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Clip-on mouse from Logitech - stop the juggling

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Logitech managed to make a mouse that docks on to the lid of notebook with new V550 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse. It includes "Clip-and-Go Dock" that sticks onto the laptop's lid. This one makes it stand out from the rest,...

Is MicroSD the music medium of the future?

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Jasmine FranceSanDisk recently announced a partnership with all four major music labels in a deal that's set to bring future albums to MicroSD cards. The preloaded cards, dubbed "slotMusic" media, will be sold at brick-and-mortar retail locations as an alternative...

Sheikh Russell drub Khulna Abahani

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Veteran striker Alfaz Ahmed scored the first hattrick of the Citycell B League as Sheikh Russell KC drubbed Khulna Abahani KC by 5-0 goals in the day's lone match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Saturday, reports...

Chappell backs Ponting to come good in India

2008-09-28 00:00:00

JAIPUR, Sept 27 (Reuters): Former India coach Greg Chappell has advised leading Australian batsman Ricky Ponting to trust his technique in order to overcome his poor Indian record in the four-test series next month.Ponting is one of seven batsmen to...

PCB serves legal notice on Moin Khan

2008-09-28 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 27 (AP): The Pakistan Cricket Board has countersued Moin Khan with its own defamation notice in response to a suit filed by the former test captain earlier this week."The notice was served Friday and now we are waiting...

Jankovic, Roddick in China tennis Open final

2008-09-28 00:00:00

BEIJING, Sept 27 (AFP): Andy Roddick was forced to dig deep to beat his unfancied opponent in his China Open semi-final Saturday as women's top seed Jelena Jankovic continued her march towards the title.The big-serving American battled to a 6-2,...

UEFA to set up special unit to stamp out corruption

2008-09-28 00:00:00

BORDEAUX, France, Sept 27 (AFP): A special investigation unit to stamp out match-fixing and corruption in football has been rubber-stamped by UEFA, according to general secretary David Taylor Friday."We will be setting up a special investigations unit to look into...

Srikkanth appointed India's chief selector

2008-09-28 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Sept 27 (Reuters): Former India batsman Kris Srikkanth, who was dropped as captain after seeking better payments for his peers in his playing days, was named chief selector by the Indian cricket board Saturday.Srikkanth, who replaces Dilip Vengsarkar, annoyed...

Banned Asif can play in club cricket event

2008-09-28 00:00:00

KARACHI, Sep 27 (Reuters): Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif has been given permission to play in a private club tournament although he remains suspended after testing positive for the steroid nandrolone in the Indian Premier League (IPL).A Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman...

Vaughan to miss India tour

2008-09-28 00:00:00

The ECB has confirmed that Michael Vaughan won't be selected for the Test series in India, the squad for which will be announced Monday, reports Cricinfo. Vaughan, who was awarded a central contract earlier this month, stood down as captain...

Riyadh keen to improve quality of life of Bangladeshi workers

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Both Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia have agreed to initiate measures to improve the quality of life of Bangladeshi workers and promote their welfare, report agencies.This was agreed when Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury met Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud...

128 varsity teachers oppose move to lease offshore gas blocks

2008-09-28 00:00:00

FE Report Around 128 teachers of six universities have opposed the government's move to lease offshore gas blocks to multinational oil companies, saying that such steps will be suicidal for the country. In a joint statement Saturday, the teachers said...

Pvt varsity assoc demands withdrawal of proposed Act 2007

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Leaders of the Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh have urged the government to withdraw the proposed Private University Act, 2007, repoers BSS.They protested against the move, saying some of the rules in the proposed Act would change the basic...

World Tourism Day observed

2008-09-28 00:00:00

The World Tourism Day was observed in the country Friday as elsewhere in the globe in a befitting manner, reports BSS.This year's theme of the day was 'Tourism Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change'.President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed and...

3-day training for hajj guides begins Oct 7

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Islamic Foundation Bangladesh (IFB) will arrange a three-day training course for selected Hajj guides from October 7, BSS reports. The training course is aimed at providing help to those people who will perform the holy Hajj this year under government...

