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Thursday, August 5, 2590

Majid Ul Haque cleared of graft charges

  Dhaka, Nov 28 (bdnews24.com) -- Former BNP minister Mohammad Majid Ul Haque has been acquitted in a corruption case, filed over 15 years ago.

Dhaka Divisional Special Judge Mohammad Abdul Majid gave the verdict on Monday after a hearing on the acquittal petition.


Majid Ul Haque told bdnews24.com after the ruling that most of the corruption cases against him were false and politically motivated. This case had also been filed to harass him, he said.


A retired major general from the Pakistan days, Majid Ul Haque served in the 1991-96 cabinet of prime minister Khaleda Zia in charge of water resources and then agriculture.


He was also minister for industries, railway and communication, and establishment in the cabinet of the late Lt. Gen Ziaur Rahman.


The Magura leader was also a member of the BNP's highest policymaking standing committee until he defiantly resigned in 1998.


The case alleged that the former minister had used two cars purchased for official purposes for personal business violating rules and regulations.


The case further alleged that he also had illegally spent the government funds allotted for fuel, salaries of the drivers, repairs of the cars and other heads, wasting a little over Tk 2 million from the government exchequer.


The now-defunct Bureau of Anti Corruption filed the case on Oct 20, 1996 with the Motijheel Police Station when Awami League had just returned to power.


Charges were pressed in the court against Majid on Dec 6, 1998.The judgment came after the court took statement of eight of the 11 prosecution witnesses.


"The real corrupt people get away from the genuine corruption cases because of such false cases," Mohammad Aktaruzzaman, the lawyer for Majid Ul Haque, told bdnews24.com on Monday in his reaction to the ruling.


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Saturday, August 16, 2583

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  Dhaka, Nov 28 (bdnews24.com) ?The cabinet has cleared proposals to tax salaries of the speaker and members of parliament, who will have to pay income tax once they are passed in parliament.

The approval came from a cabinet meeting on Monday chaired by prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told reporters.


On Nov 17, the cabinet approved proposals to tax salaries of ministers, state and deputy ministers.


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Sunday, December 8, 2576

German president in town

  Dhaka, Nov 28 (bdnews24.com) ?German president Christian Wulff has arrived in Dhaka on a three-day visit.

His Bangladeshi counterpart Zillur Rahman welcomed him at the Shahjalal International Airport around 1pm on Monday.


Both the presidents will have a meeting on Tuesday. Wulff will have meetings with representatives of civil society and different faiths at the Goethe-Insititut, Germany's cultural institution, the same day.


He will also meet prime minister Sheikh Hasina and foreign minister Dipu Moni and deliver a lecture at the Dhaka University.


Germany is one of the biggest trading partners of Bangladesh and destination of over $1 billion of exports.


This is the second time a German president is visiting Bangladesh after his predecessor Von Weizsucker came here in 1986.


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Friday, July 22, 2563

ICT chair rejects 'preposterous' petition

  Dhaka, Nov 28, (bdnews24.com)?The war crimes tribunal has dismissed a petition asking its chairman to state his reasons for continuing in his role despite what it termed 'reasonable apprehension for bias'.

The International Crimes Tribunal trying war crimes of Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971, on Monday, termed the petition of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee, "contemptuous, outrageous, and unheard of".


Sayedee's counsel had filed a petition, first seeking removal of tribunal chairman Justice Nizamul Huq, which was disposed of by the two other judges, Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, and AKM Zaheer Ahmed saying that they were not empowered in any way to remove a fellow judge and had stated that the matter rested upon "the good conscience" of the chairman.


Subsequently, when Huq continued with his duties, Sayedee's defence filed another application asking that the chairman give his reasons as to how he exercised his good conscience, in the form of an order.


The Jamaat executive council member is on trial at the court on 20 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, rape, arson and loot.


The tribunal said in its order that questioning the impartiality of a Supreme Court judge, as was done in the case of Huq, required hard facts.


The order stated that appointment of a Supreme Court Justice automatically signified presumption of impartiality.


It said that once the judges have been sworn in, it is their sacred duty to dispense justice impartially and that presumption of impartiality must not be taken lightly.


Justice Nizamul Huq said such questions could not be raised merely on the basis of "suspicion, perception or conjecture".


He began with providing an elaborate background that led to the day's order. He noted the deliberations of the defence and the prosecution as regards his removal and subsequent application for his explanation to stay on.


He said that such an application was unprecedented in the long and rich legal history and in the court of law in Bangladesh.


The tribunal chairman noted that the defence had been cavalier in its citation of cases related the recusal or removal of judges. He explained some of those cases mentioned by the defence at length showing how and why they did not apply to the one at hand.


