 
|
6 horses, one linked to Nehru-era presented to Bangladesh
Staff reporter
The six horses presented to Bangladesh Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed by his Indian counterpart General Deepak Kapoor at a ceremony at the South Bloc, in New Delhi in India yesterday, included a fourth generation offspring of stallions that was presented to first Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru by his Soviet counterpart, an senior Indian military Commander told journalists after the function, according to a news received in Dhaka yesterday.
The six horses are valued at a little over Rs.35 million (US $850,000), a leading Indian daily-Times of India said.  |
Gen Moeen meets Pranab, other ministers: India asked to expedite 5 lakh tons rice export: Security issues discussed with Indian Army Chief Staff Reporter
Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday requested Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to expedite the despatch of the 5 lakh metric tons of rice to Bangladesh which Bangladesh has decided to procure at the government-to- government level.
General Moeen, who yesterday formally commenced his high-profile weeklong official visit to India with a view to improve the bilateral political, economic, cultural and security relations between the two countries, made the request at an exclusive meeting with Pranab Mukherjee at the latter's office in New Delhi. |
No deviation from poll roadmap: CEC: AL demands specific date for election, withdrawal of emergency
Staff Reporter
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda yesterday categorically said that the forthcoming parliamentary elections must be held by December this year as per the election roadmap announced by the Commission.
"Do or die we, the elections will be held according to the roadmap. We do not want to be branded as national betrayer by skipping off the roadmap," he said this while the Awami League (AL) delegation during their second-round dialogue with the Commission asked him to remove the latest spell of confusion on holding the polls. |
Indo-Bangladesh Bangla Games: Bangladesh swimmers retain supremacy
Sports Reporter
The swimmers of Bangladesh retained their supremacy on the concluding day of the swimming competition of the Second Indo-Bangladesh Bangla Games at the Mirpur National Swimming Complex on Monday. Bangladeshi swimmers bagged six gold medals on the concluding day (Monday) while their counterpart West Bengal of India got rest of the five gold medals.
Monalisa Mondol of West Bengal clinched seven gold medals in the individuals events and claimed two gold medals from the team's events.
After finishing of the swimming competition Bangladesh captured 18 gold medals while West Bengal claimed 14 gold medals. |
HC verdict on Hasina’s case: Hearing on govt appeal adjourns till today
Staff Reporter
The Supreme Court yesterday adjourned the hearing on the government's petition, seeking permission to appeal against the High Court's judgment that dismissed the Tk 2.99 crore extortion case against Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, till today.
A six-member full bench of the Appellate Division headed by the Chief Justice Md Ruhul Amin passed the order after holding a hearing on the appeal.
The hearing began at the full bench of the Appellate Division at 9:40am. |
Obama's security comes close to presidential one
Agencies
There is a hushed worry on the minds of many supporters of Senator Barack Obama, echoing in conversations from state to state, rally to rally: Will he be safe?
In Colorado, two sisters say they pray daily for his safety. In New Mexico, a daughter says she persuaded her mother to still vote for Obama, even though the mother feared that winning would put him in danger. And at a rally here, a woman expressed worries that a message of hope and change, in addition to his race, made him more vulnerable to violence. |
South Africa beat Bangladesh by five wickets
UNB, Dhaka
Having trailed in the first innings, visiting South Africa came back strongly in the second innings to beat Bangladesh by five wickets much to the relief of the visitors who had virtually sighted an embarrassing defeat in the hands of test minnows.
With a deficit of 22 runs in the first innings, South Africa, second in the ICC test ranking, initially bowled the Tigers cheaply in the second innings at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur and later their batsmen took the Proteas to safety to avert one of the
sensational upsets in Bangladesh cricket history. |
Day-Lewis, Cotillard best actor, actress: No country for old Men wins 4 Oscar
AP, Los Angeles
They ground up Steve Buscemi in a wood-chipper. They made baby-snatchers out of Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter. They turned mythic Greek wanderer Odysseus into a Depression-era roots-music minstrel with George Clooney's face.
Two of the most imaginatively twisted minds in modern film, Joel and Ethan Coen, completed their journey from the fringes to Hollywood's mainstream on Sunday as their crime saga "No Country for Old Men" won a leading four Academy Awards, including best picture. |
|
|
Internet Edition. February 26, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
