Stop ploy against political parties
Hasina tells government
The Awami League president, Sheikh Hasina, has asked the incumbents to stop the intelligence agencies from indulging in excesses accusing them of trying to deconstruct and reconstruct political parties...[ + ]
Minus-two formula a plot against democracy: Khaleda
The BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Sunday warned that the quarters working on the so-called minus-two formula were actually plotting to seize state power...[ + ]
Dhaka-Kolkata train link restored after 42 years
The Indian train, which is on a trial run to Dhaka, arrived at the Dhaka Cantonment station in the evening with a 31-member delegation to sit for the talks that are meant to finalise the commissioning of the Dhaka-Kolkata passenger train service...[ + ]
Govt borrowing soars to record high
The government’s borrowing from the banking system soared to a record high of Tk 6,486.06 crore in the 2006-07 fiscal year that ended on June 30, a Bangladesh Bank report shows. The amount exceeded the previous fiscal year’s public borrowings of Tk 6041.50 crore, which was the highest in a decade...[ + ]
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Fifth Wimbledon title for Federer
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Indian telcos invite BTTB to join its submarine cable link
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Seven ‘new’ wonders of the world named
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Condition of Sabina’s health improves slightly
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Glitch grounds Biman flight in Chittagong
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Court sends ex-BNP MP’s wife to jail
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Chandra Shekhar passes away
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Govt to restrict sand lifting
Trade deficit hits $3 billion
The country’s trade deficit reached about $3 billion in July-April period of last fiscal as it spent nearly $12.77 billion on imports while exported goods of $9.8 billion, the central bank monthly update revealed...[ + ]
Economists for Biman to be enlisted with stock market
Biman Bangladesh Airlines should list on the stock market once it emerges as a public limited company, experts told a seminar on Sunday. ‘Only making Biman a public limited company will not do, it has to be privatised too,’ former Bangladesh Bank governor Farash Uddin said...[ + ]
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