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The prime minister, Khaleda Zia, along with BNP central leaders, says prayers at the grave of former president
Ziaur Rahman in the capital on his 24th anniversary of death on Monday.
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HC declares reserved seats for women
in JS legal
Petitioners to appeal
The High Court on Monday rejected three writ petitions—two against the 14th amendment to the constitution and the other against the Jatiya Sangsad (Reserved Seats for Women) Election Act 2004—that challenged the constitutional provision for indirect election to the reserved seats for women in the parliament...[ + ]
Dhaka University students ask VC,
proctor to resign
Dhaka University students continued to protest on the third consecutive day on Monday demanding resignation of the vice-chancellor and the proctor holding them responsible for the attacks on students for the past couple of days...[ + ]
Editor of Comilla
daily killed
The editor of a local Bangla daily, Comilla Mukta Khabar, was slaughtered at his residence at Bagichagaon in the town early Monday...[ + ]
BUDGET COUNTDOWN
Tk 640-crore farm subsidy planned
for next fiscal
The government plans a Tk 640-crore farm subsidy in the next fiscal year, accounting for a fourth of the demand raised by the parliamentary standing committee on the agriculture ministry and a tenth of the limit set by the World Trade Organisation...[ + ]
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EC free to hold elections to reserved seats
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Zia’s death anniversary observed
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French ‘no’ plunges EU into crisis
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Foreign deficit financing to curb inflation, says BB
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ALCWC to warn Hanif and Maya
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Ashuganj Power Company gets full autonomy
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Drive against unauthorised water vessels stepped up
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HC judgement in Shihab murder case stayed
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FM asks India for simultaneous drive against insurgents
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8 suspects sent to Dhaka for JIC quizzing
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30 killed in suicide blasts in Iraq
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Fazal Mahmood no more
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Five killed in Karachi mosque blast
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Submarine cable landing station in Cox’s Bazar completed
Loss-making SoEs to go private
All loss-making state-owned enterprises except a few of national importance will be handed over to the private sector, reiterates the industries minister, who has just 76 public sector entities to look after. 'You cannot run a company incurring huge losses for years together,' Motiur Rahman Nizami told a press conference in Dhaka on Monday...[ + ]
Knit exporters to join China fair
The country’s knitwear manufacturers and exporters are going to take part in the international fair in Kunming, a city of southern China, between June 6 and 10 to showcase their products targeting access to Chinese market in future...[
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Pakistan telecom employees strike against privatisation
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BTMA wants tax holiday, cash incentive to continue
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ITET seeks subsidy for textile sector
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Turkey’s trade deficit up
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Serbia okays textile accord with EU
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LankaBangla Finance signs credit rating deal with CRAB
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StanChart Bank opens new ATM booth in city
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Berger inaugurates 3 colour banks in city
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Iraq warns of fuel, power hikes
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Anti-tobacco law ignored in Asia
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Wazhiullah reelected chairman of NCCBL
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Faruk new executive body chairman of Mercantile Bank
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BKB MD visits Bajitpur branch
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Barclays, HSBC to handle Tata loan
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Mitsubishi to boost output in India
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French referendum result pushes euro lower
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French business leader calls for urgent reform
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China criticises EU, US for textile curbs
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Wolfowitz to face close scrutiny
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European businessmen urge Asia to tighten intellectual
property rules
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Foreign oil companies to pay taxes in Venezuela
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Thai PM to visit India in pursuit of FTA
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French shares falter but European stocks shrug off ‘no’ vote
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