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BDR Inter-Sector Wrestling begins in Ctg today

2008-08-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh Rifles Inter Sector Wrestling Competition, organised by 28 Riffle Battalion and supervised by BDR Chittagong Sector, will begin in the port city today (Sunday), reports UNB.Some 12 sector-level teams will take part in the five-day meet. The teams are...

Iran accuses US of double-standards on nuclear issue, misses informal nuclear offer deadline

2008-08-03 00:00:00

TEHRAN, August 2 (Reuters) : Iran has accused the United States of double standards following a nuclear deal with India, state television said Saturday, just before a deadline set by the West in a dispute over Tehran's own atomic ambitions.Western...

Prices of essentials up in Rajshahi kitchen mkts

Our Correspondent | 2008-08-03 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Aug 2: The prices of almost all essential commodities, including all kinds of vegetables, shot up in the kitchen markets in the district last week, adding woes to poor folks.Of them, the prices of rice, maize, pulses, edible oil,...

BNP leaders unite in call for Khaleda's release, says Hannan Shah

2008-08-03 00:00:00

Khaleda Zia's adviser ASM Hannan Shah has echoed Mannan Bhuiyan's sentiment that only the BNP chairperson can unite the troubled party, but added that Bhuiyan himself was responsible for the divide, reports bdnews24.com."Only the leader can remove the division created...

WiMAX heats up

2008-08-03 00:00:00

Guan Zhenzhen & Liu ZhonglinAfter years of development, WiMAX earned its place as part of the ITU IMT2000 standards and became one of the 3G standards in October 2007. Increasingly more operators have gravitated towards WiMAX.However, what is the user...

Parmalat accepts 270m euros from Unicredit

2008-08-03 00:00:00

MILAN, Aug 2 (AFP): Italian food group Parmalat has accepted a 271.7-million-euro payment from Unicredit in exchange for withdrawing the company's legal actions against the bank stemming from Parmalat's 2003 collapse, Unicredit said Friday.The deal, worth US$423 million, "brings to...

Northern University reaches a new height

FE special | 2008-08-03 00:00:00

DESPITE limitation of campus facilities, Northern University Bangladesh (NUB), one of the leading private universities of the country, has successfully completed its second convocation ceremony earlier this month.. It is attracting a good number of new students every year.A total...

Karmasangsthan Bank holds branch managers' confce

FE Report | 2008-08-03 00:00:00

The Branch Managers' Conference-2008 of Karmasangsthan Bank was held in the BIAM auditorium in the city Saturday, said a press release.Chairman of the bank's board of directors and Secretary to the government Md Sirajul Islam attended the meeting as the...

No alternative to implementing proposed Police Ordinance: IGP

2008-08-03 00:00:00

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad said there was no alternative to implementing the proposed Bangladesh Police Ordinance-2007 to make the police more transparent, professional and accountable to the people.The IGP made the remark at a seminar on 'Necessity...

Whitherwards Indian politics ?

Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal | 2008-08-03 00:00:00

INDIAN polity could be surmised as a game of money and muscle with big business and media lords aided by the establishment playing the central role.The common people have no voice of their own. People just vote standing in long...

Greenback weak against BDT

Sarwar Zahan | 2008-08-03 00:00:00

US dollar closed weak against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week due to lower demand for and increased supply of the greenback, fund managers said.The lower import payment obligations resulted in reduced demand for dollar,...

Citycell steps in to raise breastfeeding awareness

FE Report | 2008-08-03 00:00:00

Citycell recently joined hands with Japan Bangladesh Friendship Medical Services Limited to increase awareness on the importance of breastfeeding among people of the country on World Breastfeeding Week, 1-7 August, 2008.Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Adviser Rasheda K Choudhury...

Rampura KC beat Mansoor SC

2008-08-03 00:00:00

Rampura KC brightened their chance to reach the semifinal of the Dhaka City Corporation Pioneer Football League beating all-losers Mansoor Sporting Club by 3-1 goals at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Stadium at Kamlapur in the city Saturday,...

Positive thinking leads to academic success

M A Islam | 2008-08-03 00:00:00

"WHAT is the use of studying so seriously at the beginning of the year or semester?"- this is a very common criticism students have to hear from their fellow classmates. In Bangladesh, especially in university level, whoever becomes serious at...

India's exports up 24pc

2008-08-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, (Internet): India's exports grew by 23.5 per cent in June 2008 to $14.66 billion, compared to US$11.87 billion in the same month last year.Imports during the month grew by 25.9 per cent to US$24.45 billion from US$19.42 billion,...

