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3 accords signed to boost regional trade, investment

Member states of SAARC Sunday signed three agreements to facilitate intra-regional trade and investment in the region. The agreements are: Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters, Agreement on Establishment of SAARC Arbitration Council, and Limited Multilateral Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation and . . . . . . Read Full Story

The 13th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit concluded Sunday with the adoption of the 'Dhaka Declaration' where summiteers ple

Leaders lay emphasis on poverty reduction, economic cooperation

dged to work together to alleviate poverty, manage disaster, combat t . . . . . . Read Full Story

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Leaders lay emphasis on poverty reduction, economic cooperation

The 13th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit concluded Sunday with the a

3 accords signed to boost regional trade, investment

Member states of SAARC Sunday signed three agreements to facilitate intra-regional trade and investm

Afghanistan 8th SAARC member

Afghanistan will be the eighth member of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

POLITICS & POLICIES

Iajuddin for facing challenges of socio-economic dev unitedly

President Iajuddin Ahmed said Sunday that the SAARC countries would have to face collectively the ch

Hasina accuses govt of depriving country’s starving people

Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina alleged Sunday that Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was speaking a

SAARC Summit will open a new chapter in the history of South Asia: PM

SAARC Chairperson and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia said that the challenges in this area were formidab

METRO & COUNTRY

Robbers loot Tk 3.27m from Sonali Bank branch

NARAYANGANJ, Nov 13 (UNB): Bandits looted Tk 3.27 million (30.27 lakh) in cash and prize bonds worth

Paramedics in USAID-funded health programme to get GP mobiles

GrameenPhone (GP) has agreed to donate mobile phones to skilled paramedics currently piloting home-b

Bus passengers robbed

JESSORE, Nov 13 (UNB): Highway robbers took away valuables from passengers of a bus Thursday night.

MISCELLANY

Disruptions to transport of cargo, people among APEC's biggest terrorism concerns

Among the top terrorism worries among Pacific Rim countries is that a major attack could disrupt the

US diplomat tells Syria to release political prisoners

As Syrian and other Arab government ministers looked on, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice us

Why liberal Islam is not the solution

Analysis of the latest urban violence wracking France has tended to focus on two causes. For the rig

EDITORIAL

Uniting against terrorism

IT may be said with certainty that the SAARC leaders assembled in Dhaka on the occasion of their 13t

Pitiable conditions of public health facilities

ON the first day of the current month, two national English dailies carried two separate reports tha

Print media facing difficult times

THE newspaper industry in the US -- that is the print media -- is passing through a tough period now

LETTER TO EDITOR

Prices of essentials

PRICES of essentials are still high although the Ramadan and the Eid are over. Actually commodity pr

TV news during Eid programmes

LAST year, the demand to shorten the television news on the Eid days was raised. But this year, we c

Bus fare anomalies

Despite the government's revision in fares of all kinds of buses, the operators of these transports,

BUSINESS/ECONOMY

CSE price indices close higher

The price indices on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) gained Sunday as the gainers outplayed the

Italian embroidery expo begins in city Wednesday

An embroidery and lace exhibition of Italian designs and traditions will kick off in the city at 6.0

German minister eyes Bundesbank's gold reserves

BERLIN, Nov 13 (AFP): Germany could dip into the Bundesbank's gold reserves to partly finance govern

COMPANIES & FINANCE

APEC leaders set for tough trade talks and protests

BUSAN, South Korea, Nov 13 (AFP): Weighed down by gridlocked trade talks and targeted by anti-global

EU, Brazil trade chiefs try to ease WTO standoff

ROME, Nov 13 (Reuters): Top negotiators from the European Union and Brazil said yesterday they had m

Bush under pressure to get straight answers from China

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (AFP): US President George W Bush is to make his third visit to China amid mounti

LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT

Three-wave Mausoleum

The simply three-wave like mausoleum erected over the graves of three leaders at the Southern corner

Three-wave Mausoleum

The simply three-wave like mausoleum erected over the graves of three leaders at the Southern corner

Three-wave Mausoleum

The simply three-wave like mausoleum erected over the graves of three leaders at the Southern corner

MARKET & COMMODITIES

Asian currencies stable, dollar seen strong on US rate hikes

HONG KONG, Nov 13 (AFP): Asian currencies ended the week relatively stable against the US dollar, bu

AirAsia eyes Brunei, new routes in Indonesia, Cambodia

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 (AFP): Malaysia's low-cost carrier AirAsia said Sunday it soon expresses the ho

US pressures OPEC to up production

ABU DHABI, Nov 13 (AFP): US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman urged OPEC yesterday to take measures to

SPORTS

Three-day inter-club players’ transfer begins today

A three-day inter-club players' transfer of the premier division cricket league's teams begins today

Trescothick puts England on top

Stand-in captain Marcus Trescothick scored a century as England took charge of the first Test agains

Owen’s dramatic late goals guide England to earn win

Michael Owen scored two dramatic late goals to earn England victory in a pulsating friendly against

WORLD

Shoot-on-sight orders as lawless Indian state goes to polls

PATNA, (India), Nov 13: Indian police issued shoot-on-sight orders and sounded a red alert in the la

Coalition withdrawal from Iraq would be 'catastrophic'

LONDON, Nov 13: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said an immediate withdrawal of coalition troops from

Mideast democracy summit marred by disagreement

MANAMA, NOV 13 (AP) : A US -backed summit meant to promote political freedom and economic change in

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