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All arrangements for Christmas celebrations are complete. Christians across the world celebrate the festival, marking the birth of Jesus Christ. The picture is taken from Ramna Charch in Dhaka on Saturday. — NEW AGE PHOTO
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Dhaka scores lowest mark in governance situation
Dev partners to stop support unless
governance improves
The governance situation in the country in 2004 scored the lowest marks among 209 low income countries, reveals a recent report of the World Bank that warned the government to improve the situation to ensure further support from major development partners like the WB, Asian Development Bank, DFID and Japan. The report, titled ‘Bangladesh PRSP forum economic update — recent developments and future perspectives’, was recently submitted to the government, said sources...[ + ]
Uniform grading system for all univs agreed
Private universities object to external examiner system
The vice-chancellors of all the universities, both in the public and private sectors, on Saturday agreed in principle to implement a uniform grading system to ensure standardization of the university degrees that they offer...[ + ]
Govt to buy ultra-modern phone tapping devices
The government will buy sophisticated eavesdropping devices to enable the intelligence and law enforcing officials to tap the telephone conversation of any suspected individual. Sources in the government said that the latest modern tapping equipment will be bought as soon as possible to detect criminals and militants as the current devices used by the intelligent officials are not very effective...[ + ]
Islamist bigots ask
Babar to resign
The International Khatme Nabuwat Movement Bangladesh, a platform of Islamist bigots, on Saturday demanded immediate resignation of the state minister for home affairs, Lutfozzaman Babar, for Friday’s ‘police action’ on them...[ + ]
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Teachers march towards PMO barred
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JCD expels five activists
BB further tightens grip on lending
Bangladesh Bank issued series of instructions to banks in the current month, to streamline the lending procedure and make bank loans more rule-based. These instructions include revision of the loan classification guidelines with the introduction of credit risk grading system and further tightening consumer loans system...[ + ]
Export to US grows by 15 per cent in Jan-Oct
Bangladesh’s total export of goods to the United States of America stood at $2.25 billion in January-October 2005, recording 15 per cent growth over the year ago period. The US foreign trade statistics showed that the incremental export widened the trade balance to $1.97 billion in favour of Bangladesh and brought the amount close to the last year’s total gap of $2.01 billion...[ + ]
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