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Host Bangladesh romped through the South Asian Games men's football as unbeaten champions as they finished the regional race beating Afghanistan by 4-0 goals amid euphoric celebrations at Bangabandhu National Stadium here Monday.
It was a second soccer triumph for Bangladesh after clinching the first-ever gold in men's football in Kathmandu SA Games in 1999. Bangladesh also lifted the SAFF trophy o home ground in 2003.
And the spectacular win came when the Bengalis were still basking in Sunday's championship in the maiden SAG T20 cricket competition. ]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0362.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0359.htm Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0600
Country's readymade garment export to the US market still facing the affect of global economic recession which is further deepening due to imposition of various conditions by the buyer country.
The facilities provided in the name of Generalised System of Preference (GSP) allowing some Bangladeshi products to enter US market without duty is under thereat of withdrawal.
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South Asia Michael J. Delaney will visit Bangladesh this month to see the trade union facilities in garment and frozen food sector.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0359.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0365.htm Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0600
BNP Chairperson and Leader of the Opposition Begum Khaleda Zia said yesterday that they would return to the parliament to speak for the people. At the same time BNP will also take to the street to protect the democratic rights and interests of the people.
She made the disclosure in response to the request made by editors and senior journalists in a views exchange programme held at a Gulshan hotel in the city on Monday.
A number of editors called for a quick return to parliament, and suggested hartals and street violence be discarded as means of political protest.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0365.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0360.htm Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0600
The revised Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP-II) is going to get the main focus in Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF) 2010, a consortium of international development partners which will meet in Dhaka on February 15-16.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the two-day event at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city.
"To attract more external resources and support will be the purpose of the forum meet," Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan at a joint press conference said.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0360.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0364.htm Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0600 Staff Reporter

Political leaders, academicians and environmentalists at a seminar on "Climate Change and Human Rights: The Global Context" said there is no alternative to political unity in the country to save ourselves from the adverse impacts of climate change.
All, irrespective of parties and ideals, the speakers said, will have to raise voices together to press demands for compensation to adapt to the detrimental impacts of climate change.
South Asia Watch (SAW), an international organisation for human rights, organised the seminar at the National Press Club in the city with Dr Shahid Uddin Ahmed, former Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU), in the chair.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0364.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0361.htm Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0600 Shamim Jahangir

The government is going to import nearly 12 lakh tonnes of petroleum products from four countries by June to meet the local demand.
Of the petroleum products, the Government will import 10 lakh tonnes of diesel and 1.90 lakh tonnes of jet fuel and octane, a senior official of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) told the New Nation yesterday.
"We have already prepared a draft to purchase 1.20 lakh tonnes of diesel from the Maldives this month," he said. He added that the Energy Division will place a draft to government purchase committee to procure the amount of diesel on Thursday next.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0361.htm http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0363.htm Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0600 UNB, Dhaka

Bangladesh and the United States have significant opportunities to work together to make a bridge between the Muslim world and the USA, said US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Ms Judith Mchale, as the Obama government is taking major steps to that end.
She disclosed that there will be an entrepreneur summit in April this year in Washington, bringing young entrepreneurs from the Muslim world to create new access to business, while in March there will be a meeting of religious leaders in Dhaka.]]> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/02/09/news0363.htm