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Abu Abdullah set new nat'l mark in 100m sprint

2008-11-26 00:00:00

Corporal Abu Abdullah set a new national mark in the 100-metre sprint of Bangladesh Army Annual Athletics Championship with a timing of 10.13 seconds on the closing day of the meet at the Army Stadium at Banani in the city...

Tiger's engine runs out on golf superstar's deal

2008-11-26 00:00:00

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov 25 (AFP): Beleagured US automaker General Motors, facing desperate times in a troubled economy, has ended its endorsement deal with 14-time major golf champion Tiger Woods, the firm announced Monday. The sponsorship contract, believed to pay Woods...

Messi gets sporting nod from Barca

2008-11-26 00:00:00

MADRID, Nov 25 (AFP): Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has included Argentine forward Lionel Messi, who has struggled with a thigh strain, in his squad for the Champions League match away to Sporting Lisbon Wednesday. Guardiola rested the 21-year-old playmaker because...

Citi Cup golf tourney begins tomorrow

2008-11-26 00:00:00

FE ReportCitibank, NA Bangladesh is going to organise the Citi Cup Golf Tournament 2008 for the third time in the country at Kurmitola Golf Club in Dhaka Thursday.Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam, ndu, psc, Chief of The Naval Staff, Bangladesh...

FIFA suspends Peru from int'l football

2008-11-26 00:00:00

ZURICH, Nov 25 (AP): FIFA has suspended Peru from international football because the government is feuding with the national federation.Football's world governing body Tuesday gave the sides a month to settle their differences.FIFA rules prohibit political interference in football affairs,...

Tap CDM opportunities to reduce carbon emissions: CS Karim

2008-11-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh could immensely benefit through tapping the financial support under the clean development mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol and removing barriers to the promotion of such projects, reports BSS.Inaugurating the country's first CDM project at Bhulta, Narayanganj, Agriculture Adviser...

27th BCS exam results won't be changed: PSC chairman

2008-11-26 00:00:00

The Public Service Commission (PSC) will not change the announced results of the 27th examinations of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), reports BSS.Chairman of the PSC Dr Sa'adat Hossain said Tuesday, in reply to a query at a press briefing...

Load shedding grips Ctg

2008-11-26 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 25: Chittagong people are reeling under load shedding upto 150 to 200 megawatts (MW) daily despite constant efforts by Power Development Board (PDB) to overcome the shortage. Normal civic life and greater industrial production in this region...

BR likely to carry 75,000 passengers during Eid

2008-11-26 00:00:00

FE Report Bangladesh Railway (BR) is expecting to carry over 75,000 passengers, including 50,000 with seating arrangement, each day for three days before and after the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha expected on December 9.The BR started advance sale of tickets from Tuesday...

Britain to fund catering institute in Sylhet

2008-11-26 00:00:00

SYLHET, Nov 25 (BSS): Adviser for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury Tuesday unveiled a plaque to mark the beginning of the construction of a Hotel Management and Catering Institute here.The UK, through its...

One in seven suffers from kidney diseases

2008-11-26 00:00:00

One in every seven people in the country has been suffering from kidney diseases and 40,000 die of longtime kidney failures annually, experts said at a convention and scientific seminar in the city Tuesday, reports BSS. They said about 20.0...

BRDB disburses Tk 5.89b among poor

2008-11-26 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Nov 25 (BSS): The regional office of the Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) here disbursed Tk 5.89 billion (589.23 crore) as loan among the poor and low-income group people in last 10 years under its Rural Livelihood Project (RLP)...

Meeting reviews Tk 2.86b projects under Shipping Ministry

2008-11-26 00:00:00

A meeting of the Ministry of Shipping Tuesday reviewed the progress of implementation of projects under the current Annual Development Programme (ADP), reports BSS.The meeting was held at the conference room of the Shipping Ministry with Shipping Secretary Sheikh AK...

Mostafiz, Gani re-elected president, GS of Feni Samity

2008-11-26 00:00:00

FE ReportThe panel led by Mostafiz - Gani Ahmad won a landslide victory in the triennial election of the Feni Samity, Dhaka, bagging all the posts of the 49-member executive committee.The election was held peacefully at the Motijheel T &...

