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Dhaka-Kolkata train service okayed; Cabinet sends Truth Commission draft to law ministry for review |
| 6 / 4 / 2008 |
| The Council of Advisers yesterday approved the draft of Dhaka-Kolkata passenger train service and sent the Truth and Accountability Commission draft to the law ministry for further scrutiny. |
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Military dictating no good for country, armed forces; Observes ex-CA Justice Habibur at National Citizen\'s Dialogue |
| 6 / 4 / 2008 |
| Military intervention in the country\'s politics and administration cannot be salutary either for the country or the armed forces, former chief adviser to caretaker government Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman said yesterday. |
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Govt\'s food distribution, stock targets off track |
| 5 / 4 / 2008 |
| The public food distribution target for the current fiscal is very likely to be left unmet while the possibility is also very slim of building a 10 lakh tonne government food bank in the coming boro season. |
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AL warns of tougher agitation for Hasina; Launches mass signature campaign |
| 5 / 4 / 2008 |
| The Awami League (AL) yesterday launched a mass signature campaign demanding release of party chief Sheikh Hasina and warned of tougher agitation programmes if the caretaker government does not free her immediately. |
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Amassing Tk 17cr Wealth Illegally; ACC files graft case against Khoka, family |
| 2 / 4 / 2008 |
| The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed a graft case against Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, his wife, son and daughter for amassing wealth illegally and concealing wealth information. |
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Rajuk Staff\'s Wealth Story; Property\'s value 13 times his whole life\'s salary |
| 2 / 4 / 2008 |
| Amir Khasru, building inspector and a class-three ranked employee, drew Tk 13.94 lakh salary during his 12-year service with Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) since 1995. |
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Earthquake; Bangladesh at high risk, but lacks preparedness |
| 31 / 3 / 2008 |
| Bangladesh due to its geographic location has a high risk of experiencing earthquakes but the country does not have the capacity to combat such natural calamity, experts said at a roundtable yesterday. |
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Jailers \'force\' Hasina to appear in court; The ailing AL chief tells court; sent back to sub-jail from hospital after 20 days |
| 31 / 3 / 2008 |
| Detained Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina yesterday told a special court that the jail authorities are depriving her of fundamental human rights and produced her before the court forcefully although her treatment had not yet completed. |
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India\'s Decision to Raise Export Price; Traders hoard rice, hike prices |
| 31 / 3 / 2008 |
| In the wake of India\'s hiking the minimum export price for its rice, traders here have reportedly started hoarding the staple. |
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Tax holiday to 999 units makes positive impact |
| 28 / 3 / 2008 |
| Tax holiday facilities to 999 industries in last two fiscal years have brought positive impact as production values were 30 times and export value 17 times more than the revenue losses due to the facilities, reveals a study by NBR. |
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