LONDON, Oct 10 (AFP): Mohamed Bin Hammam, president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), has warned FIFA president Sepp Blatter that he could lose touch with the modern game if he stays in the job for too long.Blatter has been...
Bangladesh Hockey Federation has called a three-day open trial on October 16 to form the national team for the ensuing Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, reports UNB.The Competition will begin from November 14 in India.Interested players have been requested to report to...
South Africa's move to bring Kent allrounder Ryan McLaren into the national side has failed after the county did not release him from his three-year contract. McLaren, who's on a Kolpak deal until 2010, has withdrawn from the ODI squad...
LONDON COLNEY, Oct 10 (AFP): John Terry has been ruled out of England's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan Saturday with a back injury, manager Fabio Capello confirmed on the eve of the match.Fellow centreback Rio Ferdinand will stand in for...
Arambagh KS played to a 2-2 goal draw against Brothers Union Club in one of the matches of the Citycell 2nd B League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Friday, reports UNB.Lutfar Rahman scored the first goal...
LONDON, Oct 10 (AFP): Emile Heskey is back in demand for England after a long spell in the shadows but the Wigan forward insists he never felt like he had gone out of fashion.Heskey was the unsung hero of England's...
Enayet Rasul"The 19th century belonged to the British. The 20th century belonged to the United States. But the 21st century belongs to China,"-- Jim Rogers, Hedge fund manager The world was impressed again towards the end of last month by...
Charles BabingtonDemocrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain tried to rectify perceived shortcomings and played against type at key moments in Tuesday's presidential debate, but neither seemed to change a campaign dynamic that favors Obama for now.McCain, the anti-tax conservative,...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Wednesday dissolved parliament and called an early election amid mounting political chaos at home and threat from the spreading international financial crisis."In accordance with the Constitution I announce the dissolution of the sixth parliament and call...
Syed Fattahul AlimWhat is romantic love between sexes? Poets and novelists have been singing love's praises since time out of mind. The infatuation of a boy for a particular girl or of a woman for a man is the subject...
Najmuddin A ShaikhPeace in Afghanistan remains a distant dream and Pakistan must frame its policies so that it can, to the extent possible, insulate itself from an unstable Afghanistan's pernicious influencePolls taken immediately after the second US presidential debate on...
THAT it is mandatory for the traders to have seals of the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) to market any product is well-known. But there are hundreds of products, which are being openly sold in the market, with hardly...
Khaled Mahmud RaihanInsurance is basically a technical business dependent, to a great extent, on the quality of techno-human resources available to form a management team. The denationalisation of the sector opened up a new avenue for the top- and mid-level...
Md Dilwar Hossain Bhuiyan AT present, poverty alleviation through micro credit is the dominant theme of most discussions throughout the world. Demands for taking effective actions to help alleviate poverty have been raised everywhere. The world leaders came to the...
Greenpeace in a news featureIN the US, inaction on global warming at the top is being met by change from below: cities, churches, businesses, trade unions, students and the general public are not waiting for the White House to wake...
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters): With world attention riveted on resolving a financial crisis in Western economies, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said the poverty-fighting institution is warning developing countries to prepare for tougher times.In an interview with the news agency...
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (AP): The government says new applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week from a seven-year high, though claims remain at elevated levels due to the struggling economy.The Labour Department reported Thursday that initial claims for jobless benefits...
TOKYO, Oct 9 (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso sought new ways to stimulate the economy Thursday, as a 14.5-per cent dive in machinery orders provided further evidence the global financial crisis is pushing Japan into recession.Tokyo has already prepared...
FE ReportThe USAID-funded PRICE (Poverty Reduction by Increasing the Competitiveness of Enterprises) project and the Phulpur Fish and Prawn Farmers' Association (PFPFA) announced their agreement for increasing quality aquaculture production for the domestic and export markets. Under this initiative, PRICE...
LAGOS, Oct 9 (Xinhua): Besides adoption of reform and opening-up policy, basic science and technology development provided solid foundation for China's economic growth, Osita Agbu, an expert of Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), has said during an interview with...
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (AFP): Finance chiefs from the world's richest nations meet in Washington Friday for a crucial but uncertain meeting at a time of unprecedented fear about the global financial system. The Group of Seven (G7) meeting will bring...
SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (AFP): Oil prices continued lower today on fears of slowing world energy demand despite government efforts to bail out the ailing global financial system, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in November,...
BEIJING, OCT 9 (AP): China has suspended the sale and use of an herbalinjection used to treat heart disease after six people suffered adverse reactions and three died.The State Food and Drug Administration said in a notice postedlate Wednesday that...
FE ReportThis week's sale was held after a fortnightly gap and met with a good demand although buyers were a little hesitant at the start. A feature of sale was the strong interest for the good liquoring varieties. Blenders/Packeteers were...
FE ReportQatar Airways has won two more international awards, confirming its leading position as one of the top 10 airlines in the world, and also as the best carrier in the Middle East region.Results from the latest Skytrax World Airline...
TOKYO, Oct 9 (AFP): The dollar rose against the euro and the yen in Asia today as stocks in the region showed signs of stabilising after recent steep falls, dealers said. The dollar was changing hands at 99.99 yen in...
CHIBA, OCT 9 (AP): Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year.Both companies announced their services, which use graphic images that represent players called "avatars," Thursday at the Tokyo...
GUANGZHOU, Oct. 9 (Xinhua): China invested a total of 12.0 billion US dollars in development of renewable energy in 2007, ranking second in the world, according to the Guangzhou- based South China Coal Trading Center. Since the 1980s, China has...
BEIJING, Oct 9 (AFP): China's government announced today 300 million yuan (43.9 million dollars) in subsidies for the nation's scandal. "In order to stabilise the breeding of dairy cows and advance the development of the dairy industry, the finance and...
TRIPOLI, Oct 9 (AFP): The Libyan government has decided to halt deliveries oil deliveries to Switzerland, the Libyan oil company Tamoil said Wednesday. "Libya has requested the company to halt all oil deliveries to Switzerland," Tamoil CEO Issam Zanati told...
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