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Economic jitters felt by stock market
The jitters surrounding the state of the economy are reverberating on the stock market, with the key index dropping for the fifth day in a row.

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Parties cant be forced to join natl polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday said its not possible to force any political party to take part in the next national election.

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Bangladesh getting GSP plus: Rights situation, labour law have to improve
The European Parliamentary Committee on International Trade has categorically said Bangladesh needs to improve rights situation and amend labour law at the soonest in compliance with international standards to be eligible for GSP Plus.

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Capacity charge for power: Tk 16,785cr paid in 9 months
The government paid Tk 16,785 crore in capacity charges to power plants in the first nine months of the last fiscal year for 22,118MW daily power generation capacity.

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Ensure austerity in all spheres
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has again urged all, including the stakeholders in public and private sectors, to maintain austerity in power consumption and other areas amid a rise in global inflation.

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Inflation at 9-year high
Inflation raced to a nine-year high of 7.56 percent in June, in a development that lays bare the extent of the cost of living crisis gripping the low-income and middle-class people in Bangladesh thanks to a war taking place some 5,800 kilometres away in Ukraine.

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Energy crisis: Piecemeal steps wont solve it
The government has shut down diesel-run power plants and mulls some other steps to tackle the ongoing energy crisis.

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Rajapaksa ally elected Lanka president
Six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as crisis-wracked Sri Lankas new president by the countrys parliament yesterday, with the backing of the party of the ex-leader -- who fled abroad after his palace was stormed by protesters.

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Electricity crisis may worsen
The governments plan for one to two hours of daily power cuts is failing, especially in the north, and the signs are that the electricity crisis may worsen across the country in the coming days.

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IMFS $4.5B loan: Govt now has cold feet
The government is stalling on taking the $4.5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to ease the pressure on the foreign currency reserves after seeing the conditions that would be attached.

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ECs dialogue hits a snag as BNP skips it
The BNP yesterday skipped Election Commissions dialogue seeking recommendations of political parties on how to hold a free and fair general election.

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Road crash claims six more lives
A toddler, her mother, and aunt were among six people who died after a bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw in Bakerganj, Barishal, yesterday afternoon.

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Noab hikes newspaper price by Tk 2 from Jul 25
All newspapers owned by the members of Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (Noab) will see a price increase of at least Tk 2 per issue from July 25.

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Yet-to-start mega projects: Consider putting them on hold
Given the current economic situation, the government should consider suspending mega projects the physical work of which has yet to begin, economist Debapriya Bhattacharya said yesterday.

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You cannot remain silent
The High Court yesterday came down hard on Bangladesh Railway for mismanagement, ticket scalping and carrying passengers on the train roofs.

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CU sexual assault: Fingers pointed at BCL men
Those who sexually assaulted a female student on Chittagong University campus on July 17 night are members of Bangladesh Chhatra League, said police sources and CU BCL insiders.

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CU admin identifies 2 molesters
The administration of Chittagong University yesterday claimed to have identified two persons who sexually assaulted a female student on the campus on Sunday night.

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Need 1 week to assess situation
Admitting that the Power Division could not impose schedule-wise power cuts across the country, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday sought one weeks time to address the issue.

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