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Bangladesh exports short of target on global woes
Bangladesh News.Net
Sunday 8th January, 2012 (Source: www.brecorder.com)
‘s exports in December rose 3.8 percent to $2.06 billion from a year earlier but still 11.15 percent short of target as a cooling global economy bites its overseas sales. …
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Waste cleaning underway in full swing in city
DHAKA: The cleaning programme of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) is underway with a target to remove an estimated 22,000 tonnes of waste, because of Eid-ul-Azha, by Thursday.
WI wins series 1-0
Dhaka, Nov 2 (bdnews24.com) — Devendra Bishoo took four quick wickets to power West Indies to beat Bangladesh by 229 runs in the second cricket test Wednesday as the visitors clinched the two-match series 1-0.
Bangladesh was dismissed for 278 in the penultimate session of the match amid tight bowling by the visitors.
Bangladesh had been 263-6 at lunch, chasing a challenging target of 508 with two sessions remaining.
Bangladesh resumed Wednesday at 164-3 and batted confidently until losing Tamim Iqbal (83), Shakib Al Hasan (55) and Mushfiqur Rahim (69) before lunch.
Easy wins for Sylhet, Khulna
Dhaka, Nov 1 (bdnews24.com) – Sylhet and Khulna won their respective NCL matches against Rangpur and Dhaka with a day to spare on Tuesday.
Elsewhere, leaders Dhaka Metro were in a strong position going into the fourth and final day of their game against Barisal. Holders Rajshahi were locked in an intriguing battle with Sylhet.
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Sylhet thrashed their opponents by an innings and 173 runs at the Fatullah Stadium.
Resuming on 362-4, Sylhet eventually declared their first innings on 423 for nine. Alok Kapali added five runs to his overnight score of 86.
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Ajmal takes five as Pakistan crush SL
DUBAI: Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal took five wickets to steer Pakistan to a nine wicket win in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Dubai Stadium here on Saturday, going 1-0 up in the three-match series
The 34-year-old finished with 5-68 — his fourth five wicket haul in a Test — to help restrict Sri Lanka to 257 in their second innings before Pakistan went about reaching their modest 94-run target to seal victory with a day to spare
Hussey clinches ODI series for Australia
DURBAN: Mike Hussey steered Australia to a series-clinching three-wicket win in the third and final one-day international against South Africa at Kingsmead on Friday
Australia were on top for most of the match but lost wickets at vital times in chasing a modest target of 223
England end India tour with T20 win
KOLKATA: Kevin Pietersen smashed 53 off 39 balls as England finally found success on the Indian tour with a six-wicket victory in the lone Twenty20 international in Kolkata on Saturday
The tourists enhanced their reputation as the reigning world Twenty20 champions by keeping the hosts down to 120-9 before surpassing the modest target with eight balls to spare
Consolation win for Tigers
Opener Tamim Iqbal’s blistering 61 from 53 balls and quick 28 off 20 by Imrul Kayes gave visiting Bangladesh a consolation six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the fourth one-dayer of the five-match ODI series at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Friday.
Kayes blasted three boundaries and two sixes during his 28-run innings while Tamim played nine eye-catching boundaries during his 61-run innings.
The visitors reached their target in 36. 4 overs as skipper Shakib Al Hasan 35 (43) and Shuvagoto Hom 36 (39) were unbeaten in the crease at the last moment of the innings.
Tigers complete maiden win on tour
Dhaka: Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by six wickets in the fourth of the five-match UCB one-day international series at Queens Sports Club ground in Bulawayo, on Friday.
Earlier, Zimbabwe set a 200-run target for Bangladesh with the help of Brendan Taylor’s (106) ton.
The fifth and final game is on Sunday.
Fresh NATO raids rock Tripoli, UN denounces war crimes
TRIPOLI: Fresh NATO air raids shook Tripoli early Thursday as the United Nations accused both Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi’s regime and rebel forces of committing crimes against humanity in their 15-week conflict.
A series of six blasts at around 12:35 am (2235 GMT Wednesday) were followed by several more a few minutes later in the Libyan capital, the target of NATO air raids for more than a week now, an AFP correspondent reported.
GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE FIRMING LOAN TRHOUGH MICROCREDIT PROCESS.
“If the entrepreneurs want to raise livestock, poultry or farm fish, half of their loans will be provided in cash, while the livestock with the rest,” Biswas said. The fund will, however, be a revolving one. It will begin work by coordinating all the running microcredit programmes under the ministry.
Unite to fight diseases
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the development partners to help design sub-regional and regional programmes to combat communicable diseases like avian and swine flu.
“Along with communicable diseases, the non-communicable diseases–diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, mental health, thalassemia and autism–should get due importance as they account for 60 percent of global mortality with 80 percent in developing countries,” she said.
Hasina made the call while addressing the 64th session of the World Health Assembly at the UN office here in the afternoon.
Mymensingh reach final
Mymensingh DSA advanced to the final of the 31st Inter-District Cricket Championship beating Comilla DSA by two runs in D/L method in the first semifinal at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur Tuesday, reports UNB.
Mymensingh will play the final Friday against the winners of Sylhet DSA or Rajshahi DSA who meet today (Wednesday) in the other semis at the same venue.
Batting first after winning the toss in the day’s semis, Mymensingh scored 198 for 7 in 50 overs with opener Uttam Sarkar contributing 89 runs and lower order Arafat Salauddin scoring 62 runs.
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