But the centre is a key element in the government's reform of the asylum process and whatever conclusion the planning inspector reaches, the secretary of state has the final say.

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In May, the U.S. Justice Department's inspector general issued a report on the watch-list process, including a flow chart describing how anyone suspected of terrorist ties passes through a series of lists, the most serious of which includes the Transportation Security Administration's no-fly list.

CNN: Air terror suspect was in database, not watch list

About 2, 000 people gathered at an athletic field in Savar for the payments, but the process was slow because many had no identity cards, Faruk Hossain, an inspector for the Industrial Police, was quoted as saying.

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