- Officials in northern Bangladesh battle to contain an anthrax outbreak that has infected more than 250 people.
2010-09-03 12:25:12
- Lance Klusener has finally turned down the offer to take over as Bangladesh's bowling coach, ending a prolonged period of speculation over his possible appointment
2010-09-02 15:21:54
- Smoke and drink more, Russia's finance minister Alexei Kudrin urged citizens yesterday, explaining that higher consumption will help lift tax revenues for spending on social services."If you smoke a pack of cigarettes, that means you are giving more to help solve social problems such as boosting demographics, developing other social services and upholding birth rates," Kudrin said."People should understand: Those who drink, those who smoke are doing more to help the state," he said, offering unconventional advice as the Russian government announced plans to raise excise duty on alcohol and cigarettes.Alcohol and cigarette consumption are already high in Russia, where 65 per cent of men smoke and the average Russian consumes 18 litres of alcoholic beverages per year, mainly vodka.Russian duties on cigarettes are among the lowest in Europe.The state recently imposed a new minimum legal price for vodka, implemented a zero tolerance ban on drink-driving and banned night-time sales of alcohol to curb abuse blamed for the deaths of thousands of Russians every year.Alcohol abuse kills around 500,000 Russians annually and greatly impacts male life expectancy, which is lower than in other developing countries as Bangladesh and Honduras. 18 litres, the yearly vodka consumption of a Russian
2010-09-02 14:08:48
- Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal were approached by bookmakers during a home series against India in January 2010, the BCB has confirmed
2010-09-01 15:24:23
- The Bangladesh Cricket Board has not yet received a response from former South African allrounder Lance Klusener, who was a leading candidate for the role of the team's bowling coach
2010-09-01 15:30:23
- The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday said several senior players, including captain Shakib Al Hasan, were approached by illegal bookmakers during the home Test series against India earlier this year.
2010-09-01 11:44:37
- Bangladeshi officials say an army major has been dismissed for carrying hundreds of bottles of illegal cough syrup.
2010-08-31 23:24:03
- New Delhi, Aug 30 UNI Public sector power utility company National Thermal Power Corporation NTPC Limited and Bangladesh Power Development Board BPDB today signed an MoU for mutual cooperation for development of power sector in Bangladesh. NTPC may set up a 1320 MW coal-based power plant in Bangladesh in a joint venture with BPDB, subject to techno economic viability, for mitigating the power shortage problem of Bangladesh, an official release said.
2010-08-30 17:00:00
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2010-08-30 15:01:27
- The Bangladeshi government has approved a proposal for importing 130,000 tons of rice for 3.74 billion taka about 53 million U.S. dollars to increase food stock, local leading English newspaper The Daily Star reported Friday. The decision was made at a meeting of the cabinet committee on economic purchase, chaired by Finance Minister AMA Muhith, on Thursday. 100,000 tons of rice will be bought from Vietnam on the basis of a state-to-state deal for 2.27 billion taka about 32 million U. S ...
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