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Iran praises latest nuclear talks

2008-07-21 00:00:00

TEHRAN, July 20 (AP): State radio is quoting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying the latest round of talks between Iran and world powers are "a step ahead."The Sunday report also quotes the Iranian leader as saying his country's official assessment...

Truck helper killed in road mishap

2008-07-21 00:00:00

SYLHET, July 20 (UNB): A truck helper was killed in a road mishap at Fakirbad under Balaganj Upazila here Saturday.The deceased was identified as Rajib Hossain (26), son of late Motlab Member of Rampur village under Kapasia Upazila of Gazipur...

Fighting poverty on a war footing

2008-07-21 00:00:00

IN any discourse on poverty alleviation, the term micro-credit appears as a matter of course. Since Dr. Yunus has innovated and popularised micro-credit through the latter's practical application in addressing poverty in the countryside of Bangladesh, he and his brainchild,...

AKTEL's partnership with Malaysian community in Bangladesh

FE Report | 2008-07-21 00:00:00

AKTEL, one of the country's leading mobile operators, became the official telecom partner of 'Kelab Malaysia Bangladesh'. This was announced at a get-together of the club members held in the city recently.Kelab Malaysia in Bangladesh organised a two-day sports carnival...

China's textile, clothing export down 4.2pc

2008-07-21 00:00:00

BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua): China's textile and clothing export value in June totaled 15.52 billion US dollars in June, down 4. 2 per cent year on year, statistics with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) show.In the first six months...

Indo-Bangla border talks begins in Kolkata today

2008-07-21 00:00:00

A four-day border conference between Bangladesh and India begins tomorrow (Monday) in Kolkata to discuss a long list of issues between the two next-door neighbours, including the latest irritant one, reports UNB.The agenda of the border talks include the killing...

Players out to impress Scolari as Chelsea head to Asia

2008-07-21 00:00:00

GUANGZHOU, China, July 20 (AFP): Chelsea arrive in China Monday to kick-off their pre-season Asian tour with Luiz Felipe Scolari keen to assess his squad and the players fighting to impress him.The Blues are expected to bring a virtually full-strength...

CA offers fateha at Shah Jalal (R), Shah Paran (R) mazars

2008-07-21 00:00:00

SYLHET, July 20 (UNB): Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed offered fateha at the mazars of Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) and Hazrat Shah Paran (R) here Sunday.Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed prayed for peace, progress and welfare of the country and people.The Chief...

SC stays HC ruling on Ordinances

2008-07-21 00:00:00

The Supreme Court Sunday stayed for a month the crucial High Court judgment declaring illegal the Muslim Marriage and Divorce (Registration) Amendment Ordinance 2008 that had empowered the deputy commissioners to recruit kazis, devolving the authority from the law ministry,...

12 officials of Bakhrabad Gas agree to return Tk 20m money

2008-07-21 00:00:00

In a rare venture 12 officials of Bakhrabad Gas Systems have agreed to return to the exchequer Tk 20 million (2 crore) they acquired through illegal means, reports UNB.CBA (employees union) leaders are among the officials who submitted an affidavit...

Obama has breakfast with troops; meets Karzai

2008-07-21 00:00:00

KABUL, July 20 (AP): Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shared Sunday breakfast with American troops in Kabul ahead of an expected meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has criticised for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn...

Elect honest, competent candidates in next polls, CA urges people

2008-07-21 00:00:00

SRIMONGAL (Moulvibazar), July 20 (BSS): Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Sunday called upon all to cast their votes in favour of honest and competent candidates in the upcoming elections for the sake of democracy."Exercise your right to franchise as a...

Reunion of 24th BCS officials held

2008-07-21 00:00:00

The 24th Bangladesh Civil Services (BCS) Forum held a reunion of the 24th batch of BCS officials at BCS Administration Academy auditorium in the city Friday, reports UNB.Director General of BCS Administration Academy Md Delwar Hossain was present as the...

DSE sub-committee approves listing of 2nd NRB mutual fund

FE Report | 2008-07-21 00:00:00

The ICB AMCL Second NRB Mutual Fund, the close-end mutual fund Sunday got primary approval to be listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).The listing sub-committee of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), in a meeting on the day gave the...

Four nat'l records in Age Group Swimming

2008-07-21 00:00:00

Four new national records were created on the opening day as the Keya Cosmetics 24th National Age Group Swimming Championship began Sunday at the National Swimming Complex at Mirpur in the city, reports UNB.Defence Secretary M Kamrul Islam inaugurated the...

