BEIJING, Aug 17 (AP): Elena Dementieva won the gold medal in women's singles Sunday at the Olympics by beating fellow Russian Dinara Safina 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.A flurry of double-faults doomed Safina. She flung her racket, broke it and smacked a...
FE Report | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
The country's terry towel exports will grow double digit in the current fiscal year as its main sub-continental rivals have shifted focus on manufacturing high valued textiles due to soaring costs of production, industry said on Sunday.Exports of terry towel...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
RASHAHI, Aug17: Members of RAB-5 at Railway colony camp recovered a large number of counterfeit revenue stamps and arrested one person from Bonpara by-pass crossing of Natore and Baghail Notun Para village under Pabna district recently.Acting on a tip off,...
FE Report | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
Lalmai Foods Products Ltd, one of the leading food companies of the country, signed an agreement with Aspen Trading and Contracting Company to export ARKU food products to Qatar recently.Under the agreement Lalmai Food Products Ltd will be exporting products...
BEIJING, Aug 17 : France claimed the men's sabre team title at the Beijing Olympics Sunday, beating the United States 45-37 in the final. Italy edged Russia 45-44 in the bronze medal fight
Former Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina wants to return from the US at the end of September "even if her US doctors want to extend her treatment", her personal physician said Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.When reminded about the...
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 17 (AFP): Southern African leaders were gathering Sunday for the final day of a summit overshadowed by Zimbabwe's crisis, amid a push for a deal between the country's rivals before the meeting wraps up.The leaders were expected to...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 17 (APP): The committee on exploration, mining, leasing and development for preparation of National Steel Policy decided to establish four sub-committees for identification of iron ore, public and private partnership in exploration, development of infrastructure and capacity building....
HONG KONG, Aug 17 (AFP): Just weeks after Hong Kong scrapped a 40-per cent duty on wine this year, American entrepreneur and oenophile Stephen Bachmann flew here to investigate business opportunities.This autumn Bachmann, who runs a fine wine company in...
FE Report | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
Emirates, the airline of choice for Bangladeshis, has announced its plans to invest in cutting-edge technology at the recently concluded Emirates Travel Agents Workshop-2008.In the workshop, Emirates' Area Manager for Bangladesh shared details of the airline's recent investment in technologically...
BEIJING, Aug 17 : The Williams sisters claimed their second women's doubles gold medal at the Olympic tennis tournament after beating Spaniards Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-2, 6-0 in the final Sunday.Having won the Wimbledon doubles event...
FE Report | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) held Shariah Council meeting Wednesday last week at the boardroom of the bank with Chairman of Shariah Council and President of Biatush Sharf Anjuman-e-Ittehad Bangladesh Moulana Mohammad Qutubuddin in the chair.The meeting was attended by...
LAKE FOREST, (California), Aug 17 (Agencies): Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain differed sharply on abortion Saturday, with McCain saying a baby's human rights begin "at conception," while Obama restated his support for legalised abortion.Appearing on the same stage...
Journalist leaders and experts at a discussion Sunday rejected outright the draft of right to information ordinance, saying that there are many inconsistencies and barriers in it, reports BSS.There will be no benefits from the ordinance if the inconsistencies and...
FE Report | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
The proceeds of Zakat could help finance 58 per cent of the country's annual development programme if it is integrated with the government budget and could thus effectively reduce dependence on foreign aid.This was observed at a zakat forum held...
BEIJING, Aug 17 : Host wrestler Wang Jiao of China won the women's 72kg freestyle wrestling Olympic gold after defeating Stanke Zlateva of Bulgaria Sunday.Four years ago in Athens Games, Wang Jiao's teammate Wang Xu beat Russian Gouzel Maniorova to...
GORI, Georgia, Aug 17 (Reuters): Russia announced to the West it would begin withdrawing forces from Georgia on Monday after a war that dealt a humiliating blow to the Black Sea state and raised fears for energy supplies to Europe.French...
Bangladesh ended the Beijing Olympics Games in total frustration as their last participant Nazmun Nahar Beauty finished overall 62nd among the 85 competitors in the heats of the Games hot event of women's 100 metre sprint Saturday, reports UNB.Bangladesh's fastest...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
Micro-credit borrowers are spending a major portion of their loan in purchasing foods instead of investing in the earmarked projects, which has been affecting the poverty alleviation activities in the country, insiders said.Borrowers have no option but to spend the...
Air Commodore Muhammad Zakiul Islam ndu acsc (Retd)THE Election Commission (EC) clearly deserves some cheers for the job done thus far. More precisely, I think it deserves one and a half cheers at this point in time: one full for...
PKSF and AIS have entered into a cooperative arrangement with each other by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to disseminate technical issues of farming and success stories of the farmers benefited by the microfinance programme of PKSF by telecasting...
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (AFP): As the US economy appears more than ever linked to the health of the housing market, analysts see no end to falling prices or recovery in the sector before 2009.After several years of a sizzling boom,...
BOGRA, Aug 17 (UNB): A week-long surgical interoperability joint exercise on 'Sight, Sound and Smiles 2008' jointly organised by Bangladesh Army and US Army Medical Team started at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at Bogra Cantonment Saturday.Area Commander and General...
LONDON, Aug 17 (AP): A new European equities trading platform backed by a group of investment banking heavyweights began operating Friday, piling further pressure on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) PLC and other traditional European bourses.Turquoise began trading with just...
Syed Ishtiaque Reza | 2008-08-18 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) will release its new submergence-resistant and salt-tolerant rice variety to the farmers very soon.The BRRI has prioritised its research on flash flood submergence, salt stress, cold and drought resistant varieties, said an official.The new...
URUMQI, Aug 17 (Xinhua): The import and export value of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region doubled in the first seven months of this year to 11.58 billion US dollars, 70 per cent more than the national average growth rate.The...
ANKARA, Aug 17 (AFP): Turkey and Iran need more time to finalise a major natural gas deal, President Abdullah Gul said yesterday, playing down reports that US pressure on Turkey to abandon the project is behind the delay."We would have...
Private letters written by Don Bradman, mostly to former Australian board chairman Bob Parish, have been discovered by Cricket Australia just days before his birth centenary on August 27. The subjects of the letters range from the ban on tours...
BEIJING, Aug 17 : Hosts China reached the quarterfinals at Beijing Olympic women's handball after stunning European powerhouse France 21-18 in their last preliminary game here Sunday."The key to our victory is the change of the defending strategy. In the...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will sign a formal agreement with coach Shafiqul Islam Manik giving him the charge of the national football team, reports UNB.The signing ceremony will be held at BFF Bhaban at 3:30 pm in the city today...
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