Justice Huq stated in his order that the defence had alleged misconduct on his part for not disclosing his role in a people's enquiry commission, where he allegedly collected evidence against certain individuals including the Sayedee, and where he had been associated with a prosecutor Zead-Al-Malum, who was also a member of the commission.


He said such allegations were preposterous. He stated that the chairman 'was under no legal obligation to make such a disclosure since his involvement was obvious in publicly available documents.'


Regarding the alleged misconduct, Huq said, "The defence should be more careful to impute such serious allegations and as such merits serious reprimand."


The tribunal chairman also said that the accused petitioner was also in a position to know of this involvement and could have raised the doubts much earlier in the trial and not just the day before the prosecution was about to begin its opening statement in the case.


In this respect, Justice Huq said that the tribunal was of the same view as that expressed by the attorney general Mahbubey Alam, who had argued before the court that this petition was 'not out of a genuine concern but only to delay the proceedings'.


The court questioned the defence's stance regarding 'bias' since it had alleged an that there might an 'appearance of bias' in one petition and in another alleged that there was 'actual bias' or a 'reasonable apprehension of bias', wondering what had caused such a shift in the span of a few days.


The order said that the alleged partiality on the part of Nizamul Huq had to be firmly proven. As such, the defence had failed to satisfy the requirements. The order also noted that the defence could not demonstrate that the tribunal chairman was in any way involved with any activity of during the preparation or finalisation of the commission report other than establishing that his name was among the 40 member of the commission.


Judge Huq recalled the deliberation of the attorney general too. Mahbubey Alam's name was also included among the 40 commission members, but he told the court that he was not even aware of that.


As regards a threat from the defence that the judge would be called as a material witness, Nizamul Huq quoted its definition and said in his order that he did not quite qualify as a material witness since he did not have the degree of involvement that would warrant such an action. The order said such a stance was rather 'unusual'.


As proof of the tribunal's impartiality, Justice Huq pointed out that the Sayedee, the accused petitioner, had been given privileges that other ordinary prisoners are not generally given, which showed that the tribunal was mindful of his welfare.


Upon conclusion, chief prosecutor Ghulam Arieff Tipoo approached the court to initiate judicial proceedings for contempt, to which Nizamul Huq said, "We have observed that it was contemptuous. Let it stay at that."


ATM Fazle Kabir addressed the defence counsels just before leaving the courtroom as everyone stood up. "Members of the defence," he said, "Have you forgotten the norms of the court? The chair has just given an order."


Two defence lawyers hurried forward and meekly stated, "Much obliged."


A number of senior defence lawyers were absent on the day, including Tajul Islam who generally argues for Sayedee.


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Monday, March 29, 2551

Panel reports to HC on student 'torture'

Dhaka, Nov 28 (bdnews24.com) ? The judicial committee to investigate the alleged police torture on Dhaka University student Abdul Kadar has found that he had been tortured in detention on false charges.

Deputy attorney general A B M Altaf Hossain presented the report to the bench of justices A H M Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Jahangir Hossain on Monday.


Law ministry joint secretary Ashish Ranjan Das, the lone member of the panel, said in the report that police had detained Kadar on suspicion, shown him arrested over false charges and tortured in custody.


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Monday, December 13, 2534

BNP questions police withdrawals after mayor's killing

Dhaka, Nov 5 (bdnews24.com) ? A senior BNP leader has questioned the government's motive behind withdrawal and transfer of three police officials following the murder of Narsinghdi municipality mayor.

The party's chief whip Zainul Abdin Farrouque said on Saturday the police officials were at the height of the things involving the murder of Lokman Hossain and subsequent unrest but the government withdrew them.


"They are the witnesses to the whole thing. What do their withdrawals mean?" the opposition leader asked.


Farrouque made the comment at a human chain protests organised by the party's women's front, Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka demanding release of BNP central leader Khairul Kabir Khokon.


Lokman was shot dead in the Narsingdi town by masked miscreants on Tuesday night.


On Friday, the government withdrew the Narsinghdi police superintendent Akkas Uddin, additional police superintendents Bijoy Bashak and Enam Ahmed.


Opposition BNP has claimed that the murder was a result of internal feud of the ruling Awami League and rejected that BNP central leader Khairul Kabir Khokon, who was arrested hours after the killing, was involved.


Farrouque on Saturday said Khokon's arrest was a 'ploy' to cover up the truth.


"Lokman Hossain's family has already named the people responsible. They have filed a case accusing them. But the government arrested Khokon under section 54 to divert attention," he said.


He accused the government of intimidating the court affairs by pointing out that the court did not grant Khokon bail.


"Awami League leaders' like Obaidul Kader and others are saying the guilty shall be caught. But even after the filing of a case they have not been arrested. This is how they are trying to fool the people," the chief whip said.


