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Saturday, March 18, 2006

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Dhaka scores poorly in Forbes investment climate ranking

Bangladesh has seen its capital hospitality score dragged down by massive graft, lack of access to t

Transport links to be high on Khaleda-Manmohan summit agenda

Multi-modal transport connectivity between Bangladesh and India is likely to figure prominently amon

City business hubs feel the pinch of power outages

Frequent power outages in the business hubs of the city including Motijheel and Dilkusha have increa

POLITICS & POLICIES

Amnesty urges probe into alleged ruling alliance involvement in bombings

Amnesty International (AI) Thursday said reports in recent weeks of arrest of the leaders of two out

BAPA demands strict execution of anti-polythene law

Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (BAPA) Friday demanded of the government to strictly execute the law pro

Bangla Bhai's wife on 12-day remand

MYMENSINGH, Mar 17 (BSS): Fahima, wife of captured militant kingpin Siddiqul Islam Bangla Bhai, was

METRO & COUNTRY

Vaccination campaign begins next month

About 18 million children under five years of age will be given Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) in the next

Low quality Indian jute seeds seized

KURIGRAM, March 17 (BSS): Members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) seized 2.60 tonnes low quality smu

10m people in 32 districts are now under threat of filariasis

PANCHAGARH, Mar 17 (UNB): Thousands of people have been suffering from filariasis disease in the cou

VIEWS & REVIEWS

Foreign Direct Investment: What shapes and what shakes?

Foreign investment can take two forms. Foreign equity investors can simply buy a stake in an enterpr

Volatile foreign exchange market and taka devaluation

The Bangladesh economy is heavily dependent on commodities imported from abroad. As such, it affects

Asian powers' thirst for oil threatens to scupper American efforts to isolate Iran

US efforts to isolate Iran over its nuclear ambitions are colliding with the energy concerns of Asia

EDITORIAL

Whither land management?

THE Constitution of the Republic recognises the right to acquire, possess and dispose off property a

Responsibilities of businesses in a free market

THE free market is the economic equivalent of political democracy in many respects. Both require a h

CEOs of oil gaints appear before US Congress

THE US Congress summoned the chief executive Officers (CEOs) of the American oil giants. They were s

LETTER TO EDITOR

Bus service for women

THE number of women workforce has increased notably in the city. Women's mobility has also increased

City's housing needs

DHAKA city presently has a population of about 10 million and nearly 80 per cent of them are proba

BUSINESS/ECONOMY

Prices of some vegetables, green chilli, coarse flour rise

Prices of some vegetables, green chilli, and coarse flour registered slight increase while those of

DESCO opts for GrameenPhone business solutions

GrameenPhone (GP) Limited has recently signed an agreement with the Dhaka Electric Supply Company Li

Maersk Line unveils new visual identity

Maersk Line has recently unveiled the new visual identity to the audience of valued customers, stak

SPORTS

Kenya bow to Bangladesh batting power

BOGRA, Mar 17 (BDNEWS): A brilliant 91 by opener Shahriar Nafees helped Bangladesh crush visiting Ke

Asif-Anjan pair brings laurel for country in shooting at C’Games

Asif Hossain Khan and Anjan Kumar Singh pair brought the first laurel for the nation bagging silver

LEGENDS - Colin Cowdrey

Gleaned from the net: Cowdrey retired the following summer, but not before scoring 151 to lead Kent

WORLD

Deadly bird flu confirmed in three Asian countries

KABUL, Mar 16 (AFP): Afghanistan, Myanmar and Malaysia confirmed outbreaks of the H5N1 strain of bir

Pakistan warns India nuclear deal will 'unravel' NPT

HONG KONG, Mar 17 (AFP): The main international treaty aimed at stopping the spread of atomic weapon

Indonesia city tense after protest

JAYAPURA, Indonesia Mar 17 (AP): Hundreds of Indonesian troops patrolled the tense city of Jayapura

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