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The government has strengthened market monitoring well ahead of Ramadan to check price-hike of essentials during the holy month of fasting, Commerce Minister Faruk Khan said Wednesday.

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Minimum RMG wage fixed at Tk 3000  

Bangladesh trade fair begins in New York  

DCs urged to step up market monitoring  

Farmers face problem in rating jute in Faridpur  

Govt to involve DCs to boost revenue earnings: Muhith  

Asian Trade Expo kicks off Aug 2  

Yunus to feature in special episode of The Simpsons  

President calls for raising fish production  

Dada BD winds up operation in Savar EPZ  

Bangladesh FDI dips 36pc  

Mobile phone users hit 59.98m  

BB to disburse Tk12,617.40cr agri loan in FY 2010-11  

Govt to import rice from Vietnam  

Bank-company, financial institution bills placed in JS  

HC stays decision to fix price of day-old broiler  

Local farm to invest $7.33m in Ishwardi EPZ  

Solomon Islands keen to export Tuna fish  

PM wants WIPO liaison office in Dhaka  

Indonesia for expanding trade ties with BD  

BB aims to spur growth, tame inflation  

Soaring demands turn BD into tea importer in 5 yrs  

Dhaka to host int’l labour summit in Oct  

Re-tendering of 300MW Siddhirganj peaking plant in limbo  

WIPO to help BD hosting int'l workshop on IP  

Govt takes fight against Biman graft  

Summit Power revenue grows 78pc  

Goods unloading at Ctg port within 4-working days  

Walton refrigerators to enter US market  

Dilip expects stable sugar price during Ramadan  

140 RMG units shut last year: Salam  

PM vows to restore lost glory of jute  

President urges Slovakia to recruit Bangladeshi manpower  

Revenue tops target by Tk1007cr  

India urged to remove tariff, non-tariff barriers  

Tk367.50cr WAFSP assistance for Bangladesh  

Millers backtrack on rice supply suspension decision  

Selim Osman panel sweeps BKMEA polls  

US retains GSP facility for Bangladeshi sleeping bags  

BTCL to provide two lakh phones with broadband facilities by 2011  

Employment Bank disburses Tk790cr  

Denmark assures support for shipping industry  

Tariff Commission to be renamed Trade Commission  

United Airways launches Dhaka-Jeddah flight Jul 29  

Bay demarcation dud delays gas exploration deals  

Faruk seeks businessmen's backing to keep prices stable during Ramadan  

Tough times ahead to stay competitive in labour market  

New RMG wages soon: PM  

Korean co boosts investment in Karnaphuli EPZ  

Govt to ease coal importing provisions  

Korea keen to establish nursing college  

TCB to sell sugar, edible oil, pulse ahead of Ramadan  

Forex reserves rise to $10.75bn  

225MW dual-fuel power plant to be set up in Gazipur  

Export to USA unlikely to cross 2008-09 figure  

Kuwait keen to invest more in power & energy sectors  

Women Chamber opens `Hotline Center’ in Khulna  

Tk1,106cr project underway to upgrade Mongla Port  

New FBCCI board takes over  

PM seeks Danish investment to explore gas  

Steel millers eye northeast India market  

No shortage of food in country: Razzak  

Plastic manufacturers seek bank guarantee requirement to go  

ICC-Bangladesh delegation off to Hong Kong  

Nasco to invest $5.12m at Karnaphuli EPZ  

Manpower export fetches Tk69,681cr in current fiscal  

Export to SAARC countries yet to get boost  

Cairn allowed to sell gas to 3rd party  

Aamra “lights up” Bangladeshi Pavilion in CommunicAsia 2010  

‘Energy shortfall causes $ 16.6b economic loss a year’  

FICCI seeks wider scope for investing untaxed money  

2 more rental deals inked  

Indian businessmen urged not to use trade as political weapon  

DCCI wants partial revision of tax proposals  

Paris offers development partnership with Dhaka  

4th Road Show on power sector Jul 3  

Ashulia RMG units back in business  

Adamji Jute Mills to reopen soon  

Purchase body okays 3 more rental power plants  

Listed cos demand tax cut for institutions, sponsors  

Demands for agri, power, ICT sectors to be met: Muhith  

Load-shedding free Bangladesh in two years: Faruq  

Dhaka eyes $400m RMG export to Latin America  

Beximco invests Tk160cr for Westin expansion  

Consultancy market destroying country’s research activities: Kholiquzzaman  

Construction of Shah Jalal Fertilizer Factory begins this year  

BDBL to open 11 new branchs  

Sweden to provide long-term assistances to BD  

Govt body to probe consumers’ allegations  

Locally assembled laptops to hit market within 6 months  

BGMEA demands national coal policy  

BMCCI finds budget not export-friendly  

BFFEA against increasing tax at source  

Container handling at Ctg port goes digital from Aug  

Rahimafrooz, Otobi fined for missing power plant installation deadline  

BKMEA against increasing income tax at source  

China keen to boost economic ties with Bangladesh  

Supplementary duty on mango juice to hit domestic industry hard  

Kholiquzzaman opposes black money whitening schemes  

Dilip calls for increasing credit flow for SMEs  

Bextex announces partnership with Huntsman  

FBCCI against VAT, tax hike  

Control on PLCs likely to jeopardise power sector goals  

Apparel exporters get stimulus till 2012  

Power tariff to increase by 20 to 30 pc within years  

Budget prescribes ways for maximum resource mobilization  

Govt mulls joining Trans-Asian Railway network  

Beijing awaits Dhaka proposal on deep sea port  

5,77,000 manpower to be exported in FY 2010-11  

Dhaka eyes FTA with New Delhi to slash trade gap  

National housing policy on cards  

4 govt bodies take up e-tendering from Sept  

DSE opposes tax on capital gains  

Dilip for setting up green industries  

Annisul eyes greater cooperation between China and South Asia  

WB okays $292m to boost infrastructure, education  

Ctg port earns Tk278cr revenue in 10 months  

47.6 pc ADP implemented in 9 months  

6.5pc growth achievable, predicts CPD  

Grameen, IES Alliance to set up fibreglass factory  

Strong committee for establishing call centre recommended  

Qatar to supply 500 mmcf LNG  

‘Expatriates contribute 30pc to GDP’  

