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Taufel, Gould to umpire Indo-Pak clash

2011-03-28 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 27 (AFP): Australia's Simon Taufel and Ian Gould of England were Sunday named as the umpires for Wednesday's highly-charged World Cup semi-final between India Pakistan. Sri Lanka's Ranjan Madugalle will be match referee with New Zealand's Billy...

Pak PM to visit India in 'cricket diplomacy'

2011-03-28 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (AFP): In a victory for "cricket diplomacy", Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has accepted an invitation to visit India to watch the World Cup semi-final between the two arch-rivals. Wednesday's match in Mohali will be the...

Security stepped up as Indo-Pak clash nears

2011-03-28 00:00:00

MOHALI, Mar 27 (AFP): Security was ramped up at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium Sunday as India staged their first training session ahead of the high-profile World Cup semi-final against Pakistan. The match, the first between the arch-rivals on Indian...

Vettori, Mills, Plessis fined for ugly bust-up

2011-03-28 00:00:00

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori and paceman Kyle Mills along with South Africa's Faf du Plessis were Saturday slapped with heavy fines for their ugly bust-up during the World Cup quarter-finals, reports AFP. The fines followed a stormy clash at...

NZ skipper eyes big finale for little guys

2011-03-28 00:00:00

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori dismissed suggestions Saturday that reaching the World Cup semi-finals should be the limit of his team's ambitions, reports AFP. "I look at it as an achievement for a country so small that we make so...

Pakistan to seek Interpol help to arrest Musharraf

2011-03-28 00:00:00

RAWALPINDI, Mar 27: Pakistan will ask Interpol to circulate a global arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf over the murder of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, a prosecutor said on Saturday. A Pakistani court last week gave prosecutors until April 2...

Japan corporate funding demand up after disaster

2011-03-28 00:00:00

TOKYO, Mar 27 (Reuters): Japanese companies' demand for funding has soared since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, with the country's top three banks seeing a surge in new loan requests, lenders said on Sunday. Companies are rushing to secure...

Sinopec profit rises 14pc

2011-03-28 00:00:00

BEIJING, Mar 27 (AFP): China's Sinopec said Sunday its 2010 net profit rose nearly 14 per cent on higher oil prices and strong domestic demand for refined oil and chemical products. Asia's largest refiner reported a net profit of 71.8...

Taufel, Gould to umpire Indo-Pak clash

2011-03-28 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 27 (AFP): Australia's Simon Taufel and Ian Gould of England were Sunday named as the umpires for Wednesday's highly-charged World Cup semi-final between India Pakistan. Sri Lanka's Ranjan Madugalle will be match referee with New Zealand's Billy...

Pak PM to visit India in 'cricket diplomacy'

2011-03-28 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (AFP): In a victory for "cricket diplomacy", Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has accepted an invitation to visit India to watch the World Cup semi-final between the two arch-rivals. Wednesday's match in Mohali will be the...

Security stepped up as Indo-Pak clash nears

2011-03-28 00:00:00

MOHALI, Mar 27 (AFP): Security was ramped up at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium Sunday as India staged their first training session ahead of the high-profile World Cup semi-final against Pakistan. The match, the first between the arch-rivals on Indian...

Vettori, Mills, Plessis fined for ugly bust-up

2011-03-28 00:00:00

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori and paceman Kyle Mills along with South Africa's Faf du Plessis were Saturday slapped with heavy fines for their ugly bust-up during the World Cup quarter-finals, reports AFP. The fines followed a stormy clash at...

NZ skipper eyes big finale for little guys

2011-03-28 00:00:00

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori dismissed suggestions Saturday that reaching the World Cup semi-finals should be the limit of his team's ambitions, reports AFP. "I look at it as an achievement for a country so small that we make so...

Pakistan to seek Interpol help to arrest Musharraf

2011-03-28 00:00:00

RAWALPINDI, Mar 27: Pakistan will ask Interpol to circulate a global arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf over the murder of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, a prosecutor said on Saturday. A Pakistani court last week gave prosecutors until April 2...

China Construction Bank profit up 26pc in 2010

2011-03-28 00:00:00

BEIJING, Mar 27 (AFP): China Construction Bank Corp., the country's second largest lender, said Sunday its net profit rose 26 per cent last year on the back of higher interest income and commissions. Profit growth was nearly double the 15...

