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Schoolboy butchered to rob his vital body organs

2007-06-26 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, June 25 (UNB): A schoolboy was mauled by miscreants to rob him of his vital body organs at Bharaterkandi village in Shibpur Upazila. The cruel assailants took away liver, kidneys and intestines of the little boy and threw his...

Agitated farmers besiege UP office for fertiliser

2007-06-26 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 25 (UNB): Agitated farmers laid siege to Sundarpur Union Parisad office in Sadar Upazila Sunday morning demanding adequate supply of fertiliser.Witnesses said outraged by the prevailing scarcity of the agri-inputs local farmers assembled at the union headquarters early...

Tigers bow to Lanka blitz

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Muttiah Muralitharan took 5-15 in 7.3 overs as Bangladesh were all out for 89 on day one of the first Test. Sri Lanka's spin ace moved within 29 of Shane Warne's world record 708 wickets as Bangladesh narrowly averted their...

Mymensingh reach super league

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Mymensingh DSA emerged group champions with an all-win record to reach the five-team super league of the 27th National Hockey Champion-ship eliminating Bangladesh Air Force by 2-0 goals at the Moulana Bhasani National Stadium in the city Monday, reports UNB.In...

Women's TT Abahani, Biman, Lalbagh win

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Abahani Limited earned straight 3-0 sets victory over Bangladesh Chemical and Perfumery Society in the AB Bank Metropolis Women's Table Tennis (TT) League at the NSC Wooden Floor Gymnasium in the city Monday, reports UNB.Jyoti (Abahani) defeated Snigdha (Chemical) by...

Arambagh trounce their Khulna counterparts

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Arambagh KS notched their 6th win in the B League as they beat Khulna Abahani KC by 2-0 goals in the day's lone 2nd phase match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Monday, reports UNB.With the day's...

Iran, India miss bid deadline for 2011 Asian Cup

2007-06-26 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Jun 25 (AFP): Iran has missed the deadline to submit its bid to host the 2011 Asian Cup and India has pulled out of the race, leaving Qatar as the only candidate left. Qatar handed in its bid on...

U-12 soccer team leaves for France today

2007-06-26 00:00:00

A 14-member Bangladesh Under-12 football team leaves the city for France today (Tuesday) to take part in the 8th round matches of the Danone Nations Cup to be held on June 29-July 1 in Leone. Thirty-two countries -- four from...

Aaqib arrives in city

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Pakistan National Cricket Academy coach and former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed arrived in the city Monday.He will impart specialised coaching to selected pace bowlers at the GrameenPhone Pacer Hunt Camp (phase-3).Aaqib will closely work with 16 selected pace bowlers...

Philander scripts superb win for Proteas

2007-06-26 00:00:00

BELFAST, Jun 25(AFP): Vernon Philander celebrated his 22nd birthday and one-day international (ODI) debut with four wickets for 12 runs as South Africa beat Ireland by 42 runs in an ODI at Stormont here Sunday. Ireland, set 174 to win...

Ex Communications Minister Anwar Hossain Manju jailed for five years in a narcotics case

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Mohiuddin appeals to SC to overturn verdict

2007-06-25 00:00:00

Condemned prisoner ex-military officer AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed submitted an application to the Supreme Court (SC), through the jail authority, seeking to appeal to overturn his capital punishment in the Bangabandhu murder case, reports UNB."A petition for condoning an inordinate delay...

3-yr budgetary framework yet to bear fruits

2007-06-25 00:00:00

S M JahangirIntroduction of the Medium Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF) by the government is yet to serve the purposes mainly because of the absence of a proper execution process.The government had introduced the MTBF, a new budgeting approach, from the...

Govt to issue 2 new bonds, amend auction system

2007-06-25 00:00:00

Siddique Islam The government is going to issue two more bonds of 15-year and 20-year terms to boost the secondary bond market by creating new market players, official sources said. The Ministry of Finance will soon issue a directive with...

Probe bodies on Ctg landslides submit reports

2007-06-25 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, June 24 (UNB): Recommending southward expansion of the port city outside the hills, two probe committees on the hill-slide disaster here prohibited brickfields within 10 kilometres and housing project within 5 kilometres of foothills of the district.In their reports...