Bangladesh receives orders worth $153m in Canada exhibition  

ADB okays $266 mln for gas sector development  

Bangladesh’s exports to India to top $1b by 2011  

Govt inks Joint Cooperation Strategy deal with donors  

Expatriate Welfare Bank planned  

Amended Trade Organization Act within a year  

FBCCI urges Nigerian entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh  

BPC to import 1.2 mln tons more to run rental power plants  

6 more unsolicited power plants okayed  

BB unveils plan for financial sector reforms  

Govt plans to send trained female domestic help abroad  

ICC,B backs coal-based power generation  

TCB to sell edible oil at fair price  

11 horses imported from India  

Govt to count Tk5000cr in subsidy to buy pricy power  

Dhaka to administer Multi-Donor Trust Fund on climate change  

WB points finger at weak corporate governance in Bangladesh  

US-Bangladesh Working Group launched  

BLPG launches new LP gas cylinder  

8 mln farmers enrolled with banks  

Country sees slowest economic growth in seven years  

GP reveals new package  

Dhaka readies to import Indian power  

Expatriate Welfare Bank gets cabinet nod  

DGEN crosses 6000-mark on huge rally  

Maddhyapara rock miners’ strike enters second day  

Dhaka gets access to Global Agriculture Food Security Trust Fund  

Govt prioritizes agri sector to ensure food security  

Prof Yunus opens fourth branch of Grameen America  

PM for adopting modern tech to face textile sector challenges  

Govt adopts $5.6 bln ADP spendings  

Highest priority must be on energy, power sectors: Mirza Aziz  

Malaysia mulls legalizing Bangladeshi workers  

Chevron to abide by ICSID’s verdict  

Faruk courts greater Malaysian investment  

Matia for joint researches to address SAARC food security  

Dhaka-Seoul to boost trade & investment, technology transfer  

VoIP opens for all by July  

Chevron ready to produce 150 MMCFD more  

Affected boro farmers to get seeds-fertilizer free: Motia  

Pak spinning sector mulls shifting to Bangladesh  

IDCOL goes for solar panel manufacturing next month  

ICCB wants zero tolerance to obstacle to power sector growth  

Ban on import of Indian yarn goes  

River transport workers call of strike  

94 plots remain unused in Mongla EPZ for 9 years  

BB initiates e-tender service  

Commerce Ministry implements 92pc dev projects this fiscal  

Russia reassures support for nuke power plant  

Record Boro production paddy likely in Gaibandha  

Country to generate 7,000MW power within this year  

10pc penalty for market syndication planned  

Country’s March exports up 18pc on year  

4-day Thai Trade Expo kicks off  

South Korea keen to invest in RMG, shipbuilding sectors  

Month long Eid fair opens in city Aug 12  

Ban slapped on import of Indian eggs, chicks  

Work in progress to add 1,300 MW to national grid  

3-member body to define SME, suggest work plan  

BSC ends third quarter in red  

PM seeks more Korean investment in Bangladesh  

GP shares sink on earnings report  

Efforts on to attract foreign, local tourists in Kuakata  

Power import from India under the scanner  

Huawei to expand Bangladesh business  

Orascom eyes M&A in Bangladesh  

President seeks Croat investment in Bangladesh  

Jute farming continues in northern region  

No more writing-off loans, says BB Governor  

Govt mulls yarn import from Africa  

Economists urge govt to ensure accountability, good governance  

Bangladesh-Japan to invest $1m in Comilla EPZ  

PM for good relations between owners and workers  

Shanghai Expo giant opportunity for big business  

Thousands throng ‘Open House’ in Washington  

Energy and power sector to get highest budgetary allocation: Muhith  

Hike in RMG workers' wages within 3 months  

BB mulls paradigm shift in monetary policy  

US$ 4.42 million Korean Investment in KEPZ  

US to double climate fund for Bangladesh  

South Korea to recruit 4,500 Bangladeshi workers yearly  

Japanese co to invest $5.47m in AEPZ  

US businessmen eager to invest in Bangladesh: Albright  

Sri Lanka keen to import ceramics, pharmaceuticals, CI sheets  

Govt to reach internet to 500 union parishads  

PM seeks power from Nepal, Bhutan  

China prepares to launch world’s largest expo  

Export-import through Benapole port resume  

Muhith hints at forming National Stock Exchange  

Sahara warns of stern action against RMG unrest  

BD-India land phone call charges to be slashed  

US company to invest $5.5m in Karnaphuli EPZ  

WB assures Bangladesh of continuous support  

Bangladesh to import palm oil from Indonesia  

Bumper mango production likely in N-dists  

Row over yarn price drags on  

Malaysia keen to invest in power, telecom sectors  

Petrol pump owners, lorry workers go on strike from May 9  

Probe body formed to investigate Milk Vita irregularities  

SAARC members agree to implement SAFTA  

Bangladesh leading nation to receive WB support  

Stakeholders urge ‘rational’ price of yarn  

Need for decentralization stressed  

Ban on Indian films goes  

Tender for elevated expressway on cards  

Bangladesh’s demand for duty free access to USA gets boost  

Ganotantrik Parishad names panel for FBCCI election  

Power offices to remain open Saturdays  

Crisis puts break on cutting poverty in developing countries  

Business leaders for steps to ensure growth of domestic industries in budget  

Dilip urges flexible loan conditions for industry  

Papua New Guinea may hire 8000 Bangladeshi workers  

Business leaders for steps to ensure growth of domestic industries in budget  

Country to produce 9426 MW power by 2015  

JS body calls for increasing budgetary allocation for ultra poor  

Govt to buy paddy at Tk17, rice at Tk25 per kg  

Gopalganj to have specialized industrial belt  

BGMEA to set up warehouse in Spain  

Dock workers threaten to close down Ctg port  

ADB to double assistance over next three years  

Expat Ministry floats new wing for exploring overseas market  

Bangladesh delegation to discuss LNG import with Qatar  

Simplified tax return form on cards  

Govt to import yarn, if necessary: Dilip  

