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Sri Lankan victims of the 26 December deadly tsunamis mob a relief truck in the southwestern coastal town of Hikkaduwa, Madras on Sunday. — AFP PHOTO
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Rail, road, river transport fare to go up 14-25pc
The fares of rail, road and river transports will go up by 14 per cent to 25 per cent soon because of the December 22 increase in fuel prices...[ + ]
Secretaries likely to
defy ACC notices
Commission member unaware of the notices
Secretaries of 13 ministries and divisions of the government are thinking of not submitting reports to the Anti-Corruption Commission, defying the notices it had issued to them on Saturday...[ + ]
TRANS-BORDER GAS PIPELINE
Dhaka may tag Nepal transit as a condition
Dhaka may allow a trans-border gas pipeline from Myanmar to India through Bangladesh only if New Delhi agrees to provide Nepal with adequate road transit facilities for access to the Mongla port, said highly placed sources in the government....[ + ]
HC stays Ahmadiya books ban for 2 weeks
The High Court on Sunday stayed for two weeks a government order banning publications of the Ahmadiya Muslim Jamaat...[ + ]
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HC stays Rabbi’s appointment as ACC secy
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Personal staff for commissioners gets govt nod
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Rescuers set to call off survivor search
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Mental health catastrophe looms after tsunami terror
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Bangladesh relief goods handed over to Sri Lanka
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Joy begins consultation with AL wings
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Imports account for 90pc of Tk 100cr market
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Suicide bombers kill 26 Iraqi troops
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Power bill rebate for more agro industries
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Digital criminal database for RAB
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JS body calls in minister to dispel BTTB mobile doubt
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PRSP home-driven, claim top bureaucrats
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PBCP man killed in shootout
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Pakistan tops Bangladesh in number of peacekeepers
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HC defers newsmen’s contempt of court hearing
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Chhatra Dal men beat up cops at RU
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SQ Chy meets Hasina
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‘4 persons committed Baridhara killings’
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PM launches distribution of textbooks
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Dhaka-Ctg rail link suspended for 3 hours
Strategic plan
for tea industry
The government will implement in phases a 20-year strategic plan for revitalising the tea industry to meet growing domestic consumption and also increase export, an inter-ministerial meeting decided Saturday. The Bangladesh Krishi Bank will provide Tk 766 crore as loans and the government will earmark Tk 80 crore for commissioning the Tk 846 crore project...[ + ]
No bid to end strike at Benapole
The strike by traders paralysed the country’s biggest land port for the second day Sunday and no effort was in sight till evening to end the stalemate. Hundreds of trucks loaded with goods including perishables were stranded at Benapole...[ + ]
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World Bank head says he will retire this year
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Rail fare rise comes into force in UK
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Bay-Phones starts service in February
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Barisal grain procurement target may fail
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Japan pledges $500m for tsunami victims
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Janata Jute Mills declares dividend
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AIMS holds AGM
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Myanmar to build deep-sea port to facilitate trade
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Japanese CEOs see no economic upturn
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S Korea posts record high export in 2004
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German companies unconcerned
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Turkmenistan cuts off gas supplies to Russia, Ukraine
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Sri Lankan brewery now producing water
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Miller beats S&P 500 for 14th year
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Australia-US FTA comes into effect
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Asian currencies up against dollar
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