Bangladeshis
mired in Malaysian
miseries for
govt inaction
Bangladeshis working in Malaysia are set to suffer more and future recruitment is likely to become uncertain as Dhaka fails to reach an amicable solution with Kuala Lumpur over exploitation that has continued for some time now...[ + ]
Bhuiyan preaches
unity, reconciliation
Expelled BNP secretary general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan has said they are working to reconcile different streams in the party in disarray and put it back on track...[ + ]
Govt plans diesel
subsidy for
boro farmers
The government is planning to give Tk 700 to Tk 750 in cash as diesel subsidy per acre of land for the next boro cultivation season beginning in January 2008, finance and agriculture officials have told New Age. A sum of Tk 750 crore has already been earmarked for the purpose, they said...[ + ]
Proteas humble Tigers
South Africa humbled Bangladesh with a seven-wicket win in the last Group A encounter of the Twenty20 World Cup in Cape Town on Saturday to avenge their defeat in the Caribbean five months before. Bangladesh, all out in 19.3 overs for 144, did not manage to trouble their much-fancied opponents as the hosts raced past the target with seven balls to spare...[ + ]
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Delwar terms Bhuiyan’s meeting illegal
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Jayasuriya crushes New Zealand
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Govt creates 4,274 judicial magistracy posts without review
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SAARC finance ministers for increased co-op in financial sector
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Over dozen charge sheets against graft suspects likely in a week
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US sees ‘attacks’ on minorities in Bangladesh as problem
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Farmers block highway in Jessore
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ACC to notify Arafat for asset info
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Flooding in central zone keeps worsening
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Featherlite still closed, case filed, one more held
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Businessmen allege scheme to harm country’s apparel exports
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MBBS admission forms available from Sept 19
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Economists urge govt not to sign loan deal with IMF
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Prisoner dies in Comilla Jail
Vegetable export down due to high
price, fewer Biman flights
Export of vegetables declined significantly in the last few months because the prices of agro-products rose sharply in the local market and Biman cut its flights to the major global destinations...[ + ]
Number of BO accounts increases
by three lakh in two months
Around three lakh new Beneficiary Owners’ accounts, through which investors take part in stock market trading, have been opened in the last two months, said the chief executive of the Dhaka Stock Exchange...[ + ]
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Interim govt lacks authority to sign deal with IMF: experts
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IFAD approves $200m for dev initiatives in dozen countries
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India opens Gulf route for private airlines
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OPEC maintains estimate for oil demand growth in 2007
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Farooque reelected vice-chairman of Express Insurance Ltd
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Europe pushing transparency as answer to market turmoil
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Mideast group to spend $1.44b on Malaysian energy sect or
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Global Chinese entrepreneurs gather in Japan for biennial convention
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British bank rocked by customer panic
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Japanese firms fail to meet Chinese norms
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China rejects US, Canadian pork, citing safety
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StanChart inks deal with DESA
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BRAC Bank signs MoU with Dhaka Sheraton Hotel
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Soybean, wheat prices up gold changes slightly
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OPEC chief says current oil price won’t last long
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European exchanges wobble on banking woes, US data
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