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Thursday, March 09, 2006

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HEADLINE

Drive against suspicious transactions intensifies

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has intensified its special drive against suspicious transactions having li

On ruins of SOE emerges Adamjee EPZ

After the country's independence, successive governments have tried many formula and options in orde

Niko gives in to govt pressure, resumes gas supply

Niko Resources resumed supply of natural gas to the national grid from its Feni field Wednesday afte

POLITICS & POLICIES

FM seeks aid for setting up marine training institute

President Iajuddin Ahmed has requested Greece to support Bangladesh's case in the European Union (EU

Bangla Bhai's arrest an important step: State Department

The United States has urged Bangladesh to continue to address the threat of extremism and reassured

Sever links with militants, test popularity in election

NOAKHALI, Mar 8 (BDNEWS): Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at a public meeting in the district urged the o

METRO & COUNTRY

Farmers block road demanding fertiliser

SATKHIRA, Mar 8 (UNB): More than a hundred vehicles remained stranded on both sides of Satkhira-Muns

100 varsity students can study, work for a year in Australia

Bangladesh and Australia Wednesday struck a deal under which 100 university students from Bangladesh

United efforts to bridge gap between men and women urged

There should be sincere efforts of all concerned to bridge the gap between men and women in everyday

MISCELLANY

Int'l Women's Day 2006: Still fighting for fairness

WEDNESDAY March 8 saw millions of women around the world from Alaska to Zambia celebrate Internation

Split over Iran's nuclear programme

BACK home after clinching a nuclear deal with India, a visit, that is viewed by many here, was inten

Annan proposing management shakeup in UN

SECRETARY-General Kofi Annan is proposing a shakeup of U.N. management practices that would create a

EDITORIAL

Promoting women as entrepreneurs

WOMEN in Bangladesh play significant roles not only in their families as home makers, they have been

Popularity of electronic media

THE media in Bangladesh by and large free in Bangladesh. But it can be easily held under duress. Pri

Disunity on Iraq could hit Democrat poll hopes

THE worsening situation in Iraq has highlighted an uncomfortable fact for Democrats: they have faile

LETTER TO EDITOR

Capture of Bangla Bhai

Tyrant Bangla Bhai is in custody now. The success of the law enforcers and intelligence services in

Investors want the real picture

ORION Infusion Limited, an enterprise of the Orion Group, declared cash dividend at the AGM held on

Drive against food adulteration

ONE of the very welcome actions of the government in recent times was its crackdown on sellers, make

BUSINESS/ECONOMY

Grameen Foundation USA to launch micro-credit in India

The Grameen Foundation USA is joining hands with the ICICI Bank and the ITCOT (Industrial and Techni

City Bank donates Tk 0.5m to SEID Trust

The City Bank Limited approved the sponsorship of underprivileged intellectually disabled students o

High-power Malaysian govt delegation visits Dhaka

A 15-member high-power Malaysian government delegation recently visited Dhaka to explore the possibi

COMPANIES & FINANCE

Delhi to host India, Russia, China business meet

MOSCOW, Mar 8 (PTI): New Delhi, the capital city of India, will host a conference of business houses

Six trading powers to spur WTO talks in London

GENEVA, Mar 8 (AFP): Six trading powers are due to meet in London Friday to try to narrow their diff

Business snippets

Nepal's garment export to US rises in Feb KATHMANDU, Mar 8: Export of readymade garments, Nepal's

MARKET & COMMODITIES

OPEC seen maintaining oil output despite Venezuela's call for cut

LONDON, Mar 8 (AFP): World oil prices eased Wednesday after further indications that OPEC would main

10,804 hectares of land brought under pulses farming in Magura

MAGURA, Mar 8 (UNB): Some 10,804 hectares of land have been brought under pulses cultivation in four

Moderate demand for season-type sales

This was the penultimate sale of the season when offerings comprised of poor end of season types whi

SPORTS

Murali wrecks Bangladesh

BOGRA, Mar 8 (AFP): Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan was two scalps away from the magic tally of 600

Cricketer Extraordinaire - MURALITHARAN

Gleaned from the net: Averaging nearly six wickets per Test, Muttiah Muralitharan is one of the mos

LEGENDS - Colin Cowdrey

Gleaned from the net: His leg-spin did not develop: Cowdrey later theorised that he could not grip

WORLD

Nearly 100 firms face boycott in drive to oust Thai PM

BANGKOK, Mar 08, (AFP): Thai protesters threatened Wednesday to boycott nearly 100 companies and pro

China records 10th bird flu death

A child in south-east China has become the 10th person in the country to die of bird flu, state medi

Death toll reaches 20 in bombings

VARANASI, Mar 8 (AP): The death toll rose Wednesday to 20 in terror bombings that rocked a packed ra

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