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Govt to build 20,000 flats for middle class

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Ecnec okays Tk 9,031cr project
The government will build 20,000 flats in the capital’s Uttara in the next five years for low and
middle income people. The project was approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the

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3 univ students jailed for sexual harassment

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A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday sentenced three private university students to two years’ imprisonment for blackmailing a schoolgirl by capturing indecent video.
The convicted, Parvez Sarkar, 20, BBA student of South East University, Mahbub Hasan Mohobbot, 20, and Udoy Sarma Utso, 20, BBA students of American International University of Bangladesh

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5 Killed in Shootout

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Rab claim shrouded in questions
Witnesses of Friday night’s shooting in Uttara that left five dead are saying they did not see the “criminals” shoot but Rab is sticking to its story that its team only returned fire when they were shot at.
Rab officials said they were forced to retaliate with gunshots when the criminals fired at them after being challenged by the law enforcers on Sonargaon Janapath in Uttara. Some witnesses said the suspects

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Rab shooting kills 5

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The elite force tells of ‘gunfight’ with suspected muggers in city’s Uttara
Five youths were killed in Rapid Action Battalion firing on Sonargaon Janapath in Uttara in the capital last night.
Rab claimed that the dead were muggers and they were killed during two firefights between Rab personnel and a criminal gang. The “gunfights” took place between 8:30pm and 8:45pm.
One of the dead was identified as Mohammad Hasan of Arichpur in Tongi. Identities of the other four could not be known. The dead were between 20 and 28 years old.
Rab also detained two

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