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Over 2m hajj pilgrims seek mercy at Arafat |
| 19 / 12 / 2007 |
| More than two million Muslims from across the globe gathered yesterday around Mount Arafat near Makkah, the birthplace of Islam for the annual hajj. |
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Hasina’s trial to continue in |
| 14 / 12 / 2007 |
| The Appellate Division on Thursday stayed the execution of the High Court order that had halted the trial of the detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the Tk 2.99 crore extortion case in the makeshift courtroom on the Jatiya Sangsad complex.
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Rangs floor collapse calls for scientific highrise demolition |
| 12 / 12 / 2007 |
| The latest incident of floor collapse of the Rangs Bhaban reminds the authorities of the necessity of following a scientific and safe method in demolishing any high-rise building. |
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Hamidur’s remains reach Comilla |
| 11 / 12 / 2007 |
| The remains of Bir Shreshtha Sepoy Hamidur Rahman finally reached his homeland on Monday, more than 36 years after his martyrdom during Bangladesh war of independence against the then Pakistani occupation forces.
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Four jailed RU teachers freed |
| 11 / 12 / 2007 |
| The four Rajshahi University teachers, jailed earlier on charge of instigating the August 20–22 campus protests in violation of the Emergency Powers Rules, were released from the Rajshahi central jail on a presidential clemency.
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Dhaka to ask Berlin to remove 12pc security deposit on RMG imports; Delegation to Germany in January |
| 9 / 12 / 2007 |
| The government is to send a high-powered delegation to Germany to urge the European country to remove a 12 percent security deposit it has imposed on Bangladeshi garment imports. |
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Unite for trial of war criminals; Satkhira FFs urge |
| 8 / 12 / 2007 |
| Speakers at a discussion on Satkhira Mukta Dibas (Satkhira Liberation Day) yesterday called for creating mass awareness for trial of war criminals. |
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Khoka claims he owns Tk 9 crore wealth; His property includes 5 houses, 6 flats, 8 plots, over 28 acres land |
| 7 / 12 / 2007 |
| Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka in his wealth statement submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday declared that he owns movable and immovable property worth Tk 9 crore. |
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Mujahid, Kader, Hannan |
| 6 / 12 / 2007 |
| Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Mujahid, its assistant secretary general Abdul Kader Molla and former National Board of Revenue chairman Shah Mohammad Abdul Hannan were sued on Wednesday on treason and sedition charges.
A freedom fighter of Sector 2, Fazlur Rahman of village Dakhkin Ramerkanda at Keraniganj lodged the case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate�s Court of Dhaka against the three for anti-liberation activities in 1971 and audacious statements they recently made in the media on the liberation war. |
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Right to information act soon: CA; He terms it a driving force in democracy |
| 6 / 12 / 2007 |
| Terming free flow of information a driving force in democracy and good governance, Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday expressed the hope that the government will soon formulate a right to information act. |
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