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BNP to field six new faces in Chittagong

2008-11-29 00:00:00

BNP finalised nominations for 16 constituencies in Chittagong, including six new faces, 'ending tussles' among the party aspirants in the port city, party leaders said Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.Chittagong-14 has been left to Jamaat-e-Islami, they added.Chittagong city BNP stalwarts and former...

President, CA greet their Albanian counterparts

2008-11-29 00:00:00

President Iajuddin Ahmed Friday felicitated Albanian President Bamir Topi on the occasion of the Liberation Day of Albania that falls today (Saturday), reports BSS."I take this opportunity to express my firm belief that the existing brotherly relations between our two...

Hasina condoles VP Singh’s death

2008-11-29 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina Friday expressed deep shock at the death of former Indian Prime Minister Viswanath Pratap Singh (VP Singh), reports BSS.In a condolence message to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sheikh Hasina said VP Singh had...

River Karnaphuli under threat of losing navigabitlity

2008-11-29 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 28: The Karnaphuli River is once again under threat of pollution, river-bank grabbing and manifold misuse. Also, continuous siltation is decreasing the draught of the river causing it to lose its navigability, sources said.Since the establishment of...

Chhatak Cement Factory ready for exporting cement to Assam

2008-11-29 00:00:00

SYLHET, Nov 28 (BSS): The production of Chhatak Cement Company has been increased as the factory is producing quality cement.The company is not only fulfilling the local demands but also going to export cement to Indian state of Assam soon.'Sylhet...

'Call for preventive measures to check bird flue stressed'

2008-11-29 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Nov 28 (BSS): Speakers at a workshop here Friday underscored the need for taking preventive measures against infection of avian influenza (bird flue) to protect the country's poultry farms from ruination. Quite a large number of people at every...

DUPAAA body formed

2008-11-29 00:00:00

A 15-member committee of the Dhaka University (DU) Public Administration Alumni Association (DUPAAA) was formed in a meeting held in the city Friday, said a press release.DU senior most Professor Dr Mohammad Mohabbat Khan was unanimously elected as the convenor...

Iftekhar Ahmed condoles death of peacekeeper

2008-11-29 00:00:00

Adviser for Foreign Affaires Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury Friday expressed deep shock at the sad demise of Major Md Moshiur Rahman, who had been working in UN Peacekeeping Mission in Congo, reports BSS. "I profoundly condole the death of the...

UNAB to hold symposium today

2008-11-29 00:00:00

The United Nations Association of Bangladesh (UNAB) will hold a symposium in observance of International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people at CIRDAP auditorium in the city today (Saturday), reports UNB.Mohammad Zulfiqur Rahman, Director General (UN), Ministry of Foreign...

10,000 villagers in 5 districts getting piped water supply

2008-11-29 00:00:00

Drinking fresh water right from the tap is still a dream for millions of villagers in Bangladesh. But, it is a different story in 12 villages of five districts where some 10,000 people have had access to piped water supply,...

Adv Khalilur Rahman dies

2008-11-29 00:00:00

Advocate AKM Khalilur Rahman died of a heart attack in the city Friday. He was 79, reports BSS.Khalilur Rahman, a former vice-president of Dhaka Bar Association, left behind his wife, three sons, a daughter and a host of relatives and...

Sugarcane crushing starts in nine mills

2008-11-29 00:00:00

Crushing of sugarcane has been started Friday in nine sugar mills, including Joypurhat Sugar Mills, under the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC), reports BSS.The crushing of sugarcane in Joypurhat Sugar Mills was inaugurated by chairman of the BSFIC...

Proteas sweep series

2008-11-29 00:00:00

South Africa took just 36.4 overs to dismiss Bangladesh at Centurion Friday, thereby completing an emphatic innings victory to seal a 2-0 series-win. Ashwell Prince cracked an unbeaten 162 earlier in the day before South Africa's fast bowlers tore into...

Dhaka Abahani at the top

2008-11-29 00:00:00

Holders Dhaka Abahani got back in the top slot in the Citycell 2nd B League beating Muktijoddha Sangsad KC by 2-0 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Friday. With this win, Dhaka Abahani secured 19 points,...