Coalition 'bombs Afghan police'

2008-07-21 00:00:00

At least 13 Afghan police and civilians have died in two incidents involving international forces, officials say.Four Afghan police and five civilians died in an apparently mistaken air strike by international coalition forces in Farah province, reports BBC.Separately, the Nato-led...

Car imports on rise

Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2008-07-21 00:00:00

The import of motor vehicles rose in July after a record import of 4083 cars in June mainly due to growing demand for medium sized vehicles in the country, car importers told the FE."There is an increase in the demand...

Three killed in Thai south

2008-07-21 00:00:00

YALA, July 20(AFP):-Suspected separatist rebels have shot dead three Muslim men in attacks across southern Thailand, police said today.A 45-year-old petrol station owner was killed in Yala province late Saturday by men posing as customers, police said, while a 25-year-old...

Schoolgirl assaulted

2008-07-21 00:00:00

BRAHMANBARIA, July 20 (UNB): A sexually perverted youth assaulted a teenage schoolgirl on the way to her school at Sayedtula village under Sarail Upazila Saturday.Witnesses said the daredevil Abdus Sattar swooped on the 13 year old girl when she was...

Premier Bank's workshop on SBS-1,2,3 held

FE Report | 2008-07-21 00:00:00

Premier Bank Training Institute started its SBS-I, 2 and 3 (Scheduled Banks Statistics) training course for the officers of the bank recently.Premier Bank Managing Director Khondker Fazle Rashid was present in the inaugural session as the chief guest, while its...

Air India Express starts Dhaka-Kolkata flights

FE Report | 2008-07-21 00:00:00

The government-owned Air India's subsidiary carrier Air India Express started Dhaka-Kolkata flights from Sunday offering attractive economy fares to the passengers.The inaugural flight to Kolkata departed Zia International Airport at 5.50 am Sunday. Acting High commissioner of India Mukta D...

Govt borrows Tk 9.00b thru' treasury bills

FE Report | 2008-07-21 00:00:00

The government borrowed Tk 9.00 billion (900 crore) Sunday through auctions of treasury bills. It will result in withdrawal of Tk 9.00 billion from the market in the week.The central bank conducted auctions of 91-day, 182-day and 364-day bills on...

Hoggard fears for England future

2008-07-21 00:00:00

Matthew Hoggard has been forced to accept that his England career could be over after Darren Pattinson got the Test nod ahead of him on Hoggard's home ground of Headingley. Sidebottom had originally come in to cover for Hoggard and...

The fallacy of the 'choice agenda'

Samuel Brittan | 2008-07-21 00:00:00

Whenever a particular idea appears to have captured the centre ground of politics it is time to look at it with a beady eye. This applies now to what is sometimes called the "choice agenda". The idea is that core...

8 abducted fishermen released on payment Tk 0.3m as ransom

2008-07-21 00:00:00

BARGUNA, July 20 (UNB): Eight fishermen abducted last week by pirates were released Friday night on payment of Tk 0.3 million as ransom.The fishermen are: Delwar Hossain, Liton, Abdus Salam, Jafar, Pintu, Babul, Mujibur and Alim.Local people said a band...

'Golden handshake' in SoEs still a priority for govt

Shakhawat Hossain | 2008-07-21 00:00:00

The finance ministry has sought extension of a World Bank (WB) sponsored reform project -- Enterprise Growth and Bank Modernisation (EGBM) -- to help continue the 'golden handshake' programme in public sector commercial banks and enterprises until 2009, said the...

BSF kill another Bangladeshi, order to shoot at sight

2008-07-21 00:00:00

Indian BSF killed yet another Bangladeshi national at Raghunathpur border Saturday morning in its aggressive posture with order to shoot at sight after sunset, reports UNB from Benapole.The body of unidentified man in his late 20s was found lying in...

German hostages 'freed in Turkey'

2008-07-21 00:00:00

Three German climbers taken hostage by Kurdish armed rebel group the PKK have been freed, BBC reports.The tourists were seized from their camp on Mount Ararat in Turkey's eastern Agri province on 9 July.The PKK vowed not to release them...

Chemico launches 'RIT' injection

FE Report | 2008-07-21 00:00:00

Chemico, one of the pharmaceutical companies of the country, has launched parenteral products in the name of 'RIT' injections, which contain Ceftriaxone 250mg, 500mg and Ig in IM and IV vials.'RITI injection is a 3rd generation Cephalosporin antibiotic with extended...

HC judge embarrassed over Nizami's writ

2008-07-21 00:00:00

A High Court (HC) judge Sunday felt too embarrassed to hear an application for quashing the Gatco corruption case against Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Matiur Rahman Nizami, reports UNBCo-judge of an HC bench Justice Mashuque Hosain Ahmed felt embarrassed when Nizami's counsel...