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No or yes, trade union at EPZs to cut both ways
Govt still torn between risking US withdrawal of GSP and investor pullout; inter-ministerial committee sits again today
Dhaka is still undecided about allowing trade union (TU) activities at special economic zones despite a US threat to cancel the generalised system of preference (GSP) facilities in case the ban continues.
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Dhaka for sharing Teesta, 6 other common rivers
JRC meet begins at New Delhi today
Water Resources Minister Hafizuddin Ahmed yesterday said Bangladesh would officially try to know from India about its river inter-linking project at the 35th Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) meeting, beginning
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PM orders double watch to curb graft in edn projects
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday ordered a series of strident measures including the setting up of a dual-monitoring mechanism to erase corruption and irregularities from the education ministry projects.
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Cracks in dam flood 12 villages
Twelve villages in Batiaghata upazila, Khulna, have been reeling under four feet water since Friday, as breaches opened in the Kazibacha river embankment because of high tide.
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Hazari handed down 7 yrs in another case
Former Awami League (AL) lawmaker for Feni Joynal Abedin Hazari was jailed for seven years by a Chittagong court yesterday for illegally possessing ammunition.
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House probers slate CIA for poor Iraq data
US intelligence agencies had "significant deficiencies" in collecting information about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programmes and alleged ties to al-Qaeda prior to the war against Baghdad, top
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Worst blackout hits Italy
Power was gradually returning across Italy at midday yesterday, after the country was hit by the worst power outage in its history, leaving tens of thousands of people stranded on trains and elevators
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Tullow again rejects Block 9 sellout
Irish company Tullow once again categorically rejected the Block 9 share sale of its partner Chevron-Texaco to Canadian company Niko Resources, accusing it of violating various legal aspects of the production
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CPA delegates start arriving from today
Officials of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association headquarters will be flying to Dhaka from today to attend the CPA October 4-12 conference, while the main opposition Awami League (AL) is stillfirm
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Chechen PM poisoned
The Chechen government has said doctors treating its prime minister and acting president have confirmed he has been poisoned.
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Unprecedented salute indeed!
Lawyers, court officials and litigants at a metropolitan magistrate's court were surprised when Magistrate Khandker Fatema Begum stood up and saluted Minister for Housing and Public Works Mirza Abbasyesterday
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Export may suffer for US security alert
Exporters from Bangladesh, as also from elsewhere, may have to face fresh hurdles in exporting to the US market as the importing nation set new guidelines amid rising security concerns.
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Al-Qaeda urges Pakistanis to oust Musharraf
Arabic satellite television yesterday broadcast an audio tape purporting to come from al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in which he urged Pakistanis to overthrow President Pervez Musharraf for "betraying"
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Europe launches moon mission
Indian telecoms satellite put in orbit
The European Space Agency (ESA) got its first moon mission underway overnight Sunday, launching into orbit lunar explorer SMART-1 which will make its way slowly to the moon and start making observations
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Hills people threaten indefinite road blockade
The Jhum Refugee Welfare Association has now threatened to enforce an indefinite road blockade from October 11 if the authorities fail to resume ration distribution within the seven-day ultimatum.
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