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Huge Indian contraband goods seized

2007-09-21 00:00:00

JESSORE, Sept 20 (UNB): BDR jawans seized huge Indian contraband goods, including clothes, worth Tk 1.9 million from a truck at Pullar Bazar in the town Tuesday night.Acting on a tip off, BDR men halted a truck and recovered 337...

UP chairman suspended

2007-09-21 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, Sept 20 (UNB): A UP chairman was suspended in Morelganj Upazila Wednesday on charge of misappropriation of money and misuse of power. A letter signed by Deputy Secretary of LGRD and Cooperatives Ministry gave the suspension order against Abdul...

Afsaruzzaman awarded Sher-e-Bangla Gold Medal

2007-09-21 00:00:00

SM Afsaruzzarnan has been awarded Sher-e-Bangla Gold Medal-2007 for his outstanding contribution to Agricultural Extension, said a press release. Former Secretary and Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Haque Gobeshona Parishad chief adviser Syed Margub Murshed handed over the gold medal and certificate...

Erratic Pakistan beat Tigers

2007-09-21 00:00:00

CAPE TOWN, Sept 20 (BBC):A misfiring Pakistan warmed up for the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a four-wicket victory over Bangladesh. They bowled the Tigers out for 140 despite never really hitting top gear, as only debutant Zunaid Siddique resisted with...

Clinical Australia cruise into semis

2007-09-21 00:00:00

CAPE TOWN, Sept 20 (Cricinfo): A match billed as a winner-takes-all contest was as good as decided before latecomers had even taken their seats at Newlands. In that time Australia blew away Sri Lanka's top order, and though they made...

BCB president hands over cheque to nat'l women's cricket team members

2007-09-21 00:00:00

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Sina Ibn Jamali Thursday handed over cheques for Tk 50,000 to each of the members and officials of the national women's cricket team, which emerged champions in the ACC Women's Tournament held in Malaysia in...

Yuvraj onslaught overwhelms England

2007-09-21 00:00:00

DURBAN, South Africa, Sept 20 (Cricinfo): Yuvraj Singh did a Garry Sobers on his way to an astonishing 12-ball half-century as India's batsmen eviscerated the English bowling at Kingsmead. England's response was a hard-hitting one, but with no one able...

Australia, Norway reach quarter-finals

2007-09-21 00:00:00

CHENGDU, China, Sept 20 (AFP): Captain Cheryl Salisbury scored in injury time to earn Australia a place in the women's World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-2 draw against Canada here Thursday. Australia needed a share of the points to book...

Div III Football Lalbagh SC beat Rainbow AC

2007-09-21 00:00:00

Lalbagh Sporting Club earned a hard-fought 4-3 goals victory against Rainbow AC in the Metropolis 3rd Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Thursday, reports UNB.Sujon struck twice in...

Fenerbahce shock Inter Milan

2007-09-21 00:00:00

ISTANBUL, Sept 20 (AFP): Turkish club Fenerbahce secured an impressive 1-0 victory over Italian giants Inter Milan in their opening Champions League Group G match here Wednesday. Striker Deivid found the net two minutes before the break to upset Inter,...

Chelsea in turmoil as Mourinho quits

2007-09-21 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 20 (AFP): Jose Mourinho's three-year reign at Chelsea came to an abrupt end Thursday as the Portuguese manager's fraught relationship with the club's Russian owner, Roman Abramovich, finally reached breaking point. An announcement that will send shockwaves through...

Chelsea in turmoil as Mourinho quits

2007-09-21 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 20 (AFP): Jose Mourinho's three-year reign at Chelsea came to an abrupt end Thursday as the Portuguese manager's fraught relationship with the club's Russian owner, Roman Abramovich, finally reached breaking point. An announcement that will send shockwaves through...

Scorecard

2007-09-21 00:00:00

Bangladesh innings: Tamim run out ( Hafeez) 3 Zunaid Siddique c M Haq b S Malik 71 Aftab st Kamran b Hafeez 15 Ashraful lbw b Shahid Afridi 5 Shakib c & b Mohammad Hafeez 1 Nadif c K Akmal...

Ballseye

2007-09-21 00:00:00

Saiful KaiserAustralia stormed into the semi-finals. They absolutely crushed the Sri Lankans who now go back home. The other semi finalist of that group is Pakistan who took on Bangladesh.Put into bat the Sri Lankans never got underway as the...

AL joins growing chorus for ban on Jamaat

2007-09-21 00:00:00

The Awami League Friday joined a growing chorus demanding that the Election Commission do not allow Jamaat-e-Islami registration and not allocate it the polls logo " daripalla or scales of justice. Acting AL president Zillur Rahman told reporters after a...

