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Dhaka emerge champions beating Tangail by 33-26

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Dhaka DSA clinched the title of the Spectra Group 1st Inter-District Women's Kabaddi Competition beating Tangail DSA by 33-26 points with two creditable lonas in the final at the Kabaddi Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNB.Two semifinalist teams --...

Dhaka Abahani takes solo lead beating Khulna Abahani KC 5-1

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Dhaka Abahani Limited again took a solo lead in style in the first-ever Professional Football League, named B League, outplaying Khulna Abahani KC by 5-1 goals at Khulna Stadium Sunday, reports UNB.It was a sweet revenge for the popular sky-blue...

National Women's Football Championship begins Sept 1

2007-07-16 00:00:00

The National Women's Football Championship, organised by Bangladesh Football Federation, will begin on September 1, reports UNB.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Bangladesh Football Federation Women's Committee at the BFF Bhaban Sunday with its chairman and Federation...

Army thrash Air Force by 13-3 goals in Water Polo

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh Army team thrashed Bangladesh Air Force team by 13-3 goals in the opening match of the Inter-Services Swimming and Water Polo Competition that began at the Bangladesh Navy Swimming Complex at Banani in the city Sunday, reports UNB.In the...

Sampras, Sanchez-Vicario inducted into Hall of Fame

2007-07-16 00:00:00

BOSTON, Jul 15 (Reuters): Pete Sampras, winner of a record 14 grand slam crowns, and four-times grand slam winner Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island Saturday.Sampras held the world number one...

Four players share lead after fourth round in school chess

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Four players -- Sharif Hossain, Abdullah Al Sharif, Prantik Roy and Sayantan Das -- shared the top slot in the 9th Standard Chartered School Tournament, securing full four points after the 4th round matches at the Chess Federation Hall Room...

Speared French athlete returns to hospital

2007-07-16 00:00:00

ROME, Jul 15 (AFP): French long jumper Salim Sdiri, who was speared by a javelin in a freak accident at the Rome Golden League meeting on Friday, returned to hospital to have checks on a haematoma, Italian news agency ANSA...

Accountable local govt bodies a must for rural uplift, roundtable told

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Speakers at a roundtable Sunday stressed the need for honest and accountable local government system to bring villages to the mainstream of the national economy, reports BSS. They said good governance and development would not be ensured properly without strengthening...

National child labour policy soon: Anwarul Iqbal

2007-07-16 00:00:00

The government is formulating a sustainable 'national child labour policy' soon by giving priority to welfare of the children, reports BSS. "The country has nearly 74 lakh working children from 5 to 14 years of age and most of their...

Three BNP leaders among four sued for extortion in Bagerhat

2007-07-16 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, July 15 (UNB): A case was filed against three local BNP leaders and one office assistant of district collectorate office on charge of extortion.Police sources said district Mahila Dal convenor Toufika Kamal filed the case with the Sadar thana...

Pilot project reduces power consumption by 23 pc

2007-07-16 00:00:00

A pilot project in suburban Narsingdi has proved that mass use of energy saving lamps could drastically reduce power consumption more than what was expected earlier by the experts, reports BSS.Rural Development Board (RDB) officials told the news agency Sunday...

5 Lankan ministers arrive in city to receive Buddha's hair

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Five Sri Lankan ministers will arrive in the city today (Monday) on a three-day visit to Bangladesh for collecting Lord Gautam Buddha's hair, kept at the Buddhist monastery in Chittagong, reports BSS. Officials and the Buddhist community sources said, Lankan...

ACC files case against Abbas, Lobi, a govt official

2007-07-16 00:00:00

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Sunday filed a graft case against former minister Mirza Abbas, former MP Ali Asgar Lobi and a government official for their involvement in getting an industrial plot allocated fraudulently, reports UNB.ACC Deputy Director Syed Iqbal Hossain...

Field based in-service training policy stressed

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh Asif Ali Sunday stressed the need for formulating a modern field-based in-service training policy to enhance the capacity of the trainers, reports UNB.Comptroller and Auditor General Asif Ali stated this while speaking as the...

LDP activist sues Mannan, Mahi

2007-07-16 00:00:00

An activist of the troubled Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sunday sued 11 party leaders, including Abdul Mannan and Mahi B Chowdhury, accusing them of attempting murder, beating and theft, reports bdnews24.com. Amrul Haque Tony, known as a follower of Oli...

