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The Tongi Diversion Road witnesses severe traffic congestion which stretched from Mohakhali to as far as Kakrail as law enforcers close down certain roads on Wednesday
in Dhaka. — NAEEM HUQUE
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Kabul on way into SAARC
The forthcoming summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation will consider a proposal for the expansion of the seven-nation forum with Afghanistan as a new member in addition to discussions on matters of major regional concerns...[ + ]
Security further
beefed up
Security measures have been further tightened, especially around the nine venues of the 13th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, slated during November 12–13 in Dhaka. With more than 30,000 personnel of combined security forces in action in and around Dhaka, a comprehensive security blanket has been spread throughout the city, finishing the final rehearsal of security arrangements of the past two days...[ + ]
Lenders warn of cutback over procurement
law delay
Bilateral and multilateral lenders may consider fund cutback in future if the government decides not to push through a new legislation on public procurement, according to sources in the diplomatic circle...[ + ]
Shaheed Noor Hossain Day today
Shaheed Noor Hossain Day will be observed across the country today.
On this day in 1987, Noor Hossain, a young pro-democracy campaigner was shot dead by the police near Zero Point in the capital while he led a procession...
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Hasina to be away from Dhaka during summit
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WHO-FAO mission on bird flu arrives Nov 26
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Europe watches French riots with apprehension
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Ex-Indian president Narayanan passes away
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Summit Summary
Labour tribunals for EPZs approved
The government on Wednesday approved the establishment of a labour tribunal and an appellate tribunal for export processing zones under the relevant act, amid allegations of outsiders inciting workers to create industrial unrest. The act is the Workers’ Association and Industrial Relations Act 2004, which was enacted to allow trade union activities inside the export processing zones...[ + ]
Remittance up 28pc in Jul-Oct
Expatriate Bangladeshis remitted $1.44 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year (2005-06), according to the latest statistics of the central bank. This remittance figure marked a 27.9 per cent rise, compared to that of the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, when the country had received $1.13 billion sent by the Bangladeshis working in different countries around the globe...[ + ]
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