Local leaders of the ruling party's student front, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), said that Lokman, who was also the town Awami League general secretary, got tangled in a conflict with telecommunication minister and Narsinghdi MP Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju after a BCL factional clash. Several BCL members were jailed in that incident.


They said Raju held Lokman responsible for a protest against him on Oct 22 where district BCL members brandished brooms.


On Thursday, Lokman's brother Kamruzzaman filed a case against Raju's brother Salahuddin Ahmed Bachchu and 13 others, 48 hours after the killing.


The accused in the case are Bachchu, the minister's assistant personal secretary Masudur Rahman Murad, district Awami League vice-president Abdul Matin Sarker, town Awami League president Mamtajuddin Bhuiyan, vice-president Miya Mohammad Manjur, Sadar BNP general secretary Nurul Islam, town Juba League general secretary Ashraf Hossain Sarker, Mobarak Hossain, Monwar Hossain, Hiron Miya, Tarek Ahmed, Kabir Sarker, Aziz Miya and 'Mamun'.


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Friday, January 22, 2517

Cassano successfully undergoes heart surgery

Milan, Nov 4 (bdnews24.com) - AC Milan forward Antonio Cassano has successfully undergone heart surgery at the Policlinico di Milano hospital, the club have revealed on their official website.

The operation was performed by Mario Carminati, one of the most renowned specialists in his field, and lasted only 35 minutes. Milan club doctor Rodolfo Tavani was also present during the surgery.


Cassano was taken to hospital after taking ill upon the club's return from Rome last Saturday night and underwent several tests to determine the cause of his complaints, reports goal.com.


Milan announced on Wednesday that the 29-year-old suffered cerebral trauma and would have to undergo surgery.


Although the Italy international's operation was a success, a comeback is still far off as he is expected to be sidelined for several months following the surgery.


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Sunday, February 2, 2510

About 6,000 troops to guard 2012 London Olympics

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London, Nov 4 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - More than 6,000 off-duty British troops look set to bolster security at London's Olympic venues next summer, a source said on Friday, as planning continues for what could be the country's biggest security challenge since World War Two.

Organisers are "actively looking at possibly using the army during the Games" after a reassessment of the numbers needed.

The London organising committee (LOCOG) had appointed the private security firm G4S to recruit, train and manage 10,000 civilian guards to patrol inside the venues, but that number is likely to rise to up to 22,000, the source said.

The 6,000 troops would help meet the shortfall.

"We'll all be reassured to know thousands of highly-trained troops are around," the source said.

The troops are not expected to wear military uniform, but most likely that of civilian security staff, and would receive their normal pay.

There were indications last month that more guards would be needed when LOCOG chief executive Paul Deighton told the London Assembly the deployment of army reservists was an option being considered to help meet the large number of guards required.

Britain remains on high alert of a terrorist attack despite its international threat level being lowered in July from severe to substantial, the third-highest level, meaning a terrorist attack is a strong possibility and might well occur without further warning.

Organisers are also wary of a potential threat from dissident Irish nationalists.

"The Ministry of Defence have been fully involved in supporting Olympic security planning work," a government spokesman said in a statement on Friday.

"We are committed to delivering a safe and secure Games that London, the UK and the world can enjoy."

He said the government had been working with LOCOG and G4S to "finalise" security requirements.

LOCOG's security budget has increased from an initial estimate of 29 million pounds to 432 million pounds.

Up to 12,000 police officers will also be deployed at peak times around the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, and other venues.

The government's Olympic security budget has been reduced from a previous commitment of 600 million pounds to an estimated 475 million pounds.

The Olympic security coordinator Chris Allison has said police specialists could be used from forces across the country including firearms specialists, mounted police and protection and search officers.

While it was not intended for the armed forces to have a strong visible presence on Britain's streets during the Games, Allison has said it could provide niche capabilities such as Royal Navy boats on waterways.

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Monday, May 28, 2503

Ronaldo presented with European Golden Shoe

Madrid, Nov 4 (bdnews24.com) - Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been officially presented with the European Golden Shoe award for finishing the 2010-11 season as the top scorer on the continent.

The Portugal international achieved the prestigious honour by firing home 40 goals in Spain's La Liga last term, thus scoring more times than any other player in a European first-tier league division.


Ronaldo, who was handed the award at Madrid's Intercontinental Hotel by Portugal legend Eusebio and Real Madrid honorary president Alfredo Di Stefano, remarked that he would be happier to see his club side lift the biggest trophies in the game than to continue winning individual accolades, reports goal.com.


"I would trade this award right now for the Champions League or La Liga," he said.


"You can only win individual awards because the team help you.


"I would like to win something bigger at a collective level. I do not think about breaking records, but about Real Madrid. I think our team is more mature and with more trust, and we all have to think the same way to achieve an important goal."


