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Local News
Wednesday, June 26th,
2002
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News Brief, Summary of
more than 20 leading Bangla & English Dailies, Source : News Garden |
Wednesday, June 26th,
2002
National
The government has formed
another Bank Reform Committee to get to the heart of loan
defaults and ways of scaling over the situation. The committee
will analyse the level and nature of default loans of different
categories. It will also seek to formulate a policy for banks so
that they can write-off bad loans.
Tension is prevailing at the Adamjee Jute Mills (AJM) and a
large number of police and BDR personnel have been deployed
there to avoid any untoward incident centering the government
decision to close down the largest jute mill in the world.
A multi-national military exercise will be held in Bangladesh in
September. Some 20 countries are expected to participate in the
exercise. Six countries will be 'core participants'. Others who
are expected to send observers will shortly inform whether they
will participate actively or just as observers, reports The
daily Star.
Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan and Communications Minister
Nazmul Huda have been invited to visit Myanmar 'at their
earliest convenient time' for 'important discussions'. The
foreign minister is expected to discuss all bilateral issues for
strengthening relations with Myanmar.
Former Finance Minister SAMS Kibria on Tuesday asked for
withdrawing "repressive taxes", making some essentials duty-free
and prioritizing the agriculture and export sectors.
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Neighbour
After dropping a political bombshell at
the weekend announcing that he was quitting politics, Malaysian Prime
Minister Mahathir Mohamad has agreed to stay in office until late 2003,
his party has announced.
India told Pakistan on Monday it must make good on its pledge to stop
cross-border militancy after a U.S. magazine quoted its military leader as
saying he could not promise a permanent halt.
Russia is selling a dozen Mi-171 military transport helicopters to
Pakistan, the first Russian defence sale to Islamabad in six years, the
Vedemosti Moscow business daily reported Tuesday.
Nepal's King Gyanendra Monday sought more help from Indian leaders in
fighting a six-year Maoist insurgency that has shaken his Himalayan
kingdom, stretched its military and killed more than 3,500 people.
Ahead of the general elections, Pakistan government has said it will lift
restrictions on outdoor political activities from July 12 and announce
schedule for the polls the same day.
Secretary General Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Dr
Abdelouhahed Belkeziz has expressed deep concern over tension between
Pakistan and India and appealed to two neighbouring countries to exercise
self restraint and emphasized to resolve Kashmir dispute according to UN
Charter and Security Council's resolutions.
US special forces have come under separate mortar and rocket attacks in
Afghanistan near the Pakistani border, but none were injured, a coalition
spokesman said Tuesday.
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International
More than 750 people are now feared
dead in flooding that has devastated large areas of China in recent weeks.
As one of the worst wildfires in the history of the West devoured more
ground Tuesday, President Bush declared the charred region a disaster area
and consoled evacuees at a school that has become a mass shelter, telling
them: "Hang in there. You're brave and great people."
Israel kept Palestinians in seven West Bank cities under the gun and
threatened to expand the operation to the Gaza Strip after a policy speech
by President Bush dealt another blow to Yasser Arafat.
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Sports
Michael Ballack silenced 60,000 South
Koreans to put Germany through to their seventh World Cup final with a 1-0
win.
India crashed to a 21-run defeat to Kent after a career-best four for 42
by seamer James Golding to snatch victory away from the tourists at
Canterbury on Monday.
Brazil believe they will have overcome the most difficult obstacle
standing between them and a record fifth World Cup if they beat underdogs
Turkey in their semifinal here on Wednesday.
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