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Thursday, October 13, 2005

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HEADLINE

Govt will rationalise gas distribution to cope with demand-supply mismatch

The government plans to rationalise the supply of gas to cope with the ever-increasing demand for th

Of successes and failures of alliance govt

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led four-party alliance government has completed four years o

Dhaka seeks US training, equipment to fight militants

WASHINGTON Oct 12: Bangladesh is appealing to the United States to help its police agencies better

POLITICS & POLICIES

Real culprits behind bomb blasts must be unmasked: PM

Prime Minister Khaleda Zia Wednesday urged mass resistance against militants and asked people to hel

Hasina asks govt to step down for failing to arrest price hike

Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday

Difference of views 'can be resolved thru' discussion in Parliament'

A delegation of the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) of UK Wednesday paid a courtesy call on

METRO & COUNTRY

Bangladesh population projected at 242.9m in 2050

The State of World Population Report 2005 of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) projected th

BWDB initiates 64 advance level training programmes for 2005-06

The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has undertaken a total of 64 advanced level training p

23 groups get Tk 0.66m to grow fruits, vegetables

PABNA, Oct 12 (UNB): A grant of Tk 0.66 million (6.58 lakh) was distributed among the 23 groups unde

MISCELLANY

Combating corruption: events in Indonesia, Iraq and China

Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has suspended a provincial governor embroiled in a 1.

ASEAN lawmakers urge UN to unite key global players behind democracy programme for Myanmar

Southeast Asian lawmakers have urged the United Nations to launch a new initiative to unite the Euro

Thoughts on Ramadan-VI

Man is so constituted that there are two aspects of his life. One is the sphere in which he finds hi

EDITORIAL

Poverty reduction

THERE are many reasons why all energies need to be concentrated on poverty reduction in the country.

Northeast India as a commercial hub

Bangladesh has been experiencing persistent and unfavourable trade deficit with India for a long tim

Rhetoric about trade overshadows reality as multilateral negotiating faces its nemesis

IN two months ministers from the 148 countries that make up the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will

LETTER TO EDITOR

Dhaka's traffic mess

Traffic month is being observed in the city to teach motor vehicle drivers how to use the roads, ens

ACC's observation about Ctg customs

RECENTLY a team of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) gave a surprise visit to the Chittagong Customs

Government policies and business

HIGHER economic growth and its fruits -- jobs and income for people -- is the direct outcome of a pr

COMPANY & FINANCE

Foreign co working without govt permission

Oras Invest (Bangladesh), working as a foreign investment company in mobile telecommunication expans

65pc remittances from UAE sent ‘unofficially’

The government is encouraging remittances from the UAE and other Gulf states through the banking cha

IFIC Bank renews deal with agent

The management of IFIC Bank Limited recently renewed the agreement with Multi Promotional Services L

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Reform imperative for China to fulfil economic potential: Snow

SHANGHAI, Oct 12 (Agencies): US Treasury Secretary John Snow drummed home the message Wednesday that

Standard Bank opens 20th branch at Jessore

Standard Bank Ltd will improve its service activities through introducing ATM and online banking sho

Global markets could swiftly punish central banks: US Fed

WOOSTER, Ohio, Oct 12 (Reuters): Increasingly globalised financial markets may be less forgiving whe

MARKET & COMMODITIES

Oil up on winter supply fears, firm demand forecast

SINGAPORE, Oct 12 (Reuters): Oil moved higher today, rebounding from heavy losses last week on conce

ICMAB delegates call on state minister for finance

A delegation of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (lCMAB) headed by its

EU battles to boost arms competition

BRUSSELS, Oct 12 (AFP): European Union defence ministers gather on an airforce base in southern Engl

SPORTS

Beximco honours cricketers

Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd (BPL), one of the biggest pharmaceuticals in Bangladesh, honoured Bangla

Ganguly may be dropped from Lankan series

India are expected to announce Thursday that their most successful captain Sourav Ganguly has been d

Manik MSC soccer coach

Shafiqul Islam Manik took over the charge of the Mohammedan Sporting Club as coach Wednesday for 15

WORLD

Pakistan relief effort swings into gear as skies clear

MUZAFFARABAD, (Pakistan), Oct 12: Relief operations for millions of earthquake survivors swung into

Five Afghan aid workers, six police killed in attacks

KANDAHAR, Oct 12: Five Afghan NGO workers were killed in an ambush in insurgency-hit southern Afghan

Scientists plan to clone extinct Tasmanian tiger

SYDNEY, Oct 12 (AFP): Australian scientists have revived a project to try to bring an extinct animal

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