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Dhaka in dark about Bangladeshis held in India for Aug 17 link
The Indian authorities’ failure to inform Dhaka, seven weeks after the fact, of the arrest in Kolkata of five Bangladeshis suspected of involvement in the August 17 chain bombings may lead to a diplomatic row between the neighbours...[ + ]
Police fear fresh attacks as 1,500 militants
still at large
The police intelligence fear a fresh spell of attacks during the month of Ramadan and Durga Puja as about 1,500 militants are still at large across the country, according to police sources. A senior police official said the security forces were facing difficulties to identify the militants as they were in disguise to evade arrest...[ + ]
JS committee meets
at five star hotel
Spends over a lakh; opposition MPs walk out
Though the government has announced 16 austerity measures to check the culture of unnecessary spending by government officials, a parliamentary standing committee organised its meeting at a five star hotel in the city, within three kilometres of the
parliament...[ + ]
Iftar items too hot to touch on first day
of Ramadan
The month of Ramadan began in Bangladesh on Thursday with the common man seething with indignation at the exorbitant prices of iftar items resulting from abnormal price hikes in the city’s kitchen markets...
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DU provosts refuse to work for Tk 1,800
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Dhaka lets in 16 after Delhi rejects entry
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Saddam’s trial may be delayed
LDCs risk further marginalisation
Unilateral import liberalisation under pressure from lending agencies exposed least developed countries including Bangladesh to preference erosion, a local research organisation said in a study. ‘The multilateral liberalisation of the WTO will hit further blow to LDCs’ already marginalized by lenders-dictated opening of import markets, said the study of The Innovators...[ + ]
Efforts underway to revive Halda
fishery breeding
World Fish Centre and Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation have teamed up to revive the lost glory of the Halda river as the county’s largest natural fisheries breeding ground. To conduct a study on how to protect resources of the river located in Chittagong, WFC and BSFF Thursday signed an agreement at the secretariat in presence of Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdullah Al
Noman...[ + ]
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Civil society efforts on LDCs should continue : CPD
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Thai fruits, vegetables sell at exorbitant prices
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NIDO’s jumbo pack launched
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US service firms swamp world business mood
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China to unveil new economic plan
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Fed wary of inflation
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US mulls quotas on 13 more Chinese textiles
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Joint effort to curb money laundering
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ECB holds key interest rates steady
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BoE keeps rate steady at 4.5pc
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Asia travel bookings up 19pc in Aug
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ADB for further hike in Indonesia oil price
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Asian stocks tumble
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