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Dhaka for bigger bite of global trade pie
LDCs get down to hard bargain to bring about new world order
Hammering on increased share of global trade for the least developed countries (LDCs), Commerce Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday demanded duty- and quota-free market access to markets of
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JS body pats cops on the back
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday expressed satisfaction at the police performance, although press reports say more than 10 people were killed on average every
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Target is to get back on track
Mahmud's men pit against Pakistan at Faisalabad today
Bangladesh will be eager to showcase their fighting reputation they earned in the Test series when they take on hosts Pakistan in the second one-day international at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad today.
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Suicide, violent clashes mark Cancun meet
The first day of the WTO ministerial meet here was marred Wednesday by the suicide of a South Korean protester and violent clashes at demonstrations against the five-day gathering called to spur momentum
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Tk 400cr more farm subsidy sought
The agriculture ministry will seek an additional Tk 400 crore from the government to increase farm subsidies to Tk 700 crore, according a decision at a high-level meeting yesterday.
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Pay toll or face kidnap, killing
Caller makes threat to opposition chief whip
An unnamed caller on Wednesday demanded Tk 10 lakh in toll from the family of Opposition Chief Whip Abdus Shahid and threatened his wife with the killing of their children in captivity in failure to pay
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US warns of attack deadlier than 9/11
The US State Department warned yesterday, two years after the devastation of the World Trade Center, that al-Qaeda could stage a new strike "more devastating than the September 11 attack.
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Lawyers threaten indefinite court boycott
Lawyers yesterday threatened to go for an indefinite court boycott across the country protesting the amendment to the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) providing for quick dispensation of justice.
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Abbas hits back at Jamuna boss
Housing and Public Works Minister Mirza Abbas yesterday accused the owner of Jamuna Group of violation of the constitution and contempt of court.
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Bid opens for local end of marine cable
State-owned Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) yesterday opened bids for the local end of the multi-country undersea cable project which will connect Bangladesh with the global information
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Indian river-link plan to put country in peril
Once implemented, India's inter-basin water transfer project will be detrimental to agriculture, fisheries, forestry, environment and bio-diversity of Bangladesh, the speakers said at a discussion yesterday.
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3 bills tabled in Sangsad
Three bills were introduced to the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday when it sat in the lackluster ninth session boycotted by the main opposition Awami League (AL).
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Saarc a hostage to Indo-Pak hostility
Observes Pakistan FM, seeks FTA with Dhaka
Pakistan Foreign Minister Mian Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri yesterday said Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) should not be a hostage to the India-Pakistan hostilities.
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Israel decides to expel Arafat
Israel's security cabinet agreed in principle yesterday to exile Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, but not immediately, sources close to the government said.
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Swedish FM dies from stab wounds
Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh died in hospital yesterday, a day after being stabbed by a mystery attacker, stunning a normally peaceful nation as it prepared for a crucial referendum on the euro.
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Home ministry media cell recast
The home ministry has recast its media cell to enhance media coverage of the ministry's activities on improving law and order.
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US stands by India to fight 'terror'
The United States yesterday pledged to stand by India in its battle against terrorism and made it clear that the issue of cross border infiltration remained "very important" in its agenda with Pakistan.
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