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Five dead in Ecuador | 2008-08-03 00:00:00

helicopter crashQUITO, Aug 2: An Ecuadoran military helicopter crashed Friday northeast of Quito, killing five soldiers aboard, the army said. The aircraft was on a personnel transfer flight when it went down near the town of San Miguel de los...

IPDC launches Club Royal

FE Report | 2008-08-03 00:00:00

Industrial Promotion and Development Company of Bangladesh Limited Thursday launched IPDC Club Royal, an optimal Lifestyle privilege service with benefits and special pricing exclusive to customers who meet the criteria in the form of term deposits.Masih-ul-Huq Chowdhury, MD &CEO addressed...

Yahoo board re-elected after blasting by shareholders

2008-08-03 00:00:00

SAN JOSE, California, Aug 2 (AFP): Yahoo executives were resoundingly re-elected after being berated by shareholders over failed takeover talks with Microsoft and for exposing Internet dissidents to Chinese officials.Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang got 85.40 per cent of the...

May 30 as Nat'l Mourning Day demanded

2008-08-03 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Saturday demanded that the government announce May 30 as National Mourning Day and a public holiday, reports UNB.The party at a joint meeting at the NAM apartment of secretary general Khondoker Delwar Hossain also asked...

Two arrested with fake currency notes in Comilla

2008-08-03 00:00:00

COMILLA, Aug 2 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested two people along with fake currency notes from Daulatganj Bazar in Laksam Upazila Friday.Sources said a special team of the RAB-11 arrested Jahangir Alam Zahir (28) and Shah Alam (48)...

Nokia launches image sharing competition

2008-08-03 00:00:00

Nokia, one of the mobile phone manufacturing companies, launches an image sharing competition for Nokia users titled "Share Your Story" from today (Sunday).The competition is organised to highlight the image quality of Nokia 2600, 1680, 5000 model phones. This competition...

India plans global 3G spectrum auction

2008-08-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (AFP): India said yesterday it plans a global auction for airwaves to offer high-speed third generation or 3G mobile phone services, a move seen reaping the government up to 10 billion dollars.The long-awaited announcement is expected...

Six cops hurt in Narsingdi road mishap

2008-08-03 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, Aug 2 (UNB): Six policemen of Sadar thana were injured when a bus rammed into their van at Baghata in Sadar Upazila Saturday morning.Witnesses said the Monohordi-bound bus hit the police van when a team of police was going...

Who killed the trade talks?

Mohammad Ali Sattar | 2008-08-03 00:00:00

IF talks on international forums fail, it sends out a very appalling indication to the world populace. It is a bad omen for the global economy, be it the tycoons of the First World or the farmers of the Fourth....

US auto sales slam on brakes in July

2008-08-03 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (AFP): US auto sales braked hard in July, automakers said yesterday, as consumers avoided big-ticket spending in the face of rising unemployment, falling home prices and tight credit.New vehicle sales last month crawled at a seasonally- adjusted...

Tata's departure: A wakeup call

2008-08-03 00:00:00

The inevitable has happened, The Indian industrial conglomerate, the Tata Group, last Thursday announced the decision to abandon its US dollar 3.0 billion investment plan for Bangladesh, pointing out the government's inability to provide gas to its proposed projects in...

Eminent citizens call for electing honest candidates in local polls

2008-08-03 00:00:00

A group of leading citizens, including former advisers of the caretaker government, in a statement Saturday called upon voters to exercise their franchise responsibly to elect good and honest candidates capable of representing them in the forthcoming city corporation and...

14 players advance to men's singles 2nd round

2008-08-03 00:00:00

Fourteen players advanced to the 2nd round in the men's singles event of the Dhaka Open Tennis Competition winning their respective matches in the 1st round at the Ramna National Tennis Complex (NTC) in the city Saturday, reports UNB.They are...

Citigroup faces charges by Cuomo, SEC probe

2008-08-03 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Aug 2 (AP): New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Friday said he is prepared to charge Citigroup Inc. with fraudulent sales of auction-rate securities and with the destruction of key documents.Cuomo joins the Securities and Exchange Commission and...

Dollar gains on better-than-feared US job report

2008-08-03 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Aug 2 (AFP): The dollar firmed against the euro yesterday after the US government reported fewer than expected job losses in July and fresh data pointed to an economic downturn in the eurozone.The single European currency stood at...