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AL focused on chief adviser
Jalil places 31-point proposal at 70-minute meeting with Bhuiyan; reform dialogue resumes today
The much-awaited dialogue over electoral reforms between ruling BNP and main opposition Awami League (AL) began yesterday with the AL asking for resolving first the issue of appointment of the chief adviser
 
Bangladesh closes trade deficit with India by 14pc
Exports rose 68pc in 2005-06
The country's trade deficit with India narrowed by around 14 percent in the last financial year when exports rose sharply and imports declined moderately.
 
RMG workers' minimum wage fixed at Tk 1,662
The Minimum Wage Board yesterday announced the final pay structure for the workers in the readymade garment (RMG) sector fixing Tk 1,662.
 
Malaysia again bans Bangladeshi workers
The Malaysian government once again imposed a ban on recruiting Bangladeshi workers--only two months after lifting a similar ban--as the agencies concerned failed to send 21,988 workers who had been allowed
 
JS draws more attention than before
Leaders and lawmakers of the ruling BNP, opposition Awami League (AL) and their allies, journalists and commoners thronged the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban yesterday as the crucial talks between the two
 
US, EU, UK hail talks
The United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union yesterday welcomed the initiation of dialogue between BNP and Awami League (AL), saying that it would pave the way for free and fair elections
 
Assault on Shooters
Sportsmen for trial of cops before Eid
Sportsmen and officials of the arena yesterday threatened to boycott sports and go for tougher programmes if the government does not put policemen involved with assaulting shooter Asif Hossain Khan and
 
Chandpur Power Project
Ecnec rejects revised budget proposal, asks for re-tender
The Executive Committee on National Economic Council (Ecnec) Wednesday rejected a proposal to approve revised budget for the 150-megawatt (MW) Chandpur power scheme -- which was already all set to beawarded
 
PM accuses opposition of lacking patriotism
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia again said the next general elections will be held on time and the trend of democracy and development will continue in the country.
 
Comilla Jubo League man murdered
Victim's bloodstained shirt found at Jamaat leader's house
A Jubo League activist was murdered after abduction allegedly by Jamaat-Shibir activists in Chouddagram upazila early yesterday.
 
Oriental Bank Graft
Board rejects BB probe report, claims innocence
The board of directors of the Oriental Bank yesterday rejected the Bangladesh Bank (BB) investigation report about embezzlement of huge sums of money and claimed that no member of the board was involved
 
CEC holds 5-hr meeting with commissioners
The chief election commissioner (CEC) and the other three election commissioners held a marathon meeting yesterday while the ruling BNP and opposition Awami League (AL) were discussing electoral reforms
 
2 major power units resume operations from Oct 15
The grim power situation of the country is expected to improve slightly from October 15 as two major power units -- one at the 450MW Meghnaghat power plant and a 210MW unit at Ghorashal -- are likelyto
 
Khatme Nabuwat to lay siege to Ahmadiyya mosque at Tejgaon today
Anti-Ahmadiyya outfit International Khatme Nabuwat Movement Bangladesh will lay siege to Nakhalpara Ahmadiyya mosque at Tejgaon in the capital after Juma prayers today.
 
Rockets, blast spark fresh fears for Musharraf
Rockets pointed towards Pak president's residence
Bomb disposal experts defused two rockets near President Pervez Musharraf's residence and the Pakistani parliament in Islamabad yesterday, hours after a blast in a park near his army home.
 
Pressure builds for sanctions on Iran
World powers sit today to defuse nuke crisis
Foreign ministers from the six major powers seeking to defuse the Iran nuclear crisis were expected in London today, diplomats said, amid growing pressure for sanctions to be slapped on Tehran.
 
10 killed in 26-hour Kashmir gunbattle
Ten people, including seven policemen and two militants, were killed in a 26-hour gunbattle as security forces fought gunmen holed up in a hotel in the heart of Kashmir's main city, police said yesterday.
 
Criminal killed in 'shootout' with Rab
A listed criminal was killed in an 'encounter' between his accomplices and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Alamganj Ghat of Sutrapur in the capital early yesterday.
 

 
   
 
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