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US for quick polls, emergency lifting |
| 5 / 2 / 2008 |
| The United States yesterday said it would be better for Bangladesh to withdraw the state of emergency as soon as possible and hold an election participated by all.
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Graft Case Against Hasina; Charge-framing hearing deferred to Thursday |
| 4 / 2 / 2008 |
| Three days into the beginning of detained former premier Sheikh Hasina\'s trial in an extortion case, she was produced before a special court yesterday for arraignment in connection with a Tk 3 crore graft case, but the court rescheduled the hearing for Thursday. |
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Graft makes former Titas staff filthy rich; Tk 4,000 salaried man amassed Tk 2,100cr |
| 4 / 2 / 2008 |
| The story of former Titas Gas sales assistant Abdul Kader Mollah would probably beat all incidents so far known about amassing wealth through illegal means. Believe it or not, as an employee drawing only Tk 4,000 in salary when at career\'s peak, Mollah accumulated wealth worth over Tk 2,100 crore. |
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No unity meeting as Saifur falls sick; He asks Khaleda group to accept reforms, rebels |
| 3 / 2 / 2008 |
| M Saifur Rahman, acting chairman appointed by the standing committee, yesterday urged the pro-Khaleda leaders to accept intra-party reforms, reinstate those expelled, and shun the practice of selling nominations in the interests of a united BNP. |
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Tagore\'s Stolen Nobel Prize; Prime suspect\'s aide held in city |
| 3 / 2 / 2008 |
| A close associate of Indian national Jibon Singh, a prime suspect in stealing the Nobel Prize medal of poet Rabindranath Tagore, was arrested at Azimpur in the city early yesterday. |
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Saudi road crash kills 11 Bangladeshi workers |
| 2 / 2 / 2008 |
| At least 11 Bangladeshi workers and three Pakistanis were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident at Aqaik near the Saudi Arabian city of Dammam around 6:00pm Saudi time on Thursday. |
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Reconciliation Move; Saifur, Rizvi hold talks as Khaleda backs Delwar |
| 2 / 2 / 2008 |
| M Saifur Rahman, acting chairperson appointed by the BNP standing committee, yesterday met pro-Khaleda leader Rizvi Ahmed in efforts to work out ways to reunite the party. |
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Azam identifies Selim as only accused; He does not mention Hasina\'s name |
| 31 / 1 / 2008 |
| Businessman Azam J Chowdhury, who sued former premier Sheikh Hasina for extorting Tk 2.99 crore, ultimately did not bring any allegation against her when the trial of the case began yesterday with his deposition. |
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Barapukuria Mine; Troubled coalmine shows hope for power plant |
| 30 / 1 / 2008 |
| The troubled Barapukuria coalmine that had been failing to produce enough coal to run the two-unit 250 megawatt (MW) coal fired power plant at its site may be able to ensure enough coal production throughout the current year, a top official of the mine said. |
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BSMMU Prison Cell; 14 VIPs go back to jail in a week |
| 29 / 1 / 2008 |
| At least 14 VIP inmates who are having treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) prison cell are to be moved back to jail within one week. |
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