Change of
underworld guard
New generation of criminals cropping up
A new generation of criminals has emerged and is out to fill the ‘void’ created after the elimination of the hardened and identified criminals or their escape from the capital because of frequent arrests and fatal ‘crossfire’ incidents...[ + ]
LONDON BLAST
Police sift wreckage
Death toll passes 50
Police searched torn-up underground trains and a shredded double-decker bus Friday for clues to who was behind Britain’s worst terror bombing, as the death toll passed 50 and anguished friends and family waited for news of the missing...[ + ]
Prices continue to rise
in kitchen markets
Retailers allege hoarding by wholesalers
Prices of most of the essentials including rice, vegetables, sugar, spices, baby food, detergents, certain brands of milk powder, flour and atta in bulk have risen again, while the prices of eggs
and broiler chickens have declined, in the week that ended
on Friday...[ + ]
School-based
evaluation for junior students next year
The government has decided to introduce school-based assessment (SBA) for class six to nine students across the country from 2006, instead of the present solely examination-based evaluation, sources in the education ministry told New Age...[ + ]
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Britain paid price for US, Mideast policy: Iran cleric
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Timers, not bombers, set off London blasts: NYT
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G8 makes ‘notable progress’: Blair
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Sigh of relief for Sylhet people
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BSF kills two Bangladeshis
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SSC, Dakhil results today
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Bangladeshi woman goes missing
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Security beefed up in Dhaka
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Project implementation rate abysmally low, says WB
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BPC to pay Tk 7.14 crore more for diesel as Kuwait raises premium
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Contractor shot dead in city
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No progress in AL leader killing case
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Study finds 87pc rise in launch fare since 2001
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Too much TV bad for children: study
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Ageing population outpaces safety net expansion
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Saifur leaves hospital
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Bangladesh in 46th Int’l Mathematics Olympiad
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2 teachers on 3-day remand
Bangladesh to seek Japanese help
for SME development
Bangladesh will seek comprehensive assistance from Japan to establish a number of industrial clusters for small and medium enterprises when the prime minister, Khaleda Zia, will visit Tokyo from July 12. At the official talks, the prime minister will ask her Japanese counterpart for ‘financial, technical and managerial assistance’ to help Bangladesh develop a strong base for SMEs, official sources said...[ + ]
Stocks pass a stagnant week
Stocks remained stagnant within a negative territory throughout the past week ahead of a series of new public offers expected shortly. The DSE general index closed at 1692.54, down by 20.63 points or 1.28 per cent in the past week that ended on Friday. The All Share Price Index that includes browbeaten companies slipped 16.78 points or 1.28 per cent to 1293.84 while the DSE top index shed 27.54 points or 1.47 per cent to 1845.03 points...[
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High oil prices put economic growth at risk
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EPB sees Maldives a potential market
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Oil prices rise to $61.19 on London blast concerns
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Pakistan, Iran sign gas pipeline project
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China pledges $400 million in aid to Cambodia
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City Bank’s half-yearly managers’ confce begins
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Bangladesh, NE India trade seminar begins today
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$500m Chinese loan for controversial Sri Lanka power plant
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API board meeting held
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Thailand takes steps to offset oil impact
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BAIRA to train Saudi bound domestic helps
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Sri Lanka IPO by Telekom Malaysia unit fully bid
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Business as usual in London after blasts
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London's business centres vow not to bow to bombs
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Int'l travel may slip after London blasts
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Russia blasts Canada over WTO negotiations row
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WTO trade round blocked on farm, goods issues
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As the world’s rich meet, India’s poor struggle on
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Hotels ‘cash in’ on terror attack
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Japan closely monitors post-blast markets
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German passes law obliging companies to disclose pay
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Stock markets overcome London blast shocks
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