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People at Phulbari in Dinajpur set fire to furniture of the British company Asia Energy on Monday in protest at the killing of demonstrators by law enforcers.
— Focusbangla photo
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Asia Energy staff evacuated as people take control of Phulbari
Houses, shops set on fire, govt given three
days to scrap coal mine deal
The British company Asia Energy on Monday night evacuated its staff from Phulbari as protest against a coal mine project escalated into violence with thousands of people taking control of the volatile northern town following withdrawal of the paramilitary BDR blamed for Saturday’s firing on demonstrators...[ + ]
Intel prepares wholesalers’ list to
check price spiral
The government began listing the traders of essential commodities, especially on the wholesale market, to effectively monitor the price spiral on the kitchen market...[ + ]
No equivalence for present fazil, kamil degrees
Cabinet approves four bills
Present fazil and kamil students and the students who have received the degrees till now will not be considered equivalent to the holders of bachelor’s and master’s degrees of general education, although the madrassah degrees will be equated with general education degrees...[ + ]
SLOW ADP IMPLEMENTATION
Saifur blames bureaucrats’ ignorance
The finance and planning minister, M Saifur Rahman, on Monday blamed the dearth of knowledge of a section of top government bureaucrats, particularly the secretaries, about utilisation of development funds as a major reason for the slow pace of project implementation...[ + ]
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Judicial commission likely to look into Phulbari incident
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Proposed coal policy a grave threat to energy security
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Bhuiyan slams opposition for extending hartal on Phulbari issue
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UN chief urges Israel to lift blockade
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Five assocs allowed to rally in secretariat for ruling party link
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New labour law likely to be enacted
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Draft voters’ roll yet to be displayed in public places
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Selection of Saudi Prince as highest bidder okayed
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Thakurgaon frontier on high alert
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Suhrawardy College JCD acting president, another shot dead
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SCBA deplores govt interference in judiciary
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Biman again seeks strategic partner
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CNG scam: Huda to explain his stance
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No election without reforms, say 14-party leaders
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AL activist beaten to death in Sitakunda
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HC stays proceedings of defamation case against CPD leaders
Policy rates remain unchanged
Even after the hint for further rate hike a month back, the central bank has not changed the policy rates—revere repo rates and bank rate, so far. In the latest bidding of treasury bills, repo and reverse repo on Sunday, the average yields of some of the t-bills with different maturity period increased marginally while others remained unchanged from the previous week rates...[ + ]
OIC chief blames multinationals for corruption
The chief of the world’s biggest Muslim grouping accused multinational corruptions of spreading ‘the curse of corruption’ Monday and called on the UN to step them plundering vulnerable economies...[ + ]
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Capital market underdeveloped: ADB
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FTA with Pakistan unlikely soon
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Rupali share price soars
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BTMA wants speedy implementation of taskforce recommendations
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Substandard medicines flood local market
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Swissfirst boss quits
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Growth of eurozone M3 money slows
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Google, eBay to tie up
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US presses China on WTO talks
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US economy risks recession from 100-dollar oil: poll
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Google expands business into software market
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Cambodia unveils $18m terminal airport plan
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Japan’s trade with China hits new record
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China adopts new bankruptcy law
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Businesses welcome US-ASEAN trade pact
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‘China should adjust rate at appropriate times’
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Japan protests to China over gas fields
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Euro hits record high against yen
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Oil prices lower in Asia
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