This was the second Golden Shoe award won by Ronaldo, who also received it in 2008 following a 31-goal haul at Manchester United.


"I am 26 years old, but I am still learning and I still have many years ahead," he continued. "I am at a club who give me the possibility of winning things and my goal is to also be one of the best players of all time."


Ronaldo, who scored his 100th goal in a Madrid shirt this week, went on to stress he is not obsessed with outshining Barcelona's Lionel Messi.


"I am not worried about the competition I get from Messi," he explained. "I like to play, people like to watch me play and I would not change anything.


"It is good to compete with the best. I like to compete with Messi and with all the best players in Europe, as a team, not as an individual player. "


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Saturday, January 7, 2490

Hasina-Manmohan talks next week

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New Delhi, Nov 5 (bdnews24.com) ? Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will hold bilateral talks with Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh to address 'unfinished' issues during Singh's Dhaka trip earlier this year.

Indian foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai on Saturday confirmed that the meeting would take place on the sidelines of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit at the Addu island in the Maldives next week.

He told journalists in New Delhi that the two prime ministers would review the bilateral relations and discuss ways to boost regional cooperation.

Asked if the two prime ministers could touch upon the thorny bilateral issues like sharing of water of common river Teesta and transit links between mainland India and its northeastern states through Bangladesh, Mathai said that Hasina and Singh could hold discussions on the tasks left 'unfinished' during the latter's tour to Dhaka on Sep 6 and 7.

According to the joint statement issued after the meeting between Singh and Hasina in Dhaka, the two neighbours agreed to work together to further strengthen SAARC, including expanding areas of cooperation, and as partners in achieving the full implementation of all existing projects and agreements of the bloc.

New Delhi and Dhaka had long been negotiating a deal on Teesta and the two countries were about to sign an interim agreement during Singh's visit to Bangladesh.

But West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's decision not to accompany Singh to Dhaka held the issue back as she differed with India's central government on the Teesta issue, forcing New Delhi to postpone the signing.

Banerjee is understood to have conveyed to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government in New Delhi that she would not endorse a deal that would hurt the interests of the people of West Bengal, which is largely dependent on the common river for power generation and irrigation.

Meanwhile, officials with knowledge of the proceedings said that the conclave, which would be attended by the leaders of the eight South Asian nations, would culminate in signing of four agreements covering establishment of a SAARC seed bank, multilateral arrangement on recognition of conformity assessment, rapid response to natural disaster and implementation of regional standards.

The SAARC member states are also expected to adopt a charter of democracy in the summit.

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Tuesday, September 14, 2477

Decked up Eidgah Maidan awaits devotees

Dhaka, Nov 5 (bdnews24.com) ? Dhaka City Corporation has made elaborate arrangements for the Eid-ul-Azha prayers at National Eidgah Maidan under tight security cover.

Ninety five percent preparations are already in place. Now last-minute checks are going on, and Hessians and carpets (Jainamaz) being laid out.


DCC has set up mobile toilets beside the Eidgah Maidan while PWD has taken over the supervision of emergency drainage sewerage system of the ground.


Khandoker Millatur Rahman, the DCC social welfare officer, is supervising the whole Eidgah preparatory activity in the absence of mayor Sadeq Hossain Khoka, who is abroad.


State minister for religious affairs Shahjahan Mia is also currently in Saudi Arabia to supervise the Hajj management.


Millatur said arrangement has been made for 120,000 devotees to say their Eid prayers this year in the Eidgah Maidan, which also includes arrangement for prayers for 10,000 women devotees. Rain-proof tarpaulin canopy measuring 257,207 square feet has been erected, 400 ceiling fans installed and necessary ablution space arranged, he added.


"Sewer is ready for use, and there will no problem during the Eid prayer even if it rains," he informed.


He further informed that DCC has arranged 360 Eid Prayer Jamaats, four each in the 90 wards of the capital for the devotees to offer Eid prayers in peaceful atmosphere. DCC has also arranged two separate Eid Jamaats in Polashi and Dhaka University campus and funds have been allotted on behalf of the DCC.


Kabir Ahmed Bhuiyan, the PWD chief engineer, said the Fire Brigade personnel have completed arrangement for drainage of water from the Eidgah ground. The existing sewerage system is fully operational after necessary maintenance and repair work.


Special security measures have also been put in place all around the Eidgah Maidan to ensure participation of people of all sections, including the president.


The members of police and RAB have been deployed round-the-clock for safety and security. These security measures shall remain in place until the devotees leave for home after the end of the prayer. Millatur Rahman informed that the ministry of home affairs and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police are taking care of the security arrangements.


