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270 sick garments to get tax, loan waiver Staff Reporter
The government has taken steps to waive income tax and default loans of 270 ailing garment industries to rehabilitate, revive and help those resume production.
Progress in this regard was evaluated at a high level meeting at Commerce Ministry yesterday with Commerce Adviser Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman in the chair.
According to the Government decisions the sick industries will also get an opportunity to receive fresh loan and repay the principal amount of their default bank loans with 10 yearly instalments.  |
Adviser blames media for creating 'smokescreen’: Khaleda refuses to apply for release
Staff Reporter
Confusion has been created over the release of former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia as at least three advisers of the caretaker government gave contradictory statements on the issue.
Adviser for Commerce and Education Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, who yesterday also made similar statement that the procedure of her release is at the final stage, blamed journalists allegedly for creating what he termed smoke screen.
"You (the journalists) have been creating the smoke screen. |
Jones claims elusive breast gold
AFP, Beijing
Australia's world champion and world record holder Leisel Jones is now Olympic champion after her all-the-way victory in the 100 metres breaststroke final at the Beijing Games today.
The undisputed breaststroke queen of world swimming made amends for her Olympic disappointment in Athens four years ago, winning just outside her world record in a time of one minute 05.17 seconds.
American Rebecca Soni claimed the silver medal in 1:06.73 with Austria's Mirna Jukic third in 1:07.34.
Jones, 22, was two-tenths of a second under world record pace at the turn and the record eluded her by just 8/100ths of a second. |
Russia halts Georgia operation: Sarkozy pushes peace in talks with Kremlin leaders
AFP, Moscow
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday urged Russia to follow through on an order to end military operations in Georgia, as he met President Dmitry Medvedev on a high-stake peace mission.
"What you are saying is good news," Sarkozy said after Medvedev informed him that he had ordered an end to Moscow's massive military operation in the neighbouring ex-Soviet state.
"It is now necessary to consolidate the ceasefire," Sarkozy said at the meeting, at which Russian and French officials warmly greeted each other in the ornate surrounds of the Kremlin. |
Parties must be consulted for polls under emergency: British HC says after holding talks with Zillur, Delwar Staff Reporter
British High Commissioner Stephen Evans yesterday said there could be a dialogue between political parties and caretaker government on the question of lifting the state of emergency and how to move down the road to free and fair general election slated for December.
Talking to reporters after a meeting with BNP secretary general
Khandaker Delwar Hossain at his NAM apartment, he said the question of the state of emergency was raised and discussed during the meeting he dubbed "very interesting and productive", covering current situation as well as a wide range of issues. |
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Internet Edition. August 13, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
