Bangladesh to give back property seized from Hindus during Pak rule
Bangladesh cabinet has approved a new draft law permitting the Government to return property seized from Hindus when the country was a part of Pakistan. A bill repealing the law will be placed in Parliament when it resumes next week.



Gore, Lieberman playing to their vote banks
Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore and running mate Joseph Lieberman celebrated Labour Day with an around-the-clock tribute to middle-income working people who they hope will help them win the Nov. 7 election.



Lanka polls -- LTTE fields proxy nominees
Sri Lankan Govt is seriously considering implications of the reported LTTE attempts to field its candidates in the Northern and Eastern provinces, media reports said on Monday.



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