Brown urges G-20 to seal 'global growth pact'

2011-03-28 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, Mar 27 (AP): Less than a week ahead of a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations in China, former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged the world's most powerful economies to seal a "global...

Taufel, Gould to umpire Indo-Pak clash

2011-03-28 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 27 (AFP): Australia's Simon Taufel and Ian Gould of England were Sunday named as the umpires for Wednesday's highly-charged World Cup semi-final between India Pakistan. Sri Lanka's Ranjan Madugalle will be match referee with New Zealand's Billy...

Pak PM to visit India in 'cricket diplomacy'

2011-03-28 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (AFP): In a victory for "cricket diplomacy", Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has accepted an invitation to visit India to watch the World Cup semi-final between the two arch-rivals. Wednesday's match in Mohali will be the...

Security stepped up as Indo-Pak clash nears

2011-03-28 00:00:00

MOHALI, Mar 27 (AFP): Security was ramped up at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium Sunday as India staged their first training session ahead of the high-profile World Cup semi-final against Pakistan. The match, the first between the arch-rivals on Indian...

Vettori, Mills, Plessis fined for ugly bust-up

2011-03-28 00:00:00

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori and paceman Kyle Mills along with South Africa's Faf du Plessis were Saturday slapped with heavy fines for their ugly bust-up during the World Cup quarter-finals, reports AFP. The fines followed a stormy clash at...

NZ skipper eyes big finale for little guys

2011-03-28 00:00:00

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori dismissed suggestions Saturday that reaching the World Cup semi-finals should be the limit of his team's ambitions, reports AFP. "I look at it as an achievement for a country so small that we make so...

Pakistan to seek Interpol help to arrest Musharraf

2011-03-28 00:00:00

RAWALPINDI, Mar 27: Pakistan will ask Interpol to circulate a global arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf over the murder of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, a prosecutor said on Saturday. A Pakistani court last week gave prosecutors until April 2...

Japan to delay US$400m credit for Padma Bridge

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirJapan will delay providing US$400 million to the construction of Padma Bridge as Tokyo plans to scale back overseas aid and mobilise all resources to reconstruction of its quake and tsunami-battered economy. "Japan has formally informed us that...

Independence Day celebrated

2011-03-28 00:00:00

The nation Saturday celebrated the 41st Independence and National Day with a renewed call to expedite the trial of war criminals and materialise the dreams of the valiant freedom fighters by building a happy and prosperous Bangladesh, reports BSS. The...

Radiation soars at Japan reactor

2011-03-28 00:00:00

KITAKAMI (Japan), Mar 27 (AFP): Dangerous levels of radiation detected in water thought to be leaking from a stricken Japanese reactor dealt a new setback Sunday to efforts to avert a nuclear disaster. The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi power...

Bangladesh-India JV power company next month

M Azizur Rahman | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanBangladesh and India will form the first-ever joint venture power company next month to build a 1,320 megawatts (mw) coal-fired plant at an estimated cost of US$1.7 billion near the Mongla seaport in Khulna, a top government official...

Libyan rebels advance in battle against Gaddafi

2011-03-28 00:00:00

BIN JAWAD (Libya), Mar 27 (agencies): Libyan rebels pushed westwards in hot pursuit of Muammar Gaddafi's forces on Sunday, winning back control of the key Ras Lanuf oil site and pressing on towards Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, a central coastal...

Dhaka-Ctg highway widening project faces fresh setback

Munima Sultana | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

Munima SultanaThe Dhaka-Chittagong highway widening project is facing yet another hurdle over acquiring land at different points. This may again lead to increase in project cost. A survey team identified at least three spots in Mirersorai and Sitakunda where road...

RMG sector braces for fresh unrest

Syful Islam | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

Syful IslamNon-payment of salaries and dues, non-implementation of the new minimum wages, and lack of compliance may spark a fresh bout of outburst in the country's ready-made garments industry (RMG) sector, fear intelligence agencies. Sources said until mid-March, at least...

PM asks NBR to find source of income of some wealthy people

2011-03-28 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday asked the officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to inquire into abnormal growth of wealth of certain quarters, reports UNB. "You have to find out the source of their income and how much...