BELFAST, Jun 24 (AFP): Gautam Gambhir and Sourav Ganguly's unbroken stand of 162 saw India to a nine-wicket win under the Duckworth- Lewis (D/L) method in the one-off one-day international (ODI) against Ireland at Stormont here Saturday. India, set a...
Paul Collingwood, Eng-land's new one-day captain, said he wants his new-look squad to "attack the opposition" during the upcoming series against the West Indies, reports Cricinfo. Collingwood was among the favourites to replace Michael Vaughan, who stepped aside to concentrate...
The 16th round of the B League begins today (Monday) with Arambagh KS taking on Khulna Abahani KC at the City's Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS), reports UNB. Sheikh Russell KC, which share the top slot of the points table with...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Lalbagh TT Academy and Solar TT Club won their respective matches of the AB Bank Metropolis Women's Table Tennis (TT) League Championship at the Wooden Floor Gymnasium in the city Sunday, reports UNB.In the day's matches, Bangladesh...
Bangladesh Hockey Federa-tion Sunday picked up 21 players to join the training camp for the Asia Cup Hockey beginning in the Indian city of Chennai on September 19.The selected players have been asked to report to team coach Mahbub Haroon...
LONDON, Jun 24 (AFP): Harbhajan Singh has rejoined Surrey and will link-up with the London-based club on July 2, the County announced Sunday. The India off-spinner has been overlooked for his country's forthcoming three-Test and seven one-day international tour of...
Andy Murray will play at Wimbledon providing he feels no ill effects after a final practice session Sunday, reports BBC. The British number will make a final decision Monday, but hopes he has made a full recovery from a wrist...
Pakistan National Cricket Academy coach and former Pakistani fast bowler Aaqib Javed arrives in city Monday morning to offer specialised coaching and expert advice to the selected pace bowlers at the Grameenphone Pacer Hunt Phase Three camp, reports UNB.Aaqib will...
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Bangladesh Navy reached the final of the 23rd National Volleyball Cham-pionship winning their respective semi-finals in straight sets at the Mirpur Indoor Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNB.In the day's first semi-final, Bangladesh Rifles defeated...
Heavy overnight rain has delayed the start of the one-off one-day international (ODI) between hosts Ireland and South Africa at the Civil Service Club in Stormont. The outfield was fairly wet, and the umpires and match officials have decided to...
Peter Hirschberg from JerusalemKhaled Mashaal sounded anxious. Almost panic-stricken. The exiled Hamas leader insisted his Islamic movement had no intention of taking over the Palestinian Authority, that they recognised Mahmoud Abbas as their President, and that they wanted to work...
Lee Corporal from BangkokSetting quotas designed to have more women in politics and government may not have been the magic formula for more balanced political representation in many countries, but it has certainly been a key first step in many...
Thalif Deen from the United NationsThe United Nations Wednesday lashed out at the scheduled public stoning of a man and woman charged with adultery in Iran.The stoning, which was to have taken place Thursday in a public square in a...
Ryan J. DonmoyerHedge-fund and private-equity managers, already under congressional scrutiny for the lower tax rate they pay on their profits, may also be targeted for a strategy they use to pay less on their management fees. Congressional aides say the...
COMMUNICATION Adviser Major General (Retd.) M.A Matin clearly described a matter of fact when, after a meeting with its senior officials a few weeks ago, he remorsefully said that the Railway was not sinking but it had already sunk. His...
Shamsul Huq ZahidThe government with a view to helping the national airliner get back its lost image (?), reportedly, along with other initiatives has decided to drop the word, 'Biman' from its name. After the promulgation of a new ordinance--...
Jo Johnson and Richard McGregorINDIA'S strengthening ties with the US are the cause of China's increasingly aggressive position over the disputed India-China border in the eastern Himalayas, according to security affairs analysts in both countries.The two fast-growing economies have co-ordinated...
Abdul HaqueBANGLADESH still has a largely agrarian feature with the greater part of the population remaining tied to agriculture and living in rural areas. The economy has diversified a great deal over the last two decades. However, notwithstanding industrialisation and...
ATTACKS on the environment are nothing new. Hardly a person can be found who did not afflict any damage to it. But the influential people and some quarters can be blamed more for the destruction to the nature and environment....
WHEN the first poverty survey was carried out in 1973-74, about 70 per cent in the population of Bangladesh were seen as hard pressed to obtain two square meals per day. In 1991-92, the percentage of such people came down...
SINGAPORE, June 24 (AFP): Asia must start to take a leading role in tackling pressing global issues including climate change, business chiefs said today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia. The region's increased economic might has resulted...
BANGKOK, June 24 (AFP): Thailand's army-installed prime minister heads to India Monday in a bid to speed up a free trade deal, which Bangkok hopes will help counterbalance China's growing weight as a trading partner. Premier Surayud Chulanont aims to...
LE BOURGET, France, June 24 (AFP): French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday called on the United States and China to open their markets to outside competition. "Do you want us to open our markets, well, we will open them the minute...
YANGON, June 24 (AFP): Myanmar's garment exports declined again last year under the weight of US sanctions, an industry group said, amid questions about whether the measures will persuade the military regime to reform. "Our garment exports are still going...
BANGALORE, India, June 24 (AFP): Vishal Virani, an entrepreneur who supplies storage shelves to automaker Toyota, plans to borrow almost 100,000 dollars to buy an apartment in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. The 33-year-old is paying back two other...
WASHINGTON, June 24 (AFP): Amid growing signs of a US economic rebound taking root, the Federal Reserve appears likely to hold interest rates steady again at its upcoming policy meeting, analysts say. The central bank, which has consistently highlighted inflation...
RIYADH, June 24 (Xinhua): Chinese construction enterprises can tender for projects directly in Saudi Arabia, according to an agreement signed by China and Saudi Arabia yesterday. The memorandum of understanding on engineering project cooperation, signed by Vice Minister of Municipal...
WASHINGTON, June 24 (AFP): US President George W Bush risks losing his special trade negotiating powers after talks between four key players in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) collapsed this week, analysts said. Progress in the talks, which collapsed Thursday...
HONG KONG, June 24 (AFP): Asian currencies ended the week mixed against the US dollar, with the yen tumbling to a 4.5- year low on interest rate differentials but the Australian dollar soaring to an 18-year high. JAPANESE YEN: The...
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