Dr Salehuddin warns of inflation  

Faruk optimistic about achieving export target  

FBCCI protests indiscriminate eviction drive  

Bangladeshi company to invest $8.142m in Karnaphuli EPZ  

Muhith hints at liberalizing import duty  

Shipbuilders seek 30pc cash incentive  

Joint body selects Chalna for 1310 MW coal fired plant  

CPD lists key challenges for next budget  

Northwest likely to grow addtl one crore tonnes crop  

Opportunity looms for jute geo textile  

Wage Board discusses minimum salary for garment workers  

Govt to resume gas supply to fertilizer factories  

ADB projects FY ’10 GDP at 5.5pc  

BGMEA seeks govt backing for duty-free access to USA  

Denmark to assist power, energy, shipbuilding sectors  

Moody’s rates Bangladesh Ba3  

Petrol pump owners go on non-stop strike from May 9  

Export-import comes down as investment stagnated by power crisis: Shamunnay  

IMF projects GDP at 5pc this fiscal  

Lack of rains affects growth of tea leaves in Panchagarh  

Govt to go for re-tendering on Siddhirganj 300MW plant  

BTMA against importing Indian yarn  

Indian entrepreneurs urged to invest more in Bangladesh  

Denmark keen to support energy, water sectors  

Non-tariff barriers hit export to India  

Super first track rental power projects planned  

New law to build tourism industry in offing  

Stimulus for RMG exporters in a month  

Muhith sits with economists in pre-budget meeting on Monday  

Bangladesh earns BB- credit rating  

Consumer Rights Protection Act comes into force  

Matia for innovating hybrid paddy seeds to boost production  

Bumper Boro production expected in north  

Netherlands keen to develop Bangladesh private sector  

Citi Asia Pacific CEO to visit Bangladesh  

Expatriates urged to work sincerely to enhance image abroad  

Govt to widen social safety net in next budget  

Tk5,200cr likely for power sector in new budget  

Tk1,30,000cr budget planned for next fiscal  

Dhaka wants list of transit goods to 7 sisters  

Pump owners oppose raising CNG prices  

BGMEA seeks duty free import of firefighting vehicles, ambulance  

Importers for advanced income tax to avoid harassment  

Milkvita to buy Tk29 per litre milk from Apr 9  

Noor Ali elected EBL Chairman  

BB’s Roadshow ends successfully  

Potential for mobile money lies among the poor: Study  

Oceangoing ship ‘Stella Moon’ handed over to Danish buyer  

Yefesh Osman for raising use of renewable energy  

Everyone must pay at least Tk 10 tax, says Muhith  

Deep-sea port construction begins in Dec  

Muhith meets key JS bodies to discuss budget  

Dipu urges entrepreneurs for boosting export to Canada  

Muhith for turning FIMA into a quality institution  

Emergence of Bank Division to hinder BB supervision: Prof Islam  

Power crisis hits Boro cultivation in Manikganj  

Govt, ADB ink deal to boost women entrepreneurship  

BTCL to provide telephone, TV, Internet services through single optical wire  

Energy, power crises stall investment: Muhith  

Govt to curtail ADP allocation of under-performed ministries  

Lafarge told to get new green nod for mining  

DCCI and Katalyst to promote jute, jute goods, development of SMEs  

Bangladesh Bank head office to run by solar power  

Garment workers block road for pay-hike in Gazipur  

Dhaka-Istanbul direct flight within 2-3 months  

Digital Expo-2010 begins tomorrow  

Strawberry cultivation gaining popularity in Gaibandha  

Dockworkers return to work after 8 hrs abstention  

SAARC nations target int'l standard PSS by 2015  

ADB to provide $266m for boosting gas supply  

Promoting new variety can help increase wheat yield: Experts  

Tk 3cr more revenue earned daily after ban of illegal VOIP  

Higher tax urged on tobacco to limit consumption, production  

SHS cost to go 25 percent as IDCOL plans set up panel manufacturing plants  

Chevron boasts larger reserves base in Bangladesh  

Barapukuria coalminers call off strike after 4 days  

DAE fixes target of producing 14.74 lakh bales jute in N- region  

Bangladesh can get 100-mw power from Tripura by 2012: Manik  

Call for developing skills to utilize nuclear tech for power generation  

Boon in potato production turns bane for farmers in southern region  

Cox's Bazar airport goes modern by 2012  

Offload shares of SoEs to save capital market: DSE President  

Danish companies seeking partnership to visit Bangladesh on Apr 9  

Japan agrees to provide $431m in low-interest loans for four projects  

Warid inks infrastructure sharing MoUs with BTCL, Teletalk  

Biman flights to depart one hour in advance from pre-scheduled time  

BB clarifies governor’s remarks on IMF loan offer  

ICT crucial in fighting poverty, climate change, global crisis: Ericsson CEO  

Bangladesh's position goes up on global ICT index  

BSTI to get global accreditation by year end  

'Solar Power System' installed at BB head office  

Muhith eyes 50 lakh jobs in poultry sector  

Global economic meltdown adversely impacts education sector  

UK seeks greater imports from Bangladesh  

Dahogram-Angarpota joins national gridline anytime: PDB  

Govt eyes over 8pc growth in next 5 years  

Businesses demand soft loan, duty free import of power needs  

Tk100cr Pashur dredging project for best use of Mongla Port  

Chhatak Cement Factory workers protest suspension of three CBA leaders  

Japan, ADB to support rural development in CHT  

Industry-based economy needs for the country, says Dilip Barua  

Operations of 4 land phone companies, 19 ISPs closed for VoIP involvement  

RDRS takes massive farming of fingerlings, fish in rice fields to combat poverty  

1.80 lakh new tax payers registered in one year: Muhith  

Ctg Port dock workers threaten strike from March 28  

Indian company to set up garment manufacturing industry in Ctg EPZ  

Trust Bank looks after families of freedom fighters in Sherpur  

Bangladesh Railway projects to be implemented with Indian credit  

PM seeks more Japanese support to Bangladesh's infrastructure sector  

Bangladesh made commendable progress in food production: Razzaque  

'Genetically modified food unfit for consumption'  

