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35 pc hike in petroleum prices: Per litre octane Tk 90, petrol Tk 87, diesel-kerosene Tk 55, LPG Tk 1000 per cylinder
Staff Reporter

The caretaker government yesterday increased the prices of fuel oils by 35 per cent.
The fuel oil prices were increased by the caretaker government for the second time during its tenure after a gap of 15 months. Earlier in April last year, the prices of petroleum products were increased ranging from 13 to 21 per cent.
An official press release yesterday said that the government re-fixed fuel prices in the wake of price hike of fuels globally.
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Lanka beat Bangladesh by 158 runs
Sports Reporter

Sri Lanka vanquished Bangladesh by 158 runs as the Tigers were skittled out for174 off 38.3 overs against Sri Lanka in their Super Four encounter of Asia Cup at the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday.
Raqibul Hasan notched up 52 playing 63 deliveries. His innings was ornamented with seven fours.
Opener Nazim Uddin was the other notable run getter for Bangladesh who knocked 47 off 59 balls amid seven fours and a six. Muralitharan grabbed five wickets. Coin-favoured Sri Lanka decided to bat first and piled up a massive 332 for the loss of eight wickets in the stipulated 50 overs.
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Mugabe is the worst violator of human rights and must go
At his inauguration in Harare on Sunday for another six-year term, Robert Mugabe reportedly looked somewhat subdued. But more subdued were his own people who know Mugabe won a farcical election after intimidating the opposition into withdrawing from the race.
BBC reported, according to the opposition, almost 90 of its supporters had been killed in the run-up to the Friday vote, with hundreds more missing - believed dead. It says 2,000 were jailed, 10,000 injured and 200,000 displaced.
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