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Zia's sons sued for boat capsize that killed 84
They have been charged with operating the boat overloaded with passengers leading to its sinking in Tentulia river in Bhola in southern Bangladesh. Comment?
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Mystery shrouds ULFA chief arrest
New Delhi, Dec 3 : United Liberation Front of Asom chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, who was reportedly arrested in Bangladesh on Wednesday, has been flown in to the national capital, some reports said on Thursday. Comment?
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'Bangladesh's crackdown on ULFA helps India'
AGARTALA: Bangladesh has been taking action against terrorists from India's northeast, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Thursday, a day after top ULFA leader Ababinda Rajkhowa was reported to have been taken into custody there. Comment?
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LABOUR FREEZE: Two Bangladeshi workers at a construction site in Mont Kiara recently. Comment?
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BANGLADESH: Over half of all children living in poverty
... ability to escape their circumstances, according to experts. A new report by the UN Childrena s Fund (UNICEF) in Bangladesh found that 33 million children under 18 - around 56 percent of the child population - are currently living below the ... Comment?
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2 UN experts on poverty, human rights in Dhaka
... Geneva, and Catarina de Albuquerque, a Portuguese lawyer. Human Rights Forum on Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Bangladesh, a network of 17 organisations, informed it at a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity in the capital today. They are ... Comment?
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Assam rebel chief 'held in Dhaka'
... of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) Biswamohan Debbarma - have also been held elsewhere in Bangladesh. But none of these leaders have been formally arrested, giving rise to speculation that they may be "pushed back" into India. ... Comment?
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Hasina sets busy schedule in India
... dynasty. While the Indian government is keen for Hasina to visit Bangalore and Hyderabad, official sources in Bangladesh said that the prime minister must have ample time to meet with leaders in Delhi. Meanwhile, the three-day home secretary-level ... Comment?
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... chief along with three to four other leaders was arrested in Gulshan in the capital. Contacted, the high-ups of Bangladesh Police, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Detective ... Comment?
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Kottan upbeat to beat Bangladesh
DHAKA: Former Austrian coach of Bangladesh George Kottan who guided the country to the lone SAFF title in 2003 has his own plans against the hosts and is firmly focussed on winning the title for Pakistan this time. Comment?
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DHAKA: It's been three weeks since the sacking of Brazilian coach Edson Silva Dido over his selection choices, but it seems his presence still lingers and casts a dark shadow over Bangladesh football and everyone is concerned whether Bangladesh can regain regional supremacy and end a six-year draught. Comment?
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... cost of the revised PRSP. Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Mashiur Rahman, Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman, finance secretary, representatives from general economic division (GED), economic relations ... Comment?
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Govt plans $3b project for Mongla Port
... and Bhutan,a the shipping minister hoped. Mongla Port is the countrya s second seaport situated in south-western Bangladesh, at the confluence of the River Passur and Mongla, about 131 kms upstream from the Bay of Bengal. Comment?
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AG, Anisul Huq get death threat
... as members of al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Joyse Mohammad, Harkatul Jihad al Islami and Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). Upon receiving the letter, advocate Anwarul Kabir Babul, a member of the association, informed the association president and ... Comment?
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Khaleda to be re-elected BNP chief
DHAKA: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, is set to be re-elected to the top party post unopposed for the second time at the partya TMs fifth national council session scheduled for December 8 as none other than her collected nomination papers on Wednesday, the last day for distribution of nominations. Comment?
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Primary education standards falling
DHAKA: A new report highlights falling standards of primary education in Bangladesh, saying literacy level and over-all quality of education "do not meet expectation". Success rates in different classes of primary schooling have dropped in the last one decade, according to the non-government report titled 'Education Watch-2008'. The report also ... Comment?
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Rainforest protectors under threat
... chopping down smaller plants and trees continue unabated. On Tuesday, tipped off by some local people the local Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel recovered eleven logs from Sonbari area of the forest and handed them over to the Forest Office. BDR ... Comment?
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DHAKA: The government has sued Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman, the two sons of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, and Tariquea TMs close aide Giasuddin Al Mamun, the owners of MV Koko-4 that capsized in Bhola early Friday, for the accident the death toll from which rose to 84 till Wednesday. Comment?
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... in the town. Presided over by Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, the rally was also addressed by President of Bangladesh Workers Party Rashed Khan Menon, Gono Forum presidium member Pankaj Bhattacharya, Secretary of Bangladesh Adivasi Forum Sanjib Drong, ... Comment?
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Bangladeshi women who have benefited from a microfinance scheme
Ishrat Jahan picks her way deftly through Geneva Camp, a Dhaka slum housing former refugees from the war of independence - supporters of Pakistan who were left behind when Bangladesh gained its freedom in 1971. Comment?
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