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HEADLINE
10 leading houses manipulating country's commodity markets
A parliamentary sub-committee has identified 10 leading business houses for allegedly manipulating t
 
Overseas road shows to raise $250m for BPC draw spontaneous responses
The first-ever overseas road shows held by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) to arran
 
Austerity measures to continue until further order, says govt
The government will continue to maintain its austerity measures for an indefinite period to muzzle u
 
POLITICS & POLICIES
Vote for BNP-led alliance to continue uplift process: Khaleda
SYEDPUR, Aug 17 (BSS): Prime Minister Khaleda Zia urged the people to vote for the BNP-led alliance
 
Fresh tension in Benapole frontier as BSF shot two Bangladeshi traders
BENAPOLE, Aug 17 (UNB): A fresh tension broke out along the Agrabhulot-Benapole border as the Indian
 
Moudud blasts bid to make KM Hasan controversial
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Moudud Ahmed Thursday said that a certain quarter was trying
 
METRO/COUNTRY
Severe load shedding continues in Sylhet
SYLHET, Aug 17 (UNB): The people of the district are experiencing severe load shedding of electricit
 
Aman cultivation may face setback for want of irrigation
NAOGAON, Aug 17 (UNB): Transplanted aman cultivation may face a setback in the district this season
 
Dredging of Padma, Jamuna rivers' channels starts
MANIKGANJ, Sept 17: Dredging of the Paturia- Daulatdia and Paturia-Nagarbari ( Kazirhat) channels of
 
EDITORIAL
Keeping commitments to the poor
THE rich countries are committed to helping the poor ones. Ever since they committed to give a certa
 
Bangladesh-India border disputes
During the recent meeting of Saarc Foreign Ministers in Dhaka, Indian state minister for external af
 
Frustrated efforts to tap into a growing demand
STANDARD Chartered first opened for business in Calcutta in 1858 and, in keeping with its long histo
 
OPINIONS & VIEWS
Ceasefire, or quagmire by another name
After a month of standing by, while Lebanon was reduced to an "accumulation of rubbles", to paraphra
 
Indian science: Alive but not kicking
Ever since the world started comparing India and China against each other, often scoring China highe
 
Nepal radio stations help bring about social change
NEARLY four months after successfully pushing the fight against royal dictatorship, community radio
 
LETTER TO EDITOR
BMRE and expansion of Eastern Refinery
When the price of crude petroleum is rising, the country's lone crude refining plant, Eastern Refin
 
Relocating polluting industries
IT is commendable that the government is considering relocation of the plastic and automobile indust
 
COMPANIES & FINANCE
Emphasis on using appropriate language in back-to-back L/Cs for entering foreign markets
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Director KMH Shahidul Haque laid emphasis on using app
 
Niko to boost cash flow with $126.5m in new financing
Niko Resources Ltd will boost its cash flow with US$126.5 million in new financing, but the junior i
 
Asian markets mixed, as Tokyo, HK stocks retreat
HONG KONG, Aug 17 (AP): Asian markets ended mixed Thursday as Japanese and Hong Kong stocks retreate
 
BUSINESS/FINANCE
ASEAN to set timeframe for India on FTA negotiations
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Agencies): Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will set a timeframe
 
Indo-Russian business women pool efforts to improve trade
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (PTI): Frustrated with men's inability to rejuvenate the flagging Indo-Russian trade,
 
BoE raises rates to avoid more brutal hike
LONDON, Aug 17 (AFP): Bank of England (BoJ) policymakers voted earlier this month to increase Britis
 
LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT
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Shararat On STAR PLUS Friday at 8-30 pm Bebo wakes up in the morning to find a box of chocolat
 
TallTales &Trouble
"Durdhorshow Kopa" (Dangerous Kopa) had many violent scenes which supporters claimed were really met
 
MARKET & COMMODITIES
Oil prices fall in Asian trade as Lebanon ceasefire holds
SINGAPORE, Aug 17 (AFP): Crude prices fell in Asian trading Thursday on continued signs that a cease
 
Chilean miners cut pay demands
Workers at the world's largest privately-owned copper mine in Chile have cut their salary demands as
 
Dollar sinks further in Asia on US slowdown signs
TOKYO, Aug 17 (AFP): The dollar extended its losses in Asian trade Thursday after fresh signs of a s
 
SPORTS
Asif treble leaves England in trouble
Mohammad Asif confirmed what Pakistan have been missing throughout the series with an impressive thr
 
Jubok Phone national football final round begins today
The 12-team final round of the Jubok Phone National Football Championship begins Friday at Sylhet St
 
Australia into Asian Cup finals as Japan, South Korea move closer
SINGAPORE, Aug 17 (AFP): Australia booked their place in next year's Asian Cup finals with a 2-0 win
 
WORLD
Lebanese troops head south as Israel pulls back
MARJAYUN, Lebanon, Aug 17 (AFP): In tanks, jeeps and armoured troop carriers, Lebanese soldiers bega
 
Car bomb kills 4 in Baghdad's Sadr City
BAGHDAD, Aug 17 (AP): Four people were killed and 12 injured in a car bomb explosion Thursday in Bag
 
Tigers attack in north Lanka
COLOMBO, Aug 17 (Reuters): Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels launched a new attack overnight on the bes
 
 

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