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Fire service people, with the help of villagers, lift a bus which fell into a roadside ditch at Kamar Khola in Munshiganj on Wednesday. Eight passengers were killed on the spot.
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4 more bombing suspects offloaded at ZIA
The law enforcing agencies investigating the August 17 series of blasts detained four more people at Zia International
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S Arabia sends back 300 more job-seekers
Three hundred more job-seekers were deported from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. They were sent home on three different flights after several days of stay in a deportation
camp in Jeddah...[ + ]
Purchase from IPP costs PDB crores in losses
The Power Development Board incurs a loss of about Tk 1,300 crore on the account of purchasing power from private power plants, foreign exchange rate fluctuation and for subsidising
the power tariff...[ + ]
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BoP pressure, Ramadan set to push prices higher
Inflationary pressure on the economy grows by the day although inflation is still below the ceiling of 7.5 per cent fixed by the mid-term macroeconomic framework for the 2004-05 fiscal year...
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Lapses in land ports threaten nat’l security, says BDR report
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8 killed as buses collide in Munshiganj
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HR groups’ notice on govt to suspend Niko operation
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Landline telcos line up with huge investment plans
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RAB locates Jamal Uddin’s grave at Fatikchari
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Mugger cop sentenced to 5 years in prison
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Politicians urged to unite against violence
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JRC meet deferred
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Two planes fly into Bush resort
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Saddam confirms dismissal of lawyers
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Govt asked to finalise MPOs for 36,000 teachers by 2 months
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70 killed in Peruvian plane crash
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Ex-college teacher killed in capital
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JCD storms Sherpur Polytech, 20 hurt
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Dhaka, Yangon agree to avoid double taxation
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PBCP man killed in ‘crossfire’
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Tidal surge kills one in Chittagong
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3 Nepalese get life-term
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Ivy Rahman’s death anniv observed
Shipping freight charges raised
Country’s exporters are going to face another setback as shipping lines have announced significant rise in tariffs on EU bound containers. Exporters and shippers alleged that tariff has been increased without negotiation and violating the
international rules...[ + ]
Foreign currency siphoned off thru’ DPI
Indenting agents alleged that some unscrupulous businessmen in collusion with their foreign partners are siphoning valuable foreign exchange out of the country by taking the advantage of direct proforma invoice (DPI) system. Indenters made the allegations at a press conference in Dhaka saying that some foreigners are doing indenting business in the country exploiting the
liberal import regime...[ + ]
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Altaf stresses national policy for RMG
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EC to fund 3m euro for small projects
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BTRC to set up common exchange in Ctg
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Ctg garment leaders eye $25b export in 10 years
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Indian concession on jute to go
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German delegation likely to explore bilateral trade
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Shinepukur Ceramics to attend Frankfurt Fair
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West Bengal lures overseas investors
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Telekom Malaysia to buy stake in Singapore’s MobileOne
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Texas Group becomes GrameenPhone’s corporate client
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Asia’s job market tightest in 5 years
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Venezuela to drill oil wells in India
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China set to be WFT driver
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Japan, China to jointly develop next-generation cell phones
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Oil rises over $66 ahead of US stock data
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Australian building sector booms in Q2
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German GDP in Q2 stagnates
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Thailand sets higher rice prices
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Dollar rises ahead of US data, yen weakens on oil price
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