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Bangladesh clinch soccer gold
UNB, Dhaka
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.  |
RMG export to US down GSP under threat Syful Islam
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. |
BNP to protect people’s rights in JS, on street
Special Correspondent
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. |
Revised PRSP may top BDF agenda Staff Reporter
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. |
Climate change : No alternative to political unity
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. |
PM urges KCCI leaders to invest in Bangladesh
BSS, Kuwait
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the Kuwaiti Chamber leaders to invest more in Bangladesh, taking advantage of the "lucrative" trade incentive package being offered by the present government.
"I invite all of you to come forward with investments in Bangladesh, which would be a lucrative place for you to assist in further strengthening our country's relations," she said while addressing a luncheon hosted in her honour by Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) at the Kuwait Chamber House here. |
Low water flow Padma drying up
BSS, Rajshahi
The scanty water flow has been triggering the drying up process of the mighty Padma and its tributaries causing an adverse impact on environment in the drought-prone Barind tract.
Experts said the entire northern and southern regions of the country, particularly the vast Barind tract, are facing ecological disorder due to adverse impact of the gradual drying of the river.
They said the water level is being reduced rapidly and it has reached the lowest mark during the current dry season. |
More than a storm in a tea cup?
Agency, Nashville
They came from as far away as Hawaii, Maine and Texas - an overwhelmingly white, middle-aged army of angry conservatives, furious with government spending and influence, and ready to do whatever they can to stop it.
"We are spending so much money we just don't have. And people are just glossing over that this is the real deal. This could potentially take down our country," says Christine Dwyer, a retired horse trainer from Westchester, Ohio.
Her views are typical of the people who gathered in Nashville. |
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Internet Edition. February 9, 2010, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
