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Photo: SAVAR: A farmer obtaining celery (Lal Shak)

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Kaka hopeful for World Cup

2014-03-31 00:00:00

MILAN, Mar 30 (AFP): Brazilian forward Ricardo Kaka said he still believes in his World Cup chances but refused to rule out leaving AC Milan amid speculation he could opt to play in the United States from next season. Kaka...

Sixers dodge losing record with big win

2014-03-31 00:00:00

PHILADELPHIA, Mar 30 (AFP): The Philadelphia 76ers avoided a record-setting 27th straight National Basketball Association loss with a dominating 123-98 home victory over the struggling Detroit Pistons on Saturday. Thaddeus Young finished with 21 points, six rebounds and three assists...

4-goal Etoile Sahel warn CAF Cup rivals

2014-03-31 00:00:00

JOHANNESBURG, Mar 30 (AFP): Tunisian club Etoile Sahel served notice that they will be strong CAF Confederation Cup contenders by crushing SuperSport United 4-1 in South Africa this weekend. The outstanding performance under the guidance of former France manager Roger...

Photo: TAIPEI: A protester displaying a placard during an ongoing demonstration

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Serena roars back for record 7th Miami title

2014-03-31 00:00:00

MIAMI, Mar 30 (AFP): Serena Williams snapped out of her early doldrums to roar to a record seventh Miami WTA title on Saturday with a 7-5, 6-1 win over China's Li Na. In a battle of the world's top two...

Japan to give $28,381 to BKSP

FE Report | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

Japan will donate US$28,381 to Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) to improve their Judo facilities, which is a typical Japanese martial art and one of the Olympic sports. The amount was made available for this project under the scheme of...

Armanitola dump Navy School

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Shihab slammed a brilliant hattrick with six goals saw Armanitola High School drubbed Khulna Navy School and College by 9-0 goals in a final round match of the First Security Islami Bank National School Hockey held at the Maulana Bahshani...

Villa win gives Rooney belief for Bayern tie

2014-03-31 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, Mar 30 (AFP): Wayne Rooney believes that Manchester United can approach Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich in confident mood after their comfortable 4-1 victory over Aston Villa. Rooney scored twice, with Juan Mata registering his...

Celebrity cricket match honours Luke Batty

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Young Victorian Luke Batty would have been 'chuffed' about the celebrity cricket match held in his honour, his mother said. Hundreds turned out under sunny skies Sunday to honour the 11-year-old boy at the Tyabb oval where he lost his...

sports digest

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Pole-to-flag Hamilton wins in Malaysia KUALALUMPUR, Mar 30: Briton's Lewis Hamilton won the Malaysian Grand Prix with a pole-to-flag victory ahead of Nico Rosberg on Sunday in a first Mercedes one-two since they returned to Formula One as a works...

UZ polls: AL 31, BNP 8, others 6

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Awami League favourites keep on widening their margin in the fifth phase of the upazila parishad polls held on Monday, taking 31 upazilas against BNP loyalists’ eight and others 6 as shown in the latest results. Elections in 73 upazila...

Photo: ITALY: AS Roma\\\'s midfielder Alessandro Florenzi (right)

2014-03-31 00:00:00

European stocks close down

AFP | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

  LONDON: Europe's main stock market indices closed down on Monday, with London's FTSE 100 sliding 0.26 per cent to 6,598.37 points. In Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.45 per cent to 4,391.50 points, while the DAX 30 in Frankfurt shed...

Photo: Luke\\\'s mum Rosie Batty leads the teams

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Shehzad ton powers Pakistan to win

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Opener Ahmed Shehzad smashed an unbeaten 111 off 62 balls as Pakistan thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 50 runs to stay on course for the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 in the city Sunday, reports AFP. The 22-year-old from Lahore hit...

India beat B’desh

2014-03-31 00:00:00

An opening stand of 107 runs by Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Rajb guided India women's team to taste their first victory in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 beating Bangladesh women's team by 79 runs in a Group B match at...

SA in World T20 semis

2014-03-31 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Mar 30 (AFP): South Africa produced another clinical performance to beat England by three runs in Chittagong to advance to the World Twenty20 semi-finals Saturday. AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla hit half-centuries to anchor South Africa's highest total...

Broad looks for new England era after tough winter

2014-03-31 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Mar 30 (AFP): Stuart Broad looked forward to a new England era after a miserable winter ended with a World Twenty20 exit in Chittagong Saturday. England went down by three runs in a pulsating Super-10 stage Group One match...

Photo: CHITTAGONG: Sri Lanka Captain Dinesh Chandimal (L) warms up

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Footwear makers now set sights on home market

Badrul Ahsan | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

The country's leading footwear manufacturers, mainly the exporters, have now set their sights on grabbing the multi-billion-taka local market, alongside their usual exports, insiders said. They said the present strategy of retail marketing in the country would help the exporters...

Pre-departure orientation of job seekers stressed

FE Report | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

Speakers at a meeting Sunday stressed the importance of proper pre-departure orientation of overseas job seekers about their job destinations and other related issues. The emphasis came at the national consultation on 'Standardisation of the Pre-departure Orientation Services (PDOS) Training...

Hectic lobbying to relax G-to-G process for Malaysia-bound workers

Arafat Ara | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

Lobbyists are working to convince the Malaysian authorities to recruit workers from Bangladesh through private agencies also, sources said. They have initiated such lobbying to relax an existing agreement under which Bangladeshi manpower can only be exported to Malaysia through...

China Southern profit down 24pc

2014-03-31 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Mar 30  (AFP): China Southern Airlines, the country's biggest airline by fleet size, said net profit for 2013 fell more than 20 per cent, the latest Chinese carrier to be hit by a weak economy and stiff competition.

Italy to cap top salaries at public cos

2014-03-31 00:00:00

MILAN, Mar 30 (AFP):  Italy will cap salaries at some of the country's biggest public companies, the new government of 39-year-old Matteo Renzi announced on Friday, though some major groups will be exempted. Government-controlled companies will now have top pay...

News Briefs

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Auto parts exports from India up 4.4pc in 2013 NEW DELHI, Mar 30: At a time when the Indian auto industry is reeling under a prolonged slump, the component makers have something to cheer as exports grew by 4.4 per...

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2014-03-31 00:00:00

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2014-03-31 00:00:00

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2014-03-31 00:00:00

China urged to allow duty free market access of all products

FE Report | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

Bangladesh urged China Sunday to allow duty free market access of all its products for narrowing the trade gap between the two countries.   "We requested China to provide duty free market access of all our products to their market," commerce...