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Contents of Internet to be under scanner

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Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00
Author / Source : Nazrul Islam
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DHAKA, FEB 3: Authorities have begun preliminary work on monitoring the content of blogs and social networking sites to track down and bring to task the perpetrators of cyber crimes under the 2001 Bangladesh Telecommuni-cations Act.
Giashuddin Ahmed, the vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommuni-cations Regulatory Commission (BTRC), confirmed the new forward momentum on developing monitoring policies after Thursday’s maiden meeting of a 14-person panel to thwart cyber threats.

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Imported essentials now made costlier

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Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00
Author / Source : MD MONIRUL ALAM
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DHAKA, FEB 3: The Taka's continued fall against the US dollar has kept import costs high for essential items, fuelling further inflation in the domestic market, leading importers told The Independent.
The depreciation has put pressure on importers, who have not been able to jack up prices enough to offset costs, keeping affordability in mind.

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Hasina won’t attend CU convocation

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Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00
Author / Source : Staff Reporter
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DHAKA, FEB 3:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will not attend the convocation ceremony of the Calcutta University (CU), sparking off rumours at the government as well as in the political circles that all is not well between the government of Bangladesh and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banarjee.

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Khaleda blames govt for killings in two dists

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Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00
Author / Source : Staff Reporter
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DHAKA, Feb 3: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday said the government alone is responsible for killings in Chandpur and Luxmipur districts.

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Slow death of Bongshi river

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Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00
Author / Source : ANISUR RAHMAN KHAN
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DHAKA, FEB 3: The government's initiative to save the Bongshi river, about 20 km north of the capital, from pollution has come to naught. Certain unscrupulous officials of the department of environment (DoE) and local officials of the department of land are hand in glove with some greedy industrialists.

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People don’t want army rule: Nasim

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Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00
Author / Source : Staff Reporter
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DHAKA, Feb 3:  Awami League (AL) central leader and former home minister Mohammad Nasim on Friday said that the people of Bangladesh do not want to see the army rule, militancy and corrupt politicians.

They want a country of peace, democracy and rule of law, he added.

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Incidence of tiger attacks on the rise in Sundarbans

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Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:00
Author / Source : UNB
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Dhaka, Feb 3: The incidents of tiger attacks have increased recently in the world’s biggest mangrove Sundarbans having the largest single population of Royal Bengal Tiger in one area, claiming seven people in last one week.

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