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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Shab-e-Qadr observed with due solemnity

September 07, 2010 09:30 am
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Dhaka, Sept 7 (UNB) - The holy Shab-e-Qadr, a night of blessings, was observed across the country Monday night with due solemnity.This night is believed to be the night when Allah revealed the Quran to the Prophet Haz...
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Dhaka, Sept 6 (UNB) - Another 31 alleged BDR mutineers of 24 Rifles Battalion on Monday cross examined the complainant, Subedar Matiur Rahman, at the Special Court-5 in connection with the February 25-26 mutiny at BDR ...
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Madaripur, Sept 6 (UNB) - The usual channel through Naodoba has silted up causing the Mawa-Keorakandi ferries to detour 20 kilometers. The ferries now need 1 hour more to reach the destination through new channel Kauli...
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Sunamganj, Sept 6 (UNB) - At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over construction of a road at Rajaniline village in North Bargal union under Tahirpur upazila on Monday afternoon.Of...

Clinic official murdered in Munshiganj

September 06, 2010 11:58 pm
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Munshiganj, Sept 6 (UNB) - A superviser of a clinic was stabbed to death, allegedly by nephew of owner of the clinic over a trifling matter at Sipahi Para in Sadar upazila on Monday.The deceased was identified as Ahsan...
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Natore, Sept 6 (UNB) - President Ziallur Rahman granted clemency to 20 Awami League activists sentenced to death for murder are being set free from Dhaka and Rajshahi Central jails anytime now. Sadar Upazila Parishad v...
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Dhaka, Sept 6 (UNB) - Ten people died in separate road accidents in Chittagong, Gazipur, Thakurgaon and Sherpur on Monday.In Chittagong, three people were killed in a road crash at Satyapeer Mazar area on Chittagong-Ka...

Army person held with phensidyl in Faridpur

September 06, 2010 08:16 pm
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Faridpur, Sept 6 (UNB) - An army person was arrested with along with phensidyl from a bus in Rail gate area of Madhukhali upazila here on Sunday night.The arrested person was identified as Major Shibbir Ahmed, of East...

PM condoles death of Abdul Mannan Syed

September 06, 2010 07:53 pm
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haka, Sept 6 (UNB)-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock at the death of noted writer and poet Abdul Mannan Syed. In a condolence message, the Prime Minister prayed for salvation of the departed soul an...
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Dhaka, Sept 6 (UNB) - A 39-member Bangladesh medical team comprising doctors, nurses and pharmacists left for Karachi Monday afternoon to help the victims of Pakistan's worst floods in decades.Earlier, the government dec...