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Arambagh bow down to Brothers Union

2007-06-22 00:00:00

Brothers Union Club registered an emphatic 3-0 win over Arambagh KS in the day's lone return match of the B League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB. With this, the all-orange Gopibagh outfit improved their...

Henman humiliated by Tursunov

2007-06-22 00:00:00

Tim Henman produced a battling display but it was not enough to defeat Russian second seed Dmitry Tursunov in round two of the Nottingham Open, reports BBC. Henman fought back from 4-1 down to take the first set into a...

Pietersen rules out ODI captaincy

2007-06-22 00:00:00

Kevin Pietersen has ruled himself out of the running to be England's one-day captain, saying the "time is not right" for him to accept the job, reports BBC. He said: "It's something I've thought about long and hard but it's...

Nat'l hockey BKSP beat Dinajpur

2007-06-22 00:00:00

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) earned their second consecutive win in the 27th National Hockey Championship as they thrashed Dinajpur DSA by 11-1 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB.Syed Al Masum made a...

Sheikh Russell sink Brothers

2007-06-22 00:00:00

Title aspirant Sheikh Russell KC earned straight 3-0 sets victory over Brothers Union Club in the AB Bank Metropolis Senior Division Table Tennis (TT) League at the NSC Wooden Floor Gymnasium in the city Thursday, reports UNB.In the day's other...

Indian eyes on Mirza

2007-06-22 00:00:00

She may only be ranked 46 in the world but Sania Mirza will be one of the most scrutinised performers at this year's Wimbledon, reports BBC. India has had its fair share of tennis stars in the past but until...

Brazil, China, India playing central role in Doha agenda

2007-06-22 00:00:00

BEIJING, June 21 (Agencies): Completing the Doha round is "crucial" for both developed and developing countries and nations like Brazil, China and India are playing a "central role" in deciding how it will be concluded, World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General...

US, S Korea start free trade renegotiations

2007-06-22 00:00:00

SEOUL, June 21 (AFP): US and South Korean officials today started renegotiating parts of a hard-won free trade agreement to reflect Washington's new commerce guidelines, amid criticism in both countries of the original pact. Assistant US Trade Representative Wendy Cutler...

Indian cos launch business forum in S’pore

2007-06-22 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, June 21 (PTI): Indian-owned companies here came together yesterday to form the India Business Forum (IBF) to portray the "voice of corporate India" as the number of such enterprises continue to expand their operations here in this island republic....

Western firms unaware of emerging economies

2007-06-22 00:00:00

BANGALORE, June 21 (AFP): Western companies exhibit a worrying lack of awareness about emerging markets like India that are reshaping global business, according to a British Telecom survey released here today. The survey polled 800 directors of large American, British,...

Asia's recovery from crisis is uneven

2007-06-22 00:00:00

BANGKOK, June 21 (AP): Ten years ago, a plunge in the Thai baht sparked a wave of recessions across Asia's high-flying economies, bankrupting entire nations, putting millions out of work and shaking markets around the world. Some feared that decade...

Japan's trade surplus up 9.3pc in May

2007-06-22 00:00:00

TOKYO, June 21 (AFP): Japan's trade surplus rose 9.3 per cent from a year earlier to 389.5 billion yen (3.15 billion dollars) in May on strong exports of cars and steel, the government said today. Exports expanded 15.1 per cent...

Foreign-funded firms in Beijing asked to pay land use tax

2007-06-22 00:00:00

BEIJING, June 21 (CEIS): Beijing Municipal Government has revised the Implementation Rules on Provisional Rules on Urban Land Use Tax of the People's Republic of China, which has put foreign-funded enterprises into the scope of paying land use tax in...

WB approves $12m grant to Bhutan for institutional reform

2007-06-22 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, June 21 (PTI): The World Bank today approved a USD 12-million grant to Bhutan to support the country's institutional reforms and on-going medium-term policy. The 'second development policy' grant is designed to support the government's development strategy in enhancing...

S Korean financial industry urged to make mprovement

2007-06-22 00:00:00

SEOUL, June 21 (Xinhua): South Korean official said South Korea's financial industry needs major improvements if it is to compete on a global scale, the JoongAng Daily reported today. In order for Korea to leap forward into being a great...