RAB nabs 22 gamblers

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentJOYPURHAT, Sep 27: A team of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 22 gamblers from Amazon Lily Club Friday night. On a tip-off, the RAB team raided the club and arrested the gamblers. Those arrested were UP Chairman Shabu...

Tommy displays Simtom's 'Great Taste' award

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Family firm Simtom Food Products, a rising force in supplying sauces, spices and ingredients to the United Kingdom (UK) catering trade and domestic users, have recently linked up with Banglachef Tommy Miah to add impetus to their marketing, said a...

Spl air-conditioned train on Ctg-Dhaka route from today

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Sep 27: For the convenience of home-bound passengers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, Bangladesh Railway (BR), Eastern Zone will launch a special air-conditioned train on the Chittagong-Dhaka route from tomorrow (Saturday).The special train, comprising 13 bogies, will leave...

Left Front parties won't join AL or BNP-led alliance

2008-09-28 00:00:00

The 11-party Democratic Left Front (DLF) has said it would not join BNP or Awami League (AL), while alleging that the government in hand with certain 'vested quarters' were trying to stage-manage the upcoming general election, reports bdnews24.com.The DLF at...

Hamid bitterly critical of Speaker for his remarks against AL

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Former speaker and deputy leader of the opposition Abdul Hamid on Saturday termed a comment made by Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar the previous day "undemocratic and against parliamentary norms, reports bdnews24.com." Speaker Sircar at a roundtable Friday said the Awami League...

6 Jubo Dal leaders sued for factional clash

2008-09-28 00:00:00

BARISAL, Sept 27 (UNB): Six Jubo Dal leaders Saturday were sued in connection with a factional clash, that left about 15 activists injured Thursday.Shafiqur Rahman Swapan, secretary of Gournadi Upazila Jubo Dal, filed the case with Kotwali thana. Four of...

Nepal has no problem with Bangladesh: Nepalese PM

2008-09-28 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 27 (UNB): The new Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kumar Dahal Prachanda, Friday said Nepal has no problem with Bangladesh and the countries have friendship for a long time.He said his government will carry out fresh talks...

Khaleda to conduct party activities from Banani office after Eid

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia said Saturday she would sit in her new office at Banani after Eid-ul-Fitr to formally carry out party activities, after the lapse of nearly two years now, reports UNB.She disclosed her plan...

61st birth anniversary of Sheikh Hasina today

2008-09-28 00:00:00

The 61st birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and president of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) Sheikh Hasina will be celebrated in a befitting manner across the country today (Sunday), reports BSS.A milad and doa mahfil, seeking good health and long...

Obaidul Kader barred from leaving the country

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) leader Obaidul Kader, now out of jail on bail, was Saturday debarred from leaving the country for India for medical treatment, reports UNB.Awami League sources said he was scheduled to leave for New Delhi via Kolkata by...

UK urged to adjust immigration rules for Bangladeshis

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Foreign adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury requested the UK Minister for Development Cooperation Douglas Alexander to adjust the immigration rules in a way so that supply of workers for Bangladeshi restaurants in UK can take place unimpeded, reports BSS. He made...

Load-shedding, higher cost of SIM retard cellphone growth

2008-09-28 00:00:00

Naim-Ul-KarimThe operating costs of the country's mobile phone companies have surged by at least 30-35 per cent in recent months primarily due to frequent power disruption that caused the growth of the sector to dip, industry insiders said Saturday.They said...

BERC will ask BPDB to improve efficiency, raise power tariff

2008-09-28 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will ask state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Monday to improve its efficiency and raise power tariff on an average by 20 per cent for power distribution companies, officials said.This will, however, not...

Govt to introduce flat rate of VAT on sale of jewelleries

2008-09-28 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government is going to introduce flat truncated rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) on sale of gold and silver jewelleries following appeal of the traders.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is planning to introduce the VAT at 1.5...

No clear winner in first US presidential debate

2008-09-28 00:00:00

From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Sept 27: Economy and foreign affairs took the centre stage at the first US presidential debate held last even against the backdrop of a failing economy with the collapse of one corporate giant after another....