Mohan Mia's death anniversary today

2008-11-26 00:00:00

37th death anniversary of renowned politician of the sub-continent Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (Mohan Mia) will be observed today (Wednesday), says a press release.Different political and social organisations have chalked out programmes to observe the day. These includes Quran Khwani, Milad...

Rajbari celebrates Nobanna Utshab

2008-11-26 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentFARIDPUR, Nov 25: BADC chairman Abdur Razzak said Nobanna Utshab (crop harvesting festival) is a core heritage of our agricultural economy. Keeping this festival at the forefront to fulfill the target of food security our country's agricultural development could...

Six rifles looted from Ansar camp

2008-11-26 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Nov 25 (UNB): Unidentified miscreants looted six rifles and 109 rounds of bullet from an Ansar camp of an industry at Masterbari in Bhaluka Upazila early Tuesday.The police, later, recovered all the looted arms except the bullets from a...

US mission to remain closed on Nov 27

2008-11-26 00:00:00

The American Embassy, including the Consular Section and the Public Affairs Section with the Archer K Blood American Centre Library and the Student Advising Centre will remain closed on November 27 on the occasion of Thanksgiving Day, an American national...

National shrimp policy and ground realities

2008-11-26 00:00:00

The ministry of fisheries and livestock, according to a report published in this daily last Monday, has drafted the national shrimp policy (NSP). The draft is now awaiting approval of the council of advisers. The officials involved in the drafting...

Redefining development strategy for poverty alleviation

2008-11-26 00:00:00

Syed Fattahul AlimWhile the economic powerhouses of the world are busy protecting their own houses in the face of the slump, the commitment of the rich nations towards addressing global poverty has naturally been put on the backburner. This is...

Awareness of antidowry laws could save women

2008-11-26 00:00:00

Jharna MoniFOR parents nothing can be more heartbreaking than seeing their young daughter's corpse covered in white sheets. Rozina Akhter's parents had such a misfortune a few weeks back.The body of their beloved daughter Rozina, 20, was on a van...

Beyond 'comparative advantage'

2008-11-26 00:00:00

AMERICAN academic Paul Krugman was awarded the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his "analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity," according to the Nobel Committee, which announced the award last month.Krugman, who is...

Producing more crop with less input

2008-11-26 00:00:00

According to a recent report in this paper, a revolution in food grain production can occur in Bangladesh, if only the areas under higher yielding seeds are expanded to cover some 60 per cent of the farmlands instead of the...

Status of public health care in rural areas

2008-11-26 00:00:00

OVER the years, Bangladesh has built up layers of public health services across the country. There are public hospitals in the big cities and smaller versions of state-run hospitals in the rural areas called upazilla or thana health complexes. There...

Mohan Mia, the forgotten child of history

2008-11-26 00:00:00

Mashiar RahmanTHE name of Mohan Mia, as Yousuf Ali Chowdhury was known, still shines in the political horizon of this land, long after his death, for his selfless pursuit of political goals.His 37th death anniversary will be observed today (November...

New laws for insurance industry

2008-11-26 00:00:00

A. B. M. Nurul HuqINVESTMENT of assets of insurance companies in profitable sectors so as to earn high return is required to be given adequate importance. In order to improve the investment returns of the insurer, such restriction in investment...

Obama vows global action on growing economic crisis

2008-11-26 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (AFP): US president-elect Barack Obama pledged yesterday to work with global leaders to stem the ever-widening financial crisis, as Washington and Britain moved to shore up their ailing economies. "The reality is that the economic crisis we...

China economy to slow to 19-year low in 2009: WB

2008-11-26 00:00:00

BEIJING, Nov 25 (Reuters): China's growth could well slow to its weakest pace in almost two decades next year, the World Bank said, the latest grim prognosis for a global economy buckling despite the concerted efforts of policymakers.What started more...

Wall Street crisis threatens 0.225m NY jobs

2008-11-26 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Nov 25 (AFP): As many as 225,000 jobs could be lost in New York city and state due to the Wall Street crisis, the state comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, said yesterday. "Total private sector job losses during this two-year...

EU scrambles to draft economic recovery plans

2008-11-26 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, Nov 25 (AFP): The European Union scrambled yesterday to put the final touches to a coordinated economic stimulus package designed to drag the continent's economies out of recession. As the European Commission prepared to unveil wide-ranging plans Wednesday for...