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Anti-liberation Role in 1971; Jamaat claims denied by evidence |
| 27 / 2 / 2008 |
| Jamaat-e-Islami, which on Tuesday once again denied to the Election Commission its anti-liberation role during the 1971 War of Independence, had many of its top leaders among the Razakar members surrendering along with the Pakistan occupation forces on December 16, 1971. |
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Barapukuria Coal Mine; Khaleda, 10 of her ministers sued for corruption |
| 26 / 2 / 2008 |
| The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a case against detained BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 15 others including 10 former ministers from BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami for graft in awarding Barapukuria coal mine operation contract to a Chinese company. |
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Bird Flu; Over 58,000 fowls culled in 8 districts |
| 24 / 2 / 2008 |
| Authorities concerned culled 58,032 domestic fowls and destroyed 53,434 eggs in eight districts yesterday following detection of avian influenza. |
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Talks With Parties Begin; EC to ask govt to try war criminals |
| 24 / 2 / 2008 |
| Responding favourably to a tidal rise of the demand for trial of war criminals, the Election Commission (EC) yesterday announced that it will make a recommendation to the caretaker government to initiate steps for the trials. |
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Shahadat puts Tigers on top |
| 24 / 2 / 2008 |
| Young Shahadat Hossain rose to a height that no paceman of the country has reached before with a six-wicket burst as Bangladesh put South Africa on a knife-edge after the eventful second day\'s play of the first Test at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday. |
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Artefacts finally back home |
| 24 / 2 / 2008 |
| All the 42 artefacts that the government had sent for an exhibition at Guimet Museum in Paris on December 1 last year were brought back home yesterday. |
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Slaughtered sick chickens on sale at city markets |
| 23 / 2 / 2008 |
| A number of unscrupulous poultry sellers in city markets have been putting members of the public at risk of avian flu infection by selling slaughtered sick chickens at low prices. |
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Dialogue With BNP; EC to wait till HC picks out the mainstream |
| 23 / 2 / 2008 |
| Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda yesterday said the Election Commission (EC) is absolutely neutral and there is no reason for it to favour any particular party. |
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Zardari, Sharif agree to form coalition; Agree to reinstate sacked chief justice; Sharif to contest by-election |
| 22 / 2 / 2008 |
| The party of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto will form a coalition government with ex-premier Nawaz Sharif after their crucial election victory, the parties announced last night. |
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Ekushey observed with reverence |
| 22 / 2 / 2008 |
| The Central Shaheed Miner was flooded with flowers as thousands barefooted, wearing black ribbons and holding bouquets close to their bosoms thronged there to pay homage to the brave sons of the soil who laid down their lives in 1952 for mother tongue Bangla. |
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