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Troops pull-out ordered as emergency eases
President Iajuddin Ahmed Monday evening ordered withdrawal of armed forces from emergency duties across the country a day after election schedules were announced...[ + ]
Hasina, Khaleda get special security
Special Security Force has taken the charge of security of two former prime ministers — Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina — over 20 months after its withdrawal by the military-controlled interim government.....[ + ]
BNP, allies weighing options as JS polls near
BNP standing committee meets today
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies are considering carefully the pros and cons of contesting the upcoming general elections given the present ‘adverse’ situation...[ + ]
AL renews call
for emergency
lifting, upazila
polls deferral
The Awami League presidium on Monday hailed the announcement of the schedule for parliamentary elections but called for deferment of the upazila polls. The meeting also decided to distribute nomination forms for parliamentary polls in November 5-7 from 10:00am to 5:00pm at the party’s central office on Bangabandhu Avenue.....[ + ]
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Investors stage demo again as stock prices continue sliding
A group of retail investors on Monday staged demonstration in front of Dhaka Stock Exchange building being unnerved by the continuous fall in share prices. Dhaka stocks plunged on Monday for the straight fourth trading day due to selling pressure amid a volatile trend at the market in recent weeks, said market operators...[ + ]
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The country’s export earnings increased by more than 20 per cent to $2.9 billion in the July-August period of current fiscal, compared to the same period in the previous year, according to a release of Export Promotion Bureau...[ + ]
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