Laptop to be assembled in Bangladesh soon  

Export-import through Bhomra land port disrupts over truckers' strike  

Boro farming target exceeds by 2.4pc, bumper production likely in N-region  

Prospects of Rangpur Division bright to become country's leading economic region  

BTRC shuts down RanksTel for involvement in illegal VoIP  

Govt to build 11,268 flats with modern amenities at Mirpur for mid-income people  

Formation of mango begins predicting bumper productions in N- region  

1.40 lakh metric tons of quality cereal seeds by 2014  

Citibank, NA to provide banking service to investors of AEPZ  

Automated Clearing House remains useless  

Bahrain Air starts Dhaka-Bahrain flights  

Khaleda seeks more South Korean investment  

Dhaka Motor Show begins  

Infrastructural limitations remain major challenge to govt  

Govt mulls capital market reform  

BGMEA blames power-gas crisis for RMG business slide  

Second phase of marine drive to end before schedule  

Muhith worried about high micro-credit rates  

Dhaka-Delhi agree to remove trade barriers  

Consumer protection law gets final shape  

All-time record Boro production likely in north  

Bangladeshi companies urged to join FOBANA conference  

SME Foundation gets new Managing Director  

Vietnam ambassador meets DCCI president  

Garments owners demand uninterrupted gas & power supply  

Grameenphone launches new price plan  

Petrol pump owners threaten indefinite strike  

River transport workers go on indefinite strike from midnight  

BKMEA forms two boards for holding election  

Bumper crop production likely in river beds, char lands in Northern region  

Power fluctuations causing havoc for irrigation  

3-day international conference on microcredit begins tomorrow  

Steps taken to issue on-arrival visa for foreign tourists: Minister  

Negative export trend continues  

Rajshahi Shah Mukhdum Airport to resume operation by end of April  

Huge defense-purchase plan unveiled  

Govt under pressure over price-hike of essentials: HT Imam  

PM vows to ensure housing for all by 2015  

SAARC Seed Forum starts journey  

US delegation visits Benapole port  

‘Revision of investment policy vital for climate adaptation’  

India and Bangladesh revisit FTA talks  

Sustainable banking pioneers plan to reach a billion by 2020  

Govt to introduce gene technology based crops for raising production: Matia  

Latif sees huge potential for RMG and textile sectors  

Private entrepreneurs urged to come forward for ICT development  

WHO to assist boosting pro-poor healthcare service  

ADB sees industrial sector limping for power-gas problems  

SEC relaxes credit facility for mutual funds  

ICT revolution keeps country's agriculture in leading position in South Asia  

Japan wants to see Bangladesh graduate from aid-dependence  

Italy eyes Bangladesh market for boosting textile machineries export  

7th int'l tourism fair begins March 11  

Govt to import 25,000 mt sunned rice from Myanmar  

Knitwear factory owners observe token strike demanding BKMEA election  

Shipyard owners get permission for forming association  

Dhaka talks pledge better future of banking industry  

PM for private initiatives to supplement govt efforts for free healthcare  

Corporate bodies should contribute to CSR: Mashiur Rahman  

Joy for creating ‘Nation Brand’ to overcome image crisis  

Six BKMEA directors resign en masse  

Spices cultivation gaining popularity in southern region  

Dipankar opens newly-built RCCI building  

Trading thru' Benapole port resumes after two days of suspension  

Cry for shares on oversubscribed stock market  

NBR to curb influx of non-PSI items’ import to increase revenue, protect local industries  

Motivations needed for discouraging tobacco farming in N-dist: Experts  

Govt positive towards flourishing trade, industrial sector in Rajshahi region: Faruk Khan  

Int'l experts see brighter wheat farming prospects in Bangladesh  

Govt to set up 100-200MW offshore wind power plant  

Bumper production of aromatic rice achieved last season in Rangpur Zone  

Hilsha production target to exceed 3 lakh metric tons this year  

D-8 to manufacture common brand car for member countries: Dilip Barua  

Boosting tea-orange farming ushers in new economic era in two northern districts  

Eye-catching mango sprouting forecasts excellent production in Rajshahi region  

JS adopts new insurance bills  

Mehboob Chowdhury appointed CEO of CityCell  

All UPs to be under internet network by 2013  

7.20 lakh youths to receive training in three years: PM  

Bumper production of aromatic rice achieved in Rangpur zone  

Boosting tea-orange farming ushers in new economic era in north  

Web-based remittance delivery system launched  

Govt unveils ambitious telecom plans  

WB support sought to reopen closed jute mills  

Export-import through Akhaura land port suspended  

Bangladeshi company to invest US$ 1m in Ctg EPZ  

ECNEC approves six projects involving Tk 1359 crore  

Dipu Moni seeks Iranian cooperation in investment, energy, tourism  

Japanese investors express interest to invest in Bangladesh  

Huge flowering, experts predict bumper mango yields if climate remains favourable  

Govt urged to adopt Clean Dev Mechanism for sustainable growth  

Six projects likely to get approval in ECNEC meeting  

Increased investment in Adamjee EPZ  

Etihad Airways reschedules flights to and from Dhaka  

Azad hopes media to help govt. make middle-income country  

Japan keen to invest in Bangladesh  

Tanners get six more months to relocate outside city  

Tripura minister favours imports from Bangladesh to meet requirement of Seven Sisters  

