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Afghan army says it needs more help from Pakistan

2007-06-05 00:00:00

KABUL, Jun 4 (Reuters): Afghanistan is not getting enough cooperation from neighbouring Pakistan as it battles a Taliban insurgency, the chief of the Afghan National Army said Monday. "We have a relationship, of course, under the coordination of the United...

BCB names Test squad for Lanka tour

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Chief selector of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Faruque Ahmed Monday announced a 15-member Bangladesh Test squad for the forthcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, reports BSS.The three-member selection panel, which also comprises Athar Ali Khan and newly appointed selector...

Sharapova survives Schnyder epic

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Second seed Maria Sharapova twice came from match point down to beat Patty Schnyder in a gruelling three-set win in the fourth round of the French Open, reports BBC. Three times in the final set, Schynder only needed to win...

Jamaican police seek pathology files

2007-06-05 00:00:00

KINGSTON, Jun 4 (AFP): The Jamaican Police have requested a third pathology report on the death of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, the Jamaican Gleaner newspaper quoted a senior police officer saying. The officer, who did not want to...

Sharapova survives Schnyder epic

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Second seed Maria Sharapova twice came from match point down to beat Patty Schnyder in a gruelling three-set win in the fourth round of the French Open, reports BBC. Three times in the final set, Schynder only needed to win...

Withdrawal of top stars makes it lackluster

2007-06-05 00:00:00

BANGALORE, Jun 4 (AFP): The withdrawal of top cricketers like Graeme Smith and Sachin Tendulkar and an unseemly broadcasting flap have taken the gloss off the Afro-Asia cricket series starting here Wednesday. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Kumar Sangakkara...

Serena, Henin set for rematch

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Serena Williams says she will not be affected by the crowd when she takes on Justine Henin in the quarter-finals of the French Open Tuesday, reports BBC. Williams was booed during a highly contentious semi-final against Henin in 2003 -...

India set to appoint new coach

2007-06-05 00:00:00

India's cricket board is due to reveal the team's new coach, with Australian Dav Whatmore the leading contender, reports BBC. A seven-strong selection panel comprising former cricketers and officials are hoping to make a final decision in a meeting  Monday....

SLC out to boost Lankan tourism

2007-06-05 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Jun 4 (AFP): Advance bookings for England's winter cricket tour of Sri Lanka has been rising steadily even as fighting between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels escalates, officials said Monday. A tour organising official at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)...

Monty buoyant going into US Open

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Colin Montgomerie insists he heads into next week's US Open in confident mood, after he closed out his Wales Open with a "perfect" six-under-par Sunday, reports BBC. Montgomerie, who has struggled this season, was on the brink of a maiden...

Serena, Henin set for rematch

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Serena Williams says she will not be affected by the crowd when she takes on Justine Henin in the quarter-finals of the French Open Tuesday, reports BBC. Williams was booed during a highly contentious semi-final against Henin in 2003 -...

Two matches to be held today

2007-06-05 00:00:00

After a day's recess, two return matches of the B. League will be held today (Tuesday) at separate venues across the country, reports UNB.In the day's match, Khulna Abahani KC will face Farashganj SC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in...

BKSP clinches top slot in jr boxing

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Bangladesh Krira Sikkha Protisthan (BKSP) clinched the top slot in the Apon Jewellers 19th National Junior and 10th Intermediate Boxing Championship with two gold and two silver medals at the end of the four-day meet at the Mohammad Ali Boxing...

5 nat'l cricketers with Asia XI off to India

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Five national cricketers-- new captain Mohammad Ashraful, vice captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mohammed Rafique, Abdur Razzak and Tamim Iqbal -- left the city for India Monday morning by a flight of the GMG Airlines to represent Asia in the Afro-Asia...

Djokovic powers into last eight

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Novak Djokovic reached the French Open quarter-finals for the second year running with a 6-3 6-3 7-6 (7-1) win over Spain's Fernando Verdasco, reports BBC. The Serb never hit top gear but his more powerful serve and greater consistency was...