World Bank board interviews Zoellick

2007-06-22 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, June 21 (AFP): Robert Zoellick, the sole candidate for the presidency of the World Bank, was interviewed yesterday by the development lender's executive board, a bank official told the news agency. During an "informal" meeting that last four hours,...

Oil prices firmer in Asian trade after US inventories

2007-06-22 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, June 21 (AFP): Oil prices were firmer in Asian trade today after strong gains in US inventories helped to offset concerns over a nationwide strike in key producer Nigeria, dealers said. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet...

Unions differ on Senate immigration legislation

2007-06-22 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, June 21 (AP): The revival of the Senate's immigration legislation also resurrected a rare split inside organised labour. The AFL-CIO formally came out against the bill Wednesday, reflecting the distaste among manufacturing unions and others whose members have been...

Yen remains at multi-year lows

2007-06-22 00:00:00

TOKYO, June 21 (AFP): The yen remained in a multi-year trough against major currencies in Asian trade today as rising interest rates elsewhere emboldened traders to buy higher- yielding units with the cheap yen, dealers said. The dollar firmed to...

India to set up power project management board

2007-06-22 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, June 21 (PTI): With a colossal target of augmenting power generation capacity by 76,000 MW in the next five years, the government yesterday announced setting up of a National Power Project Management Board (NPPMB) to speed up execution...

Australia to ban alcohol for Aborigines

2007-06-22 00:00:00

CANBERRA, Australia, June 21 (AP): Australia's prime minister announced plans Thursday to ban pornography and alcohol for Aborigines in northern areas and tighten control over their welfare benefits to fight child sex abuse among them. Some Aboriginal leaders rejected the...

China's wheat output forecast to increase this year

2007-06-22 00:00:00

BEIJING, June 21 (CEIS): China's total output of wheat is forecast to reach 94.97 billion kg this year, increasing 3.61 billion kg or four per cent over last year According to a meeting held by the National Bureau of Statistics...

OPEC might not increase production in coming months

2007-06-22 00:00:00

VIENNA, June 21 (AFP): OPEC Secretary-General Abdullah al- Badri hinted Tuesday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries might not boost oil production in the coming months, saying that market fundamentals were currently balanced. "At the moment prices are around...

Polls would be held ‘as soon as possible’

2007-06-21 00:00:00

President Iajuddin Ahmed said Wednesday that the next parliamentary elections would be held as soon as possible within the government-set timeframe."Bangladesh is a democratic country and the next parliamentary election would be held as soon as possible within the timeframe...

Verdict to be handed down on June 26 against Manju

2007-06-21 00:00:00

A Dhaka court will hand down the verdict on a narcotics case against former communications minister and Jatiya Party chief Anwar Hossain Manju on June 26. Dhaka Metropolitan Fourth Assistant Sessions Judge Syed Jahed Mansur Roy heard arguments Wednesday before...

Polls would be held ‘as soon as possible’

2007-06-21 00:00:00

President Iajuddin Ahmed said Wednesday that the next parliamentary elections would be held as soon as possible within the government-set timeframe."Bangladesh is a democratic country and the next parliamentary election would be held as soon as possible within the timeframe...

Verdict to be handed down on June 26 against Manju

2007-06-21 00:00:00

A Dhaka court will hand down the verdict on a narcotics case against former communications minister and Jatiya Party chief Anwar Hossain Manju on June 26. Dhaka Metropolitan Fourth Assistant Sessions Judge Syed Jahed Mansur Roy heard arguments Wednesday before...

World Refugee Day celebrated

2007-06-21 00:00:00

Siddique Islam from Cox's BazarThe World Refugee Day was celebrated in a festive mood Wednesday at two camps of Cox's Bazar district where more than 26,000 Rohingya refugees have been living for the last 15 years. Two separate functions were...

More budgetary steps for common men underscored

2007-06-21 00:00:00

Noted economists, bankers and professionals at a roundtable in the city Wednesday suggested taking more specific measures in the proposed national budget for the fiscal 2007-08 to reach its benefits to the common people, reports BSS.Speakers called for ensuring a...

BBC to expand training for Bangladeshi journalists

2007-06-21 00:00:00

FE Report The BBC will expand its training programmes to Bangladesh in future to help Bangladeshi journalists develop their capacity, enabling them prepare better reports on economic and development issues."We'll be expanding our training programmes to Bangladesh in the foreseeable...