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The Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly, talks to journalists at Zia International Airport on Wednesday. — NEW AGE PHOTO
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Nine countries pursuing Dhaka to liberalise service sectors
Nine countries have confidentially submitted more than 50 proposals to liberalise different service sectors in Bangladesh that accounts for 49.3 per cent of the national GDP, Action Aid, an international NGO, has revealed...[ + ]
JS women’s seat
act takes effect
The Jatiya Sangsad (Reserved Seats for Women) Election Act, which was enacted on November 29, came into effect on Tuesday, with gazette notification after the assent of the president,
Iajuddin Ahmed....[ + ]
Another killed in
RAB ‘crossfire’
Another listed criminal was killed in ‘crossfire’ between the Rapid Action Battalion and his associates at Rayer Bazar in the capital early Wednesday...[ + ]
Govt blasted for
RAB killings
Participants in a discussion in Dhaka on Wednesday blasted the government for the extra-judicial killings of people by the Rapid Action Battalion in the name of “crossfire...[ + ]
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Operation Clean Heart, RAB not sustainable
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Indian cricketers arrive amid tight security
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Security review team visits Ctg
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Bush sees tough road ahead as death figures rise
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Troops challenge Rumsfeld over safety in Iraq
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Blair urged to publish death toll
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Cops attack opposition motorcade: 15 injured
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BSF kills one
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Armed forces development to continue, says PM
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Saifur believes Bangladesh no less a wonder than Taj
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Government plans to sell out Rangpur Sugar Mills
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Experts of 3 countries for joint management of common rivers
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Miseries of people at Dahagram-Angarpota
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Anti-graft day today
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Passengers up to age 5 to be considered children: NBR
Pharma sector registers 330 pc growth in Q1
Pharmaceutical exports surged 330 per cent during the first quarter of current fiscal with Africa emerging as a highly potential market for the burgeoning sector, shows a recent study of the Export Promotion Bureau. The study report prepared for the commerce ministry also recommended that the government should take up immediate and extensive facilitation measures for the sector considering its high prospect....[ + ]
Economic conference begins
Underscoring the unified role of economists on socio-economic development, the 15th Biennial Conference of the Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) began Wednesday at the auditorium of the Institution of Engineers in Dhaka. Eminent economist Professor Musharaff Hossain inaugurated the conference...[ + ]
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Production halted at 16,000 China mining firms for environ pollution
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Expats urged to boost country’s image
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Unified role to discharge social responsibilities underscored
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‘Summer onion can save foreign currency’
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‘Asia can set own rates path’
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Motorola launches Canopy solutions
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Workshop on SAsia Toolkit begins
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Lenovo buys IBM PC unit for $1.25b in China
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Europe raises pressure on US to prop up dollar
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Japan flirts with recession
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China, Gulf states launch FTA talks in January
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Lamy ‘strong’ candidate: US
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US makes $285m more in Byrd payments
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US wants Iraq, Afghanistan in WTO but not Iran
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China Aviation Oil chief arrested on return to Singapore
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OPEC in ‘wait and see’ mode as crude prices fall ahead of meeting
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