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Law
and order situation downward
July
19, 2000
Dhaka,
July 18 (UNB) – A total of 154 people were murdered in country’s
10 southwestern districts in last six months till June 30, showing a
horrific picture of law and order situation.
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New
Ferry service at Pirojpur
July
3, 2000
Dhaka,
July 2 (UNB) – State Minister for Jute AK Faezul Huq today (Sunday)
inaugurated a ferry service in the river Sandhya on
Swarupkati-Inderhat road in Pirojpur district.
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Encyclopedia
flaws: Faridpur is in India ?
July
1, 2000
Dhaka,
June 30 (UNB)-Who’ll believe that the district of Faridpur is in
India?
Encyclopedia
Britannica, a book of universal knowledge, gives the world such
misinformation about Bangladesh’s geography and history.
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Arsenic
dilemma
July
1, 2000
Dhaka,
June 30 (UNB) – Do they drink from the tube-wells around that pump
poison or opt for pond waters that are unsafe too?
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Chehlum
of former FBCCI president
June
29, 2000
Dhaka
(UNB) – Chehlum of Nooruddin Ahmed, former President of the FBCCI,
will be held at his Banani residence after Asr prayers on Saturday.
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Qulkhwani
of Brig. M Moqbul Haider
June
28, 2000
Dhaka,
June 27 (UNB) – The qulkhwani of former chairman of Bangladesh Tea
Board Brigadier (retd) M Moqbul Haider will be held tomorrow
(Wednesday) at Old DOHS Community Centre at 5pm.
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DCC
Extends deadline of tax payment
June
18, 2000
Dhaka,
June 17 (UNB) – Dhaka City Corporation has extended the time limit
till June 30 for the taxpayers to pay their taxes without surcharge.
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Holy
Cross College turns 50
June
15, 2000
Dhaka,
June 14 (UNB) – Holy Cross College will celebrate its golden jubilee
programme in November this year.
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Businessman
Shot Dead
June
4, 2000
Dhaka,
June 3 (UNB) – A businessman was shot dead and another injured in a
terrible gun attack on the Topkhana Road near the National Press Club
this (Saturday) evening.
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Flood
forecast
May
31, 2000
Dhaka,
May 30 (UNB) – Although some rivers in the Meghna basin receded,
flood situation in the greater Sylhet region is likely to remain
unchanged in the next 24 hours till 9 am tomorrow (Wednesday).
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International
trade fair taking place in Dhaka
May
24, 2000
Dhaka,
May 23 (UNB)- World’s largest international trade fair for clothing,
machinery and textile processing, IMB, will take place for the tenth time in
Cologne from May 30 to June 3, this year.
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DUJA
brought out silent procession
May
22, 2000
Dhaka,
May 21 (UNB) – Dhaka University Journalists’ Association (DUJA) today
brought out a silent procession on the campus demanding exemplary punishment
of a Chhatra League leader who roughed up two journalists on Saturday.
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Journalists
assault in Dhaka University
May
21, 2000
Dhaka,
May 20 (UNB) – Two Dhaka University correspondents of two national dailies
were allegedly beaten up by a hall unit leader of Pro-Awami Chhatra League (BCL)
on the campus today.
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Raza,
member of “five star group”, arrested
May
21, 2000
Dhaka,
May 20 (UNB) – Police arrested Mosharraf Hossain Raza, one of the five
members of the so-called “five star group”, who allegedly used to
control tenders of “Nagar Bhaban” using arms and political backing.
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Tiger
puppy recovered
May
20, 2000
Dhaka,
May 20 (UNB)- A tiger puppy escaped from the clutches of a group of greedy
people in the capital.
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Customs
officials seized gold ornament
May
18, 2000
Dhaka,
May 17 (UNB) – Customs officials seized 705 tolas of gold ornament from an
Indian national at Zia International Airport Tuesday.
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MP's house looted
May
8, 2000
Savar,
May 7 (UNB) – Armed bandits broke into the house of Salahuddin MP
here and looted bullets, cash and gold ornaments Saturday night.
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The
38th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla observed
April
28, 2000
Dhaka,
Apr 27 (UNB) – The 38th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla
AK Fazlul Huq, the great leader of undivided Bengal, was observed
today with due respect.
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Commercial
agreement between Biman and Qatar Airways
April
19, 2000
Dhaka,
Apr 18 (UNB) – Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag-carrier,
has started operating code-sharing flights with Qatar Airways under a
commercial agreement.
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Inauguration
of kidney
diagnostic and treatment center
April
12, 2000
Dhaka,
Apr 11 (UNB)- A new kidney diagnostic and treatment center to treat
patients at a minimum charge was inaugurated in Banani here recently.
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JCD
protest rally across the country tomorrow
April
12, 2000
Dhaka,
Apr 11 (UNB) – Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student wing of BNP,
will hold protest rally across the country tomorrow (Wednesday)
demanding arrest and punishment of the accused who attacked the
motorcade of Begum Khaleda Zia on her way to Chokoria on April 9.
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Movement
to protect Environment
April
12, 2000
The
declaration suggested promotion of conversion of all vehicles into
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) driven vehicles targeting vehicles of the
government and semi-government institutions by June, 2001, conversion
of all auto rickshaws to CNG, if necessary by providing credit
facilities and establishment of more CNG conversion facilities
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The
Executive Director of IICS called on Vice Chancellor of DU
April
11, 2000
Dhaka,
Apr 10 (UNB) –The Executive Director of International Institute for
Cooperative Studies (IICS) of the USA Dr Daryl McCarthy and European
Director Dr Bill Weldon called on Vice Chancellor of AK Azad Chowdhury
of Dhaka University here today (Monday).
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A
young man gunned down
April
11, 2000
Dhaka,
Apr 10 (UNB) – A young man was gunned down following the killing of
Sujan last week, in a flat at Nurjahan road in the city’s
Mohammadpur area on Sunday midnight.
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Armed
hoodlums looted over Tk. 15 lakh
April
11, 2000
Dhaka,
Apr 10 (UNB) – In a commando-style raid armed hoodlums looted over
Tk 15 lakh in broad daylight today from a trading center in Fatulla
thana that is owned by an upstart ruling party MP.
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Body
recovered of unidentified young man
April
11, 2000
Dhaka,
Apr 10 (UNB) – Police recovered the body of an unidentified young
man from a flat at Nurjahan road in the city’s Mohammadpur area on
Sunday midnight.
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