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Some students carry the body of a third-year girl student of psychology at Dhaka University after a bus had run over her, killing her on the spot, at the Shahbagh crossing in the Dhaka city on Saturday. — NEW AGE PHOTO
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DU flares up as bus
kills student
Angry students went on the rampage and clashed with police on the Dhaka University campus on Saturday after a girl student was killed in a bus accident...[ + ]
Kerosene price hiked twice in four days
The government on Saturday increased the price of kerosene again by Tk 1—four days after the price was hiked by Tk 2—to make its price equal to that of diesel to ‘stop adulteration’ of the latter...[ + ]
5 BNP rebels to vie
in Narsingdi by-poll
Khokon’s effigy burnt during hartal
Fifteen persons, five of them BNP rebels, submitted nomination papers for the June 22 by-election to the Narsingdi-1 constituency amid hartal on Saturday, the last date for submission of nomination paper...[ + ]
BUDGET COUNTDOWN
Govt apathy retards SMEs
The small and medium enterprise sector has failed to get the desired boost because of its limited, or lack of, access to institutional funds, say business leaders and entrepreneurs. Moreover, the cost of getting financial assistance from the lending institutions is too high for them...[ + ]
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Assam to issue IDs to detect ‘illegal’ Bangladeshis
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Manager held for Sirajganj cinema bomb blast
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Tata Group to resume talks on June 19
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Ex-SC judge made press council chairman
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Khaleda greets Sonia Gandhi
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Bangladesh never allows terrorism, says FS
Comprehensive textile strategy stressed
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for developing a comprehensive strategy integrating woven, knitwear and textiles to overcome uncertainty of the country’s major export-earning garment sector. ‘Competition is on to capture international market of textiles and clothing, and Bangladesh has been a participant in the trade war,’ the Dhaka chamber president, Sayeeful Islam told a seminar on Saturday...[ + ]
Apparel exporters decry missions’ failure
Apparel exporters alleged that Bangladesh’s missions have failed to provide updated information regarding policy changes in textile and apparel sectors in major competitor countries. They said that for the sustainability of the country’s highest export earning sector, missions should be more active and vibrant...[
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ICT-based SMEs left out of policy focus
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IMF staff urges bolder US action on deficits
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