Capital Dhaka and other cities of Bangladesh felt tremor Friday night; No damge reported   * * *   Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated tomorrow (Saturday)   * * *   Former Foreign Ministry adviser Reaz Rahman barred from going abroad   * * *   4 dead, 3 missing in US flooding   * * *   11 Afghans injured in anti-Quran-burning protests   * * *   Decision to suspend Quran-burning met with relief
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Saturday, 11 September 2010

National

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President, PM greet countrymen, Muslim Ummah

September 08, 2010 08:57 pm
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Dhaka, Sept, 8 (UNB) - President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have greeted the people and Muslim Ummah on the eve of holy Eid-ul-Fitr.Zillur Rahman in a message said, “I convey my heartiest greetin...
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Dhaka, Sep 8 (UNB)- Dhaka Metropolitan police (DMP) and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have already taken intensive security measures for the Eid holidays.The elite force RAB has already engaged its 3000 members in the...
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Dhaka, Sep 8 (UNB) - Admitting lack of coordination in the prosecution and investigation process of the war crimes trial, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said that a Chief Investigator will be appointed soon to ...

Yunus awarded 2010 SolarWorld Einstein Award

September 08, 2010 08:36 pm
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Dhaka, Sept 8 (UNB) - SolarWorld has honoured Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus by conferring the 2010 SolarWorld Einstein Award on him. Professor Yunus received the award in Valencia in recognition of the wor...
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Dhaka, Sep 8 (UNB)-Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner AKM Shahidul Haque on Thursday denied the allegation of extortion by police, terming it as motivated.The Commissioner made the remark after visiting Kamalapur ...
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Chittagong, Sept 8 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that having been acting mayor several times made Monjur Alam greedy for the mayoral post, and that ultimately drove him to join BNP.She made the comment ...
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Chittagong, Sept 8 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the recent court verdicts on the 5th and 7th amendment to the constitution put a barricade forever in the way of those who want to grab people’s r...
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Dhaka, Sept 8 (UNB) - The British High Commission in Dhaka, its office in Sylhet and DFID Bangladesh will remain closed to the public on Sunday (Sept 12) for Eid-ul-Fitr.

1,582 more arrested in countrywide drive

September 08, 2010 07:59 pm
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Dhaka, Sept 8 (UNB) - Police arrested 1,582 people on various charges in separate drives across the country in 24 hours till 6am today (Wednesday).Five firearms and 18 rounds of bullet were also recovered during the c...
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Dhaka, Sept 8 (UNB) - President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina felicitated the President of Tajikistan on the occasion of the National Day of the country that falls on tomorrow (Thursday).In separate m...