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Nat'l team leaves to play World Cup pre-qualifiers against Tajikistan

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh National Football team left the city Wednesday afternoon for Bangkok en route to Tajikistan with a high hope to win the away match of the 2010 World Cup pre-qualifiers against the hosts in Dushanbe, reports UNB.The team comprises 18...

Jayawardene aims high in Australia

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Sri Lanka have landed in Australia in a buoyant mood and are confident of posting their first Test win in the country during the two-match series. Despite losing a one-day contest to England already this month, Mahela Jayawardene, the captain,...

Golden Age outplay Winsum Academy by 146 runs

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Raihan scalped seven wickets for 16 runs as Golden Age Club outplayed Winsum Cricket Academy by 146 runs in the 3rd Division Qualifying Cricket League at the Gulshan Youth Club Ground in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.Sent into bat first,...

Ferguson happy as United's soccer stars shine

2007-10-25 00:00:00

KIEV, Oct 24 (AFP): Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was a happy man Tuesday night after his side's big stars shone brightly to extinguish Dynamo Kiev's Champion's League aspirations with a 4-2 away victory.Midfield maestro Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice...

Bangladesh team leaves today for Hong Kong

2007-10-25 00:00:00

A seven-member Bangladesh team leaves the city this afternoon (Thursday) to take part in the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tourney to be held October 27-28 in Hong Kong, reports UNB.Due to their participation in the Hong Kong meet, the selected...

Women Handball begins today

2007-10-25 00:00:00

The 1st Invitational District Women Handball Championship, organised by Tetulia Upazila Sports Association and supported by Bangladesh Handball Federation, begins today (Thursday) in Panchagarh, reports UNB.Deputy Commissioner of Panchagarh Mohammad Hafiz Uddin will formally inaugurate the championship.Women handball teams from...

Bayern without Ribery, Toni for Belgrade test

2007-10-25 00:00:00

MUNICH, Oct 24 (AFP): Bayern Munich will be without France midfielder Franck Ribery and Italian striker Luca Toni for Thursday's UEFA Cup trip to Red Star Belgrade.Ribery has been hampered by a hamstring problem sustained in Saturday's 2-1 league victory...

Ballseye

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Saiful KaiserPakistan won the third ODI at Faisalabad but it took some doing. The trick was to first get the opposition out for a manageable sum. This they did when the restricted South Africa to 197 all out in 49.2...

Bangladesh play Uzbekistan today

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh play strong Uzbekistan today (Thursday) in their 4th Group D match of the AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers at the Military Physical Education Centre Stadium in Abu Dhabi, reports UNB.Bangladesh already quit from the race after they suffered a humiliating...

Tokai Stadium team crush Tokai Paltan by 82-23 points

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Tokai Stadium team crushed Tokai Paltan team by 82-23 points with six creditable `lona' in the opening match of the Orient Bread Tokai Kabaddi competition at the Outer Stadium Kabaddi Court in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.In the day's other...

Arsenal's magnificent seven destroys Slavia

2007-10-25 00:00:00

LONDON, Oct 24 (AFP): Arsenal gave Arsene Wenger the perfect birthday present as they produced a sensational display to thrash Slavia Prague 7-0 in the Champions League Tuesday.Wenger turned 58 on Monday but the Gunners manager had insisted the only...

Europe funds bet that profits will rebound in US

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Alexis Xydias and Michael TsangJust when many investors are acknowledging the sudden swoon of U.S. stocks as the sign of a market top, some of Europe's biggest money managers are anticipating a profit rebound for American companies and slowing earnings...

China cuts Asia imports as Korea, S’pore lose jobs

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Michael DwyerThe U.S. isn't the only country watching jobs and manufacturing migrate to China. Increasingly, so are China's closest neighbours. The nation is reducing its reliance on imports from the rest of Asia as it makes more of the higher-value-added...

Western Union plans money transfer by mobile phone

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Paul TaylorMOBILE phones are about to become the simplest and quickest way to transfer money across borders, under a deal announced recently by Western Union and GSM Association, the main mobile phone operators' body.The agreement could have a big impact...

Remittances offer $301bn lifeline

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Richard LapperMIGRANT workers last year sent home more than $301bn (£148bn, €212bn) to their families in developing countries -- an amount nearly a third higher than previous published estimates -- according to the latest research publication.The study by the UN's...