Ministry move prompts ship-breakers to go on strike  

No trading at Benapole port for 3 days  

Geography makes Bangladesh transit country in this continent: Muhith  

Bangladesh RMG manufactures get $1.8 million export orders  

Bangladesh emerging as software exporter in world market  

Dhaka for strengthening multidimensional economic ties with Seoul: Dipu Moni  

Pay tax to get better govt service, says PM  

Rice mills can save husk worth Tk 4 billion annually  

4 lakh new taxpayers by June: NBR chairman  

Tk12,000 local-made laptop to hit market by June  

Govt seeks donors’ help to electrify rural areas  

Publishers happy with sales at Ekushey Book Fair  

ADP downsized 6.6pct, number of projects pushed up  

IMF warns Bangladesh to watch out for inflation  

Govt makes new rule to stop import of toxic ship  

Farmers exceed farming target, bumper pulse production likely in N-region  

'Govt very much sincere towards farmers' welfare'  

Agriculture credit can help ensuring food security in country  

Experts for job creation outside Dhaka to stop influx of people  

Tobacco replaces boro paddy in Bandarban  

Bashundhara to launch new paper products  

Companies using unauthorized gas links face music  

Export-import thru’ Benapole port resumes  

Govt to increase OMS rice allocation as price jumps further  

Korean company GS Caltex to invest in Bangladesh gas project  

Export-import thru' Benapole land port suspended  

Agri-inputs cards doled out among Muktagacha farmers  

Export-import thru' Benapole port suspended  

TCB pedals back from Neplai pulse import for high price  

Supply of quality seeds may boost production of pulse, oilseed & onion  

Intercropping with sugarcane more profitable to farmers than sole-cropping  

PM for concerted efforts to cut poverty in Asia  

Poor people install multiple tech sanitation facility in Jamalpur  

Use of granule urea cuts paddy output cost by Tk 490 per bigha  

LGED records remarkable success in ADP implementation  

ADB pledges $1.2b aid to Bangladesh per annum for next 3 years  

JICA will provide $400m loan to Bangladesh for implementing 4 projects  

Plans underway to modernise, expand port, dock facilities in Ctg  

Simplification of procedures can attract more FDI: FICCI  

Bangladesh offered zero-tariff entry to Bhutan  

IMF lauds BB progress in automation, reforms in banking sector  

US Trade Show, 2010 kicks off on Feb 18  

Low price of potato creates concern for growers in Bogra  

IMF lauds BB progress in automation, reforms in banking sector  

President urges Pakistan to waive high import duty on jute goods  

Govt to formulate E-commerce Law to protect customers  

Japan offers Tk 3,000cr loan for 4 projects  

World Bank offers dev funding for education, communication sectors  

Farmers worried over fall in potato prices  

Feasibility study on for reopening of 2nd unit of closed Adamjee Jute Mills  

Massive plan for optimum use of marginal & fellow land  

FBCCI, TOBB sign accord to set up Turkish-Bangladesh Business Council  

Bangladesh-Turkey business cooperation can boost trade to $ 1 billion mark  

Energy state minister calls for proper utilization of limited energy  

Turkey to provide assistance for rail sector development  

Experts express concern over massive tobacco farming in northern districts  

Massive mango sprouting creates eye-catching looks in northern districts  

'PPP initiative for agriculture next fiscal'  

Turkey-Bangladesh trade could hit $1b mark  

Govt lifts ban on raw jute export  

India-Bangladesh JGC meeting ends  

BGMEA to provide training for unemployed youths  

Fire damages Noapara Jute Mill in Jessore  

Nepal to amend foreign employment rules  

PM for making Bangladesh food-exporting country  

GP asked for clarification on financial statement  

BMCCI demands bilateral FTA with Malaysia  

Income tax and VAT nets should be expanded: Muhith  

Biman to resume flights on Dhaka-Delhi, Dhaka-Bangkok routes Feb 15 and 16  

Cabinet okays 5 power plants sans ECNEC approval  

Turkish entrepreneur for Bangladesh-Turkey Bridge  

Govt plans more steps to perk up ICT  

Dhaka keen to boost trade with Delhi  

FBCCI urges China to liberalize visa processing  

Govt eyes exploring new jute markets globally  

Zia Fertilizer Factory to be renamed  

EU gives Tk140cr for boosting export  

US business, tourist visas for Bangladeshis triple in 5 yrs  

Bangladesh to be mid-income state within 4 yrs: BB governor  

Ensuring power-gas supply major challenge for govt: Industries Minister  

Potato Boom in Naogaon: Growers worry over cold shortage space  

Master plan for Mongla Port modernization  

Use of leaf colour charts in current Boro season may save 1.5 lakh tons Urea  

Indefinite blockade on three CHT routes called off  

Substantial production of seed potato can help saving foreign currency: Experts  

Canadian trade delegation to visit Bangladesh  

BMDA provides irrigation to produce addl paddy worth Tk 326 crore in 13 N-dists  

Trade fair concludes, manufacturers bag Tk 30cr spot orders  

NOC charge to remain at old rate of Tk 1,500  

Indian envoy meets Muhith to talk implementation aspects of joint communiqué  

'Skilled human resources essential to reduce poverty'  

Bagerhat may fail to attain Boro production target  

Muhith vows to fight money laundering  

Lafarge cement plant in Bangladesh faces raw material crisis  

Setting up cuisine training institutes can meet UK's demand for 30,000 jobs  

Client service at Barisal ICB hampering due to manpower crisis  

Bangladesh, France to work together to promote cultural ties, economic cooperation  

Expanded programme in char areas after adaptation with climate change  

Boro plantation continues en-masse in N-region  

Shyampur Sugar Mill closed due to scarcity of sugarcane in Rangpur  

Govt may fail to attain projected 6pct GDP growth  

Central bank to be turned into paperless institution soon  

Bangladesh envoy calls for duty free access to US market  

6.14 lakh acres salinity-affected land to be brought under Boro cultivation in southern districts  

