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Indo-Bangladesh Bangla Games: Bangladesh retains supremacy in athletics
Sports Reporter
The athletes of Bangladesh retained their supremacy on the concluding day of the athletics competition of the Second Indo-Bangladesh Bangla Games at the Army Stadium on Sunday.
Yesterday the athletes of Bangladesh bagged four gold medals out of six golds. The visiting West Bengal team earned rest of the two golds on the second day.
Bangladesh finished their athletics campaign with nine gold medals while West Bengal team of India completed their mission with five golds.  |
Gen Moeen in India on high profile tour
Staff Reporter
Bangladesh Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday arrived in New Delhi on a weeklong visit at the invitation of Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor.
General Moeen was received at the airport by the Bangladesh High Commissioner to India and representatives of the Indian Armed Forces.
During the visit, the Army Chief will call on Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Defence Minister KC Antony. Besides, he will meet the chiefs of the three services of India.
General Kapoor will host a dinner yesterday in honour of General Moeen. |
Bikalpadhara, Samyabadi Dal favour polls in December
UNB, Dhaka
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh and Samyabadi Dal said they would favour general election next December while Workers Party demanded holding the polls earlier as the Election Commission Sunday kick-started a second round of dialogue with political parties.
Bikalpa Dhara secretary general Maj (retd) MA Mannan and Samyabadi Dal president Dilip Barua made their observations separately as Chief Election Commissioner Dr ATM Shamsul Huda wanted to know what could be the convenient time for their parties for holding elections if the voters' list is finalized by October. |
SA close to victory against Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka
Skipper Graeme Smith's brilliant half century and Neil McKenzie's responsible innings guided South Africa close to victory against Bangladesh in the first test of the two-match Warid Test Series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday.
The visitors opened the 2nd innings after the lunch on the 3rd day yesterday to chase an easy target of 205 runs and made 178 for 4 in 57 overs in the 2nd innings at stumps, just 27 runs away from victory with six wickets in hand.
Proteas openers G Smith and N Mckenzie gave a solid start to their 2nd innings putting on 52 runs in the opening stand. |
Musharraf considers exit strategy: Taliban call for peace talks with new govt
Agencies
President Musharraf is contemplating a swift exit from office rather than the ignominy of being forced out by the winning coalition, according to unnamed aides quoted in the British press ( Watch ).
A "close confidante" of the embattled president is quoted in The Sunday Telegraph to say Musharraf now believed he had run out of options and was pondering an exit strategy.
He said, sketching out a notional timeline that will be carefully watched in Western capitals, "I think it is now just a matter of days and not months because he would like to make a graceful exit on a high. |
First daughters woo youth vote
BBC News
A US television network's recent suspension of a correspondent for suggesting Hillary Clinton had "pimped out" her daughter, Chelsea, to win votes has cast a spotlight on the role played by would-be first daughters on the campaign trail.
Ex-first daughter Chelsea Clinton is campaigning for her mother, Hillary
Debate has raged in the blogosphere over whether MSNBC was right to take action against reporter David Shuster for his comment - he later apologised twice - following a complaint by Hillary Clinton. |
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Internet Edition. February 25, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
