Bangladesh needs 267 runs to win with five wickets in hand
December 31, 2008
Skipper Mohammad Ashraful shook off a lean patch to score his eighth fifty keeping Bangladesh alive in the first Test of Grameenphone Series against Sri Lanka, needing 267 runs to win on the fifth and final day with five wickets in hand.
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AL-led alliance wins landslide victory
December 31, 2008
The Bangladesh Awami League (AL) along with its allies has won an overwhelming majority bagging 262 of 299 parliamentary seats. Its archrival BNP has received 29 seats. The AL won a staggering 230 seats in the election and its main partner in the grand alliance Jatiya Party got third with 27 seats. Other AL allies secured another five seats, taking the grand total for the grand alliance to 262.
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Documentary: Muktijuddher Itihash launches
December 31, 2008
CD and DVD of a documentary featuring history of the Liberation War titled ‘Muktijuddher Itihash’ has been launched at a function at a city hotel recently. Eminent educationist Prof Mustafa Nurul Islam, politician Dr Kamal Hossain, economist Dr Atiur Rahman, drama activist Prof Momtaz Uddin Ahmed, Trustee of the Liberation War Museum Dr Sarwar Ali, editor of daily Jugantor Golam Sarwar, Read more
Jute Spinners Ltd declares 20 percent dividend
December 31, 2008
Jute Spinners Ltd (JSL) of Khulna on Sunday declared 20 percent dividend for its shareholders for the year 2007-2008. The dividend was declared at the 29th annual general meeting of the company held at the CIRDAP auditorium in the city on Sunday morning. Read more
President greets countrymen for fair elections
December 31, 2008
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LG markets 3G Wi-Fi phone
December 31, 2008
LG plans to debut a 3G-enabled mobile phone that fits on your wrist. A 1.4-inch touch screen, Text-To-Speech feature, Bluetooth capability and MP3 playback make it an instant curiosity, so why did they decide to call it the LG-GD910? Those James Bond films from the 1970s sound sillier by the day, and not only because the plot of Moonraker makes less sense with every passing day. Gone are the days when a watch containing a radio or even a television screen was the height of technology. Read more
China now probes melamine tableware scare
December 31, 2008
China, fighting a health scandal over melamine found in milk and other food products, now says it is investigating melamine tableware, following reports it might be harmful to health when hot. Quality inspectors told Xinhua news agency they were organising tests of melamine tableware “following reports that some products contained poisonous ingredients”.
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Nokia eases access to Internet services
December 31, 2008
Nokia on Sunday removed one of the key obstacles for takeup of its new Internet offering, combining sign-ins for its overall services site Ovi.com and for its media sharing service. Nokia has bought a dozen companies — including an $8.1 billion acquisition of mapping company Navteq — to jump-start its Internet business as growth in the mobile phone market stalls.
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Pro-India Muslim to head new Kashmir government
December 31, 2008
A young, pro-India Muslim politician, Omar Abdullah, was set Tuesday to become the new chief minister of Indian Kashmir-the third generation of his family to hold the post. Abdullah, the leader of the pro-India National Conference, was backed by India’s ruling Congress Party, after state elections in the troubled Muslim-majority region failed to return an outright winner.
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Sonali Bank Limited a steady take off
December 31, 2008
Sonali means golden and Sonali Bank Limited (SBL) proves that it really is golden when it wore the crown of ‘Best Bank Award Bangladesh 2008′ as the bank of the common people of Bangladesh. Though it has the legacy of a government owned organization, it has proved to be worthy for such an honour.
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