Meanwhile, DCC has also completed preparations for disposal of wastes of the sacrificial animals in the city. He sought full co-operation of the city dwellers in this regard.


CAR PARKING


Some spaces near the National Eidgah Maidan have been marked out to serve as the car parking lot for smooth movement of the crowd, which shall remain effective from the morning of the Eid day until 12 O'clock noon. DMP requested people to park their cars in these specified places.


These selected places are: car parking for government officials and socially eminent citizens in the Ganopurta Bhaban square and either side of the Zero Point and UBL crossing, south, west and on either side of Doyel Chattar, and either side of Fazlul Haque Hall to Bangobazar Hawkers' Market crossing, and either side of Matsya Bhaban crossing to Carpet Gali road crossing for general parking.


The cars of VVIPs and VIPs shall park and make movements in the fixed parking close to the National Eidgah Maidan through Matsya Bhaban and commercial cars shall park and move out of barricades placed at Government Employees' Hospital crossing, Press Club Link Road, the lane behind the foreign ministry office, sub-control room gap-UBL crossing-Doyel Chattar crossing and Matsaya Bhaban crossing.


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Tuesday, May 31, 2461

No new euro-zone money for debt crisis at the G20


Leaders of major economies in the world, meeting on the French Riviera on Friday, said Europe to sort their own problems and deferred to the next year every step of the International Monetary Fund to offer more cope with the crisis of resources.


"There is hardly any countries here that said you were willing to go along with the EFSF (euro zone Rescue Fund)," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a press conference.


Sovereigns investors such as China and Brazil wanted to see, before making a firm commitment, money in the bailout funds provided.


Global stocks and the euro fell again surfaced as doubts about financial bailout of Europe.


He joked President Barack Obama had learned a lot in two days on the complexity of the "tedious" decision-making process of the EU but said he was convinced that Europe had the capacity and the right plan, the challenge. The key was now rapid implementation.


"they have a strong partner in the United States go, but the European Heads of State and Government understand that ultimately a strong signal from Europe is important, that they stand behind the euro," he said in a press conference.


But Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard of many Summit participants summarized the mood when she said: "Europe needs to get an own house in order."


The two-day summit began under the shock have Greece since withdrawn plan to hold a referendum, which propelled it from the zone of 17-currency, and ended with Italy is pressed to restore its credibility on financial markets.


Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, his Government is hanging by a thread, said that Italy would welcome quarterly IMF monitoring of the long delayed pensions and labour market reforms and privatisation, he, now has promised to implement.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a Summit, kidnapped by the euro crisis Chair, said that Berlusconi had declared themselves ready to accept the additional control because he "of market doubts about the implementation of the plan" was


Given the size of its economy, Italy provides a far more serious threat to the 17-currency zone as in Greece, which almost the euro down brought, of mismanaging their finances.


With rising borrowing costs and debt, which firmly to 120 percent of GDP Rome has the third largest economy in the euro area with the largest government-bond market and is too big to fail. Paralysis in the faction-ridden Berlusconi Government has still undermine the confidence of investors.


ULTIMATUM


The Italian leader said the IMF had offered, borrow money Italy, but he refused. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that Italy for all IMF line of credit could not qualify.


Berlusconi for monitoring licence step came back after a European ultimatum Greece of his referendum and instead forced to take a national consensus search through austerity measures.


"I this is Italy's reform process for the country and for the euro area as a whole as evidence of how important," said European Commission President José Manuel Barroso.


The Commission shall also Italy, carry out a first assessment next week. But the IMF new role the euro-zone crisis to a new level and suggests that to control the markets no longer trust the EU, their own economies.


To varying degrees, bailout recipients Greece, Portugal, Ireland and now Italy are giving sole control of its economic policies.


The leaders of the France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the European Central Bank, the IMF and the European Union institutions discussed with Obama ways promote the IMF warchest to prevent to overthrow fallout from Europe, the world economy into a recession.


The British Prime Minister David Cameron, whose Eurosceptical decided by the single currency, country argued vigorously against any use of IMF funds for the euro area.


He was supported by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the reporter said: "We see no reason why Canada, or open how would each area of other countries contribute such bailout."


Euro zone countries were wealthy and had the means to deal with their own problems, said Harper.


No figures have been agreed the IMF but the increase in resources, especially from major emerging economies such as China, could be in the range of 300-350 billion dollars, G20 officials said.


Sarkozy said that the G20 Finance Ministers were tasked to meet several options for the increase in the budget of the Fund at their next February.


"We will ensure that the IMF still means its systemic role for the benefit of all members", the final G20 Communique said.


Would an idea discussed in Cannes entail pooling euro countries rights to the IMF builds a martial art to borrow funds to support the vulnerable rulers, such as Italy and Spain. This could make available another $280-300 billion, a G20 source said. But no decision has been taken.


