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Patients suffer as 8 hospitals in city go without power, water
Patients of the city’s eight major hospitals located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Shyamoli and Agargaon spent a nightmarish day Saturday as power outage and water crisis brought all healthcare services to a virtual standstill for 10 hours...[ + ]
National Women Dev Policy announced
Women’s economic empowerment, equal
rights to property aimed at
The interim government of Fakhruddin Ahmed has announced the National Women Development Policy 2008, and intends to enact the necessary laws to ensure the women’s equal rights to property[ + ]
Indian rice price goes
up by $150 a tonne
The overheated domestic rice market is exposed to a further volatility as India hiked minimum export price by 30 per cent, making rice costlier by $150 per tonne, traders said. Traders at Hili and Benapole land ports, the major entrances for Indian rice, said Indian authorities impose taxes calculating rice export price at $650 per tonne, while local price remains $350 there. Minimum export price was raised to $500 per tonne a month back...[ + ]
Cabinet approves extension of Speedy
Trial Act for 2 years
The advisory council of the caretaker government on Saturday approved extension of the duration of the Speedy Trial Act for next two years by way of endorsing an amendment to the tough law meant for dealing with serious crimes...[ + ]
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Equal share of inherited property demanded
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Most politicians support gender equality
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Zillur asks govt to announce polls date to dispel confusion
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Imon, Ishaq remanded in custody for 8 days
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Tigers play first ODI with Proteas today
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BNP accuses EC of bias, warns it may not take part in polls
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Musharraf says Pak army still backs him
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UNDP chief due March 15 to weigh political situation
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Army HQ clarifies army chief’s statement over martyred Indian soldiers
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Eid-e-Miladunnabi on March 21
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New Biman board indecisive over aircraft purchase
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HC orders completion of trial in 6 months
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Apollo Hospitals employees stage demo against job termination
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Gambari meets Suu Kyi
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Hillary, Obama face off in Wyoming
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Abu Zafar Obaidullah recalled in Barisal
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Abul beaten to death in police custody, family claims
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Fakhruddin leaves for Senegal Tuesday
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Myanmar women rally in Dhaka against referendum on constitution
US duty-free access bill faces opposition
The US bill seeking to give Bangladesh and few other small economies duty-free market access faces a major challenge due to strong opposition from textile lobbies in Americas, Africa and Caribbean countries, industry sources said. They said the planned National Partnership and Development Act, if passed, would benefit Bangladesh and Cambodia unfairly at the cost of the textile industry in many other least developed and developing countries...[ + ]
DSE market cap hits record high
Bull run pulled the market capitalisation of the Dhaka bourse to its all-time high at Tk 81,773 crore on Thursday, closing trading day in last week. The market indicator increased by Tk 1,352 crore in the week as the stock prices surged for the second consecutive weeks. Previous highest of market capitalisation at the DSE was Tk 81,085 crore on February 14...[ + ]
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India-aided projects in Bhutan reviewed
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UN sees more people going hungry in Philippines
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Japan taps BoJ deputy as next central bank chief
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Bush voices concern over US economic woes
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US lawmakers push to bolster product watchdog after recalls
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Fed opens cash spigot to loosen credit squeeze
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ECB official cites ‘unsatisfactory’ changes in inflation
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ECB economist says central banks must chart their own course
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Iraq vows to block oil pacts signed by Kurds
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