Chief adviser now
heads core body to
tackle food crisis
The chief adviser, Fakhruddin Ahmed, has taken the helm of yet another committee to help curb the unabated food price spiral that made the commoners’ life extremely miserable with sharp decline in their purchasing capacity...[ + ]
SCBA vows to go for
polls despite ban
The Supreme Court Bar Association on Sunday vowed to start its scheduled two-day polls today defying the ban on elections imposed by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s additional deputy commissioner Shamsunnahar issued the order on the bar association general secretary on Sunday asking the association to refrain from holding elections...[ + ]
AL demands
Hasina’s release
Observes hunger strike
The Awami League on Sunday warned the government of waging tougher agitation movement, if the party president, Sheikh Hasina, was not released immediately. Senior leaders of the party also expressed confusion over Hasina’s proper medical treatment at Square Hospital and demanded her immediate treatment abroad as per suggestions of the expert physicians...[ + ]
Free Khaleda, sons
before March
26: BNP
Memo submitted to chief adviser’s office
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday submitted a memorandum to chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed, demanding release of party chairperson Khaleda Zia, her sons Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman and all ‘political detainees’ before the Independence Day on March 26...[ + ]
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Jail authorities asked to bring Hasina to court on March 30
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Cabinet approves Local Govt Commission
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5,77,370 detained since emergency
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Bhutan’s king relinquishes total power with historic vote today
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Musharraf vows support for new Pak govt
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Dhaka, Delhi hope to start Moitree Express on Apr 14
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Power outages hit country, capital
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China says Dalai Lama targeting Olympics
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Gen Moeen apprises president of army activities
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ADB DG arrives in Dhaka
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Help prepare flawless voters’ list : navy chief
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Writer Shahidul Zahir passes away
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85 killed in fresh Lanka fighting
BBF wants banks to limit rate spread to 5pc
The government may exert ‘moral pressure’ on the banks to implement their pledge to lower the interest rate spread to five per cent for productive sectors, particularly industrial investment...[ + ]
DSE goes to upgrade trading system
The Dhaka Stock Exchange is going to upgrade its capacity of trading system from March 27 to sustain growing deals of the stock market investors, said officials...[ + ]
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BB sells 25kg gold ornament
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Malaysian HC meets businesswomen
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India woos Africa for resources, influence
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US economists look at past for solutions to crisis
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Green cars boost Thai auto industry
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Excess cash, peg to weak dollar fuel Gulf inflation
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‘BoJ’s top priority to tackle financial woes’
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Walton opens showroom in city
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SBL signs deal with CRAB
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Asian giants keep US trove despite dollar plunge
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