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VOL NO REGD NO DA 1589

Monday, January 23, 2006

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HEADLINE

Fuel price readjustment possibility under review

The Energy Division under the Ministry of Energy, Power and Mineral Resources (MEPMR) is examining t

Illicit cartel controls sugar mkt

With a few traders controlling the country's sugar market, the present high price of sugar at the re

Reasons that make global oil market to remain volatile

NEW YORK, Jan 22: The ministry of energy in Bangladesh is facing a financial crunch to meet the imp

POLITICS & POLICIES

PM blasts opposition for not attending JS

KALAROA, Satkhira, January 22 (BSS): Prime Minister Khaleda Zia blasted Sunday the main opposition p

Hartal passes off without any major untoward event

Barring several stray incidents, the dawn-to-dusk countrywide hartal called by Awami League led 14-p

Alliance govt has to be pulled down for nat'l existence: Hasina

Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina Sunday said the alliance government has to be pulled down for the sa

METRO & COUNTRY

Special trains for Ijtema

The Bangladesh Railway (BR) will run some special trains for easy transportation of devotees on the

Baul Songs 'Masterpiece of Oral Heritage of Humanity'

The Baul genre of Songs of Bangladesh have been proclaimed as 'Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangibl

Initiative to evict illegal occupants of Rajshahi city's dam soon

RAJSHAHI, Jan 22 (UNB): The district administration and the Water Development Board will take a lega

MISCELLANY

Reducing sectoral governance impediments to improve investment climate

A good record of implementing first generation reforms - macro stability and domestic deregulation i

Rot at the top

How good or bad are the politicians and businesses leaders globally? The answer to this awkward ques

R&D single most effective magnet to help reverse brain down

INDIA continues to be affected by brain drain, despite remarkable achievements in software developme

EDITORIAL

Significance of expanding the manufacturing base

THE economy of a country encompasses many things. Even the distributors of foreign luxury or durable

Getting funds at an affordable cost

HURDLES to growth of the private sector in Bangladesh are many. The situation in recent years has im

Subsidy issue threatens to land Bush in mire

MIKE Johanns, the US agriculture secretary, likes to refer to his humble farm upbringing in the grai

LETTER TO EDITOR

Why must private sector take the blame?

Any sensible person, on surveying the conditions in the private sector in Bangladesh, would realise

The Dhaka Bypass

A report carried recently by this daily said the Dhaka Bypass is nearly complete and the authorities

COMPANY & FINANCE

SEC sets June, '06 deadline for 90 DSE brokers to become corporate members

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fixed June 2006 as the final deadline for 90 broker

Two ICB AMCL funds reveal NAV

ICB Asset Management Company Ltd (ICB AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (I

Japan-Bangladesh IT Expo to be held in April in city

A three-day "Japan-Bangladesh IT Expo 2006" will kick off in the city's Sheraton Hotel on April 13.

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Davos mixes oil and water, east and west to attract big business

GENEVA, Jan 22 (AFP): Over the coming week, a small corner of the Swiss Alps will become a businessm

Global music fair opens as industry seeks to unlock digital dream

CANNES, France, Jan 22 (AFP): MIDEM, the world's most influential music trade fair opened its doors

Asian Textile bags Best Award in DITF

Asian Textile Mills Ltd has emerged the First Best Organisation of the Dhaka International Trade Fai

MARKET & COMMODITIES

OPEC risks being dragged into Iran standoff with West

PARIS, Jan 22 (AFP): OPEC, which is to set its production policy for the coming months at the end of

Record year for Thai carmakers, slower growth ahead

BANGKOK, Jan 22 (AFP): Thailand's auto industry beat expectations in 2005, but industry leaders say

Flora Ltd holds sales, technical training course

A four-day training course on 'EPSON Printer and Projector' of different models was held by Flora Li

SPORTS

India fight back after Pakistan run riot

FAISALABAD, Jan 22 (AFP): India were waging another battle to save the second Test after Pakistan pu

Roddick falls as Davenport limps into Open quarters

MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (AFP): Andy Roddick's Australian Open dreams collapsed Sunday when he was ousted i

Jayasuriya on-song as Sri Lanka put Aussies to sword

SYDNEY, Jan 22, 2006 (AFP): Sri Lankan veteran Sanath Jayasuriya shrugged off jet-lag and a shoulder

WORLD

Nepal political parties vow to keep up protests

KATHMANDU, Jan 22 (AFP): Police kept tight security in place in Nepal's capital Sunday as political

Israel warns Iran on nuke work

The Israeli defence minister has warned that the country will not accept an Iranian nuclear capabili

Sri Lanka president calls for talks with Tigers

COLOMBO, Jan 22 (AP): President Mahinda Rajapakse called Sunday for immediate talks with the Tamil T

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