Lobbyists swamp secretariat, hamper
office works
Hordes of visitors, mostly small-time political leaders and activists, trickle into Bangladesh Secretariat each working day, disrupting normal function of the country’s main seat of administration. They come over from across the country as well as the capital.....[ + ]
Ashraf pledges law change as upazila
reps face non-coop
Chairmen and vice-chairmen of upazila parishads have demanded immediate steps to make the local governments functional as, they said, they still have no work to do because of ‘bureaucratic bottlenecks and also non-cooperation from the government officials’ at the local level...[ + ]
4.48m households absolutely landless
The number of landless people in the country is growing steadily because of poverty, river erosion and legal disputes posing a grave threat to socioeconomic progress, according to experts and a government report...[ + ]
Budget deficit to touch all-time high at 5pc
The Awami League-led government is going to place a budget of much higher deficit next fiscal year to translate pre-polls pledges into budgetary measures and also to offset the negative impacts of the prevailing global recession...[ + ]
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Brisk business for hotels, restaurants near by
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Safety net for industrial workers demanded
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Another Daud Ibrahim aide held, remanded
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Lt Gen Mubeen made army chief
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Pakistan should refrain from comments: Shafiq
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Women MPs vow to unite for political empowerment
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BNP, allies continue to abstain from JS as seat row rages
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JS receives advice on passage of 3 bills
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No ‘crossfire’ killings taken place: Sohel Taj
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Govt to set up expats’ welfare bank next FY
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Do-or-die for Tigers
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Maoists enforce strike, close Hindustan Unilever’s factory
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EU Troika team arrives
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DST: No change in office time, prayer times to be advanced
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Qazi Faruque loses legal battle again
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BPC to import 20,000 tonnes of lubricant base oil from India
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Federer wins French Open
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20 structures on Turag bank razed
Budget to have tourism fund for first time
For the first time in the country’s history, the upcoming budget for 2009-10 fiscal scheduled to be announced on June 11 is going to have a fund for the promotion and development of tourism. ‘There will be a fund for tourism in the budget for the first time since independence. The money will be spent for the promotion and development of the country’s tourism,’ MA Muhaimin Saleh, the president of the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh, told New Age...[ + ]
DSE turnover crosses Tk 7 crore mark
Dhaka stocks surged Sunday as institutional and retail investors participated the trading with a buying spree that pushed the bourse’s turnover to Tk 781.68 crore, its highest ever mark, market operators said. Market analysts said positive media reports and speculation of fiscal incentives to stock market in the upcoming national budget fuelled the investors’ mood that surged their participation in the market in recent days...[ + ]
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VAT on event management firms likely
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Fresh water prawn farming sees bleak future
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Zakiul Islam new Biman CEO
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Duty dodgers find Burimari a haven
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Bangladeshi products in Kunming fair attract visitors
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Dragonair passengers get flight plan online
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HeidelbergCement okays 33pc dividend
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Corporate Disclosures
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Power lines move into digital age
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China, Japan vow to boost global recovery
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Bankrupt GM pins high hopes on India for turnaround
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US bailout repayment seen bigger than expected
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EBL holds workshop on AML
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Uttara Bank announces 100pc stock dividend
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