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One more killed in shootout
108 extra judicial killings in seven and half months
One more alleged robber was killed in 'shootout' between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Siddirganj upazila of Narayanganj early Monday taking the total of such extra judicial killings to 108 in seven and half months from August 1, 2009 to March 15, 2010.(TBT Report)
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BSF kills 82 Bangladeshis since last year: Sahara
14 Bangladeshi citizens were killed since January this year
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) so far killed 68 Bangladeshi nationals along the borders since 2009, Home Minister Sahara Khatun told Parliament on Monday. Replying to independent member Mohammad Fazlul Azim, she said 14 Bangladeshi citizens were killed since January this year.(UNB, Sangsad Bhaban)
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High interest rates, charges ''problems'' of microcredit
Microfinance should be given to cooperative institutions and those should be owned by the borrowers
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday said that complaints of high interest rates and charges are the main problems of microfinance institutions in the country, reports UNB.
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Cabinet okays outlines of revised budget
Finance Minister places it in parliament today
The cabinet in its meeting Monday approved the framework of the revised budget and the advancement report on the first and second phase of the national budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.(UNB/BSS, Dhaka)
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Jittery investors take to streets as stock erosion continues
Steepest fall ever in first 35 minutes of trading
Dhaka stocks Monday shed 37 points after recovering from the steepest fall ever-over 152 points-in the first 35 minutes of the day's trading. The biggest single-day fall was 137 points recorded in 2001.(FE Report)
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Feeling of insecurity among ethnic people increases to all-time high-Says Nagorik Samaj report
The police later arrested victims of the violence, local residents specially the ethnic minorities, lost confidence in the police
Feeling of insecurity among indigenous people living in Rangamati and Khagrachhari have increased to all-time high as violence might occur in the area at any time, according to a report prepared by Manobatabadi Nagorik Samaj.(The daily Star)
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AL, BCL men snatch tender boxes
9 injured in clashes, one held
The ruling party men yesterday snatched tender boxes and documents in three districts, sparking clashes between contractors that left nine people injured. The cadres of Awami League and its front organisations snatched a tender box from the UNO office in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh.(The Daily Star)
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Withdrawal of Army from CHT responsible for violence
BNPs parliamentary team says after visiting the spots
A five-member BNP parliamentary team led by opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abedin Farooque after visiting the violence-ravaged spots in Baghaichhari and Rangamati blamed the withdrawal of Army troops from Chittagong Hill Tracts for such occurrences.(TBT Report)
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Billboard crash kills 2, hurts 8
The falling hoarding also wrecked four cars and a motorbike
Two people were killed and eight others injured when a poorly-mounted hoarding collapsed on them in front of a market at Gulshan-1 during the storm that swept through the capital yesterday evening. The falling hoarding also wrecked four cars and a motorbike.(The Daily Star)
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Junaed saves Test career
While it remains to be seen whether Junaed Siddique can save the first Test for Bangladesh against England but one thing is clear, the left-handed batsman has surely saved his Test career with an unbeaten half-century on Monday
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Peelkhana Tragedy
Bangladesh and Regional Perspectives
IntroductionDuring February 25-26, 2009, the whole nation witnessed, rather helplessly, the most barbarous assault on the defence forces of Bangladesh. At the BDR headquarters at Peelkhana, Dhaka, a group of BDR personnel staged a so-called ˜rebellion or ˜mutiny and engaged in a brutal campaign of violence, murder, rape, arson and other heinous crimes against their commanding officers and their families. The officers were all deputed from the Armed forces and serving at different levels in the BDR. This was the worst possible massacre of the armed force officers in the country's history. Victims of murder included 57 serving army officers and 17 others. Other crimes involved widespread looting of properties and of huge quantities of arms and ammunition, arson and rape.
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