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List of defaulters among election contestants

2008-12-03 00:00:00

According to the initial list of the CIB of the central bank, the defaulters are Mohammad Abul Kasem (Jhalkathi), Mostofa Jamal Haider and Syed Shahidul Hoque Jamal (Pirojpur-1), Siddiqur Rahman Manna (Bhola-3), Benjir Ahmed (Tangail-4), Abul Hossain (Tangail-5), Maj. Gen....

Press fully free, no regulation imposed under emergency: CA

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Tuesday said the press in Bangladesh was totally free as no restrictive regulation was imposed on the media under the present state of emergency, prompted by problems centring elections in January last year, reports UNB.He...

Iftekhar greets Hillary Clinton

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury today extended his warmest felicitations to the newly designated Secretary of State of the United States Hillary Clinton, reports BSS. In a message to Hillary Clinton, Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said, "We express appreciation of...

New cabinet secy meets President

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Newly appointed cabinet secretary M Abdul Aziz made a courtesy call on President Iajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban Tuesday, reports UNB.During the meeting, Abdul Aziz expressed his gratitude to the President and the government for his appointment to the post and...

SC affirms HC bail for Pankaj Devnath

2008-12-03 00:00:00

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday affirmed the High Court (HC) order that had granted bail for graft-convict Awami Swechchhasebak League leader Pankaj Devnath, dismissing the government petition for leave to appeal, reports UNB.After hearing both the...

Sylhet declare 1st innings

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Hosts Sylhet Division declared the first innings at 366 for 9 in 126.4 overs against league leaders Barisal Division on the second day of the 8th round match of the four-day Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 10th National Cricket League at Sylhet...

Golden Ball award Ronaldo's

2008-12-03 00:00:00

PARIS, Dec 2 (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo won the Golden Ball awarded to the European Footballer of the Year Tuesday, becoming the fourth Manchester United player to take the honour and the first since fellow winger George Best in 1968.Ronaldo's brilliant...

Arambagh ride on Nicodemus hattrick

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Riding on foreign striker Nicodemus Anunda Gichana's hattrick, Arambagh KS earned a massive 5-0 goals win over Khulna Abahani in the lone match of the Citycell 2nd B League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Tuesday. This...

Indian tour will ease tensions, says Malik

2008-12-03 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Dec 2 (AP): Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik says the simmering tension between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai attacks can be lessened through cricket diplomacy."Everyone is sad whatever happened in Mumbai last week, but sporting...

England's itinerary altered again

2008-12-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (AP): The Indian cricket board has altered England's tour itinerary and dropped the lone warm-up game.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) says the opening Test match will now be played from December 11-15...

DMP emerge champions

2008-12-03 00:00:00

The DMP team won the Bangladesh Police Hockey Championship beating APBN team by 3-1 goals in the final at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city Tuesday, UNB reports.Armstrong Rana Das scored two goals for the champion team...

Rangpur reach final

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Rangpur DSA moved into the final of the 29th National (Inter-District) Cricket Championship eliminating Dinajpur DSA by eight wickets in a one-sided 2nd semifinal at Shams-ul-Huda Stadium in Jessore Tuesday, reports UNB.Rangpur will meet Khulna DSA in the final tomorrow...

C'wealth Games, Cricket WC safe, says India

2008-12-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (AP): The next Commonwealth Games and cricket World Cup will go ahead as planned, Indian authorities say, despite last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed at least 172 people.Randhir Singh, secretary-general of the Indian Olympic...

Armstrong to race in 2009 Tour

2008-12-03 00:00:00

AUSTIN, Dec 2 (AP): Lance Armstrong will ride in the 2009 Tour de France, marking the first time he will compete in that race and the Giro d'Italia in the same year."I'm committed to riding for the best guy," Armstrong...

79 loan defaulters among election aspirants found

2008-12-03 00:00:00

FE Report The central bank has so far found at least 79 loan defaulters among 2139 aspirants who intend to run for the parliamentary polls scheduled for December 29. Besides, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) is still cross-checking by nine teams...

Stock downturn and fly-by-night investors

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Shamsul Huq Zahid The general index (DGEN) of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) shed nearly 500 points for about a couple of months with investors losing investments worth billions of taka. The investors are, apparently, failing to pinpoint factors that...

SEC approves draft rules of book building method

2008-12-03 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Tuesday approved the draft rules of book building method, a modern mechanism for price fixing of IPOs (initial public offering).The commission set the month of December to pay the annual fees against BO...

BB prefers pro-active forex rate policy

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Shakhawat Hossain Bangladesh Bank (BB) prefers introduction of a pro-active foreign exchange rate policy to spur competitiveness of priority export sectors and create better employment opportunities in the country.The central bank in a policy paper also suggested maintaining a balance...

Dhaka stocks fall again after rally

2008-12-03 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka stocks fell marginally Tuesday after a day of rally, amid persistently volatile trading. Trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) seesawed throughout the whole session as the benchmark index rose 16 points in the first hour. Later, it...

I was offered in jail to name 'rivals': Hasina

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Awami League president Sheikh Hasina says while she was in jail, authorities offered to punish any rivals within her party she would name who had slighted her in the past, reports bdnews24.com. "I was asked to name anyone who might...

Khaleda's bail in Gatco scam case extended

2008-12-03 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) Tuesday extended the bail granted earlier to former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Gatco scam case until disposal of its rule pending with the HC, reports UNB.Passing the order on a petition,...

ADB's South Asia DG due today

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Kunio Senga, Director General of South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), arrives in the city today (Wednesday) on a one-day official visit, said a press release. During the visit, Mr Senga will hold discussions with senior government...

Thai court disbands ruling party

2008-12-03 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Dec 2 (Reuters): Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was banned from politics for five years and his party disbanded on Tuesday, plunging the country deeper into chaos and raising fears of a violent backlash by government supporters.Party members vowed...

Senator McCain arrives

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Senator John McCain, who was the Republican nominee for the last US presidential election, arrived in the city Tuesday night from India by a special flight on a short visit when he is expected to meet government and political leaders....

Time for depositing small firearms extended till Dec 14

2008-12-03 00:00:00

The government has extended the deadline for depositing small firearms (pistols and revolvers) and ammunition until December 14. Earlier, the government fixed December 3 as the last date for submission of the arms, said an official handout Tuesday. Besides, the...

VoIP equipment worth Tk 10 million recovered in city

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members seized VoIP equipments worth over Tk 10 million and also arrested a man from Ramna area in the city. Members of RAB-10, during a nine-hour drive till 7 am on Monday, raided a house at...

CA seeks BBBF's permanent structure under BoI

2008-12-03 00:00:00

Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Tuesday called for strengthening the Bangladesh Better Business Forum (BBBF) by bringing it under a permanent administrative structure to continue the success it had achieved, reports UNB."To retain its earned success trend it is...

Joint venture co may get nod for 50 mw plant at Sikolbaha

2008-12-03 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirThe government is likely to award contract within this December to install a costly 50-megawatt (MW) oil-fired rental power plant at Sikolbaha in Chittagong, officials said.A Hong Kong-Bangladesh joint-venture company has been selected to set up the plant...

US in longest recession since World War II

2008-12-03 00:00:00

From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Dec 02: The United States is in recession since December 2007. It was officially acknowledged only Monday, a year after it started. It is the longest recession since the World War II. National Bureau of...

Govt orders fresh bidding for Bibiana, Sirajganj plants

2008-12-03 00:00:00

The Power Division has ordered re-tenders for two proposed 450 MW power plants at Bibiana and Sirajganj, a top official said on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com. Power Division secretary M Fouzul Kabir Khan told the news agency that the government had...