AUGUST 21 GRENADE ATTACK
Court orders further investigation
A Dhaka court on Monday ordered further investigation into the two cases filed in connection with the 21 August, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka in which 24 persons were killed...[ + ]
Parties to get 6 more
months to meet
RPO criteria
The cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for promulgating an ordinance amending the updated Representation of the People Order to give political parties six more months to submit their ratified constitutions to the Election Commission...[ + ]
Taxicabs worth Tk 80 crore turn into junk
Cheap Indian cars are to blame
Taxicab operators are now counting the cost of their wrong choice of vehicles that forced them to pull 90 per cent of cars out of service much before their average lifetime expired. Their association estimates that return on their Tk 200 crore investment in the nascent service in last six years was much less than expected as light vehicles with low engine capacity lost their resale value...[ + ]
UNNATURAL DEATHS OF BDR JAWANS
Probe body misses
3rd deadline
The investigation committee failed to make any headway in probing the deaths of BDR soldiers in custody even in the last two months and a half as such death toll soared to 35 until Sunday, officials said.....[ + ]
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Arafat files writ challenging ACC case
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PM terms behaviour of two senior judges ‘unseemly’
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A Bangladeshi restaurant in Chicago that Obama family frequented
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DU Selection Board’s decision overturned
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Lawyer shot at in chamber near court
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Arrest warrant issued against Gayeshwar
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Body formed to monitor textbook-linked jobs
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CPI(M) leader Subhas dies
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Anwar Chy arrives amid protests
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Bus passengers robbed in city
Ceramic ware exporters aim sturdy business
Local ceramic ware manufacturing industry is expecting a steady growth with a $100 million return from exports by 2015 as the global markets favour more shipments from Bangladesh. In the past fiscal, 21 local leading ceramic ware factories fetched more than $35 million from exports of their products to 50 countries, said Rashed Moudud Khan, president of the Bangladesh Ceramic Ware Manufacturers’ Association...[ + ]
Bangladesh Bank sets up Tk 200cr
fund for green energy
Bangladesh Bank will provide loans at low interest rate for setting up the solar energy, biogas and effluent treatment plants through the commercial banks from its Tk 200 crore revolving fund, official sours said. The central bank issued a circular on Monday, directing commercials banks to provide the loans under its re-financing scheme..[ + ]
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IEA warns of shrinking oil supplies
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Rajshahi Textile Mills reopens
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AKTEL appoints new MD, CEO
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United to fly to London this year
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MTB launches NRB division
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Emirates offers Ramadan package
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Asia markets edge higher as banks gain
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Dollar subdued in Asia
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Karnaphuli Insurance logs Tk 18m profit
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US economic growth seen in second half
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Chinese developers line up for HK listings
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India acts tough on private airlines
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HSBC profit slumps 57pc
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Oil jumps above 70 dollars
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SIBL opens 37th branch in Narsingdi
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Green Delta Insurance holds business conference
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