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Awami League goons stop burial of prominent journalist

Celebrated journalist Mr Chowdhury Mohammad Farouque has tragically passed away this past November 1st of 2014. Mr Farouque, 63, who served twice as vice president for the Bangladesh council of editors

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Another minority country house set on fire

Yesterday around 6.30 pm in the evening, some activists of Jamaat-e-Islam threatened a Christian minority businessman at Barisal Gaurnadi to kill their family, and at one point those extremists sprayed flammable liquid

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Another hartal tomorrow

Sporadic violence in different parts of the country left one person killed and more than 50 injured yesterday as the 36-hour shutdown imposed by the BNP-led 18-party alliance began to

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Religion taken for a ride

Politics of cashing in on people’s religious sentiments is likely to turn worse with radical Islamists setting out on a long march towards Dhaka on April 6 and BNP extending

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Jamaat bombs cops

Armed Shibir cadres in action during a clash at Bata intersection in Rajshahi city yesterday. Photo: Star Jamaat-Shibir activists in a hit-and-run attack hurled several bombs at police, severing the

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Rajoir under siege: Awami groups stage violent tussle

It was an ongoing intense pre-election campaign session, organized by one of Awami League’s election hopefuls Mr. Shamsuddin Miaপ in the vibrant streets of Rajoir, Madaripur. However,r confusion ensued when

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2 Hindu Houses, 1 temple set to fire in one night

2 houses and 1 temple in Sylhet District burnt as Jamat Islami activists set fire on a same night. Hindu house in Suravi Residential area, a populated residential area in

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Shibir chief held

Islami Chhatra Shibir President Delwar Hossain was arrested yesterday in the capital’s Shyamoli for alleged involvement in recent violence and attacks on police. Countrywide violence by Shibir followed the arrest.

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Suspect held in city

Rab intelligence arrested a man from the capital Sunday night on charge of demanding ransom from the families of three youths who had been abducted two months ago and of

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Sayedee accused of looting, arson

Reinforcing the testimonies of two previous witnesses, prosecution witness Mostafa Hawlader yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal that he saw Sayedee along with other collaborators looting and burning a number

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