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Tagore's stolen Nobel medal could be in Bangladesh

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From: The Hindustan Times
Date: 20080203
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Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Poet Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel Prize gold medal, stolen in 2004 from the university that he founded in India, could be in Bangladesh, media reports said Sunday as the government announced the arrest of an artefact dealer in connection with the theft.

Following a tip-off from India, Mohammed Hussain Shiplu, whose family runs a jewellery business here, was nabbed Saturday afternoon. Authorities have sought a 10-day remand from a court for his interrogation.

Shiplu, who lives in Italy, is "a close associate" ...

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