Meeting of Bangladesh-India joint group of customs held  

Govt on the move to set up deep sea port  

Barapukuria coalminers continue strike  

Steps taken to form Cox's Bazar Development Authority  

Moni urges Maldives to formalize manpower recruitment process  

Planning Minister seeks UN assistance for attaining MDGs by 2015  

Govt to take specific plan to raise fish production  

ECNEC okays 8 projects involving Tk1,532cr  

3-day Apparel Fabric and Accessories Exposition begins tomorrow in Ctg  

Strawberry farming ushers new hope for economic uplifts in N-region  

Barapukuria coal miners go on strike  

President urges Papua New Guinea to recruit more Bangladeshis  

Process underway to form Bangladesh-Bhutan joint chamber  

MCCI for installation of coal-based power plants  

Govt seeks investment in power & energy sector in BDF meet in Feb 14  

Use of effective natural resources needed for sustainable crop productivity of soil  

Prickly power perils in horizon  

PM calls for raising revenue income  

ADB awards 5 best performing projects in Bangladesh  

Govt urges all not to create confusion over move to amend labour law  

6.47 lakh mts of boro rice yield expected in Dinajpur  

SAU students take away cash, clothes from DITF stall  

India, Bangladesh to strike small enterprises deal  

Bangladesh exports crocs to Germany next month  

15,000 families overcome poverty thru’ vegetables cultivation  

Govt to review ongoing reform activities in power sector  

ADB signs agreement to mitigate climate change impacts  

Bumper potato production likely in 8 dists of Rangpur, Dinajpur zone  

Govt mulls reducing land price  

Muhith for raising revenue collection thru’ improving relations with tax payers  

Plan to introduce e-centre in all post offices in the country  

3 banks earned Tk40.61cr profits thru’ foreign branches: Muhith  

Mobile court fines two beverage companies  

Govt seeks another year for relocating tanneries outside capital  

PSI company Cotecna barred from import-inspection job by SC order  

Risks on rise for microfinance institutions: Experts  

Trade thru' Benapole port suspended  

Dock Sramik Oikya Parishad to lay siege to Ctg port Jan 31  

DITF extended for 7 more days  

Composite study needed on future of country’s plastic industry: Muhith  

USA policymakers should be pursued for duty free access of RMG products: Speakers  

Road show in Singapore for wooing investment in power-energy sector  

Lankan company to invest US$ 5m in Karnaphuli EPZ  

Indian restaurant in UK declared healthiest by BBC  

Farmers getting higher yield using 'guti' urea  

IAEA ready for assisting food preservation in Bangladesh  

Poverty, rural dev issues major challenges in CIRDAP member countries: Ashraful  

Sewing plays vital role in eradicating poverty, bringing self-reliance for womenfolk  

British Company to invest US$ 5 million in Dhaka EPZ  

Bangladesh, Turkey want to push bilateral trade to $one billion this year  

Road show in Singapore for wooing investment in power-energy sector  

Govt seeks Indian investment in Bangladesh  

ICB hands over Tk 1.35 crore to govt as cash dividend  

Govt imports 14.75 lakh tones of diesel for boro plantation  

Month-long tourism festival begins Jan 30  

Good ties with India to propel investment  

Restructuring of management needs to revamp jute industry  

Dhaka Int’l Plastic Fair-2010 begins Monday  

Malaysia to relocate textile, furniture industries to Bangladesh  

Large-scale parija paddy farming can add 9MT additional rice annually: Experts  

Country's 15th Land port at Ramgarh would start functioning soon  

50,000 flats to be constructed in city for low, mid-income people  

Country's 15th Land port at Ramgarh would start functioning soon  

Laptop fair in city draws huge crowd  

Shrimps worth Tk 300cr set for export  

RHD implements Tk 50 crore development projects in Rangpur  

S Asia can grow faster if all countries agree to grow together  

Monetary policy well-equipped to attain growth target: Experts  

Govt takes various steps for development of tourism: Quader  

Plan to make Bangladesh Biman time-befitting: Qauder  

New int'l airport to be constructed outside Dhaka: Quader  

Govt urged to take steps to increase wages of tea workers  

Open-market sale of rice begins  

Mobile court raids BAT headquarters in city  

JB to distribute interest-free loan among farmers  

Textiles sector to play role in creating jobs: Azad  

BB Governor apprehends higher inflation  

BGMEA, BKMEA and BTMA demand uninterrupted gas supply  

Substantial credit-flow towards agriculture can help attaining food security  

Bangladesh should follow trade and investment oriented policies: Speaker  

ConocoPhillips informed about Bangladesh's 'new position' on maritime boundary  

Bangladeshi expats send record remittance  

Bangladesh will come out of LDC list by 2021: Muhith  

Substantial credit-flow towards agriculture can help attaining food security  

Malaysia promises to assist in developing sea ports  

Sunil B Mittal calls on Finance Minister  

BoI chief for building regional seaport for SAARC countries  

S Asian chamber leaders urged to tap business potentials  

BTCL reduces call charges for 55 countries  

Airtel's initial $300m investment to give boost to Bangladesh economy  

Govt eyes huge investment in 2011  

Bahrain introduces Grameen type bank  

United Airways to spread wings to Manchester, Birmingham  

Ctg seaport runs with 2,121 posts remaining vacant  

Annis takes over as SAARC chamber President  

Fuel oil traders of Sylhet threaten nonstop strike from Jan 24  

Boro seedbeds damaged due to cold, fog in Magura  

SMEs & farmers to get Tk 45 cr ASA loans in Gaibandha  

Sharecroppers facing harassment in getting crop loans from state-owned banks  

EPB eyes Tk30cr export orders  

Poverty forces southern fishermen to catch jatka defying ban  

IPO lottery of DBH First Mutual Fund held  

Libya to recruit more workers from Bangladesh: Mosharraf  

Ship Breaking policy to be announced soon: Barua  

RAKUB disburses Taka 546.53-crore agri-loan in Rajshahi division  

Business leaders see PM’s India visit as successful  

350 tons processed fish gutted in Ctg factory fire  

DSE crosses 4800-point mark at weekend closing  

Govt takes measures to make Mongla port vibrant  

President asks Brazil to increase imports from Bangladesh  

HK investors to expand their investment in AEPZ  

26 public companies to list on bourses  

BG to build industrial village in Keraniganj  

Govt to slash interest rates of savings certificates  

Measures adopted to make Mongla port active  

Govt to celebrate tourism month marking SA Games  

Poverty forces coastal fishermen to catch jatka  

Maize cultivation gains popularity in Dinajpur-Rangpur region  

Bogra industrial units polluting environment  

Delhi should be more generous in strengthening economic ties with Dhaka: PM  

Govt to issue fresh IGW and ICX licenses: Razu  

Operations resumed at Ctg port as Dockers suspend siege  

India to provide $1billion line of credit to Bangladesh for infrastructure development  

