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EC begins voters’ roll job amid chaos in January
The Election Commission kicks off door-to-door information collection about eligible people for making a new voters’ list on January 1 next year amid fear of a shortage of time and a chaotic situation in the commission. A section of informed people fear that the commission might not be able to publish the new voters’ list before the next general elections due to shortage of time, prevailing chaotic situation in the commission, dispute between the election commissioners and legal complexities...[ + ]
Uniform recruitment policy for public
univs held up
The education ministry is yet to launch a uniform recruitment policy for public universities even though 26 months have elapsed since the University Grants Commission made a number of recommendations. The commission, after finalising a number of recommendations for a uniform recruitment policy for public universities, sent them to the ministry in November 2003...[ + ]
India proposes
container trains
The government is cautiously examining an Indian proposal to allow movement of container trains between India and Bangladesh across the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge. Sources said that the Ministry of Communications, in the last week of November, held a meeting on the Indian proposal and observed that the cabinet’s approval is necessary before going through any further scrutiny of the proposal placed by the Indian government in April this year...[ + ]
Swell of discontent over Phulbari mining project
The Phulbari coalmine project looks set to run into stiff resistance from the local people who fear displacement if and when the government allows the Asia Energy Corporation (Bangladesh) Limited, a United Kingdom-Bangladesh joint venture, to engage in open-cut mining for 30 years...[ + ]
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AL leaders to monitor voters’ roll preparation
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BNP to survey its popularity
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Mourners recall tsunami victims
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Christmas celebrated
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Energy Div for re-negotiation with Kuwait on premium rate of fuel
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4 injured in blast at DITF
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One killed in ‘crossfire’
Regulation for freight business soon
The government is going to enact a new law to regulate the country’s freight business and bring it under licensing system to streamline freight charges and check money laundering, officials said. An inter-ministerial meeting on Thursday finalised the draft of the regulation that requires approval of the Prime Minister Office to come into effect, they said. ‘Now the draft regulation is waiting for the approval of the PM office...[ + ]
Trade sector gobbles up lion’s share
Trade financing has gobbled up three-fourth of the disbursed Tk 1.54 billion from the Bangladesh Bank’s SME refinancing scheme, which experts say, will hinder the aim of promoting real economic growth. ‘The aim of the refinancing will be completely lost if the lion’s share goes to the trading sector,’ Zaid Bakht, the research director of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, told the news agency...[ + ]
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Bank loan defaulter arrested
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Energy sector leads Top 100 cos in Mulsim world
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Cellphone sector grows by 144pc
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Demand for Bangladeshi foods up in London
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Make Poverty History campaign nears end
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Kuwait’s PWC gets $2.85b contract
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Emirates to begin Dubai-Cambodia direct flights
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German growth spurs
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2005 best year for US deal-makers
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Shell resumes Nigerian oil pumping
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Banglalink’s new corporate sales head
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Indian PM wants fast industrial growth to create more jobs
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China must change farming practices to fight bird flu: WHO
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Govt probes $39m in Katrina aid charges
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Airline e-ticketing takes off
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China moves to abolish farmer tax
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Swiss aim for informal WTO meet
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Asian currencies mixed against dollar in holiday trade
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Oil prices slip, gold dulls
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Indian shares seen cooling
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MasterCard charity role questioned
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Lamborghini set to enter India
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China to face tough challenge
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S Korea to allow IPOs of foreign firms
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Wal-Mart sees 2-4pc sales growth
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