EC asks govt to amend city corpn poll law
Elections to upazilas, 4 city corporations unlikely early next year

There is no possibility of elections to the four city corporations and upazila elections early next year, official sources said last night.

The Election Commission (EC) has requested the government to bring about necessary amendments to the laws providing for an extended time

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32-hour hartal from Dec 5 likely

A fresh 32-hour hartal across the country is likely on December 5-6 following today's opposition summit meeting, reports UNB.

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Action against 7 banks soon for money laundering

Bangladesh Bank has taken decision to take tough action against the banks, involved in "money laundering", popularly known as "hundy business".

The central bank has already issued separate show-cause notices on two private banks asking them to clarify why the licences of the concerned branches of the banks would not be cancelled for money laundering.

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Exports warn govt to tackle risk
Bangladesh ranked in top Y2K bug victim

Bangladesh has been ranked as one of the worst prepared nations to handle the Y2K bug set to affect major sectors of the country's economy when the world enters the twenty first century.

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