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Ashraful new skipper, Mortaza his deputy

2007-06-03 00:00:00

turday named Mohammad Ashraful its new captain and Mashrafe Mortaza vice captain for both the Test and ODI (one day international) teams. These two will lead the side till the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in September in South...

Eng-Brazil friendly Beckham denied winning return

2007-06-03 00:00:00

LONDON, June 2 (AFP): David Beckham was denied a winning return for England as Diego headed a late equaliser to earn Brazil a 1-1 friendly international draw Friday. But Beckham has always had a flair for the dramatic and it...

Hum Saath Saath Hai

2007-06-03 00:00:00

On Zee TV Sunday at 6-00 pmRamkishen (Alok Nath) and his wife Mamta (Reema Lagoo) head a big joint family. They have three sons - Vivek (Mohnish Behl), Prem (Salman Khan) and Vinod (Saif Ali Khan) and a daughter Sangeeta...

Don

2007-06-03 00:00:00

On Sony SET Sunday at 8-30 pm A ruthless gangster named Don (Amitabh Bachchan) is killed during a scuffle with the police. Since only DSP DeSilva (Iftekhar) knows of this incident, he recruits another person named Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) who is...

TallTales&Trouble

2007-06-03 00:00:00

"Teen Badshah" (Threee Kings) was directed by Aziz Ahmed Babul ad the cast includes Alexander Bo, Sahara, Shahin Alam, Chondrima, Sohel, Shuchona, Miju Ahmed, Danny, Jambu, Polash, Badal, Khaleda Akhtar Kalpana, Siraj Haider and Nasir Khan.We shall give you the...

Thrust on strengthening local govt to ensure dev

2007-06-03 00:00:00

Speakers at a seminar on reform of local government have stressed the need for strengthening the local government system to ensure the country's overall and balanced development.Rupantar, a non-government organisation (NGO), and USAID jointly organised the day-long regional seminar in...

South Asian University starts academic session in '09

2007-06-03 00:00:00

The first South Asian University, initiated by the member- countries of the SAARC during the 14th summit here last April, will be set up in New Delhi and its academic session would commence in 2009, reports UNB from New Delhi.Indian...

BFDC Fish Market starts operation after 21 years in Barisal

2007-06-03 00:00:00

BARISAL, June 2 (UNB): Barisal Fish Market of Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC) has started functioning after 21 years of its establishment. The market went into operation Friday following a tripartite meeting between the district administration, BFDC and fish merchants...

18 killed in separate incidents

2007-06-03 00:00:00

Eighteen persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Gazipur, five people were killed and 10 others injured when a minibus plunged into a roadside...

Factory owners fined Tk 1.40m in Chittagong

2007-06-03 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, June 02: Two factory owners have been fined around Tk 1.4 million on charges of illegally drilling water of abundant quantity by installing deep tube-wells at two factories based in Madarbari area in the city for a long...

BFDC Fish Market starts operation after 21 years in Barisal

2007-06-03 00:00:00

BARISAL, June 2 (UNB): Barisal Fish Market of Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC) has started functioning after 21 years of its establishment. The market went into operation Friday following a tripartite meeting between the district administration, BFDC and fish merchants...

Seminar hails role of mobile courts in law enforcement

2007-06-03 00:00:00

FE ReportA seminar on 'Role of mobile courts in the enforcement  of laws in Bangladesh' was held at Eastern University in the city Saturday. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Dhaka) Jamal Ahmad was the chief guest while Dhaka University Professor Borhan Uddin...

AWF observes 3rd founding anniversary

2007-06-03 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentAutism Welfare Foun-dation (AWF) observed its third founding anniversary with a range of programmes featuring a two-day exhibition of handicrafts made by the autistic children, discussion and a cultural soiree on the Central Public Library premises in the city...

Iftekhar leaves for Seoul

2007-06-03 00:00:00

Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury left Dhaka for Seoul Saturday afternoon to attend the two-day Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) beginning from tomorrow (Monday), reports BSS. Chowdhury is likely to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from some other countries...

Call for making SAARC a useful instrument of regional co-op

2007-06-03 00:00:00

SIMLA, June 2 (BSS): Parliamentarians representing all major parties and from all shades of opinions from the SAARC countries have expressed their commitment to act in accordance with the peoples' desire for shaping the future course to create a South...

