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South African paceman rout Bangladesh in Bloemfontein |
| 24 / 11 / 2008 |
| BANGLADESH captain Mohammad Ashraful admitted his side failed to cope with South Africa\\\'s fast bowlers after they crashed to an innings and 129 runs defeat on the fourth day of the first Test at Springbok Park, Bloemfontein on Saturday. |
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4 DU students, 3 cops injured in clash: Police van set on fire |
| 24 / 11 / 2008 |
| Four Dhaka University students and three policemen were injured in a clash near the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital over a minor issue at noon yesterday. |
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AL, BNP welcome polls schedule, |
| 24 / 11 / 2008 |
| The two major political alliances led by Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party separately accepted the new schedule for the ninth parliamentary elections and continued preparations for joining the polls. |
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Frequent rescheduling of polls nothing but a conspiracy |
| 24 / 11 / 2008 |
| Former Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina yesterday alleged that rescheduling rescheduling of parliament elections is nothing but a conspiracy to foil the polls.
She made this comment while talking to newsman after a meeting with Dhaka University teachers at Dhanmondi party office just an hour before the announcement of the new schedule for the polls by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda.
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Khaleda asks govt to lift emergency |
| 24 / 11 / 2008 |
| The BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Sunday asked the interim government to withdraw the state of emergency and repeal the ‘despotic’ power of the Election Commission to cancel candidatures at any point of elections to create an atmosphere conducive to participation of all parties.
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JS elections on Dec 29 |
| 24 / 11 / 2008 |
| The Election Commission on Sunday announced fresh election schedules re-fixing the voting date for parliamentary elections on December 29, 2008 and for upazila polls on January 22, 2009.
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Adviser hopeful of all-party dialogue: CA\'s lacklustre presence annoys party bosses |
| 24 / 5 / 2008 |
| The two major political parties of the country-the BNP and the Awami League-yesterday expressed skepticism about success of the national dialogue, blaming the lack of sincerity on the part of the Government, while noted economists demanded the inclusion of price hike of the essentials and food security in the agenda of the ongoing talks.
Meanwhile, the arrival of the former US Ambassador to Dhaka Patricia A Butenis in the capital from Baghdad on Thursday, on the inaugural day of the dialogue, on a private visit triggered speculations in the political and diplomatic circles, since she was very active to encourage the politicians to become tolerant to each other views and settle disputes through talks during her entire tenure in this country.
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Appellate Div overturns HC Judgement: Ajam Chy case revived: Hasina’s trial under EPR valid: Pre-1/11 offences can be tried under Emergency Rules |
| 9 / 5 / 2008 |
| The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the trial of detained former premier and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina under the Emergency Power Rules (EPR) in an extortion case was valid, overturning the High Court judgment that cancelled the trial proceedings halfway through.
Following yesterday\'s Supreme Court verdict, any case of an offence committed before the promulgation of the state of emergency can be tried under the EPR. |
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Release of Hasina tops agenda: AL leaders place five-point demand to advisers |
| 13 / 4 / 2008 |
| Awami League (AL) leaders during the informal talks with the government yesterday put forward five-point demands including immediate release of party chief Sheikh Hasina and withdrawal of state of emergency and holding trials of the war criminals.
The AL leaders also asked the government to announce a date for parliamentary polls and control the price of essential commodities, which is imperative to create congenial atmosphere for holding the stalled parliamentary polls.
Emerging from the meeting held at state guesthouse Meghna, AL Acting Secretary General Syed Ashraful Islam told reporters that the Government side assured them of fulfilling the logical demands after discussing the matter with the Chief Adviser.
\"We told the advisers that release of Sheikh Hasina is essential to create congenial atmosphere to hold the elections and the Advisers also accepted our logic behind our demands,\" he said. |
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Shahjahan, first Jamaat leader, jailed for 10 yrs: Morshed Khan\'s son Faisal gets 7 yrs |
| 13 / 4 / 2008 |
| A special court dealing with high-profile corruption cases Sunday sentenced detained former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury to 10 years\' imprisonment for hiding wealth in his statement submitted under the current purge. Co-accused Faisal Morshed Khan, chairman of Arab Bangladesh Bank and also son of former foreign minister M Morshed Khan, was also jailed for seven years for abetting Shahjahan in concealing information about the money he paid for importing a luxury car enjoying the privilege of tax-free facility as a lawmaker.
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