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Two persons were killed and about 21 injured, including a judge and police personnel, across the country as a number of bombs exploded simultaneously at Ch

Two die as bombs go off again in Ctg, Laxmipur, Chandpur

ittagong, Laxmipur and Chandpur district courts Monday. Police so fa . . . . . . Read Full Story

Foreign investors to receive uniform incentive support

The government has decided to bring uniformity in its fiscal and other incentive packages for foreign investors to avoid any controversy in future. Finance and Planning Minister Saifur Rahman Monday agreed to such proposal placed by the energy advisor and the board of investment executive chairman Mahmudur Rahman at a meeting. The . . . . . . Read Full Story

HEADLINE

Foreign investors to receive uniform incentive support

The government has decided to bring uniformity in its fiscal and other incentive packages for foreig

Two die as bombs go off again in Ctg, Laxmipur, Chandpur

Two persons were killed and about 21 injured, including a judge and police personnel, across the cou

BB wants to be included in KPI list

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has appealed to the government to include the name of country's central ban

POLITICS & POLICIES

Police personnel must improve their quality of service: Babar

The police should act properly to earn the nation's respect and confidence as they are getting their

PM calls for transforming society into a safe habitat for children

Prime Minister Khaleda Zia Monday called upon all to work unitedly to transform the society into a s

BNP-Jamaat alliance responsible for barbaric blasts: Hasina

Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina said Monday bomb blasts

METRO & COUNTRY

UCEP model promoting need-based education

Underprivileged Children's Educational Programme (UCEP) Bangladesh has set a trend that can be appli

Govt introduces courses on cancer at NCI

Health and Family Welfare Minister Khondaker Mosharraf Hossain said Monday in the city that the gove

Regional networking stressed among women entrepreneurs for dev, poverty reduction

Women entrepreneurs Monday stressed the need for building a network in the South Asian countries aim

VIEWS & REVIEWS

A little more conversation, a little less information

The vast majority of employees in the UK have no idea of their right to ask their employer about its

Saudi ban on women driving is a taboo waiting to be broken

Mohamed al-Zulfa was a little-known member of Saudi Arabia's majlis alshura, the consultative counci

Negative politics cannot move the nation forward

SHEIKH Hasina and her party Awami League (AL) have been clamouring for past several months for refor

EDITORIAL

Exploitation of Phulbari coal

WITH oil price rising consistently in the wake of an insatiable appetite for energy by emerging glob

Bangladesh in search of a brand name

THE government is learnt to have decided to launch a serious drive to rebuild the image of the count

America must worry about its own actions, not just China's

THE spectre of a rising China has returned to haunt Washington. This is the principal lesson I have

LETTER TO EDITOR

Jute can attract FDIs

Bangladesh's prospect for jute export is growing. In the last couple of months, there have been a nu

Leather sector needs more attention

WE have good potential for export of leather goods. This has been assumed as the sector witnessed a

For a successful traffic month

The Traffic Month-2005 began on Sunday in the city like previous years. The State Minister for Home

BUSINESS/ECONOMY

Summit Power IPO lottery held

Some 36,000 out of 270,036 local applicants have been allotted the primary shares of Summit Power Lt

Price indices drop at both bourses

Price indices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed lower Monday, as the losing issues outplayed

Shebapolli rendering social services

BRAHMANBARIA, Sept 29: Shebapolli Bhadughar, a non-profit project of the Bangladesh Association for

COMPANIES & FINANCE

World Islamic Economic Forum calls for common market

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (AFP): The first World Islamic Economic Forum today called for the establishment

Pirated goods plague Gulf trading hub Dubai

DUBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters): Veiled Arab women mingle with Western tourists in shorts to browse shelves f

Japan's business confidence rises slightly

TOKYO, Oct 3 (AFP): Japan's large manufacturers grew slightly more confident in the three months to

MARKET & COMMODITIES

Oil steady on slow US output recovery

TOKYO, Oct 3 (Reuters): Oil prices were steady today as slow recovery in production and refining

Bangladesh Software Testing Board's organising body formed

An eleven-member organising committee for Bangladesh Software Testing Board, led by M Lutfur Rahman,

India's Tata Steel says its Q2 sales up 14pc

MUMBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters): India's second-largest steel maker, Tata Steel Ltd., sold 1.18 million tonn

SPORTS

BCCB names players of Rajshahi Div U-17 team

Bangladesh Cricket Control Board (BCCB) announced Monday the names of players and officials of the R

Mushtaq ready to take on England

LAHORE, Oct 3 (Internet): Mushtaq Ahmed, the Pakistan leg spinner, has expressed the confidence that

Rifles clinch crown for 12th time

Holders Bangladesh Rifles retained the title of Cute Premier Division Handball League beating Narind

WORLD

Iraq oil minister survives assassination attempt

QAIM, Oct 3 (AP): Iraq's oil minister narrowly survived an assassination attempt when a roadside bom

India, Pakistan sign two deals

ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (AFP): Pakistan and India signed pacts Monday to give advance notice of ballistic m

Train derails in central India; 18 killed

NEW DELHI, OCT 3 (AP) : Six coaches and the engine of a speeding train derailed in central India Mon

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