ABOUT GREEK DRAMA


Delegates gathered in the building that hosts of the annual Cannes Film Festival even watch the euro-zone battle for its largest fire still snuff found.


Greece, future in the euro area can hinges on a vote of confidence in the Socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou late Friday.


If he wins, say Government sources he has promised a step aside, and making the way for an interim national unity Government, to adopt the EU/IMF bailout plan, get an important help rate and pave the way for early elections next year.


However, if he loses, Greece will be plunged into deeper political turmoil and can be a difficult standard and possible withdrawal from the 17-nation single currency.


The Greek drama wiped out to rethink Sarkozy's hopes for a breakthrough on large early objectives such as the global monetary system. But the Summit a quick change to market determined exchange rates for the first time in this connection expressly to mention China.


"The crisis in Europe caused a systemic crisis, including Asia." Rather than create a new global framework that everyone expects the IMF-more actively, "Finance Minister Japanese Jun Azumi"said.


"The focus of the debate is, as you a firewall but you consider that the IMF should be a big wall set up,."


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Wednesday, September 23, 2454

Thorpe Gets a reality check

five time Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe disappointing seventh in the final of the 100 metres individual medley in a World Cup event on a hard first day in the competition after five years away.

The 29-year-old Australian, who hopes to qualify for next year the Olympic Games began to lose on the back with the butterfly leg and then he fight penultimate in an event with the chest, as he rarely before retirement sponge completed.


"I'm really happy with the first 50, the fly leg was great, the back was great and I'm really happy with the underwater work tonight," Thorpe told reporters.


"I was really good and then the chest happened." It was not so bad this morning. "It is something that I can work."


South African Chad of Le Clos, 19, won the race with a time of 53.06 seconds with Thorpe three and a half seconds back in one of the worst results of his illustrious career.


"I saw his career talks for himself, he grew up," Le Clos, said of Thorpe.


"I don't know, whether it a victory, exactly, call you can, because it is obviously not in close to his best always, but to beat him, I'll take it."


Before Thorpe had more nervous than usual, despite claims of suffering he said with his sixth place in heats in his first race back was happy.


Before the final, Thorpe saw a much more relaxed as he smiled his way through conversation seemed careless with Austrian Markus Rogan before his blue T-shirt, to discover his impressive physique.


"A lot today evening centredness,", said Thorpe.


"But what much fine is A little more nervous than what I would consider normal."


Lanky Thorpe, with the feet huge, flipper-like part take on Saturday as his preparations to try to qualify the Games 100 m butterfly still in March 2012 in London with the Australian Olympic.


Australia's most successful Olympian is expected to again in the Saturday event to fight, but the individual layers and Butterfly disciplines are very likely that for the Freestyle are dropped, on which he built in his name.


His fights in the glamour-free environment of Singapore Sports School of a few hundred spectators cheering highlighted the difficult task which he arises in achieving an other Olympics with little preparation time and competitors ten years younger than he.


"People want me do well and to see, do me quickly." I prefer to do, that I prefer not to wait, ", said Thorpe.


"I've swum not for a long time." I have where I was, where I am now 12 months ago to take stock. I am pretty good in the final of the competition. I am happy.


"I hope a little longer we some good performance can."


To fight an other recurring Australian Libby Trickett was. The Olympic gold finished last in the final of the 100 m butterfly and the sixth in their first international gathering since the 2009 World Championships 50 m freestyle.


Despite the results, 26-year-old was confident perform also in the Olympic trials.


"I think I'll be in time for the March." "I know that I think is moving forward, and this is only a step on the way."


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Monday, May 6, 2441

Bolts and Blake for sportsmen of the year shortlist

London, Nov 4 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Jamaican Usain bolt and Yohan Blake and Kenyan David Rudisha was nominated for the men world sportsman of the year, while Valerie Adams of New Zealand, Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot and Australia's Sally Pearson are for the women award.

The IAAF has their nominations announced that on Friday, a week before the winners at the World Athletics Gala in Monaco are revealed.

Bolt is in the list after his two gold medals at the World Championships in Daegu in 200 meters and 4?100 relay and won despite his disqualification at the beginning of the final., 100 Blake.

Rudisha, who became the youngest world is athlete of the year award winner, when he was 21 in the last year, again in the race after winning the 800-meters title in Daegu.

Adams won their third consecutive shot put in Daegu, Cheruyiot won the 5,000 and 10,000 titles and Pearson won the 100 meters hurdles title, where she ran the fourth fastest time in history.

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Thursday, January 11, 2429

Heart procedures relating to cognitive dismantling

In a new study of German heart patients, people deal, the invasive surgery and those who less showed invasive placement stent declines in thinking and memory subject to a few months after the procedure.

