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Gayle fires Bangalore to win with century

2011-04-23 00:00:00

KOLKATA, Apr 22 (AFP): Chris Gayle hammered an unbeaten 102 off just 55 balls to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a nine-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Friday. The West Indies batsman cracked seven...

Malinga quits Tests

2011-04-23 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Apr 22 (AFP): Injury-prone Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga Friday quit Test cricket in a bid to prolong his career in one-day internationals and Twenty20 matches. Malinga is playing for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and...

Oliver fined for tax evasion after trip

2011-04-23 00:00:00

BERLIN, Apr 22 (AP): Former Germany and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn has been fined Ç125,000 ($180,586) at a German district court after failing to declare purchases made on a shopping trip. News agency DPA reports that the 41-year-old Khan...

Real put replica of King's Cup on display

2011-04-23 00:00:00

MADRID, Apr 22 (AFP): Real Madrid have put a replica of the King's Cup on display at their stadium after the original was crushed during celebrations following Wednesday's 1-0 extra time final win over Barcelona. The owner of the Madrid...

Nadal to play Monfils in quarters

2011-04-23 00:00:00

BARCELONA, Spain, Apr 22 (AP): Rafael Nadal beat Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-3, 6-1 Thursday to set up a quarterfinal against Gael Monfils at the Barcelona Open. Giraldo looked set to provide a tough challenge for the heavily favored Nadal...

Samsung counter sues Apple as patent dispute deepens

2011-04-23 00:00:00

Samsung Electronics Co. said it sued Apple Inc. (AAPL) claiming patent infringement, a week after the iPhone maker filed a complaint in U.S. federal court alleging the South Korean company copied its products. Samsung submitted complaints to courts in Seoul,...

Two killed in Comilla road accident

2011-04-23 00:00:00

COMILLA, Apr 22 (UNB): Two people were killed in a head-on-collision between two trucks at Amangonda on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chouddagram Upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as truck driver Bashar and helper Rubel, hailing from Noakhali district. Police...

Bangladeshi honoured in Malaysia*****

2011-04-23 00:00:00

Md Aminul Islam, a Bangladeshi, who is currently assistant professor and chairman of the postgraduate studies programmes of the Business School at Universiti Malaysia Perlis, was accorded with the prestigious "Best Lecturer Award 2010". Universiti Malaysia Perlis, a government university,...

Death anniversary*****

2011-04-23 00:00:00

The second death anniversary of Advocate Mahmood Al Noor Tarek will be held today (Saturday) at Zila School Jam-e-Masjid, Mymensingh. Milad mahfil and Doa will be held after Asr prayer at his residence on the same day, said a press...

Chinese language training course introduced by CCCI

2011-04-23 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 22: President of the premier trade body Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Morshed Murad Ibrahim said today that language is the major barrier in the bilateral trade, commerce and economic relation with China. Chinese language...

Private banks can do much for the nation

2011-04-23 00:00:00

Dr. Md. Azadur Rahman KhanWith the increase in population, and in line with the needs and demands of the people, the service sector has been increasing rapidly. Service sector is increasing in a many and diversified ways not only in...

Hugging is not loving, neither kissing

2011-04-23 00:00:00

Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA"Where is your home, brother?" is the question we Bangladeshis are quite used to asking while talking to a stranger? It is not courteous at all. One, who feels sick of being poked by such...

Problems are persistent even in the New Year

2011-04-23 00:00:00

Shafiqul AlamNew Year and new hope are related to one another. People celebrated the New Year Day under the Bangla calendar hoping that the problems of the previous year would be solved. But there is no sign of any significant...

Malinga quits Tests

2011-04-23 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Apr 22 (AFP): Injury-prone Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga Friday quit Test cricket in a bid to prolong his career in one-day internationals and Twenty20 matches. Malinga is playing for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and...

Oliver fined for tax evasion after trip

2011-04-23 00:00:00

BERLIN, Apr 22 (AP): Former Germany and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn has been fined Ç125,000 ($180,586) at a German district court after failing to declare purchases made on a shopping trip. News agency DPA reports that the 41-year-old Khan...

Real put replica of King's Cup on display

2011-04-23 00:00:00

MADRID, Apr 22 (AFP): Real Madrid have put a replica of the King's Cup on display at their stadium after the original was crushed during celebrations following Wednesday's 1-0 extra time final win over Barcelona. The owner of the Madrid...

