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24 awarded death penalty in 5 cases

A total of 24 people were yesterday sentenced to death in 6 cases filed over murders at different places of the country. In Gazipur, 11 people were sentenced to death by a court for killing a Juba League leader in Kapasia upazila in 2003. The condemned convicts are Faruque, Belayet Hossain Beltu, Abdus Alim, Ataur Rahman, Farhad, Joynal, Joj Miah, Halim, Ripon, Jewel and Anar Miah. Some of them were activists of Juba League and Chhatra League. Judge of additional district judge court-1 Fazle Elahi Bhuiyan handed down the verdict yesterday. Jalal Sarker, 32, Jubo League Kapasia upazila unit president, was hacked to death near Ballkhela Bazar area of the upazila on August 17, 2003 following political rivalry, said the prosecution. Victim’s…

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No change in schedule: EC

The Election Commission (EC) said yesterday that it would not defer the municipal polls scheduled for…

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News

Cross-border vehicle movement from January: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said cross-border movement of vehicles and vessels between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) will start from January next, reports BSS. “Few problems may arise in the beginning. But we have to implement it overcoming all disagreements,”…

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Metro

ACC launches campaign

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday launched a campaign in the capital urging all to raise their voice against corruption and participate in its December 10 public hearing, reports UNB. ACC Commissioner Dr Nasir Uddin Ahmed inaugurated the pre-public hearing campaign at the ACC head office…

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Editorial

China moves ahead on the path of a shared future

China has been buffeted in the recent past because of their controversial role in the South China Sea and the question of territorial waters. There has also been a lot of pressure on their economic gains due to the after-effects of the 2008 international financial recessionary crisis. Nevertheless,…

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Op-ed

Dutch Queen Maxima�s visit to Bangladesh and financial inclusion activities

Bangladesh is a peace-loving and hospitable country. We have the long heritage of extending hospitality to our guests. This has been again reflected while receiving Dutch Queen Maxima Zorreguieta Carruti by the government, policy-makers, non-government organizations and in fact all-strata…

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Business

Trial bandwidth export to India begins today

Bangladesh is ready to run trial transmission of bandwidth export to India from today through Akhaura-Agartala frontier, said officials. They said Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), which is responsible for managing bandwidth, has already completed necessary preparation from its side.…

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Worldwide

Christians, Muslims are brothers, Pope says

AFP, BANGUI, Central African Republic: Pope Francis said on Monday that Christians and Muslims were “brothers”, urging them to reject hatred and violence while visiting a mosque in the Central African Republic’s capital which has been ravaged by sectarian conflict. On the last leg…

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Dhakalive

Drawings of five artists on display at Shilpangan

Late legendary artist of the country Qayyum Chowdhury (March 9, 1932 – November 30, 2014) was such a person, who not only used to draw pictures, but also lived in them. He will always be remembered for his unique skill in making a book cover and its illustration, besides portraying the pastoral…

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Sports

Barisal tame ill-organised Chittagong

Chittagong Vikings’ expectation to come out from the spiral of defeat by the blessings of the adoring home crowd turned to a nightmare in the perky evening at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the Port City yesterday. The home team suffered a humiliating 33-run defeat to the Barisal Bulls in front…

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Nationwide

Indo-Bangla border confce ends

The two-day Deputy Commissioner (DC)-District Magistrate (DM) level joint conference between Bangladesh and India concluded yesterday in Dinajpur. A total of 16 issues, including exchange of prisoners and land records, border pillars' identification, infrastructure development of Hili land port,…

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Govt told to act against errant schools

The High Court has directed government to take action against managing committees of schools which are charging fees higher than stipulated by the government for appearing in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations. An HC bench comprising Justice Quazi Reza-ul Hoque and Justice Abu Taher Mohammad…

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