Indian govt to spend additional $110 mln on export push  

Separate pay scale soon for BB, 3 nationalised banks  

CPD predicts 5.5-6.0 pct growth this fiscal  

'Meter-gauge track and engine shortage impedes BR growth'  

Insurance business turnover exceeds Tk 6,000 crore  

DSE single-day transaction hits new record  

Stock market grew by 82pc last year  

Faruk assures businessmen in KL of reducing passport renewal fees  

Azad urges private sector to help solve housing problem  

River Halda in Ctg to lose its fish resources over next 2 decades  

Only 36pc of agri loan target attained by Dec in 6 dists of Barisal  

BDR seized 180 metric tons of coal smuggled from India  

Sharad Pawar meets with Prof Yunus, discuss Grameen Bank programs  

Barisal BSTI realizes over Tk 6 lakh in fine, files 202 cases in 6 months  

Dock workers threaten to paralyze Ctg port  

Power minister directs DESCO to be more customer-friendly  

ECNEC approves 9 projects costing Tk 1965 crore  

Special light engineering industrial park to be set up: Barua  

BGMEA donates Tk 25 lakh, warm clothes to PM’s relief fund  

Indian economy likely to grow at 7 pct this year: PM  

Petrobangla-ConocoPhillips 2nd round talks on Jan 19  

BTCL to give 10 lakh more telephone connections  

Padma Bridge to boost south’s economy: KCC Mayor  

Dipu Moni seeks more UK investment  

All major economic indicators advance in one year  

REHAB members urged to maintain transparency, act against dishonest members  

Tk 1.1 lakh cr earned from export last year: Commerce Minister  

Smart card containing database of expatriate workers to be issued within a month  

JS body for punitive actions against those responsible for financial irregularities  

Britain to provide 115 crore pound for poverty alleviation  

28pc ADP implemented in six months  

RCC adopts Taka 269-crore 6 uplift projects  

Sharad Pawar visits Dhaka to explore Social Business of Grameen Bank  

DSE to organise investors’ awareness program on capital market in Barisal  

United Airways begins Kathmandu flight  

Bangladesh holds 3-day single country trade fair in Malaysia Jan 8-10  

Sweden willing to buy small ships from Bangladesh  

Northern region alone needs extra 1,000 MW electricity in irrigation season  

PM assures everything possible for uplift of 3 hill districts  

Businessmen urged for self-monitoring to control market prices  

Bangladesh economy makes a turn around after global recession: BB  

DSE dances to New Year tune making new record  

Two insurance-related bills expected to be passed in next parliament session  

Govt adds 181mmcfd gas into national grid last year  

PM for product diversification to find new markets  

PM unveils mega-plan for turning Ctg into commercial capital  

BB asks banks to give easy loans for building agro-based industries  

3 Bangladeshi trade fairs in Europe  

REHAB Fair begins on Tuesday  

Bangladesh Development Bank launched  

45,000 employed under agribusiness project  

Tk100cr tea resort in Srimangol by year end  

‘Integrated fish farming suitable answer to poverty’  

5.9 pc GDP growth in 6 months  

Country comes out of recession fallouts  

Huge money embezzled in past by privatizing profitable state-owned industrial units: Barua  

President for increasing trade relations with India  

BB opens separate SME department  

Speakers for people-oriented economic policy and bringing service sectors for benefit of poor  

'Integrated fish farming can help to reduce poverty'  

‘Time now to de-list country from LDC club’  

Chinese assistance sought for building fertilizer factories  

Dipu Moni for more Japanese investment in Bangladesh  

Bangladesh marches ahead in apparel export  

Unscrupulous traders out to increase rice prices: Dr Razzaque  

NBR mulls cutting VAT rate  

25 listed companies likely to be downgraded  

Dhaka to get permanent DITF centre: Faruk Khan  

New Industry Policy in final shape  

Tk200cr fresh fund okayed for housing refinance  

Online credit information from mid 2010  

Six Bangladeshi entrepreneurs receive GEF award  

Govt taking steps for modernizing Ctg seaport  

Potato farming exceeds target in northern region  

Outgoing IMF representative paid farewell call on Finance Minister  

Govt to go for open-market sale of rice if necessary: Food Minister  

Govt working to set up EPZ, SEZ in Sylhet  

BBHRS to get Tk 200cr fresh fund  

Understaffed NBR struggling to achieve largest ever revenue target  

Income tax rebate to houses giving jobs to persons with disabilities: PM  

'Consumer Rights Act' comes into effect very soon: Faruk  

Tenants form human chain protesting rise in house rent in city  

Indigenous fish species face extinction due to various reasons  

DAE fixes 6.65 lakh tonnes maize production target in N- region  

Govt gives priority on overall development of neglected areas  

Govt to announce Bangladesh High-tech Park Authority Act 2009 for development of IT sector  

Cabinet body okays 5 rental power plants in private sector  

United Airways adds 4th aircraft in fleet  

No payback of confiscated money, says Muhith  

Bangladesh 'used for textile scam'  