Doctors have been concerned about cognitive decline in patients with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) as a result of blocked arteries undergo a long time, and in fact, memory were deficits more significant after these procedures than after stenting.


Nevertheless not the results prove it is the procedure itself, that cause memory decline that-it might just be that plaque build up in blood vessels in the heart and the brain in the same patient caused a lot of problems.


"These patients have obviously all atherosclerosis," said Dr. Mark Newman of cognitive studies after cardiac surgery at Duke University to decline medical center in Durham, North Carolina.


"You have atherosclerosis of the coronary vessels, you have it probably in other ships in your body also."


Patients treated with CABG are often in poor condition, with the further development, as those who undergo stenting. It that "cognitive degradation" might be after this procedure applies to more on the severity of atherosclerosis as the procedure itself, said Newman, who was involved in the new studies, Reuters Health. "I think this is still a debate."


Nevertheless said it makes sense that if cholesterol built-up in the heart ships came loose during operation is, could it cause travel and problems to the brain, researchers.


The current study included 37 patients receive a stent placed and a further 47 in CABG, above all in their 60s and early 70s. Ago and three months after the operations the participants completed a series of were thinking and memory tests to measure, recall how well they come with or certain keywords, symbols and images.


The changes in their test results were compared to those of an other 33 healthy volunteers.


Patients in the stent Group had a major drop in score on two of the 10 tests compared to controls, a few months after their procedure. Bypass patients results on seven tests has slowed down.


Dr. Tibo Gerriets of Justus Liebig-Universität Gießen and colleagues write in the American Journal of heart, that it was clear how much the cognitive changes, which really bothers people in their daily lives after heart procedure occur.


But Newman said that this type is different from changes in thinking and memory abilities in some patients may require independent living and additional help.


Dr. Todd Rosengart, head of heart-chest surgery at Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York, said that the risk of cognitive decline after bypass surgery of which depend on how the procedure has done popular - and doctors, the German operations executed, not the best techniques may be used to protect patients against these risks.


"Today (a procedure to do) very well it means not only the patients through the process with no mortality this get through the procedure well in form," he told Reuters Health.


Heart patients, he said, should not their surgeons about the steps that they are doing to protect their brains by the intervention of shy away from issues.


With good surgeon in a good hospital should not likely, that think and memory problems on the bypass operation greater than a 20, his Rosengart added.


Heart procedure "safer and more secure receive" agreed Newman. "I don't think that people overly concerned (cognitive decline) should." "I think they should have the right treatment to help them as a whole, and see options, how they can improve their quality of life."


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Thursday, September 27, 2412

WI close to win series

  West Indies took three vital wickets before lunch as Bangladesh reached 263-6 on day five of the second test on Wednesday.

Bangladesh, still trailing by 245 runs, must depend on its middle and lower order batting through two sessions to avoid defeat, which looks unavoidable, at least for now.


Bangladesh was struggling from the beginning of the second innings after being set a towering 508 to beat the West Indies in the second test or more than four sessions to hold out for a draw.


Resuming at 164-3, Bangladesh lost Tamim Iqbal (83), Shakib Al Hasan (55) and Mushfiqur Rahim (69), with Darren Sammy leading the bowling attack for 2-16. Devendra Bishoo has figures of 2-82 for the innings.


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Friday, October 7, 2405

Easy wins for Sylhet, Khulna

  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.


RANGPUR-SYLHET


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.


They dismissed Rangpur cheaply again for only 112. The wrecker-in-chief was opening bowler Abu Jahed who claimed a five-for. He finished with nine wickets.


Rangpur managed a paltry 138 in their first innings.


KHULNA-DHAKA


Even without Bangladesh star Abdur Razzak, who is grieving after the death of his mother on Monday, they were too strong for Dhaka as they eased to a 91-run victory in Jessore.


Set a 285-run target, Dhaka fell apart after Taposh Ghosh snapped up five wickets to send them crashing to 194 all out.


DHAKA METRO-BARISAL


Requiring a massive 515 runs to win, hosts Barisal were 70-2 by the close of play.


Earlier, resuming on 75-6 they were bowled out for 120.


Dhaka Metro, who amassed 450-8 in their first innings, then made 185 for five before declaring again.


CHITTAGONG-RAJSHAHI


A double century by Farhad Hossain (216) helped Rajshahi to declare on 453 for nine in response to Chittagong's 378.


By stumps at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong slumped to 13 for four.


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Saturday, January 30, 2399

NARSINGHDI MAYOR MURDERKhokon being moved to Narsinghdi

  Narsinghdi police, with assistance from Detective Branch (DB), have arrested main opposition BNP's Narsinghdi unit chief Khairul Kabir Khokon from his residence near Khilgaon's Matir Masjid.

