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IPL gate takes backseat on Sachin's 37th birthday

2010-04-25 00:00:00

MUMBAI, April 24 (Internet): The Indian Premier League (IPL) controversy took a backseat as cricketers and cricket lovers got together to wish master blaster Sachin Tendulkar on his 37th birthday here Saturday.Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan said: "The entire nation and...

Royal Challengers strongest brand of IPL

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Royal Challengers Bangalore, the runners-up of the 2009 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have emerged as the strongest IPL brand, according to UK's Intangible Business.Intangible Business, a world leading brand valuation company, in collaboration with MTI Consulting, a...

GP-BCB Academy need 250 to win against SA Academy

2010-04-25 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Apr 24 (UNB): The GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team needs another 250 runs to win against touring Standard Bank National Cricket Academy team of South Africa on the 4th and last day of the first four-day match at the...

MSC reach final of Women's Club Cup Cricket

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Mohammedan SC reached the final of the Women's Club Cup Cricket Tournament beating arch-rivals Abahani Limited by 34 runs in the 2nd semifinal at the Gulshan Youth Club ground Saturday, reports UNB.Mohammedan SC will play the final on April 28...

Europa Youth Club earn exciting 80-77 points victory over Flame Boys Club

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Europa Youth Club earned an exciting 80-77 points victory over Flame Boys Club in the Premier Bank Metropolis First Division Basketball League at the Dhanmondi Basketball gymnasium Saturday, reports UNB.The winners dominated the first half by 47-38 points.Herman caged 17...

Shimizu go top of J-League

2010-04-25 00:00:00

TOKYO, Apr 24 (AFP): Shimizu S-Pulse went top of the J-League on Saturday with a lucky late win as front-runners Urawa Red Diamonds crashed to a 1-0 defeat to Jubilo Iwata.Masaki Yamamoto's cross from the right went straight in in...

Asian Cup tougher than ever, says Bin Hammam

2010-04-25 00:00:00

DOHA, Apr 24 (AFP): Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed bin Hammam says the Asian Cup next year will be tougher than ever for the traditional powerhouse teams after Iraq's upset victory in 2007.Bin Hammam made the comment as Asia's top-ranked...

PM asks to expand Girls Guide movement upto grassroots level

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Saturday urged all concerned including the Ministry of Education to take necessary steps for expanding Girls Guide movement upto grassroots level to groom up the new generation as an efficient and capable one, reports BSS."We...

World Intellectual Property Day tomorrow

2010-04-25 00:00:00

FE ReportDepartment of Patents, Designs and Trademarks under the Ministry of Industries and Intellectual Property Association of Bangladesh are jointly organising programmes across the country on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day.The theme of this year's World Intellectual Property...

One arrested in connection with SI murder in city

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Police arrested one of suspected killers of Gautam Roy, a sub-inspector of Bangshal police station, from old part of the city Friday night, reports UNB.The suspected killer was identified as Ahmed Ali alias Haider alias Hadi.A team of Sutrapur thana...

Hasina condoles death of journalist Tipu

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Saturday expressed her deep shock at the death of promising journalist Jahirul Islam Tipu, reports UNB.Tipu died of cardiac arrest Friday night at the age of 47. He was the news editor of the daily...

Jabber's Boli Khela begins in Ctg

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 24: The three-day historic Jabbar's Boli Khela (wrestling) and Boishakhi Mela (fair), the second greatest folk festival of greater Chittagong, started today at the Laldighi Moidan in the port city.Abdul Jabbar Sawdagar, a local prominent trader of...

New college begins journey

2010-04-25 00:00:00

FE ReportQueen Mary College started its journey on Saturday in the city with the aim of providing modern education to make enlightened citizens.Fahima Khatun, chairman of the Education Board of Dhaka was the chief guest in the inaugural ceremony of...

Improving primary education

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Pulok DebnathEducation provided by the primary schools of our country is the root of all education on which depends the future of our country. But the bleak position of most of our government primary schools weakens the contribution to building...

A legal resort to the poor

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Md. Rasel EusoofiUNDOUBTEDLY, getting a hand from the law and to be dispensed by proper justice are the constitutional rights to all and sundry in a country. Bangladesh, a developing country of the third world where 80% of the total...

