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Eight girls rescued before being trafficked to Dubai

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Joint forces foiled a human trafficking bid and rescued eight adolescent girls from the Zia International Airport (ZIA) in the city Saturday, reports UNB.Sources said the eight girls were scheduled to fly for Dubai under cover of artistes by a...

Rains bring in woes for commuters

2007-06-17 00:00:00

People woke up to the second day of the Bangla monsoon 'Barsha' Saturday, as the sky was overcast with heavy rain clouds, and poured in intermittent showers, spelling woes for the commuters in the city, reports bdnews24.com. Kamrul Hasan, Meteorological...

IDs of 2 GIs missing in Iraq found

2007-06-17 00:00:00

BAGHDAD (AP): The identification cards of two American soldiers missing since an attack on their unit in May were found in an al-Qaida safe house north of Baghdad, along with video production equipment, computers and weapons, the U.S. military said...

MSC, Abahani share points

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Title aspirants Mohamma-dan SC again split points as they played to a goalless draw with arch rivals Abahani Limited in the return league match of the B League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB.This was...

Nadal fallen to Mahut

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Top seed Rafael Nadal's grass-court warm-up ended with defeat by France's Nicolas Mahut in the quarter-finals of the Artois Championships Friday. As rain repeatedly interrupted play again at Queen's Club, Mahut was one of several players forced to play twice....

Tigers leave for Lanka

2007-06-17 00:00:00

A 15-member Bangladesh Cricket team, led by newly appointed skipper Mohammad Ashraful, left the city for Sri Lanka by Qatar Airways Saturday night, reports UNB.During the 40-day tour, Bangladesh will play three Tests and three ODIs against former world champions...

Hoggard in as England bowl at Chester-le-Street

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Michael Vaughan, the England captain, has won the toss and put West Indies into bat at Chester-le-Street, as the fourth Test finally gets underway on the second afternoon, reports Cricinfo. Three-and-a-half sessions have been lost due to rain so far....

India have moved on from WC : Dravid

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Rahul Dravid, the Indian cricket captain, has insisted that his side has got over the World Cup (WC) disappointment and is ready for the forthcoming tour of Ireland and England, starting in a week's time. He was confident that his...

Shoaib back in Pak squad

2007-06-17 00:00:00

BHURBAN, Jun 16 (AFP): Paceman Shoaib Akhtar regained full fitness to claim a place in Pakistan's 15-man squad for the upcoming tour of Scotland, selectors announced here Saturday. The 32-year-old missed the World Cup in the Caribbean due to a...

Botham honoured with knighthood

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Former England cricket hero Ian Botham, who has raised more than £10m for leukaemia charities, has been awarded a knighthood by the Queen, reports BBC. Manchester United's nine-time Premier League title winner Ryan Giggs is appointed an OBE while veteran...

Berdych books final berth

2007-06-17 00:00:00

HALLE, Jun 16 (AP): Fourth-seed Tomas Berdych reached the Gerry Weber Open final for the second straight year Saturday with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win against Jarkko Nieminen.Nieminen led 4-2 in the second set, but committed several errors to let...

CA asks SSF to carry out duties with utmost efficiency

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed has asked the members of the Special Security Force (SSF) to carryout their duties with utmost efficiency maintaining professionalism to face the challenges in the coming days.The Chief Adviser made the call while addressing a Darbar...

Fund crisis hinders BCC activities

2007-06-17 00:00:00

BARISAL, June 16 (UNB): The administrative activities of Barisal City Corporation (BCC) have virtually come to a halt due to fund crisis following the arrest of Mayor Majibor Rahman Sarwar.Mayor Sarwar, former lawmaker and district BNP president, was arrested from...

Govt forces people to file more cases against me, alleges Hasina

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina alleged Friday that the military-backed government would force people to file another 30 cases against her, reports bdnews24.com. The AL chief alleged that the government was looking for the owners of Pran Group, Akij...

Arms, ammunition seized, Jubo Dal activist held

2007-06-17 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, June 16 (UNB): Law-enforcers seized 14 firearms and some lethal weapons in Cox's Bazar and Sylhet districts Saturday in drives under the ongoing countrywide anti-crime operation.Official sources said joint forces seized some arms and ammunition from the house...

