Govt plans prolonged dialogues
Hurdles to polls remain
The much-trumpeted reforms initiated in a wide range of The military-controlled interim government has announced yet another round of dialogues with political parties following its apparent failure to remove the hurdles to holding free and fair elections in the last 21 months...[ + ]
BNP won’t contest
polls if held under emergency
Party asks foreign missions not to
interfere in local politics
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday said it would not contest the polls if it was held under the state of emergency and asked the foreign missions not to interfere in local politics...[ + ]
Sakib puts Tigers
in total control
Daniel Vettori was there and was also at his very best with the bat and the ball, but the second day of the first Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand did not belong to him. A bowler of his kind with far little fame stole the show from the Kiwi captain grabbing six wickets and a stunning catch...[ + ]
DU stands by milk
test report
Govt sits today on melamine contamination
The government is likely to decide its next course of action on melamine contamination in powder milk at an inter-ministerial meeting today. The Dhaka University chemistry department, meanwhile, on Saturday firmly stood by its test which detected melamine presence in all the eight brands of imported milk it was given for testing...[ + ]
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Knitwear sector sees danger
from global turmoil
Knitwear manufacturers fear that they will be in a real danger if the global financial turmoil prolongs and heads for a recession in the EU and the USA. Ominous signs of an export slump are already evident as foreign buyers now seem extra cautious in placing orders, Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association president said Saturday, announcing the schedules for the sector’s annual show...[ + ]
Dhaka stocks end lively week
The Dhaka Stock Exchange last week saw a 10.97 per cent rise in its daily average turnover which increased to Tk 545 crore from the previous week’s Tk 491 crore...[ + ]
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