Five agencies move
to hike power tariff
by 12.5-20pc
The Dhaka Power Distribution Company has applied to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission for an increase in power tariff by 14.7 per cent on an average at the consumer level. Four other agencies will propose 12.5 to 20 per cent increase in prices by the next week...[ + ]
Hasina-Khaleda talks
up in the air
AL, BNP stick to their guns
Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party have stuck to their respective stances on the proposed dialogue between their chiefs, Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, as the parties imposed some explicit and implicit, as well as conflicting, conditions...[ + ]
Sidr homeless doubly worried as winter approaches
A year after cyclone Sidr ravaged the country’s 30 south-western districts, some three lakh families still await assis tance for rebuilding their homes as the government and donors are far from fulfilling their pledges for rehabilitation of the affected people...[ + ]
3 former ministers,
an ex-lawmaker showcaused for
bribing jail guards
28 jail guards suspended
The jail authorities on Friday issued show cause notices to three former ministers and a former lawmaker for taking illegal advantages from the jail guards by giving them money and other facilities....[ + ]
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Centenary of Ahmadiyya Khilafat celebrated
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AL chooses nominees for 281 seats
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Haircut forced on 20 madrassah students for not wearing turbans
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N’ganj farmers stage demo protesting at land acquisition
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British troops out of Iraq by end of 2009: Baghdad
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Telescopes get visual of planets around another sun
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Depression over Bay remains stationary
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BNP again questions govt’s sincerity about polls
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Russian parliament approves longer presidential terms
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Indian probe lands on moon
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Chief adviser returns home
Anti-money laundering law to widen its claw
The government is set to incorporate five predicates in the Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance to extend its coverage to a wider range of financial and environmental offences of global nature, official sources said. The capital market will also fall within the ambit of the ordinance, as stock markets around the globe are also being used for large-scale financial crimes...[ + ]
Strengthening nat’l conformity assessment infrastructure stressed
Experts at an Asian regional workshop have emphasised strengthening of national conformity assessment infrastructure, like standards, metrology, testing and calibration laboratories, and certification and inspection bodies, for accreditation of products in this era of globalisation and trading under the WTO regime...[ + ]
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WTO faces fresh calls for ministerial meeting
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Russian, EU leaders agree on finance reform
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World financial turmoil rocks US trade
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Massive aid package seen not enough for US automakers
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Euro drops against dollar
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OPEC to hold special meeting in Cairo
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Sri Lanka cuts money supply target to fight inflation
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