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No district budget yet

The finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, failed to chalk up district budget while presenting the proposed budget for the next 2012-13 financial year on Thursday. Muhith while presenting the proposed budget before the parliament said... Full story

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Tax waiver for new cineplexes proposed

The minister for finance, AMA Muhith, in his budget speech proposed waiver of tax on construction of cinemas and cineplexes for five and seven years considering their locations. Full story

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Budget silent on fund for Padma bridge

The finance minister, AMA Muhith, on Thursday said the Padma bridge construction work would start soon but did not specify the source of fund. While placing the budget proposals for... Full story

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Viquarunnisa student rape trial begins

Trial of the case over a Viqarunnisa School student rape began on Wednesday at a Dhaka special court with the deposition of the complainant. Father of the victim gave his statement as the complainant and... Full story

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AL celebrates Six-Point Day

Ruling Awami League and its front organisations celebrated historic Six-Point Day on Thursday. Homage was paid to those who had given life on June 7, 1966 for the realisation of the six-point demand... Full story

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College student killed by miscreants

A college student was killed in an attack by miscreants at Shanirhat Bazar in Pirojpur sadar upazila Thursday. The deceased was Solaiman Akhand, 25, student of Full story

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No new road to be built except union, rural ones: Muhith

Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, while presenting the budget for the next fiscal year, said that no new road would be constructed within the current road network except union... Full story

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TIB wants regulatory commission

The executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh, Iftekharuzzaman, on Thursday urged the government to form an independent regulatory commission for ensuring proper... Full story

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Khaleda asks allies to ensure maximum attendance

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Thursday asked leaders of the components of the opposition ‘18-party’ alliance to ensure maximum attendance from the respective parties to make the June 11 rally successful. Full story

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Performance-based evaluation for officers from next year

The finance minister said on Thursday the government would introduce a ‘Performance Based Evaluation System’ to evaluate the performance of public officials, which will take effect from... Full story

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Left parties say new budget to widen rich-poor gap

The left leaning political parties on Thursday termed the Awami League-led government’s budget proposals for the coming fiscal year as ‘a document’ to make the rich richer. Full story

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Allocation for Supreme Court reduced in new budget

The proposed budget has sought allocation of Tk 79 crore, which was Tk 89 crore in the revised budget for the outgoing fiscal year, for the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court got allocation of Tk 76 crore in the... Full story

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Defence budget increased to modernise military

The government has proposed an allocation of Tk 12,985 crore for the defence sector in fiscal year 2012-13, which is Tk 851 crore higher than the previous year’s allocation. Full story

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Decomposed body found in Ctg

Police recovered the decomposed body of a woman from a spot under Hathazari police in Chittagong early Thursday. The body could not be identified immediately. The Hathazari police said called by the local... Full story

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ASP Azad withdrawn

The assistant superintendent of police in Jessore, Abul Kalam Azad, was withdrawn from his position for negligence of duties and fueling anger against Whip Sheikh Abdul Wahab, which resulted in the attack... Full story

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Journalist leaders demand apology from Mahfuz

Leaders of journalists on Thursday alleged that the chairman of private television channel ATN Bangla, Mahfuzur Rahman, was directly involved in the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. Full story

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ETV chairman and MD charged with tax evasion

A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charges against the chairman and managing director of Ekushey Television for allegedly not submitting their income tax returns. The accused are Ekushey Television chairman... Full story

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