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Law in the offing against terrorist financing
The government will soon enact a law against money laundering, including a provision for the prevention of terrorist financing to deal with the financial and economic crimes on one hand and to identify links of any clandestine funding or transaction by any terrorist group abroad on the other, central bank sources told New Age...[ + ]
AL out to woo Islamists
In an effort to divide the right-religious votes in the next general elections, the opposition Awami League is trying to mobilise a number of Islamist parties and groups to join its opposition alliance that has been formed to counter the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led ruling alliance consisting two major Islamist parties...[ + ]
A world truly at war
The war has come to London. And you better believe it: it’s here to stay. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure out why London is being targeted by the latest string of terror attacks. So we won’t take your time in trying to either explain the Islamist-terrorist motive behind hitting the heart of western civilisation, or decode the life-sized ‘come hit me’ sign Tony Blair has been adamant on dangling, as a teaser, in the direction of those same terrorists...[ + ]
TENGRATILA TRAUMA-3
Schooling grinds to a halt
Two blow-outs at the Tengratila gas field in just over six months have put the schooling of children in nearby villages to a grinding halt. Students in the local schools complain that they have been able to concentrate in their studies since the first blow-out on January 7...[ + ]
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CEC bent on talks, with or without AL
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British police stick to shoot-to-kill policy
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Egypt hunts down resort attackers
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Ban on lawyers’ movement questioned in presence of CJ
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Moudud blames home ministry for clemency to murderer
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ASEAN ministers for Bangladesh’s ARF entry
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Flood situation improves in most places
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JS panel asks govt to rein in prices of essentials
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BTTB selects Turkish co for cable installation
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Two years on, police yet to know Jamal Uddin’s fate
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DB recovers looted ornaments
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Probe into alleged sexual abuse on river cruise starts
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Another Ctg arms haul accused surrenders
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Bagmara cops prepare list of 300 JMJ cadres
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Police bar procession towards Niko office
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Red alert in Bandarban
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CCTVs set up in six police stations
Saifur blames farmers for rice price hike
Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman hinted on Sunday that the lending rate for rice millers would be increased to discourage hoarding and stabilize prices. ‘Prices of rice have come down by this time and initiatives like hiking interest rate for millers to discourage hoarding practice are under active consideration to contain price hike,’ Saifur told newsmen after a meeting of the Fiscal Coordination Council...[
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Trade body affiliation to be
mandatory for businesses
The government plans to make it compulsory for every businessman to get his or her business concern affiliated with the designated trade body for the sector concerned, commerce ministry officials said. Such mandatory representations or memberships will help the government keep track on the businesses, widen the revenue base and smooth the way for public-private interactions on issues relating to trade facilitation, they said...[
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Middlemen blamed for rice price spiral
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Corrupt cliques plunder fertiliser subsidy
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Brokerage houses asked to form companies by Dec 31
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China to import more from Bangladesh
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FBCCI candidates feel cheated
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Import stalled thru’ Benapole
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India says Iran gas pipeline a risky proposal
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UCBL holds Dhaka division managers’ conference
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Dhaka Mercantile co-op bank to expand branch network
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EBL declares 43pc cash dividend
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JCI Bangladesh assists weavers
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Rahimafrooz Energy’s new service centre
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Beximco Pharma’s new inhaler ‘Iprasol’ hits market
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DBBL’s workshop on audit and internal control compliance
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BASIC Bank pays dividend to the government
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Almas elected to executive office of APDC
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India spins gold with end to global textile quotas
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Brief respite for China from US pressure
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Cambodia’s textiles bounce back
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Tehran tries to stem stock market plunge over new president
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Outlook grim for auto industry in US
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China hones in on oil-rich Angola
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Chinese cos aggressive in overseas acquisition
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Asian currencies rise on the back of yuan revaluation
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