Raid on Tarique's father-in-law’s house

2007-06-25 00:00:00

Joint forces Sunday evening raided the Dhanmondi home of the late rear admiral Mahbub Ali Khan, the father-in-law of Tarique Rahman, reports bdnews24.comBut the joint forces did not seize anything from the house, it has been learnt. Habibur Rahman, caretaker...

Govt reschedules educational institutes' timings

2007-06-25 00:00:00

The Caretaker Government has fixed new timings for the country's all government and non-government schools and madrasahs. Under the new timetable, the educational institutions having only one shift from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, will now run from 8:00 am...

2 new commissioners appointed at BTRC

2007-06-25 00:00:00

Aliwardy Khandker and Munir Ahmed have joined Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) as commissioners, a senior official said Sunday. They have filled in the vacant positions of BTRC's hierarchy, composed of five commissioners. Khandker is the immediate past chairman of...

Anti-smuggling metal cage agreed for Dhaka- Kolkata trains

2007-06-25 00:00:00

The government Sunday agreed to install 15-foot tall metal security cage to thwart smuggling in response to an Indian proposal for Dhaka-Kolkata direct trains. Allegations have it that smugglers carry cargo on the rooftop of trains. The new measure will...

IAEA allows Bangladesh to install nuclear power plant

2007-06-25 00:00:00

M Azizur Rahman The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decided to allow Bangladesh to install nuclear power reactor.Energy and Power Adviser Tapan Chowdhury disclosed this Sunday while talking to a group of journalists at his office in the secretariat....

182 garment units yet to implement minimum monthly wages

2007-06-25 00:00:00

FE ReportAt least 182 garment factories across the country have not yet implemented the minimum monthly wages fixed by the government late last year, the BGMEA said Sunday.The unions, however, said 40 per cent of the country's more than 4,000...

Duty hike on machinery import may cause setback in textile investment

2007-06-25 00:00:00

FE ReportInvestment in the country's textile sector might face a severe setback if the government slaps 10 per cent duty on import of textile machinery as proposed in national budget for 2007-08 fiscal.President of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA)...

More Swiss investment to come if conditions are promising

2007-06-25 00:00:00

FE Report Bangladesh will be able to attract increased Swiss capital in future if Dhaka can create congenial environment for foreign investment, a senior diplomat of Switzerland said Sunday. "If conditions are promising, more Swiss investment will come," ambassador of...

Foreign office-level Indo-Bangla consultations begin today

2007-06-25 00:00:00

After a gap of over two years, India and Bangladesh will start foreign office-level consultations today (Monday) to discuss entire range of bilateral issues, including trade, transportation, border demarcation and security concerns, reports UNB. A four-member Indian delegation, led by...

Decision on duty-free export of 8m pcs apparel to India in a week or two

2007-06-25 00:00:00

The uncertainty over duty-free export of eight million pieces of apparel items from Bangladesh to India is likely to be resolved in a week or two, a meeting was told in the city Sunday, reports UNB.Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka...

TCB to appoint dealers at div hqs, DCC wards

2007-06-25 00:00:00

FE ReportThe state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will soon employ dealers in divisional headquarters to help government keep prices of most essentials stable during the holy month of Ramadan. "We have almost completed selection process for appointment of dealers...

Thaksin warned of further probes

2007-06-25 00:00:00

Amy Kazmin in Bangkok and Roger Blitz in London, FT Syndication ServiceThai authorities will not try to block the takeover of the English football team Manchester City by Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted prime minister, but warned of further probes into...

DSE stocks mixed, turnover declines

2007-06-25 00:00:00

FE ReportThe stock prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) remained mixed Sunday while the turnover declined.The DSE General Index (DGEN) and the All Shares Price Index (DSI) increased by 11.193 points and 9.347 points to 2098.296 and 1715.830 respectively....

Finance Adviser apprises President of budget 2007-08

2007-06-25 00:00:00

Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam apprised President Iajuddin Ahmed of the budgetary measures for the fiscal 2007-08, ahead of its approval on June 28, reports UNB.Finance Secretary Muhammed Tareq and National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Badiur Rahman accompanied the...

Call rate, dollar steady

2007-06-25 00:00:00

FE ReportThe inter-bank call money rate was steady Sunday despite withdrawal of large amount of cash through reverse repurchase agreement (repo) and treasury bills, fund managers said. The rate moved between 6.50 per cent and 10.00 per cent maintaining the...