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2009-12-06 00:00:00

Govt to distribute PSC application forms at UP level

2009-12-06 00:00:00

The government is planning to distribute different types of job application forms under PSC, including that of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), from union level, aiming to reduce harassment of rural job seekers, reports UNB. "The government has planned to distribute...

AL for further development of communication between China, Bangladesh

2009-12-06 00:00:00

KUNMING (China), Dec 5: The visiting Bangladesh Awami League (AL) delegation has proposed further development of communication between Bangladesh and China by setting up direct road and rail links via Kunming, reports BSS.The AL team made the proposal during a...

Delwar criticises government

2009-12-06 00:00:00

BNP secretary-general Khandaker Delwar Hossain has criticised the government for failing to ensure peoples' welfare and said his party would provide directions to the nation from the December 8 national council, reports bdnews24.com. "BNP's national council will give directions, which...

Devotees could not escape the wrath of Pak army in ‘71

2009-12-06 00:00:00

FARIDPUR, Dec 5 (BSS): Eight innocent Sadhus (devotees) of Sreedham Sree Angan, a monastery like temple of Jagat Bandhu Sundar located in Goalchamat area in the town could not escape the wrath of marauding occupation forces in 1971. The Sadhus,...

'National ID card Registration Bill-09' to be amended

2009-12-06 00:00:00

The parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs will make recommendations to amend the National ID card Registration Bill- 2009, reports BSS. A standing committee source told the news agency that in the bill the...

Ershad to visit birthplace

2009-12-06 00:00:00

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad leaves for India Sunday to visit his ancestral home at Dinhata in Cooch Behar, reports bdnews24.com.Ershad headed for Rangpur by road Saturday morning to enter into Cooch Behar State through Changrabandha border post the next...

Execution of 'Vested Property Return Act' sacred duty of AL: Amu

2009-12-06 00:00:00

JHALAKATHI, Dec 5 (BSS): Awami League (AL) Advisory Committee Member Amir Hossain Amu has said the execution of the Vested Property Return Act after re-enacting it in the parliament is the duty of the party.He made the remark while addressing...

‘Coordinate between link model, Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar project’

2009-12-06 00:00:00

COMILLA, Dec 5 (BSS): State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Jahangir Kabir Nanak urged concerned officials to coordinate the ongoing link model for rural development with the 'Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar' (one homestead, one farm) project.He was addressing a seminar...

Holders Maldives forced to share points

2009-12-06 00:00:00

Defending champions Maldives found spirited Nepal a hard nut to crack as they were forced to share points after their engagement ended in an exciting 1-1 draw on the second day of the Bangabandhu SAFF Football Championship at the Bangabandhu...

India in control despite Sangakkara ton

2009-12-06 00:00:00

Kumar Sangakkara stood alone between India and the No. 1 Test ranking, scoring his first hundred in six Tests in India, a fighting effort on a pitch that helped both spinners and fast bowlers, according to website cricinfo. But, although...

Watson leads Aussies’ strong reply

2009-12-06 00:00:00

Watson will have a restless night after finishing unbeaten on 96, an innings that he hopes will prove he has the ability to be a long-term Test opener. Nash nudged and ground his way to 92 and guided West Indies...

Bangladesh face Pakistan today

2009-12-06 00:00:00

Fresh from their comfortable win against Bhutan, hosts Bangladesh will be looking to sealing their semifinal berth as they face Pakistan today (Sunday), who are yet to recover from their defeat against Sri Lanka, reports BSS.The Bangabandhu SAFF Championship match...

Tough WC group for Brazil, easy for Spain

2009-12-06 00:00:00

CAPE TOWN, DEC 5 (AP): Five-time winner Brazil was stung by a tough draw for the 2010 World Cup on Friday while co-favorite Spain was given an easy ride through to the second round. Brazil has to face two of...

Asif rounds off day of domination

2009-12-06 00:00:00

Two reasons emerged from the Basin Reserve for Test cricket to live long and live fruitful. Mohammad Yousuf first reminded us, in this age of Virender Sehwag and Tillakaratne Dilshan, that there was once another way to bat in Test...