However, it was not immediately clear why he was detained early Wednesday. The detention was made hours after Narsinghdi municipality mayor Lokman Hossain, from the ruling Awami League, was shot dead in the town.


Khokon, also BNP central committee's education secretary, was picked up around 2.45am on Wednesday by the detectives, his wife Shirin Sultana told bdnews24.com.


Sultana, also the general secretary of the party's women's wing Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, added, "They did not give any cause as to why they had detained him".


Dhaka Metropolitan Police DB additional deputy commissioner Mehedi Hasan said, "Narsinghdi police arrested him. We just helped them out."


Khokon is being moved to Narsinghdi, he added.


A senior Detective Branch official confirmed that they had detained him and that he was being kept at the DB headquarters in the capital.


Meanwhile, an emergency meeting has been called at BNP's Naya Paltan headquarters to discuss the issue.


The 43-year old Hossain was declared dead by doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), nearly three hours after he was shot by a masked gunman in front of the Awami League office at the district headquarters' Sadar road at around 8pm on Tuesday.


The residents of the area blockaded the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in protest after the news got out and vandalised a number of vehicles. They also blocked the Dhaka-Chittagong rail road, leaving thousands stranded at railway stations in Dhaka, Narsinghdi and other places.


Chhatra League's distrcit unit has called a 72-hour shutdown from Wednesday.


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Friday, September 13, 2385

DSE gains in first hour

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Dhaka, Nov 2 (bdnews24.com)?The country's premier bourse saw an 101.08 point rise in the general index on the first hour of trading, on the second last working day of the week.

The benchmark index at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) stood at 5306.25 points at 11.58am on Wednesday. Shares worth a total of Tk 823.44 million have change hands with gainers heavily outweighing losers 202 to eight.

On Tuesday, the DSE reclaimed some ground, 169 points in the general index, following the fall that persisted in the previous trading days.

The market shed 40.62 points or 0.8 percent on Monday, and the benchmark index closed at 5036.49 points, amid continued protests by retail investors following continuous drop in share prices.

A platform of small investors called for making bank investments compulsory to stabilise the stock market. They also called for steps from the government forcing the banks to invest up to their limits and for implementation of investment declaration by banks from Tuesday.

The investors also urged the government to force merchant banks, financial organisations and insurance companies to maximise their investments to the limit allowed and for making a compulsory investment of 80 percent of mutual funds in the market.

On Sunday, the benchmark index lost 231.65 points or 4.36 percent to close at 5077.12 points.

Last week, the index shed 237 points to stand at 5308.79 points at the close on Thursday.

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Sunday, May 20, 2373

NARSINGHDI MAYOR MURDERTrain set on fire

  The supporters of slain Narsinghdi mayor Lokman Hossain have set fire to a Dhaka-Kishoreganj passenger train, as a general strike is in force to protest against the murder.

Narsigndi railway station master Maron Chandra Das told bdnews24.com that the angry protesters set six coaches of the Egaroshindur Express on fire on Wednesday.


He said the incident occurred at around 10.15am on Wednesday when the train reached Narsinghdi.


"Many passengers jumped off the train at that time and were injured. We are working to douse the flames," the master added.


"A patrol team of the Rapid Action Battalion-11 went to the spot after learning about the torching and was pelted with brickbats by angry protesters.


Meanwhile, Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of ruling Awami League, has enforced a 72-hour general strike in Narsinghdi to protest against the murder.


Shops and business organisations were seen shut on Wednesday morning. Activists of ruling Awami League and associate organisation have taken out processions demanding arrest and punishment of the assailants.


The organisers, however, said the first day's protest would not be that tight as family and party colleagues were waiting for the Hossain's body to arrive for burial.


"It will be an eased protest until 6pm Wednesday to facilitate the burial," said S M Qayum, a former central committee member of the student wing.


Qayum added that the Namaaj-e-Janaza would be held after Asr prayers when his body is brought back from Dhaka, where it underwent an autopsy.


Additional police forces have been deployed in the area to control the situation. Deputy inspector general (DIG) of Dhaka range police M H Nuruzzaman, Rapid Action Battalion-11 additional DIG Mostofa Kamal have reached Narsinghdi overnight to keep close watch on the situation.


Superintendent of Narsinghdi police Akkas Uddin Bhuiyan said, "A large number of law enforcers from Narsinghdi and surrounding districts has been deployed to handle the situation."


Doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) declared the 43-year old Hossain dead nearly three hours after he was shot by a masked gunman in front of the Awami League office at the district headquarters' Sadar road at around 8pm on Tuesday.


Lokman, also the ruling party's town unit general secretary, was a two time Gold Medal winner as Best Mayor.


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