Prime minister’s
powers enhanced
The government on Thursday amended a few provisions of the Rules of Business 1996 to enhance the prime minister’s authority regarding appointment and assignment of persons in her aid..[ + ]
Govt to close
down 38 TTCs
The government has decided to close down 38 low-performing private teachers’ training colleges for below-the-standards education, sales of certificates and frequent non-compliance with government rules and regulations, education ministry officials said.....[ + ]
Risk, uncertainty surround
proposed TIFA, say
economists
Dhaka will not get any additional opportunity to export more goods or send more manpower to the US if it signs the proposed draft of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with Washington, observed eminent economists...[ + ]
BNP unlikely to support 80 ordinances in
Jatiya Sangsad
The BNP-led main opposition in the parliament is unlikely to support about 80, out of the total 122, ordinances promulgated by the previous military-controlled interim government. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party will oppose about 20 ordinances, which are ‘detrimental to the country.’...[ + ]
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Power crisis begins
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EC starts sifting thru upazila vote fraud complaints
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UN expresses dismay over post-election violence
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Hamid asks lawmakers to learn from events in past two years
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All on campus for DUCSU polls soon
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BNP won’t support move to change constitution for 2nd dy speaker
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EC begins process for presidential election
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Obama faces Republican rancour as economy reels
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Govt revives MIU to monitor prices of essential goods
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Sky joins BBC in refusing to air Gaza charity appeal
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BNP man killed in post-polls violence
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Import of 13 lakh tonnes of crude oil approved
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ICC’s first war crimes trial gets under way
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German foreign secretary arrives today
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ZU Ahmed new Navy chief
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Two killed as train hits truck at Shyampur
Bangladesh becomes No 1
trousers exporter to US
Bangladesh is becoming the ‘Trousers Island’, if not the Treasure Island, for global apparel importers as local manufacturers are sourcing jeans and other cotton trousers at the cheapest prices and maintaining admirable quality, industry people said...[ + ]
Use local SME goods, save Tk 10,000cr: SIAB
Leaders of the Sub-contact Industrialist Association of Bangladesh on Monday said the country could save Tk 10,000 crore by using local cost-effective and better-quality small and medium industry outputs instead of importing those from abroad...[ + ]
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Best Air pays 13pc in travel tax
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Dhaka stocks fall again
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Global economy hit by massive wave of job cuts
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BTRC to expand PSTN services
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Bankruptcy fears grip US auto-parts firms
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Etihad to launch service to Athens
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India may export wheat: USDA
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BRAC Bank inaugurates Manda branch
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Eastland Insurance holds managers’ confce
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DHL renews subscription of GP product
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Pfizer nears $68b deal to buy Wyeth
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Oil prices ease in Asia
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Euro, pound on back foot
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