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Budget unique for three reasons
Finance adviser claims saying it is neither ambitious nor traditional
Finance Adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam has termed the budget proposed for the coming fiscal year unconventional and realistic and said it's not that ambitious.
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Bid to break with past but no breakthrough
CPD tells post-budget press briefing
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) says it does not find any radical changes in financing the big budget for fiscal 2007-08 announced by the caretaker government. This is a big budget.
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Budget reflects needs of time: MCCI
Fresh duties on raw materials, computers 'undesirable'
Welcoming most of the proposals of the budget for fiscal year 2007-08, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) in statement yesterday said the budget, although challenging, reflects the need
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BNP's mixed reaction to budget
Terming the proposed budget as 'pretty balanced considering limited resources', BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan yesterday said dependence on foreign aid has not been reduced in the proposed
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Babar remanded, Litu sent to jail
Charge sheet against Huda, Salahuddin
Former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar was further remanded yesterday for three days in an arms case while Bengal Group Chairman Abul Khair Litu sent to Dhaka Central Jail on 30 days detention.
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Mohiuddin Case
US court stays proceedings for 7 days
A federal judge in California has stayed the proceedings for seven days against Lt Col (retd) Mohiuddin Ahmed, the condemned killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, after fresh hearing of his case.
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Budget's success depends on its implementation
CA tells admin officials
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday asked the administration cadre officials to take necessary preparations for successful implementation of the national budget after its finalisation.
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4 major export sectors unattended
The proposed tariff restructuring in the budget may create an anti-domestic industry bias with a number of important export sectors left unattended. The tariff incidences would increase by 1.
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In Place of Dhaka-Ctg Electric Train
Govt mulls shorter rail line to cut time, cost
Cancelling the option of Dhaka-Chittagong electric train service, the caretaker government is considering setting up a shorter train line at the cost of $1.
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Rita, Mita not meeting anyone
Symptoms of a relapse of mental illness?
Dr Ainun Nahar Rita, a physician, and Nurunnahar Mita, an engineer, two sisters who had made the headlines of newspapers almost a year ago for living in a self imposed complete isolation, and later who
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Yunus criticises G8's Africa aid package
Nobel Peace laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus yesterday said the G8's pledge to give Africa 60 billion dollars to fight AIDS and malaria was not the answer to the continent's battle with disease.
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Sugar price goes up
Price of sugar has increased as an immediate effect of the proposed duty on the item in the budget for fiscal year 2006-07 that was announced on Thursday.
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EU now 'content' with poll in '08, to back reforms
The European Union yesterday said it would be 'content' with elections in 2008 and is willing to politically and financially support reforms to ensure that free and fair polls are held within that time.
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Bird Flu
3000 domestic fowls culled in Dinajpur
About 3,000 domestic fowls were culled and buried from all of the 257 households of four villages under Satnala union of Chirirbandar upazila of Dinajpur in the early hours of Thursday.
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Outlaw beaten to death in Tangail
A regional leader of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was beaten to death in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday night.
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Garment workers block road
Garment workers yesterday put up a barricade on the Dhaka-Tangail highway near Chandra Palli Biddyut office under Kaliakoir upazila of the district demanding arrear wages.
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Accused bailed by 'proxy' held in Chittagong
Police in Chittagong yesterday arrested a charge-sheeted accused in a criminal case who received bail from a court by producing his 10-year-old cousin posing as him on Wednesday.
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53 more killed in Iraq surge of violence
At least 53 people have died in a two-day surge of violence in Iraq, including 16 in two car bombs yesterday, as an American general admitted the US military surge would likely only have temporary impact.
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Deep divisions derail US immigration bill
The US Senate divisions that derailed a White House-backed immigration bill for now, at least mirror the US society's deep differences over the issue, according to polling data, lawmakers and analysts.
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Bush returns to G-8 summit after illness
A stomach ailment forced President Bush to miss some meetings at an international summit on Friday, but after resting in his room, he rejoined the gathering and prepared for talks in Poland on a missile
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