CG working tirelessly for a truly pro-people govt: CA

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Head of the Caretaker Government (CG) Fakhruddin Ahmed Wednesday said his interim regime is working tirelessly for a government truly of the people, by the people and for the people."We no longer want to endure governments 'of the money, by...

Voters on new list may be less by 10m than on scrapped old list: EC

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Voters on the new list in the making may be less by some ten million (one crore) than on the scrapped list of 2006 for trimming off the fakes and faults, Election Commission (EC) sources said. "The reasons for decrease...

Delwar to open temporary office for BNP

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Khondoker Delwar Hossain Wednesday said a new office would be set up temporarily so the BNP leaders and workers could meet him easily, reports UNB.BNP central office at Naya Paltan in the city remains...

Govt to decide if suspected corrupts will be able to contest in city corp elections: Matin

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Communications Adviser MA Matin Wednesday said the government would decide whether or not suspected corrupts on list would be allowed to take part in next city corporations elections, reports UNB."It depends on policy makers' decision," he told reporters at his...

Pakistan proposes to form SAARC police force to prevent crime

2007-10-25 00:00:00

FE Report Pakistan has proposed that the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) set up an integrated police force similar to Interpol to aid investigations and prevent crime in the region. The initiative was suggested at an expert-level meeting,...

Govt to amend CrpC before separating judiciary: Mainul

2007-10-25 00:00:00

The government wants to amend the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) before separation of the judiciary, reports bdnews24.com quoting Law Adviser Mainul Hosein Wednesday. The government has taken an initiative to amend the CrPC to give some judicial power to the...

Court permission for interrogating Hasina may reach jail today

2007-10-25 00:00:00

The court permission for interrogating detained former Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina on a graft case is likely to reach the jail authority today (Thursday), reports UNB.DIG (Prisons) Shamsul Haider Siddiqui said that the jail authority could...

Govt at risk of losing big chunk of WB reimbursement facility

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Shakhawat HossainThe government might fail to avail itself a large part of the reimbursement facility offered by the World Bank (WB) against the 'golden handshake' (voluntary retirement scheme) programme now being implemented in some state-owned enterprises (SoEs).The slow progresses in...

Food inflation needs to be tamed

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Shahiduzzaman Khan Impact of food inflation is being felt all across the country. The prices of essential commodities, especially the food-related items, have gone up abnormally high and so the cost of living in Bangladesh. Country's vast multitude of the...

Arrest warrant issued against Rehana

2007-10-25 00:00:00

The metropolitan magistrate court Wednesday ordered warrant of arrest against Sheikh Rehana and attachment of her property for failing to appear in connection with Tk 30 million extortion case, reports UNB and bdnews24.com.Magistrate ABM Abdul Fattah of the Chief Metropolitan...

Reform steps targeted to make state institutions truly functional: Moeen

2007-10-25 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Oct 24 (BSS): Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed left here for China yesterday after a week-long visit to the USA."The Army Chief has left the John F Kennedy Airport by a Cathy Pacific Airlines at...

EU sees lack of coordination among government entities

2007-10-25 00:00:00

FE ReportA two-member team of the European Union (EU) now on a visit to the country has witnessed lack of coordination between the central and regional authorities engaged for ensuring quality standards of frozen food products. The team members, John...

Private-public partnership in power generation to get priority

2007-10-25 00:00:00

SM JahangirThe government will explore the possibility of greater private-public partnership for raising the country's power generation on medium and long term basis with to reducing the dependency on the independent power producers (IPPs).A high-profile advisory committee on Power Ministry...

Aziz calls for waiving LDCs' debts, granting market access

2007-10-25 00:00:00

Finance Adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam Wednesday called upon the developed as well as developing nations to provide duty- and quota-free market access for all products from all LDCs (least developed countries) without any restrictions, reports UNB.He also sought full...

Labour unrest leads Nassa Garments to shut all units

2007-10-25 00:00:00

FE Report Nassa Garments, one of the country's leading apparel manufacturer, has locked out all its production units from Wednesday following labour unrest. The fresh labour unrest at the garments located at Tejgaon industrial area started October 18 when the...