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Feb 27 2010 Iran: Repression of women reached alarming level

In today’s Iran, clerics, who are at the administration of that country, are considering rights of women as counter to their so-called Islamic revolution. They are doing everything in suppressing the voice of women and continuing to repress them in [Read More]

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Source: Weekly Blitz :: Writings

 

Feb 27 2010 PM directs Home to boost Khaleda’s security

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday directed the home ministry to boost security measures for Opposition Leader and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Feb 27 2010 Govt should quit if fails to run country properly: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson and Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia said Saturday the government should quit power if fails to run the country properly. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Feb 27 2010 70 shanties gutted at Mirpur Bihari camp

At least 70 shanties were burned to ashes as a fire broke out Saturday evening at a camp of stranded Pakistanis in the capital’s Mirpur. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Feb 27 2010 Shimla pact no bar to trying war criminals: Shafique

Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said Saturday the Bangladesh-India-Pakistan Shimla agreement signed in 1974 is no bar to trying the war criminals of Bangladesh. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Feb 27 2010 Miladunnabi observed

The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and death anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), was observed across the country on Saturday with due religious fervour and solemnity. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Feb 27 2010 200 shanties gutted in Ctg

More than 200 shanties, six shops and properties worth around Tk 20 lakh were gutted Saturday afternoon in a devastating fire in Bakolia area of Chittagong city. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Feb 27 2010 100 hurt in B’baria clash

More than 100 people were injured Saturday in a clash between the students and teachers of several kaomi madrasas and supporters of Ahle Sunnah Al Jamaat over observing Eid-e-Miladunnabi in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Feb 27 2010 Chile quake toll rises above 300

One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded tore apart houses, bridges and highways in central Chile on Saturday and sent a tsunami racing halfway around the world. Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about as if shaken by a giant, and the head of the emergency agency said authorities believed at least 300 people were [...]

 

Feb 27 2010 19 killed in China fireworks blast

An explosion triggered by residents setting off fireworks to celebrate the Lunar New Year tore through a village in southern China, killing 19 people and wounding more than 30 as the country neared the end of its biggest holiday. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 
 
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