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India objects to wider coverage

India has raised objections to Article 2 of the draft of the trade facilitation agreement (TFA) proposed by Bangladesh in the working group meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), insiders said.The two day working group meeting on trade facilitation of the BIMSTEC...

Floods kill 113 in Bihar, UP

PATNA, Sept 30 (Agencies): Heavy rains have killed at least 113 people in India's Uttar Pradesh(UP) and Bihar states over the past three days, officials said on Monday.Flood waters swamped a major city, inundated hospital wards and forced the evacuation of inmates from a jail.India's monsoon season that begins in...

NBR seeks curb on errant importers

The National Board of Revenue has requested the central bank to ask banks not to open letters of credit in favour of any importers who skipped updating business identity.Importers are required to renew Business Identification Number after October 31.The tax collectors noticed that some banks have issued L/Cs against the...

China celebrates 70th founding anniv today

China is holding a grand celebration, followed by a military parade and mass pageantry at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing today (Tuesday) on its National Day, marking the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China (PRC). More than 100,000 people will take part in a mass parade to show...

Experts for good relations with major countries

There is a need for maintaining good diplomatic relations with major countries to enhance economic relations with them, speakers at a programme said.Such relations are also vital for expanding market of Bangladeshi products and diversifying its exports destinations, they added.However, they mentioned, the country must not discount it's security issue...

Verdict in Nusrat murder case on Oct 24

FENI, Sept 30 (UNB): A tribunal here on Monday fixed October 24 for delivering its verdict on the sensational Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case.Judge of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Mamunur Rashid has set the date after concluding the hearing of arguments of both sides.Public Prosecutor Hafez Ahmed...

Gopalganj university VC bows out, finally

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University Vice-Chancellor Khondoker Md Nasiruddin has resigned amid allegations of corruption and abuse of power, reports bdnews24.com.Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hassan Choudhury Nowfel confirmed the resignation on Monday.Acknowledging receipt of the resignation letter, Nowfel said the education minister will take the next...

Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over shelling in Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Sept 30(Reuters): Pakistan's government on Monday summoned India's top diplomat in the country over accusations of deadly shelling by India in its portion of the disputed region of Kashmir, as tensions run high between the nuclear-armed rival nations.A 60-year old woman and 13-year old boy were killed and three...