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Business
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JS body rejects BGMEA plea to up labourers' working hour
MPs bash BGMEA as most owners do not pay minimum wage to workers
Parliamentary standing committee on labour and employment ministry yesterday turned down a proposal of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) to increase weekly working hour
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Spectacles show kicks off
A three-day international spectacles show began in Dhaka yesterday to promote local products and expand export market.
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Imports up 24pc in eight months during FY'04-05
A boom in capital machinery and intermediate goods pushed up the country's imports 24 percent to US$9,383 million during July-February period of the current fiscal 2004-05 as compared to the same period
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Interconnectivity
GP, RanksTel sign agreement
GremeenPhone (GP) and Ranks Telecom Ltd (RanksTel) recently signed an interconnectivity agreement in Dhaka.
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Bank Asia opens branch at Lohagara, Ctg
Bank Asia opened its new branch at Lohagara in Chittagong on Wednesday.
M Syeduzzaman, chairman of Bank Asia, attended the inauguration ceremony of the branch as chief guest.
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India VAT strike draws mixed response on day two
A nation-wide strike called to protest the launch of a Value Added Tax (VAT) across India drew a mixed response on the second day Thursday, with many stores re-opening for business, traders' associations
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India's ICICI Bank, SEDF sign deal
India's ICICI Bank and SEDF (SouthAsia Enterprise Development Facility), a multi-donor funded facility established by International Finance Corporation (IFC), have signed deal to offer technical assistance
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EU mulls over sanctions in antidumping row with US
The European Union (EU)'s executive arm proposed slapping sanctions on a range of US products imported into Europe Thursday, in the latest blow in a long-running row over a controversial US anti-dumping
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