Debate on KM Hasan
in JS again
Speaker rejects AL demands for discussion
on reforms, AL walks out
Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday witnessed an unscheduled debate over the ‘eligibility’ of Justice KM Hassan to take over as chief adviser to the non-party caretaker government, with the treasury bench defending him and the opposition Awami League questioning his neutrality...[ + ]
Blocakde disrupts rail, road, river links
Rail, road and waterways communications were badly disrupted throughout the country on Wednesday due to the six-hour blockade enforced by the Awami League-led opposition alliance. The blockade, which began at 6:00am, had hardly any impact on road communications in the capital, but inter-district buses stayed off the roads, cutting off communications between the city and other parts of the country...[ + ]
Storm kills 22 in Bay
About 1,500 missing
At least 22 people were killed and over 1500 others reported missing as more than a hundred fishing boats, caught in a sudden violent storm, capsized in the rough Bay of Bengal Tuesday night, official sources said. A navy official, Lieutenant Commander Firoz Kabir, also remained missing as the patrol boat, BNS Shaheed Farid, carrying him overturned in the bay...[ + ]
Dawn-to-dusk
hartal today
The opposition alliance, led by the Awami League, has declared a countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike today to press home the demand for reforms of the caretaker government and the electoral system. The AL’s president, Sheikh Hasina, announced the road-rail blockade at a grand rally in the Paltan Maidan on Monday...[ + ]
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Countrywide rail strike October 11
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Shahriar, Rafique scoop awards
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ACU trade hits record $16.42b
Total transactions routed cumulatively through the Asian Clearing Union during January-August period of 2006 have crossed the total trade volume of 2005. The latest issue of the Asian Clearing Union Newsletter, published in Tehran this week revealed that during the eight months of 2006, ACU’s total transaction stood at $16.42 billion...[ + ]
DSE gains despite blockade
Dhaka stocks regained some points on Wednesday withstanding road-rail-waterway blockade programme of opposition alliance. Turnover in value on the Dhaka Stock Exchange, however, went down by 19.15 per cent from Tuesday’s total. Turnover on DSE totalled at Tk 43.56 crore on Wednesday, down from Tuesday’s total of Tk 53.88 crore...[ + ]
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Batexpo kicks off today
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China Airlines to invest $132m in Taoyuan airport
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Oil prices steady in Asian trade
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EU single seat idea gets little traction at IMF meeting
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Tough economic choices await Japan’s new PM
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Thai coup will not harm economy: BoT
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Baht shrugging off military coup
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