Thrust on strengthening local govt to ensure dev

2007-06-03 00:00:00

Speakers at a seminar on reform of local government have stressed the need for strengthening the local government system to ensure the country's overall and balanced development.Rupantar, a non-government organisation (NGO), and USAID jointly organised the day-long regional seminar in...

Another case against MAH Selim filed

2007-06-03 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, June 2 (UNB): Another case was filed against detained former BNP lawmaker MAH Selim Friday night on charge of land grabbing.Police said Bagerhat BNP former secretary of Ward No. 7 and Sramik Dal leader Mina Raqibul Hasan Milon filed...

Service delivery system opens

2007-06-03 00:00:00

RANGAMATI, June 2 (BSS): Service delivery system was introduced at Kotwali police station in the district today to provide swift, perfect and effective service to people. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammed Nurul Amin inaugurated the service system."Considering mode of the cases,...

Listed terror held from hideout

2007-06-03 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, June 2 (UNB): A listed terrorist and arms dealer was arrested with a revolver from his hideout in the city today.Police said RAB picked up Shanta Gomez (31) with a .22 bore revolver from Sabura Khabar on the Station...

NEC finalises Tk 265b ADP for next fiscal

2007-06-03 00:00:00

FE ReportThe National Economic Council (NEC) Saturday finalised the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of Tk 265 billion for fiscal 2007-08 with 51 per cent of the fund proposed to be mobilised from internal resources.The size of the new ADP is...

Changes in income tax ordinance likely

2007-06-03 00:00:00

Shakhawat HossainThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) is likely to bring about changes in the existing income tax ordinance as it emphasises on taking measures in the next budget to plug loopholes in tax evasion."We will focus on the areas...

WB stands ready to help recover stolen assets

2007-06-03 00:00:00

FE ReportThe World Bank (WB) has underscored the need for credible prosecutions of the several big fishes to enhance the acceptability of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to public."Focusing on credible prosecutions of several big fishes, rather than casting the net...

New political party set for July launch

2007-06-03 00:00:00

A new nationalist political party styled Bangladesh Democratic Party is set to break into the political landscape in July amid widespread speculations that the military-backed government is floating a political platform, reports bdnews24.com. Several leaders involved with the policy formulation...

Accord signed with WB on $200m DSC-IV

2007-06-03 00:00:00

FE Report Bangladesh signed Saturday an agreement with the World Bank (WB) on the development support credit-IV (DSC-IV) worth US$200 million to bolster its reform efforts in the areas of macroeconomic stability, trade liberalisation, and better functioning of financial and...

Taskforce to go for legal action against political heavyweights: Masud

2007-06-03 00:00:00

FE ReportThe National Task Force (NTF) on Serious Crime will move for legal action against key political party leaders after completing thorough investigation including their bank accounts."We will scrutinise sources of the funds, income tax return statements and other documents...

BDR move to stabilise prices a temporary solution, says CPD

2007-06-03 00:00:00

FE ReportDubbing the caretaker authority's market intervention mechanism as "temporary solution," the Centre for Policy Dialogue said Saturday the deployment of paramilitary BDR in stabilising the prices of essentials would not grind out any tangible results in the long term."We...

Turnaround time of vessels at Ctg Port reduced remarkably

2007-06-03 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon The turnaround time of vessels at Chittagong port made an impressive reduction averaging 3.6 days in May. It was 4.84 days in April, 8.74 days in March, 8.69 in February, and 11.65 days in January this year.The...

Book-building method 'must keep shares for small investors, NRBs, mutual funds'

2007-06-03 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanSmall investors, non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) and the mutual funds will have specific quotas in shares of the potential corporate business houses planning to go public  through the proposed book-building system. "The book-building method must have allocation of shares...

Europe furious at US climate call

2007-06-03 00:00:00

Fiona Harvey from London, Hugh Williamson from Berlin and George Parker from Brussels  Germany and the European Commission reacted angrily to President George W. Bush's apparent change of heart on climate change late last week, setting the stage for a...

Go-ahead to signing MoU between BSTI and BIS

2007-06-03 00:00:00

FE ReportThe council of advisers at its weekly meeting approved Saturday a proposal on signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to boost Bangladesh's exports to India.The...