Dialogue takes a
new turn
AL unbends on Aziz, tough on Hasan
The secretary level meeting between the ruling BNP and the opposition Awami League took a new turn on Sunday with Abdul Jalil of the AL communicating to Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan of the BNP that the opposition was ready to relax its demand for removal of the chief election commissioner, if the BNP unequivocally agreed not to appoint former chief justice K M Hassan as chief the next caretaker government...[ + ]
Railway land hastily allotted to private
co flouting rules
The communications ministry has allotted over four acres of land to a private company on ‘special consideration’ for construction of a five-star hotel complex at a prime city location beside Tongi Diversion Road and Panthapath, flouting government rules and regulations...[ + ]
2 power grids trip
in the north
Generation static at little more than
a half of the demand
Two major power grids in the north tripped on Sunday, causing massive outages in most of the 16 northern districts...[ + ]
Govt promises to
remove all corrupt directors from Biman
Biman council suspends movement
after pledge of demand fulfilment
The state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation looks set to minimise its loss by about 50 per cent following drastic fall in global oil prices, but any impact on domestic fuel prices is unlikely, officials said...[ + ]
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People to thwart conspiracy to disrupt polls, says Khaleda
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March to Dhaka if Hasan made caretaker chief, says Hasina
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CEC finds question of his resignation a ‘wild’ one
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40 policemen sued for assault of shooters
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British Muslims suffer from a surge of hate mail
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Police, goons attack women students’ dorm in Satkhira, 7 injured
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Nepal factions upbeat over talks
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Two killed in Hindu-Muslim clashes in Mangalore
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RU cultural centre bldg collapse injures one
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Printers doubt whether voters’ roll can be published by Nov
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Sale of Rupali Bank to be signed mid-October
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First VoIP licence likely in a fortnight
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Green University ‘nearly dead’: UGC report
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South Asia quake survivors mourn a year on
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50 hurt as AL, Shibir clash in Comilla
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Plaintiff seeks PP’s removal
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Saddam lawyers to boycott genocide trial
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Thailand’s new cabinet submitted
Top 20 defaulters hold 24.8pc loans
Top 20 loan defaulters in the country’s banking sector have taken hold of Tk 5,698 crore or 24.8 per cent of the total non-performing loans at the end of June 2006, according to the statistics of Bangladesh Bank...[ + ]
Khaleda lays foundation stone
of FBCCI building
The prime minister, Khaleda Zia, on Sunday laid foundation stone of the proposed FBCCI Building Complex of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry and inaugurated a complex constructed by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association in Dhaka...[ + ]
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Inflation eases slightly in August
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PGCB debuts today
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Remittance crosses $1.3 billion in Q1
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IFC to tap private fund in energy
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Rupali Bank gains heavily despite market fall
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Indian PM underscores infrastructure spending
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India call centre industry defends data security record
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Eurozone data to show growth pickup
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23rd branch of MTB inaugurated
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SIBL holds 136th board meeting
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RB Group offers wide range of Walton products
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AirAsia chief rules out starting long-haul budget carrier
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Etihad mile allows Guests to travel further
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Foreign investors face tighter controls in China
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Businesses eye warmer ties from China-Japan summit
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Poor workers in gleaming Hong Kong fight for minimum wage
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Airbus struggles to find crisis recovery path
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Thai property market slumps
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Three to roll dice for Singapore’s second casino licence
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Asian currencies lose out to dollar
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