DRIVE AGAINST HIGH-PROFILE
CORRUPTION, CRIMES
219 politicians, businessmen, family members jailed so far
At least 219 people, mostly involved in politics, have so far been jailed for varying terms in the ongoing drive of the interim government against high-profile corruption and serious crimes. The convicts include seven former ministers, 12 former lawmakers and five businessmen. Courts sentenced them to imprisonment, fined them Tk 19.28 crore in all and ordered confiscation of their wealth of an aggregate of Tk 130 crore...[ + ]
Farmers demand fertiliser, block road
Five policemen hurt in clash,
motorbike set on fire
Several hundred farmers on Wednesday blocked the Jhenaidah–Kushtia Highway, set on fire a police motorbike and damaged three trucks, demanding smooth supply of fertiliser...[ + ]
No more eviction
of hawkers, says
LGRD adviser
Claims eviction was initiative of
over-enthusiastic police officials
The LGRD and cooperatives adviser, Anwarul Iqbal, on Wednesday said that street hawkers would no longer be evicted from their present sites...[ + ]
MDG sets poverty line
at Tk 15 a day
Campaigners remain silent
over deflated targets
Anti-poverty campaigners are not aware of the actual value of the poverty benchmark of $1 in purchasing power parity set by the UN Millennium Development Goals...[ + ]
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Benazir returns to Pakistan today after 8yrs
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ACC looks for Siddiqui, 2 other ex-bureaucrats for questioning
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EC to hold talks in UK on enrolling expatriates as voters
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Zillur hails army chief’s statement
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BNP victim of dual policy of caretaker govt: Hannan
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Govt moves to allow re-check of BCS scores
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Floodwaters recede from Chittagong
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Onion sells for Tk 60 a kilogram
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14 non-resident Bangladeshis short-listed to become CIPs
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Janakantha editor acquitted of fraud charges
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Draft ship-breaking policy awaits govt nod
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Holiday hangover persists in most government offices
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Partisan politics weakens independent judicial
process, says Mainul
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Dubliner Enright wins Booker prize
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Bangladeshi farmer wins FAO model award
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Bangladesh opposes tougher sanctions on Myanmar
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Massive black hole enters the record books
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Consolation win for India
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Bomb found in Pabna hospital
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Durga Puja begins
Ctg Port to increase service
charges by up to 62pc
The government has fixed the tariff at $7.5-$22.5, based on the types and sizes, for handling a container by the one of the quay gantry cranes at Chittagong Port, nearly two years after the installation of the cranes...[ + ]
SEC penalises directors of three cos Tk 12 lakh
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday fined directors of three companies Tk 12 lakh for violating securities laws, reported the Dhaka Stock Exchange’s official website...[ + ]
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Purchase committee asks for re-evaluation of
150MW Shikalbaha tender
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Stocks plunge for profit taking sell-off
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FDI continues to rise in Asia
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Financial turmoil may have dire impact on global economy: IMF
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IMF concerned at impact of bio-fuels
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Dollar mixed in Tokyo ahead of US data
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Oil eases in Asia but still above $87
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