Iqbal Hassan, his family indicted for corruption

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Detained former state minister for power Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku along with his family was indicted Sunday by the makeshift special judge's court for corruption, reports UNB.The court fixed July 23 for commencing their trial on charge of possessing ill-gotten...

Lawyers maintain links with militants

2007-07-16 00:00:00

NAOGAON, July 15 (UNB): The district lawyers became worried and restless when Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shefaul Karim today informed them of intelligence reports that a section of lawyers maintain links with the militants.Karim warned the leaders of District Bar Association...

EC announces roadmap for 2008 general election

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Chief election commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda Sunday said elections would be held by December next year, report agencies. The CEC formally announced the much-awaited election roadmap and said the Election Commission (EC) would complete the new electoral roll with...

IMF gives top marks to BB for latest monetary policy

2007-07-16 00:00:00

FE Report The International Monetary Fund (IMF) disfavours the provision of any across-the-border fuel subsidy, saying such subsidies, if given, should only be allowed for selected target groups. "Bangladesh can't really support any generalised subsidy to everybody for fuel products,"...

CPD comments draw flak from advisers

2007-07-16 00:00:00

FE ReportThe caretaker government and the central bank Sunday rejected outright the observations of the local think-tank, the Centre for Policy Dialogue, (CPD) saying that the latest monetary policy was "realistic" and would not hurt the economy. Terming the Bangladesh...

Saudi buyer fails to respond by extended deadline

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Refayet Ullah MirdhaThe government has not received any response from Saudi prince Bandar Bin Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, the highest bidder of largely state-owned Rupali Bank, about a deal by the deadline that expired July 15 last (Sunday).Now, the...

Long-term agenda needed for pro-poor growth: CA

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Sunday said the country must have long-term agenda for a broad-based and pro-poor growth process with mechanisms of constant monitoring for taking timely corrective measures, reports UNB. The head of caretaker government also suggested better...

Roadmap ambiguous, says Motia

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) presidium member Motia Chowdhury termed Sunday's Election Commission (EC)-announced roadmap incomplete as she alleged it failed to fulfill people's desire, reports UNB."The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) today announced the roadmap to the national polls, but there are...

63pc traders, professionals in old Dhaka do not have TINs

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has found 63 per cent businesses and professionals without Taxpayer's Identification Number (TIN) in the old part of the city during the ongoing survey.Some 20 teams have been conducting the survey in...

Bomb attacks in northwestern Pakistan kill up to 42

2007-07-16 00:00:00

PESHAWAR, July 15 (AP): Suicide bombers struck Sunday in two areas of northwestern Pakistan, killing up to 42 people, while Taliban militants broke a 10-month-old peace pact with the government along the frontier with Afghanistan.Yesterday at least 24 paramilitary soldiers...

Seven banks to keep branches open on Saturdays

2007-07-16 00:00:00

Branches of seven commercial and specialised banks across the country will remain open on Saturdays, one of the weekly holidays, to facilitate transactions relating only to the government's ongoing food procurement drive. The banks are Sonali, Janata, Agrani, Rupali, Krishi,...

BSF stops fencing on Maheshpur border following tension

2007-07-16 00:00:00

JHENIDAH, July 15: Tension heightened on Jaluli border of Maheshpur Upazila Sunday as Indian BSF members insisted on raising barbed wire fence within 150 yards of the zero line violating the international law. BDR strongly opposed the BSF move when...

Huge explosives recovered from Sylhet frontier

2007-07-16 00:00:00

SYLHET, July 15 (UNB): Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) recovered huge explosives from Dana frontier in Kanaighat Upazila on Saturday. BDR sources said two unknown people sensing their presence fled the area, leaving behind the explosives at about 1pm. The explosives included...

Govt exploring ways of importing gas, hydropower from Myanmar

2007-07-16 00:00:00

MM Azizur RahmanBangladesh in its first-ever attempt is exploring the ways of importing natural gas from gas-rich Myanmar to feed the mounting demands for hydrocarbon in terms of both domestic and industrial use.The government is also moving ahead with a...

Heidelberg Cement maintains market leadership

2007-07-16 00:00:00

FE ReportHeidelbergCement Bangladesh Ltd., sold more than one million tonnes of cement in calendar 2006, maintaining the company's market leadership.The leading cement company's sales volume rose to 1,010,478 tonnes in the year ended December 31, 2006 from 816,470 tonnes of...