Dhaka faces stiff opposition from US textile lobbies, competing countries

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanAbout a dozen US textile organisations and another 45 trade associations of South and North American, African and Middle Eastern countries are opposing the move to provide the duty-free access to Bangladesh apparel products to the US market under...

SA nations set to sign trade in services deal in Bhutan

2010-04-25 00:00:00

FE ReportSouth Asian nations are set to sign an agreement on trade in services in the upcoming summit in Bhutan in an effort to allow unrestricted cross-border expansion of their transport, logistics, banking and insurance firms.The move comes four years...

AL wins Bhola-3 seat unofficially

2010-04-25 00:00:00

BHOLA, AP 24 (UNB): Awami League candidate Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon was unofficially declared elected with a comfortable margin in the Bhola-3 by-election Saturday.Shaon polled 96,591 votes in 77 polling centres out of 86 while his lone rival Hafizuddin Ahmed of...

Tender for three more power plants invited

2010-04-25 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanThe government has invited bids for setting up three more power plants on build, own and operate (BOO) basis to generate upto 550 megawatts (mw) of electricity, energy officials said Saturday."All the three plants will be run by...

BB raises interest rates on govt bonds to rein in inflation

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Siddique IslamThe central bank has increased interest rates on government securities, particularly bonds, to curb inflation through attracting commercial banks and financial institutions to invest more in the securities."We've increased the interest rates on bonds to accept more bids in...

Finance Div, not BoI, to oversee PPP projects

2010-04-25 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government has decided to assign the Finance Division instead of the Board of Investment (BoI) with the task of overseeing the projects taken under the public-private partnership (PPP), officials said Saturday. "We believe Finance Division is well-placed to...

Police nab Bangla Bhai aide

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Police arrested an associate of Siddiqul Islam, alias Bangla Bhai, leader of the banned Islamist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Naogaon. The arrested, hafez Masud, an operation officer of JMB, was held from Maskipur Bazar of Atrai early Saturday. He...

Ershad back home from hospital

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad has returned to his Baridhara home Saturday following five days in hospital. Kazi Firoz Rashid, one of the party's presidium members, said he returned home at 9:30am. He had been admitted to United Hospital in...

Power outages, gas crisis take toll on cement industry

2010-04-25 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon, back from MukterpurFrequent power outages and gas crisis have been taking heavy tolls on the country's cement sector as the manufacturing units are producing 30 to 40 per cent less due to the utility disruption.Ironically, many cement...

Power offices to remain open on Saturdays

2010-04-25 00:00:00

The government has ordered all the public offices related to power generation, transmission and distribution to remain open on Saturdays until further notice, reports UNB. Weekly holidays of all these offices are cut to one day on Friday, ostensibly with...

32km Joydevpur-N'ganj expressway to ease city traffic congestion

2010-04-25 00:00:00

FE ReportThe construction of the much-awaited Joydevpur-Narayanganj 32km-long elevated expressway will significantly ease traffic congestions in the city, Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain said.The ministry has already shortlisted four bidders out of nine, following a pre-qualification bid, the minister said...

Violence mars BAIRA polls

2010-04-25 00:00:00

FE ReportViolence marred the biennial (2010-12) election of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) Saturday, ending in partial withdrawal of one panel out of the race.Sammilito Gonotantrik Front submitted a written complaint to the BAIRA office following a violent...

BKMEA for price monitoring cell to curb yarn prices

2010-04-25 00:00:00

FE ReportKnitwear manufacturers and exporters Saturday proposed formulation of a monitoring cell to control and fix yarn prices within three days.Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) President Fazlul Hoque made the proposal as the price increased 60 cents per...

Ganotantrik Parishad names candidates in FBCCI polls

2010-04-25 00:00:00

FE ReportGanotantrik Parishad (democratic council), led by Golam Dostagir Gazi Bir Protik, MP, has been formed to choose competent leadership in the election of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) scheduled for June 17 this year....

Rehab, dev work of Abdullahpur canal begins

2010-04-25 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka WASA has begun rehabilitation and development work of Abdullahpur canal as part of its moves to reduce waterlogging in the capital. Engineer Dr Golam Mustafa, chairman of Dhaka WASA Board, inaugurated the excavation and development work Thursday, said...