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Chittagong Correspondent
Academic activities of the Chittagong University (CU) barring the ongoing exams and administrative work have been suspended for three days from May 24..The syndicate of the university at an emergency meeting late last night announced the suspension of academic activities that might be extended until the restoration of the university’s [...]

Shahidul Islam
The national dialogue will resume today, after a two-day recess, for the second day, today when a seven-member delegation of Jatiya Smajtantrik Dal (JSD) led by Hasanul Haq Inu joins the talks with the Government policymakers led by Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed at his office at 3:00 in the afternoon.The much talked [...]

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Colombia made bombshell announcements Saturday that the leader of Latin America’s longest-running insurgency was dead, and that some of its leaders were ready to free high-profile hostages such as French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt. [Read more]

Shahidul Islam
The two major political parties of the country-the BNP and the Awami League-yesterday expressed skepticism about success of the national dialogue, blaming the lack of sincerity on the part of the Government, while noted economists demanded the inclusion of price hike of the essentials and food security in the agenda of the ongoing talks.Meanwhile, [...]

Gazipur Correspondent
Unidentified attackers stabbed two police constables and snatched a shotgun from a police patrol in Gazipur yesterday morning. A 30-men strong gang attacked the policemen on Dhaka-Tangail Highway to the north of Konabari in the district, police said. The wounded constables are Nayeb Ali, 56, and Mosharraf Hossain, 50. Ali is in critical condition. [...]

Gazipur Correspondent
Unidentified attackers stabbed two police constables and snatched a shotgun from a police patrol in Gazipur yesterday morning. A 30-men strong gang attacked the policemen on Dhaka-Tangail Highway to the north of Konabari in the district, police said. The wounded constables are Nayeb Ali, 56, and Mosharraf Hossain, 50. Ali is in critical condition. [...]

Sheikh Arif Bulbon
The Government appears to be reneging from taking action against high-rise buildings that pose a threat to incoming and outgoing aircraft to and from Dhaka Tejgaon Airport, said official sources. The number of such buildings has already crossed 300 from 111 in 2005, he mentioned. In mid-August 2007, RAJUK issued notices to the [...]