Biman earns Tk 35 crore in first quarter  

BB resets criteria for Export Development Fund  

Govt considering bourses' proposals on IPO requirement  

Over 10-yr old Mutual Funds in market to be liquidated in two years: SEC  

Premium earnings of private life insurance firms up by 23pc  

Tk 15 lakh agri loan of BKB distributed among 100 sharecroppers  

'Mauritian stays decision to deport Bangladeshi workers'  

Govt mulls increasing tax on tobacco products  

NBR chairman hints at fresh business-friendly VAT law  

ECNEC okays 11 projects worth Tk3,606cr  

SAARC nations for common seed-sharing  

Agreement signed with Mauritius on avoidance of double taxation  

Intercropping with sugarcane gains popularity in N-region  

9 industrial units fined for environmental pollution in Gazipur  

Implementation of ATA Carnet system stressed to attract investment  

United Airways spreads wings to KL  

Experts for South Asian Bank to cut dependence on IFIs  

BASIS SoftExpo 2010 begins on Feb 10  

Bumper production of oil seeds expected in northern Bangladesh  

Economists for inward-looking policy with special priority to agriculture sector  

Massive pulses' farming programme in N-region  

Nearly 1.20 lakh tonnes of sweet potato production likely in N- region  

Vast tracts of land remain uncultivated in Bagerhat due to water-logging  

Farming of spicy crops progresses, early varieties appeared in northern markets  

Bumper production of oil seeds expected in northern Bangladesh  

Call to increase production in export sectors  

Balanced fertilization for protecting soil nutrients emphasized  

Sugarcane crushing begins in Joypurhat Sugar Mills  

ADB predicts 5.2pc GDP growth for FY2010  

Bharti Airtel to buy Warid’s share in Bangladesh  

Janata Bank plans record $145 mln IPO  

Simpler taxation system urged as speakers call for strengthening NBR  

President for checking harassment of workers intending to go abroad  

Bangladesh woos Thai investors to invest more in potential sectors  

Around 1.62 lakh slum people afoot to self-reliance in Rajshahi  

Balanced fertilization for protecting soil nutrients emphasized  

Over 3 lakh hectares brought under potato cultivation in north  

DSE, CSE recommend steps for capital market development  

Abul Kasem Khan elected DCCI president  

Commerce minister presses for 60 million dollars income from ICT sector  

Cabinet purchase body mulls import of 1.72m mt petroleum for coming year  

DWASA on the move to improve water, sanitation services  

French companies to put money in social businesses in Bangladesh  

Charity Bazar at Bangladeshi House in Abu Dhabi  

High-powered team in London for power sector road show  

Bangladesh, Switzerland ratify deal to avoid double taxation  

WB to enhance support for socio-economic uplift  

US company to import light-engineering goods from Bangladesh  

5-day IT fair to be held in city Feb 10 next year  

Revenue earning increases at Benapole port  

Experts for strong regional link to face global shocks  

VAT exemption pleaded for Magura Paper Mills  

US businessmen urged to import medicines from Bangladesh  

Boro cultivation facing setback due to salinity in Bagerhat  

South Asian economies to focus more on regional cooperation: Experts  

Thousands throng America Week festival in Rajshahi  

President asks for extending agri research to farm level  

Bangladesh to continue ban on rice export  

Tobacco farming increases again for maximum profits in greater Rangpur  

Digital mobile handset launched  

Export-import activities through Benapole Port resumes  

Dull skin trading facing uncertainty for extremely lower prices  

Strong vigilance against smuggling out of hides and skins  

Mongla to have second-largest submarine cable station  

Plying of goods laden trucks on Daulatdia-Paturia river route banned  

BOI for market-driven bank rates to spur investment  

NBR to start drive to catch TIN holders failing to submit tax return  

Regulatory authorities should not always intervene in capital market: Mirza Aziz  

Bangladesh trade, tourism fair begins in Malaysia on Dec 4  

PDB yet to complete bid evaluation for 8 rental power plants  

Monga almost absent in greater Rangpur this year  

The DAE fixes massive target of producing 94,928 tonnes pulses in N- region  

Limestone import through Chela port remain suspended in Sunamganj  

ADB reinforces support for urban development  

Govt fixes Aman rice procurement target, prices  

Struggling woman achieves self-reliance adapting with climate changes  

PM talks tough against tax defaulters  

ADB vows to back SME development in Bangladesh  

Bandarban farmers protest multiple-taxes on agri-products  

5 pct cash incentives for apparel sector under stimulus package  

Bangladesh to seek duty free access of some products to India  

Buyers more active on good liquoring teas  

Industries to get increased fuel within 15 months  

Dhaka, Thimpu to explore possibility of cooperation in energy sector  

Bangladesh British Chamber of Commerce urged to invest in promising sectors  

Govt to consider creating separate EPZ, fund for nascent shipbuilding industry  

Phenomenal change taking place in Bangladesh for attracting overseas business: Group of UK companies  

Bangladesh renews trade agreement with Bhutan  

Justice & equity needed for implementation of 'vision-2021': Muhith  

Large-scale promotion of conservation agriculture inevitable for sustainable uplift, say scientists  

Stern action against selling of govt medicines  

Govt seeks Dutch investment in shipbuilding, textile industries  

e-commerce finally takes off in Bangladesh  

GM board decides to keep European Opel unit  

Britain puts more money in banks, imposes breakup  

Fed likely to keep key interest rate at record low  

Govt extends tax return submission time till Nov 12  

Maldives legalizes 16,100 illegal migrant Bangladeshis  

BINA Dhan-7 generates interest, hopes among farmers  

Govt wants to develop railway as cost-effective transport mode  

TIN, VAT or BIN registration with SCF to go online  

Three companies offering IPO in Nov  

Protest against excess toll collection in Ctg Port truck terminal  

India considers allowing Nepalese trucks into Bangladesh territory  

NBR starts tax collection drive from upazila with Bianibazar  

German investors seek improved power, communications scenario  

Fiber@Home signs syndicated loan deal  

Kazakhstan urged to hire Bangladeshi professionals