Nadal to play Monfils in quarters

2011-04-23 00:00:00

BARCELONA, Spain, Apr 22 (AP): Rafael Nadal beat Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-3, 6-1 Thursday to set up a quarterfinal against Gael Monfils at the Barcelona Open. Giraldo looked set to provide a tough challenge for the heavily favored Nadal...

Samsung counter sues Apple as patent dispute deepens

2011-04-23 00:00:00

Samsung Electronics Co. said it sued Apple Inc. (AAPL) claiming patent infringement, a week after the iPhone maker filed a complaint in U.S. federal court alleging the South Korean company copied its products. Samsung submitted complaints to courts in Seoul,...

Two killed in Comilla road accident

2011-04-23 00:00:00

COMILLA, Apr 22 (UNB): Two people were killed in a head-on-collision between two trucks at Amangonda on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chouddagram Upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as truck driver Bashar and helper Rubel, hailing from Noakhali district. Police...

Bangladeshi honoured in Malaysia*****

2011-04-23 00:00:00

Md Aminul Islam, a Bangladeshi, who is currently assistant professor and chairman of the postgraduate studies programmes of the Business School at Universiti Malaysia Perlis, was accorded with the prestigious "Best Lecturer Award 2010". Universiti Malaysia Perlis, a government university,...

Death anniversary*****

2011-04-23 00:00:00

The second death anniversary of Advocate Mahmood Al Noor Tarek will be held today (Saturday) at Zila School Jam-e-Masjid, Mymensingh. Milad mahfil and Doa will be held after Asr prayer at his residence on the same day, said a press...

Chinese language training course introduced by CCCI

2011-04-23 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 22: President of the premier trade body Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Morshed Murad Ibrahim said today that language is the major barrier in the bilateral trade, commerce and economic relation with China. Chinese language...

US drone strike kills 25 in Pakistan

2011-04-23 00:00:00

PESHAWAR, Apr 22 (Reuters): Two US pilotless aircraft fired four missiles into a house in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border on Friday killing 25 militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The strike came two days after a visit...

US warns of Libya stalemate as Misrata battle rages *****

2011-04-23 00:00:00

MISRATA, Apr 22 (agencies): The top US military officer said air strikes had hobbled Libyan forces, but admitted the conflict was moving into "stalemate" as Muammar Gaddafi's troops pressed on with their punishing siege of rebel Misrata. Rebels welcomed US...

Six killed in Thai, Cambodia army clash on border*****

2011-04-23 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Apr 22 (agencies): Thailand and Cambodia exchanged artillery and gunfire along their frontier for several hours Friday in a new flare-up of a long-running border dispute. Military officials on both sides said at least six soldiers were killed. The...

Syrian security forces open fire on demonstrators

2011-04-23 00:00:00

BEIRUT, Apr 22 (agencies): Syrian security forces have fired live bullets and tear gas at tens of thousands of people demonstrating in areas across the country. Witnesses say at least five people have been wounded. Shootings were reported on the...

Mubarak detained for further 15 days

2011-04-23 00:00:00

CAIRO, Apr 22 (AFP): Egypt's state prosecutor has renewed the detention of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak for another 15 days amid a probe into a deadly crackdown on protesters and corruption, MENA news agency said Friday. Mubarak, who was forced...

news digest

2011-04-23 00:00:00

Five Afghan police, one NATO soldier killed KABUL, Apr 22 : A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan has killed five Afghan border policemen while an insurgent attack elsewhere in the country left one NATO service member dead, officials said Friday.Gen....

Nadal to play Monfils in quarters

2011-04-23 00:00:00

BARCELONA, Spain, Apr 22 (AP): Rafael Nadal beat Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-3, 6-1 Thursday to set up a quarterfinal against Gael Monfils at the Barcelona Open. Giraldo looked set to provide a tough challenge for the heavily favored Nadal...

Samsung counter sues Apple as patent dispute deepens

2011-04-23 00:00:00

Samsung Electronics Co. said it sued Apple Inc. (AAPL) claiming patent infringement, a week after the iPhone maker filed a complaint in U.S. federal court alleging the South Korean company copied its products. Samsung submitted complaints to courts in Seoul,...