Aussies on top after day one

2008-11-29 00:00:00

Second Test, Adelaide (day one, close): New Zealand 262-6 v AustraliaAaron Redmond hit 83 for New Zealand on day one of the second Test in Adelaide as the Black Caps closed on 262-6, BBC reports. Spinner Nathan Hauritz, who replaced...

Khulna reach semis

2008-11-29 00:00:00

Khulna DSA reached the semi-finals of the 29th National (Inter-District) Cricket Championship beating Faridpur DSA by four wickets in the 2nd quarterfinal at Shams-ul-Huda Stadium in Jessore Friday, reports UNB. Earlier, Barisal DSA moved into the semis as the first...

India return up to us : KP

2008-11-29 00:00:00

England captain Kevin Pietersen insists none of his players will be forced to return to India for the two-Test series after the terror attacks in Mumbai, reports BBC. On Friday, Indian officials insisted the series would go ahead and moved...

Bangladesh Boys sail in style

2008-11-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh Boys' Club earned a 3-1 victory over Friends Social Welfare Organisation in a match of the Metropolis Second Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Friday, reports UNB.Shafiqul,...

Pakistan concern for India series

2008-11-29 00:00:00

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt has admitted the terror attacks in Mumbai have made India's Test tour of Pakistan in January unlikely, reports BBC. The Indian board is awaiting clearance from its government for the tour. "Before this tragic...

Importance of boosting revenues

2008-11-28 00:00:00

The Finance Adviser has drawn the attention of all concerned to the need for strengthening the revenue administration. At a function held in the capital city the other day, he highlighted this imperative, particularly in view of the likely adverse...

Facts need to be faced and complacency avoided at all costs

2008-11-28 00:00:00

Syed Fattahul AlimBoth the government and a section of the trading community have been drawing a rather flattering picture for Bangladesh economy in the wake of the severe recession in the industrially advanced nations. The government, however, is still confident...

Threat to land's productivity

2008-11-28 00:00:00

Jahangir HossainA newspaper report sometime ago was startling and should cause righteous indignation. It stated that police had seized huge quantities of date-barred insecticides with the owner of the company distributing the stuff admitting under police interrogation that he has...

RMG buyers destined for China, now coming to Bangladesh

2008-11-28 00:00:00

We are fortunate that the global economic turmoil did not, so far, bring a major negative impact on the country's readymade garment (RMG) industry. Initially, it was apprehended that the RMG sector would face cut in orders. Some 5,000 apparel...

Where is the detailed area plan for Dhaka city?

2008-11-28 00:00:00

It is hard to believe that once a beautiful plan was there to develop Dhaka into a beautiful city with lakes and greeneries, not to speak of well-planned buildings. But the Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan (DMDP) has gradually been distorted...

The next parliamentary polls and beyond

2008-11-28 00:00:00

Muhammad Quamrul IslamThe Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, 1972, which was written after the emergence of sovereign Bangladesh in 1971 in the spirit of Bengali nationalism, comprises territories as per Article2 that constituted East Pakistan. Fourteen amendments have...

Opening of Rangpur University

2008-11-28 00:00:00

Mohd. Mostagousul HaqueThe present writer has not studied in Carmichael College but had gone there for admission, during the late 70's, and as a young boy from a remote village admired the monumental buildings. It looked so tall and huge,...

Economy resilient to global gloom, fundamentals strong

2008-11-28 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh Bank Governor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed Thursday said the global economic recession might not affect the economy of Bangladesh, rather it might be a boon for the country as it has the resilience to perform better against all odds."The...

104 dead, foreigners taken hostage in Mumbai attacks

2008-11-28 00:00:00

Financial and commodity markets remained shut in Mumbai, the Indian business capital, Thursday after gunmen killed 104 persons wounded 300 more in a highly coordinated attack on a number places, including two five star hotels and a crowed train station,...

US, Europe, China unveil a series of stimulus measures

2008-11-28 00:00:00

From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Nov 27: In the space of 24 hours, three major players of the global economy -- the US, Europe and China -- unveiled a series of stimulus measures to conquer the ravages of an unrelenting downturn...

Industrial credit disbursement rises by 30pc in Q1 of FY '09

2008-11-28 00:00:00

Siddique Islam Industrial credit disbursement recorded a significant rise by over 30 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal compared to the corresponding period of the last fiscal. "The upward trend of the industrial term loan...