Johnson not for sale : Everton

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Everton have responded to speculation surrounding Andrew Johnson by insisting the England striker is not for sale, reports BBC. West Ham are reported to be preparing a £13m bid for Johnson (26), who cost Everton £8.6m from Crystal Palace. Chief...

Pabna country's largest litchi producing district

2007-06-05 00:00:00

PABNA, June 4 (UNB): Pabna has become the largest litchi-producing district in the country for its suitable soil and weather. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said that for the last few years litchis are increasingly being cultivated in the district...

PABNA, June 4 (UNB): Pabna has become the largest litchi-producing district in the country for its suitable soil and weather.

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Seventeen persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies. In Jhenidah, a motorcycle rider was killed in a road accident on the Jhenidah-Jessore Highway at...

Seventeen persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, June 04: Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has undertaken an initiative to construct a modern Bus terminal at a cost of Tk.290 million over 20 acres of land on the south of Fouzdarhat Cadet College at North Salimpur area,...

Drug addiction rampant on DU campus

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Belal Hossain Drug addiction has alarmingly increased on Dhaka University campus recently under the very nose of the administration.A large number of DU students along with outsiders converge at several places in and around the campus in groups every evening...

Parliamentary polls to be held within timeframe set by govt: President

2007-06-05 00:00:00

President Iajuddin Ahmed has said that the next parliamentary elections would be held as soon as possible within the timeframe set by the government."The present government is creating a level playing filed for holding the upcoming general elections in a...

Draft rule for freeing EC Secretariat from PMO to be sent to CA soon

2007-06-05 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) is going to submit a draft rule to the Chief Adviser for separation of the EC Secretariat from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) this week, in tune with the ongoing electoral reform."The draft will be finalised...

S Korea keen to invest in energy, infrastructure sectors

2007-06-05 00:00:00

SEOUL, Jun 4 (UNB): South Korea has shown keen interest to invest in Bangladesh's energy and infrastructure sectors besides recruitment of Bangladeshi workforce.South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon said this during a formal talk with Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed...

Canada for election as early as possible

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Canadian High Commi-ssioner Barbara Richardson said Monday Canada urged the interim government to hold election as soon as possible since Bangladeshi people want to return to a sustainable democracy, reports UNB.Talking to reporters after meeting with Law and Information Adviser...

Dhaka-Seoul MoU on manpower recruitment

2007-06-05 00:00:00

SEOUL, Jun 4 (UNB): Bangladesh and South Korea Monday signed an agreement on recruitment of Bangladeshi workforce in the newly industrialised country under the newly introduced Employ-ment Permit System (EPS). Foreign and Expatriate Welfare Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury and South...

Govt intervention to end CRP stalemate urged

2007-06-05 00:00:00

The caretaker government has been urged to end the stalemate in the Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) by disbanding its trustee board. Founder of the centre Valerie A Taylor, two trustee board members and a citizens' committee made...

Government offers opportunity to legalise untaxed money

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Shakhawat Hossain The government offered Monday an opportunity to legalise undisclosed income between June 05 and July 31 next by paying 5.0 per cent in addition to normal rate of tax.However, this opportunity will not be applicable in case of...

Transactions through banking

2007-06-05 00:00:00

FE Report The rate of transactions through banking channel has almost doubled in recent days demonstrating a positive impact of the ongoing anti-corruption drive by the caretaker government, sources said.The uptrend in transactions through banking channel by the country's leading...

AL runs on donation, not extortion: Hasina

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina Monday said her party is a people-oriented political party, not a business organisation, which runs on subscriptions of party's leaders, workers and sympathisers, reports UNB."We don't do business but do politics for the welfare...

Work on Padma Bridge begins in new fiscal year

2007-06-05 00:00:00

Construction of the gigantic Padma bridge will start in the 2008-09 fiscal year, beginning next month, involving an estimated cost of Tk 85.88 billion. Of the total amount, donors and international development agencies will provide Tk 55.83 billion under Project...