Congress in talks with allies to pick ministers

India's ruling Congress party was engaged in hard negotiations with its regional allies Trinamool Congress and DMK yesterday to firm up the coalition government as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh takes oath today to begin his second term in office.

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Law to be updated for fair trial

Law Minister Shafique Ahmed yesterday said the government has taken initiatives to update the existing International Crimes (Tribunal) Act 1973 for holding trial of war criminals on charge of committing offences against humanities during the liberation war in 1971.

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Pollution makes river waters hard to treat: experts

Water of the Buriganga and Shitalakhya rivers has become difficult to treat due to high level of pollution, said Dr MA Taher Khandker, director general of Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Development Board at a seminar yesterday.

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Conflict with MPs to hinder development

The current conflict between lawmakers and upazila chairmen may lead to political unrest and impasse in the country's development unless a mutually convenient policy is undertaken, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.

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Govt targets Tk 80,000cr revenue in next budget

The revenue-earning target has been fixed at Tk 80,000 crore in the next fiscal year without imposing new tax burden on the people, said Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday.

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One lakh data entry operators to get job

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda yesterday said he would recommend to the prime minister for employing one lakh data entry operators who were earlier engaged in voter list and national ID card programme.

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SSC results on May 26

Results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC), SSC (vocational) and Dakhil examinations under eight education boards, Technical education board and Madrasa board will be simultaneously published on May 26.

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BDR mutiny for 'Dal Bhat'

The national probe committee did not find any militant, political or foreign links to the BDR carnage at Pilkhana headquarters.

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Continue zero duty on import of newsprint

Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (Noab) yesterday urged the government to continue zero tariff on import of newsprint for the sake of newspaper industry.

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Sri Lanka to resettle Tamils in six months

Sri Lanka plans to re-settle most of the 250,000 Tamils displaced by the war within six months, two Indian envoys said yesterday hursday after talks with the island's president.

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