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The finance minister refuses to rule out seven percent growth. Updates >>

PM sees e-books for students
The prime minister is hopeful that in near future, students will have e-books in place of paperbacks. Updates >>

Stocks slip on higher turnover
Starting Wednesday's trading on an upbeat mood, the two bourses closed with fall in indices despite bigger turnover. Updates 1 >>

'Refile charges against Mojaheed, Kamaruzzaman'
The tribunal takes charges against Quader Molla into its cognisance >>

Abducted by cops, claim JCD men
Tortured in four-hour ordeal by plain-clothed law enforcers, claim Barisal JCD men; police, RAB deny >>

'BNP will also return to parliament if...'
BNP wants to join parliament much the same as president's dialogue on forming Election Commission (EC) if such an environment is created, its spokesperson said on Wednesday. Full story >>

Bus hits journalist, leg cut off
A senior reporter of the Bengali daily Kaler Kantha was injured in a road accident in the capital on Wednesday. >>

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Iran threatens to stop Gulf oil if sanctions widened
Iran threatened on Tuesday to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if foreign sanctions were imposed on its crude exports over its nuclear ambitions, a move that could trigger military conflict with economies dependent on Gu