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BDR mutiny trial begins at Rangamati Spl Court: Nine mutineers go on dock

UNB, Rangamati The much-orchestrated trial of the February 25-26 countrywide BDR mutiny began yesterday as nine of the mutineers stood in the dock of special court to testify amid tight security. Elite-force RAB, police, BDR...

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Home-goers flock to city exit points

With Eid-ul-Azha only three days away, thousands of city dwellers have started to leave Dhaka to celebrate the second largest religious festival of the Muslims with their near and dear ones. The mad rush of homebound people,...

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Cattle 'famine' in Dhaka as border tightened on Eid eve

From correspondents in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 12:02 PM IST Greater vigil by India's Border Security Force (BSF) has curbed cattle movement that may cause a 'famine' in Bangladesh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, a media report said Tuesday....

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Trial of BDR mutineers begins today

Staff Reporter Trial of the February 25-26 countrywide Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny begins today with a special court at Rangamati sector headquarters opening the proceedings. The first of thousands of BDR accused of staging...

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Cyclones and Global Warming

A survivor in India says carbon cuts won't help. By BJøRN LOMBORG Global warming has captured the attention of politicians around the world. The following article is part of a series leading up to the December United Nations...

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Confusion over BNP council

The doubt over BNP council in time continues to get stronger, with top leaders going on record with a claim of ruling party threat and grassroots leaders confiding most units just unprepared. BNP has alleged the administration...

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Agriculture to be affected if erratic weather continues

UNB, Dhaka Erratic rainfall and deviation in temperature are going to bring critical changes in the country's rice farming pattern seriously affecting crop yields, according to experts. "Bangladesh is in the subtropical region....

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Dhaka presses for JRC talks, Delhi yet to respond

bdnews24.com, Dhaka Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has said Bangladesh cannot hand over a draft agreement on sharing Teesta waters with India unless a Joint Rivers Commission meeting takes place. A senior Foreign Ministry official...

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Biggest exams begin

About 1.83 million class V students took part in the newly introduced public examinations across the country yesterday with great enthusiasm. Of the total 1.98 million students, 92.27 percent appeared on the first day of the...

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14 JMB men arrested

Police yesterday arrested 14 members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from a house near the district truck terminal in Jhenidah. From the house, owned by a primary school teacher Malek Joarder,...

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