Police club Prothom Alo protesters, 25 hurt

2007-09-21 00:00:00

The Police Friday charged baton on hundreds of demonstrating Islamists when they marched to besiege the daily Prothom Alo office in Karwan Bazar in the city, leaving 25 injured. The demonstrators took out processions from the north gate of Baitul...

Direct Traders Input system launched at Ctg Customs House

2007-09-21 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Sept 20: With an aim of enhancing the revenue income of the government through intensified taxation process, the long awaited Direct Traders Input (DTI) system was launched at Chittagong Customs House (CCH). At the initial stage, the newly...

Holcim celebrates seventh founding anniversary

2007-09-21 00:00:00

FE ReportHolcim (Bangladesh) Ltd has recently celebrated its seventh founding anniversary with sports, safety and cleaning programme.On the occasion, Holcim Managing Director PN Iyer greeted all the employees for their relentless effort to make many success stories for the company...

European stocks close higher despite Northern Rock slump

2007-09-21 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 20 (AP): European stocks made big gains Wednesday, buoyed by the US Federal Reserve's decision to slash its key interest rate by half a point and the ensuing rally in US stocks.The UK's FTSE 100 Index shot up...

BKB to disburse Tk 510m in B'baria

2007-09-21 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Sept 20: Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) will disburse loans worth Tk 510 million (Tk 51 crore) among the flood-hit farmers in the district through its twenty six branches during the financial year 2007-2008 for post-flood rehabilitation, crops cultivation,...

Asian stocks rise on metals, oil prices

2007-09-21 00:00:00

TOKYO, Sept 20 (Bloomberg): Asian stocks advanced to an eight- week high as a jump in metals prices boosted commodity producers BHP Billiton Ltd. and Jiangxi Copper Co. BHP, the world's largest mining company, rose to a record and Jiangxi...

Sonali Bank Rajshahi branch managers’ confce held

2007-09-21 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Sept 20: A manager's conference of local branches of Sonali Bank was held at its principal office in Rajshahi recently. Managers from 23 branches of Rajshahi division were present at the conference along with high officials from the...

Jamuna Bank holds board meeting

2007-09-21 00:00:00

FE ReportJamuna Bank Ltd held the 89th meeting of the Board of Directors of the bank recently at its head office. Chairman of the Board Nur Mohammed chaired it.Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Md. Sirajul Islam Varosha, Chairman...

Emirates voted best Mid-east/ African airline

2007-09-21 00:00:00

FE ReportEmirates has been voted the 'Best Middle East/African Airline' for the fourth time in a row by its Asia-Pacific travellers, said a press release.The airline received the accolade from the Business Travellers Asia-Pacific, a magazine, at its Annual Travel...

CRAB, Standard Insurance sign credit rating deal

2007-09-21 00:00:00

FE ReportStandard Insurance Ltd has recently signed an agreement with Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Ltd (CRAB), a leading rating company of the country, for the credit-rating of the company. Under the deal, CRAB would provide rating services for Global...

NBR suspends rule on import of plastic raw materials until Oct 31

2007-09-21 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has suspended until October 31 the earlier rule on plastic raw materials imported under the bond facility.The board Wednesday issued a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) in this connection. In the SRO no-191,...

Citi Micro-Entrepreneurship Awards launched

2007-09-21 00:00:00

FE Report Citibank NA, a US based multinational bank, Thursday launched its 'Citi Micro-Entrepreneurship Awards' in the country seeking nominations from September 25.With a vision to identify and honour best practices of micro enterprises in Bangladesh, which have been linked...

DCCI welcomes BB's decision not to tighten monetary policy

2007-09-21 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has appreciated the Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor's decision not to tighten the country's monetary policy.Earlier, IMF warned BB that the county's average inflation rate might exceed 9.0 per cent during the present...

IBBL opens branches at Chachkoir, Kaliganj

2007-09-21 00:00:00

FE ReportIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has recently inaugurated its 184th and 185th branches - at Chachkoir Bazar of Gurudaspur upazila under Natore, and at Kaliganj under Jhenidah respectively.On the occasion of the inauguration of the Chachkoir Bazar branch a...

ICB AMCL declares NAV of two unit funds

2007-09-21 00:00:00

FE ReportThe ICB AMCL, a subsidiary of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has declared the net asset value (NAV) of its two unit funds.The total NAV of ICB AMCL Unit Fund stood at Tk 50,07,22,013.16 on the basis of...