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Friday, March 24, 2006

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HEADLINE

BB governor sees stability returning to forex market

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Salehuddin Ahmed stated in Dhaka Thursday that the situation about th

Americans, westerners on fresh JMB assault list, says State Department

A US State Department announced that the new target of JMB attacks could be Americans, other Western

Price of MS rod sharply rises

Price of mild steel (MS) rod rose sharply over the last couple of weeks across the country mainly du

POLITICS & POLICIES

PM calls for intensifying struggle to strengthen democracy

Prime Minister Khaleda Zia Thursday called for intensifying the present struggle for strengthening t

Opposition to continue movement alongside dialogue to realise CG, EC reforms

Dhaka, Mar 23 (BDNEWS): Keeping the option of on-the-street movement open, the opposition camp will

Shaekh taken on 10-day fresh remand

JMB supremo Shaekh Abdur Rahman was taken on a 10-day fresh police remand Thursday for quizzing on t

METRO & COUNTRY

JICA to provide Tk 300m for promoting safe motherhood

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide nearly Tk 300 million (30 crore, US$ 4.0

Poor health situation blamed for high pry school dropout rate

Education and health experts at a round table Thursday blamed the poor health situation for as high

EC calls for proposals on non-formal primary edn in Bangladesh

The European Commission (EC) launched a call for proposals entailing grants totaling 29 million euro

VIEWS & REVIEWS

Look East Policy with Thailand as focal point

THE bilateral economic relations between Bangladesh and Thailand have been expanding over the years.

Islam, tolerance and the West

THERE is no reason for the Muslims to be intolerant. According to the tenets of Islam, the Muslims o

The trials of narrative reporting continue

It is not as if UK companies were not confused enough already. They have had a mountain of regulatio

EDITORIAL

Outcome of Prime Minister's visit to India

THE outcome of the Indo-Bangladesh summit during the just concluded three-day official visit of Prim

State of affairs about Phulbari coal mining

The Energy Advisor has dealt a severe blow to the ongoing evaluation of the proposal from Asia Energ

Unemployment and the economy

FOR the last one decade the rate of growth of the Bangladesh economy has been fairly good. The count

LETTER TO EDITOR

Mother's guardianship in passport

A FEW years back, different quarters praised the government for introducing mother's name alongside

Foreign language

I liked your editorial on 21 February 2006 titled 'Ekushey and globalisation'. You have talked about

BUSINESS/ECONOMY

Another failure of Dhaka in CIBIT fair in Germany

Bangladesh has again failed to bring any profit from its participation in the largest IT fair of the

Agrani Bank, BAML sign letter of intent

Agrani Bank and Bangladesh Asset Management Limited (BAML) signed a letter of intent (LoI) to provid

AKTEL signs deal with Union Development

AKTEL, one of the leading cellular phone operators in Bangladesh, signed an agreement with Union Dev

COMPANIES & FINANCE

US must maintain open economy: WTO

GENEVA, March 23 (BSS/AFP) - The United States remains a leading driver of the global economy and a

China accuses US of undermining world trade

BEIJING, Mar 23 (AFP): China accused the United States today of severely undermining the world trade

Thailand expects economic growth at 5.5pc this year

BANGKOK, Mar 23 (Xinhua): Thailand's Finance Ministry expects the country's gross domestic product (

MARKET & COMMODITIES

Oil prices gain after unexpected fall in US inventories

SINGAPORE, Mar 23 (AFP): Oil prices rallied in Asian trading today on news that US crude stockpiles

Japan to stockpile more rare metals due to supply worries

TOKYO, Mar 23 (AFP): Japan plans to stockpile more rare metals used in high-tech goods because of co

Vietnam's rice export slightly rises in first quarter

HANOI, Mar 23 (Xinhua): Vietnam is estimated to roughly export 1.1 million tons of rice worth some 2

SPORTS

Rafique sends Kenyans spinning

NARAYANGANJ, March 23 (AFP): Mohammad Rafique's fine all-round effort helped Bangladesh to a 20-run

Chelsea reaches FA Cup semis

LONDON, March 23 (BDNEWS): Chelsea booked their place in the last four of the FA Cup with victory ov

ScanCement holds golf tournament

Kutubul Alam Chowdhury became the winner of the two-day 6th ScanCement Golf Tournament concluded Fr

WORLD

Pakistan, China to start bus service

BEIJING, Mar. 23 (APP): Pakistan and China will start a regular bus service on daily basis from June

Washington to press Tokyo to resume imports of US beef

WASHINGTON, Mar 23(AFP): Officials from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will meet in Japan o

Sonia still wields considerable political clout despite resignation

NEW DELHI (AP) : Sonia Gandhi still wields considerable political clout despite her resignation.

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