Dynamic Daring Daily Write to the editor Pages Front Page « Metro « Business « International « Sports « National « Editorial « Op-Ed « Home « Timeout « Letters « Features The Arts « The Arts Calendar « Naturalist « Portal « Pulse « Careers « Literature « Through the eyes of... « In Focus « Total Sports « Interactive on « Valentine’s Day Special « Ekushey Special « Others Archive « Launch Supplement « Special Supplements « Search this site   Rescue vessel MV Hamza lifts MV Maharaj ferry out of water on Monday after it sank during a storm in the Buriganga river. — AFP PHOTO Theories, campaigns rife as WB holds ‘informal meet’ today A two-day ‘informal seminar’ of lending nations and agencies, convened by the World Bank to ‘share ideas about how to support Bangladesh effectively as it moves to advance its important governance agenda’, gets under way this evening in Washington DC amid much speculation and campaign-propaganda as to its motive and eventual outcome...[ + ] Govt at odds with IMF over shortfall of Rupali’s capital The government is at odds with the International Monetary Fund over the modality for privatisation of the Rupali Bank, especially over the capital shortfall of the nationalised commercial bank...[ + ] BIMST-EC FTA AGREEMENT Dhaka against proposed ban on duty hike Dhaka is set to oppose a proposed ban on increase in customs duty by the signatory countries to the agreement on the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical Economic Cooperation free-trade area, sources in the commerce ministry have told New Age...[ + ] Certificate row hits ACC A new controversy has arisen in the Anti-Corruption Commission over issuing certificates to 943 government officials for their promotion. The commission issued the certificates on February 19 for the officials, including joint secretaries, deputy secretaries and senior assistant secretaries. It certified that they, except two, had no involvement in any graft case clearing them for their promotion....[ + ] Other Headlines » Missions abroad failing to project image: JS body » Punish govt, not people, Hasina to lenders » Death toll in launch capsize rises to 149 » Maharaj was built in a month » Quake kills 400 in Iran » Elaborate security marks Ekushey observance » Qur’an recitation stumps Ekushey » Contempt rule against CEC, secy » StanChart in trouble over errant memo » Premier Bank takes BB, SEC to court » Dhaka to propose 597km gas pipeline » Large chunk of land subsides in Gazipur » Quorum crisis hits JS over JP boycott » Britain, India halt military aid to Nepal » Lenders threaten to roll back rural electrification fund » 30 extremists arrested in connection with blasts » Bomb hoax at BRAC head office » Bangladesh-US exercise begins in Cox’s Bazar » 2 remanded in Kulaura shrine blast » Unocal chief appears in court » Border tense again » Suspected Indian nat’l held in Ctg Trade shows planned in Dhaka, Paris Bangladesh and France will hold two counter trade shows in Paris and Dhaka by the end of this year to give a further boost to existing trade and economic ties between the two countries, French ambassador said in Dhaka Tuesday...[ + ] DSE general index sheds 47pts The bullish trend of the country’s premier bourse slightly cooled down last week with the general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange shedding 3.5 per cent. The general index of the DSE closed at 1272.31 points, losing 47 points on Thursday with gainers outnumbering decliners...[ + ] Other Headlines » Bangladesh economy ‘mostly un-free’ » ‘Shun hartal, keep trade uninterrupted’ » SEC’s new settlement period from March 1 » Afghan co’ wins global GSM award » Small economies, new members to drive EU growth in 2005 » Eurozone trade surplus expands » Chinese consumer price growth falls » US economy may ‘motor ahead’ in 2005 » Japan seen resuming US beef imports by July » Sri Lanka faces shortage for tsunami rebuilding » Japan, Germany cloud G7 outlook » Japan says economy on recovery track » German public deficit hits 3.7pc in 2004 » Indian stocks brace for more falls this week Weekend New complex at Gulistan likely to deprive tenants The Dhaka City Corporation compensation programme will not cover most of the shop owners who lost their property in a fire at the Gulistan market in 2004, said the affected. The shop owners, basically tenants, alleged that only the landowners, who paid the first instalment for possession, would benefit from the programme meant to rehabilitate the people whose property were burnt in the November 21 fire. The people who had been running their business in rented space will be deprived as the corporation has not taken any initiative for them...[ + ] Huge crowd, poor sale on Feb 21 Sale of books was not up to the expectations of the publishers on February 21 although there was a large crowed on the day. ‘It seems the visitors have made a vow at the Shaheed Minar not to buy books,’ said Selim, an employee of the Adorn Publications on February 21...[ + ] Memorable series win for ‘A’ team Bangladesh A won the four-day match series on Tuesday beating the hosts Zimbabwe A by 190 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match series. The hosts, chasing a target of 388, were bowled out on 197on the fourth and final day of the match at the Queens Park Bulawayo...[ + ] Ganguly, Shukla on rampage India and East Zone skipper Sourav Ganguly and former international all-rounder Laxmi Ratan Shukla blasted centuries to put their team into a strong position on the first day of the four-day match against Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in the Duleep Trophy in Nagpur on Tuesday...[ + ] Editorial » Death on the Buriganga » Nasreen, writing and deep crimson Op-Ed » Faridpur/1950 » Compulsions of peace National » PM urges physicians to serve the poor » Call for united move to unseat the govt Home » Shortage of power hits boro farming » Use of pressure, treadle pumps on the rise in Pabna International » Blair sees ‘every possibility’ for Mideast deal » US urges Taiwan, China not to be provocative Timeout » Sanctuary in theology and myth » Sheltech award 2004   COPYRIGHT © NEW AGE 2005 Mailing address Holiday Building, 30, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. 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