Mohiuddin to be deported back to Bangladesh anytime

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Bangabandhu's killer Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Mohiuddin Ahmed may be deported back to Bangladesh anytime from the United States (US) after the rejection of his latest appeal by a district court in Los Angeles."We're in constant touch with our Consular wing...

Medical service for heart diseases to be expanded

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Medical service for treatment of heart diseases would be expanded in the country, Health and Family Welfare Adviser ASM Motiur Rahman said Saturday, reports UNB. He spoke of the plan while speaking at the function held to introduce Troponin-I machine...

Insurance laws and policy coverage

2007-06-17 00:00:00

THE government and the other stakeholders in the country's insurance sector seem to be unanimous that the sector should be better regulated and brought under disciplinary measures. Such actions have become all the more necessary because of the entry of...

Policies for revival of the jute sector

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Shahiduzzaman KhanTHE interim caretaker government has taken a fresh move to formulate a new jute policy for the revival of the ailing sector. The new policy is expected to give a boost to its development. Enhancement of the country's jute...

The villains and the victims of global capital flows

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Martin WolfFAST growth, huge current account "imbalances", low real interest rates and risk spreads, subdued inflation and easy access to finance characterise the world economy. Is this party about to end? Probably not. But to identify the risks we must...

Indian retail policy attacked

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Joe Leahy from Mumbai RESISTANCE by India's politicians to the entry of large-scale retailers in the food and grocery sector could be costing the country up to the equivalent of 1.7 percentage points of lost economic growth, a study suggests.The...

Importance of internal control for proper management of businesses

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Ashraf PervezROLES and Responsibilities: Internal control over financial reporting has always been a major area in the governance of an organisation, and this importance has been magnified in recent years. Internal control serves as the first line of defence in...

Melting ice -- a real threat to the lives and livelihood

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Ripan Kumar BiswasPERHAPS, all concerned would be very happy, had there been no object like an iceberg. The collision of the iceberg with the Titanic -- the most luxurious vessel of its time -- in the North Atlantic Ocean on...

Board must stand up to minority activists

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Anthony BoltonOCCASIONALLY in this business you come across events that change the investment landscape - an episode that alters the relationship between shareholders and the companies in which they invest. I believe such an event happened in March this year...

GPA 5 scorers : Poverty could not frustrate them

2007-06-17 00:00:00

M A IslamLike previous years, this year also some students have got GPA 5 in the SSC examination despite their extreme financial limitations. Some of them had to work hard in the fields with their parents, had to starve, had...

Lecture on Edward Said at IUB

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Nahid Kaiser TomaIndependent University Bangladesh (IUB), one of the leading private universities in Bangladesh, is going to start its English department from the fall semester 2007. With this purpose, since March, the university has been arranging the 'Lecture Series on...

Birth anniversary of national poet celebrated at Nazrul University

2007-06-17 00:00:00

H.M.Sajibur RahmanJatio Kabi Nazrul Islam University at Trishal, Mymenshigh observed the 108th birth anniversary of poet Nazrul at the Nazrul Museum of Trishal, Mymensigh, very recently. Students of Nazrul University wore colourful dress. Female students adorned their hair with flowers....

Stanford diary

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Hamish Fraser "One…two…three…four…sexy-move …one …two …three …four… sexy-move…" I am climbing up a vertical ice face on a glacier in Chilean Patagonia, while listening to the "instructions" from a guide 10 metres below. The "one" to "four" are pretty easy...

'Forza Motorsport 2' gets your motor running

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Racing fans, listen up. If you think you've got what it takes to drivecompetitively, you can put your clutch where your mouth is with MicrosoftGame Studios' "Forza Motorsport 2," a high-definition sequel to the hit 2005racing simulator.Microsoft Xbox 360 gamers...

No fix yet for space station computers

2007-06-17 00:00:00

Russian space officials said Friday they were considering moving up the launch of a Russian cargo ship as cosmonauts aboard the international space station struggled for a second day to reboot failed computers controlling the orbiting outpost’s orientation.The problem started...