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Bangladesh parliament approves prosecuting 1971 war criminals |
| 29 / 1 / 2009 |
| Dhaka - The Bangladesh parliament Thursday approved a resolution seeking speedy prosecution of the country\'s 1971 war criminals amid a boycott by the mainstream opposition lawmakers.
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Biggest ever fall in DSE |
| 19 / 1 / 2009 |
| The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) yesterday witnessed a sharp fall yesterday, which is continuing in the market since January 5. No change was seen in the market trend since the political government took the power.
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Bangladesh storm into final |
| 14 / 1 / 2009 |
| An unprecedented 92 (not out) by youngster Shakib Al Hasan powered Bangladesh to storm into the final of the Grameenphone Tri-Nation Cricket Tournament defeating mighty Sri Lanka by five wickets in the last league match at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. |
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BNP candidate wins Noakhali-1 election |
| 12 / 1 / 2009 |
| BNP candidate Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan was unofficially declared elected to parliament from Noakhal-1 constituency in the polls held yesterday. |
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Allegation against Koko motivated, says Delwar |
| 11 / 1 / 2009 |
| Commenting on the allegations against the former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia\'s younger son Arafat Rahman Koko for taking the amount of $ 3 million in connection with public works projects awarded by the Bangladesh government to Simens AG and China Harbor Engineering Company, the secretary general of BNP Khandker Delwar Hossain yesterday termed it as \'motivated\' to tarnish the images of family members of Zia.
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US, UK seek govt coop in recovering $200m bribe money |
| 11 / 1 / 2009 |
| The United States and the United Kingdom have sought the cooperation of the government, law ministry, attorney general’s office and the Bangladesh Bank to recover $200 million allegedly taken by a dozen Bangladeshis, including former BNP ministers, leaders and businessmen, in bribe from different international companies in exchange for help in obtaining contracts, the law minister, Shafique Ahmed, told reporters on Sunday.
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PM warns cabinet members: Stern action if allegations found |
| 11 / 1 / 2009 |
| Prime minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday cautioned her cabinet members that stern action would be taken if allegations were found against any of the cabinet members. |
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Armed Forces’ chiefs call on Hasina |
| 8 / 1 / 2009 |
| The chiefs of the three services of the Armed Forces Wednesday paid courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office on Wednesday afternoon, as she started off as head of a new-look government. |
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Hasina forms 32-member govt: Most are new faces, veterans left out |
| 6 / 1 / 2009 |
| Ending all speculations and two years rule of the army backed Caretaker Government, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday formed the new government for the second time after securing a landslide victory in the December 29 parliamentary elections.Sheikh Hasina, the eldest daughter of country\'s founding leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, took oath as the prime minister with 23 ministers and eight state ministers in her 31-member cabinet that completed the country\'s transition to democratic rule from the military-backed interim regime. |
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Hasina takes oath as PM today |
| 5 / 1 / 2009 |
| President Prof Dr Iajuddin Ahmed has formally invited Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to form a new government and take oath today at Bangabhaban. The invitation was made over telephone at 12:30pm yesterday, Secretary to the President Md Sirajul Islam told reporters. |
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