Intel wings find 10 Islamist NGOs
funding militancy
Intelligence agencies have identified 10 Islamist non-government organisations that are channelling funds to various Islamist extremist outfits and fuelling Islamic militancy in Bangladesh...[ + ]
HDR calls for reshaping co-op in aid, trade, security
The Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Programme dwells on three pertinent issues in the context of the recent G8 summit making lofty pledges for highly indebted African nations and a world summit of the United Nations to review progress on the millennium development goals...[ + ]
Govt lists potential threats to SAARC
meet security
Vigilant watch on citizens of SAARC nations
The government has prepared a list of criminals who could be security hazards during the twice postponed 13th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation on November 12-13, and has asked law enforcers to crack down on them...[ + ]
Transport fare may
go up by 17.5pc
Transport fare is likely to go up by 17.5 per cent as a government committee formed to fix a new fare chart for buses and minibuses on Wednesday recommended an increase by about Tk 0.13 a kilometre on the existing rate...
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No change in Bangladesh’s HDI ranking
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Jaipurhat police work on list of JMB men
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IOJ urges PM not to harass Islamic clerics
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Gunmen kill top Palestinian military aide
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Tengratila people yet to get blow-out compensation
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Oil-for-food report slates ‘corrupt’ UN
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JS session starts today amid AL boycott
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AL, allies call hartal on Sept 18
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Two-day weekend for banks
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Education institutions stick to old schedule
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Asia-Pacific unlikely to meet MDG by 2015
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2 suspected robbers lynched in Chittagong
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Mugger set on fire
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Clashes continue in Kathmandu
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Talabani says Saddam confessed to crimes
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GP begins lifestyle fair
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ACC appoints 45 officials
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Court records deposition of 2 PWs in Ctg arms haul
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US diplomat talks blast probe help with FM
Bourses to remain closed on Saturdays too
The Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange will remain closed on Fridays and Saturdays in conformity with the latest government decision of two-day weekend with effect from September 9...[ + ]
Dhaka seeks exclusion of 782 items
from SAFTA negative lists
Dhaka has sought exclusion of 782 potential export items from the negative lists of other six member countries under the umbrella of the South Asian Free Trade Area agreement. The request was placed at the 10th meeting of the committee of experts, held on August 31-September 3 in Katmandu, official sources said...[ + ]
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Textech expo from Sept 12
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Gail India to invest in gas sector
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JOBS workshop on business held
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India to buy 43 Airbuses for $2.2b
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EU backs China textile deal
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Malaysia caps fuel prices
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Katrina impact may top $100b
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Mahathir slams globalisation
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Indonesia to tender power projects
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France will strive to rein in deficit
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Dollar mixed as effect of Katrina eyed
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