Title aspirants India beat Afghanistan 1-0

2009-12-06 00:00:00

Title aspirants India were forced to sweat as they scraped past Afghanistan by a solitary goal in the second match of Group A of the Bangabandhu SAFF Football Championship at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Saturday, reports BSS.Both...

Russian nightclub blast kills 102

2009-12-06 00:00:00

MOSCOW, Dec 5 (AP): An explosion and fire blamed on fireworks tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing 102 people, Russian officials said.Video from inside the Lame Horse club, broadcast on the state-run Vesti...

Philippines imposes martial law in massacre province

2009-12-06 00:00:00

SHARIFF AGUAK, (Philippines), Dec 5 (AFP): The Philippines said Saturday it had imposed martial law in a southern province to quell a rebellion by the region's ruling clan accused of being behind the massacre of 57 people.President Gloria Arroyo placed...

NATO adds 7,000 troops for Afghanistan

2009-12-06 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, Dec. 5 (Xinhua): NATO allies and partner nations rallied Friday to U.S. President Barrack Obama's call for an international military surge in Afghanistan, by adding at least 7,000 troops to the 30,000 fresh U.S. soldiers due to deploy next...

Medvedev, Obama pledge to seek new arms cuts deal

2009-12-06 00:00:00

MOSCOW, Dec.5 (Xinhua): Russia and the United States will continue to work on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty as the existing one expires, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama said in a joint statement on...

Worm could offer Parkinson's clue

2009-12-06 00:00:00

Scientists believe that worms could hold the key to why some people develop Parkinson's Disease, reports BBC.Worms share 50pc of their genes with humans, including those involved with inherited Parkinson's.Dundee University researchers will study a simple worm called C. elegans...

news digest

2009-12-06 00:00:00

Two killed in NW Pakistan blastPESHAWAR, Dec 5: At least two people were killed and 13 others wounded in an explosion in a building in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Saturday, officials said, but the cause was unknown. Top...

Face value of new issues to be fixed at Tk 100

2009-12-06 00:00:00

Kayes M SohelThe government has recently decided that the face value of shares of the existing listed companies will remain unchanged while uniformity in the face value will be maintained for the newly listed companies to avoid any price distortion...

Bangladesh to buy 500mw power from India by 2012

2009-12-06 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanIndia will sell at least 500 megawatts of electricity to Bangladesh under an accord that Dhaka will sign with New Delhi during the prime minister's tour to the Indian capital next month, officials said Saturday.Power Development Board chairman...

Fire at Malibagh kills one, injures 10

2009-12-06 00:00:00

FE ReportOne person was killed and ten others injured in a devastating fire that broke out in a 12-storey commercial building at Malibagh in the city early Saturday, police said.Fire Brigade sources said the fire originated from ICT Enterprise, a...

Govt to seek big funds from donors to execute edn plan

2009-12-06 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirThe government will sit with leading donors this week to help bank-roll a US$2.0 billion project aimed at improving quality of education in the country and streamlining madrassas and non-formal institutions under one umbrella.Finance ministry officials said the...

Body to frame policies on consumer rights

2009-12-06 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government has formed a high-powered body to frame guidelines and policies to ensure consumer rights through implementing the consumer protection law. The body titled 'National Consumer Rights Protection Parisad' will give instructions to field-level officials and district committees...

ULFA chief produced in Assam court

2009-12-06 00:00:00

ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa produced in an Assam Court Saturday amid slogans of 'ULFA-Zindabad' asserted that he had not surrendered and he would never do so, said a report received in Dhaka from the state capital Guwahati, reports UNB."Surrender nai...

New plan to root out graft from transport agencies

2009-12-06 00:00:00

Munima SultanaThe government has unveiled plans to weed out graft from its transport agencies in the wake of allegations of corruption in major projects and withdrawal of funds by the World Bank. Officials said a Tk 182 million project has...

One held with Tk 30m foreign currencies at ZIA

2009-12-06 00:00:00

Customs officials arrested one person with foreign currencies worth about Tk 30 million Saturday morning at Zia International Airport (ZIA), the police said. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Airport police station told the FE that customs officials challenged Abdus Sattar for his...