducts Bangladeshi farmer

The Border Security Force of India abducted a Bangladeshi farmer from Dabri frontier pillar no 366/2f of Haripur upzilla under Thakrgaon Wednesday morning. The abducted farmer was Kholilur Rahman, 45, of village Manik Khari... Full story

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Teachers form human chain

Assistant teachers of different government secondary schools in the Chittagong city on Wednesday formed a human chain to press home their three-point demand, including setting up of an independent... Full story

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Truck kills policeman in Rajshahi

A police sub-inspector was killed when a truck ran over him at a spot in Rajshahi on Rajshahi-Chapainawabgonj highway on Tuesday evening. Referring to witnesses, the police said Kazi Ripon, 35, died on the spot at Basudevpur of... Full story

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Ex-UP member killed

A former union parishad member from Chapainawabganj who was injured by unidentified miscreants succumbed at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Wednesday. Shamsuddin Tagar, 45, of village Purbajagat under... Full story

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