Hasina-Khaleda
jt rally plan
falls thru
Khaleda declines to join
anti-poverty programme
The much-hyped plan for prime minister Sheikh Hasina and leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia to address a rally, scheduled for today, against poverty fell through on Friday as the latter finally refused to attend the gathering saying it would amount to supporting the government’s crimes, anarchy, repression and violation of human rights......[ + ]
Akbar Ali quits RRC
Akbar Ali Khan has resigned as the chairman of the Regulatory Reforms Commission because of the government’s negligence in reforms activities and the functioning of the commission constituted by the interim government. ‘Yes! I have tendered my resignation on the grounds I have stated earlier,’ Akbar told New Age on Friday, putting the reason down to the inaction of the commission from the time when the ruling Awami League government assumed office...[ + ]
Dhaka considers
one-time transit
to Tripura as
‘test case’
Dhaka considers allowing New Delhi to use its territory to carry goods to the north-eastern state of Tripura as a ‘test case,’ giving a positive nod to India’s pending requests for transit, officials said[ + ]
No initiatives to reactivate AL
at grassroots
Ashraf meets with party secretaries
today to find a solution
The organisational activities of the ruling Awami League remain almost stagnant although the party president, Sheikh Hasina, also the prime minister, has repeatedly called for strengthening the party at the grassroots level...[ + ]
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Kabul has enough scope to learn from Dhaka how to acquire business expertise and bring forward reforms process to improve investment climate in war-ravaged Afghanistan, according to office bearers of an Afghan business promotion organisation...[ + ]
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The city markets experienced further increase of the prices of onion, garlic and egg in the past week while beef started getting costlier, as the price of cattle is going up ahead of Eid-ul-Azha...[ + ]
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