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Death toll in Ctg factory fire rises to 52
The death toll in Thursday night’s fire at a textile factory in Chittagong rose to 52 on Friday, as 40 dead bodies were recovered overnight and one of the injured died in hospital in the morning, said official sources. Unofficial sources, however, put the number of death at 55 and said some workers remained unaccounted for since the disaster at KTS Textile in the BSCIC industrial belt at Kalurghat...[ + ]
Dhaka to allow duty-free access to 522 items from BIMSTEC members
Bangladesh will grant duty-free access to 522 products from three least developed countries of BIMSTEC between June 2006 and June 2009, and as many products from three developing countries of the seven-nation forum by June 2011, sources in the foreign ministry have told New Age...[ + ]
Former DU student leaders recall good
old days
Former students of the Dhaka University on Friday gathered in what turned out to be an emotional reunion and reminisced about the good old days. The alumni, who passed out between 1935 and 2002, attended what was dubbed a ‘mega reunion’ organised by the Dhaka University Alumni Association at the university playground...[ + ]
Series decider today
The stakes could not be any higher for Bangladesh as they take on Sri Lanka in the final match of the Grameen-Phone one-day series today. A victory for the hosts will erase the pain of losing two previous three-match series. The series decider at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium will be telecast live on STAR Sports from 8:45am...[ + ]
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NBR detects tax anomaly
A team of National Board of Revenue, now on a drive in the port city of Chittagong to identify tax dodgers, has detected huge dubious files for further audit. The NBR team conducted their 2-day drive to mark out dubious tax files after doing the same work in its Dhaka zone, according to a NBR source...[ + ]
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