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Industry, agriculture writhing in power shortage agony

Frequent load-shedding - often for longer periods - is seriously affecting industrial production across the country. The power-problem has made the situation difficult for exporters to maintain their shipment schedules. Besides, the regular power outage for the last two weeks affected seriously the Boro rice cultivation and fertili . . . . . . Read Full Story

Attacks on NGOs to affect poverty alleviation drive

A series of bomb and grenade attacks on the offices of some major micro-credit lending institutions may have serious implications on poverty alleviation activities as they are prime suppliers of small loans to poor people in rural areas. Bomb attacks took place in some branches of leading NGOs including BRAC and Grameen Bank i . . . . . . Read Full Story

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Industry, agriculture writhing in power shortage agony

Frequent load-shedding - often for longer periods - is seriously affecting industrial production acr

. . . NGOs now, who next?

And now the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are the targets. Who will be the next ones? Nobody

Attacks on NGOs to affect poverty alleviation drive

A series of bomb and grenade attacks on the offices of some major micro-credit lending institutions

News Watch

Barind power distribution project progressing fast

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Feb 18: The implementation of the Tk 3.22 billion power distribution project in Cha

Police arrest four Mujahidin suspects from Thakurgaon

THAKURGAON, Feb 18: The police Thursday night arrested four suspected members of the Islami militant

Labourers find Liberation War-time grenade while digging pond

KURIGRAM, Feb 18: Day-labourers while digging a pond found a rusted but live grenade in the remote c

Editorial

Better managing the bank loans

THE central bank has taken another move to streamline its policy of classifying non-performing loans

Challenges before local software developers

The recently held software fair (from 22nd to 25th Nov, 2004) arranged by BASIS (Bangladesh Associat

Welcome mat out for foreign students

MAURA Harty, assistant secretary for consular affairs, plans to meet academics in China soon to expl

World/Asia

Political wrangling gathers pace as Iraq's Shiites take reins of power

BAGHDAD, Feb 18 (AFP): Intense political wrangling gathered pace in Iraq after certified election re

Lawmakers call for tighter US sanctions on Syria

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (AFP): A bipartisan group of US senators called on the White House Thursday to im

Prostate cancer vaccine helps patients live longer

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters): A prostate cancer "vaccine" made by Dendreon Corp. can help patients w

Metro/Country

Communication ministry plants 6.1m saplings in three years

The Ministry of Communication planted over 6.1 million trees in the last three years and it is now p

Ministry approves Tk 2.91b public university dev project

In the face of gradual downfall to quality education in the country's public universities, the educa

Police arrest four for heist at jewelry shops

SATKHIRA, Feb 18 (BSS): The police arrested four robbers for looting two jewellery shops at Nazimgan

Sports

Blair welcomes Olympic inspectors

The team inspecting London's 2012 Olympics bid has arrived at Downing Street for a meeting with Prim

Pakistan picks new manager for India tour

LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 18 (AFP): Pakistan Friday brought in a new manager for its cricket team ahead

Ballseye!

Moin Khan wants to play for his country again after having hit a century in a local tournament. He s

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