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Local News
Friday, June 28,
2002
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News Brief, Summary of
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Friday, June 28,
2002
National
Awami League legislators who joined the
parliament session on Monday last after long eight months have decided not
to be associated with the passage of the budget for the fiscal year
2002-2003.
Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan has criticised illegal occupation of
Palestine and continued military aggression against the Palestinians by
Israel. The Foreign Minister was speaking at the 29th plenary session of
the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers [ICFM] at Khartoum on
Wednesday, according to a message received here yesterday.
The young Turks in the ruling BNP who were in the forefront of the move to
force the resignation of President Badruddouza Chowdhury, are learnt to
have now turned against technocrat ministers, reports The Independent.
The parliamentary party of main opposition Awami League has appointed four
Whips in Parliament. A source close to the party said Mirza Azam, Bir
Bahadur, Col (retd) Farooq Khan and Motahar Hossain were appointed
opposition Whips yesterday.
The main opposition Awami League (AL) has accused the Chair and the ruling
BNP as well of 'manipulation' in time allocation for budget discussion in
the Jatiya Sangsad, which prompted it to keep aloof from the budget debate
only three days after joining the current parliament.
The Muktijoddha Sangsad yesterday decided to grant taka 25,000 to the
family of a freedom fighter after his or her death.
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Neighbour
Bangladesh-India official-level joint
border talks, held at Khagrachhari Circuit House from 7.30 pm to 10 pm on
Wednesday night, decided to fix and finalise border pillars, curb
smuggling and maintain cordial relations between BDR-BSF.
Several agreements on trade expansion and investment protection are
expected to be signed between Dhaka and Bangkok during Thai Prime Minister
Thaksin Shinawatra’s ensuing visit to Bangladesh, official sources said.
A meeting of India's top security officials, headed by Prime Minister Atal
Behari Vajpayee, decided Wednesday to keep Indian forces deployed the
borders with Pakistan until at least October, report agencies.
The Indian Cabinet will be expanded on July 1 according to an announcement
made Thursday by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan.
Indian forces will remain deployed at the borders with Pakistan until at
least October, Defence Minister George Fernandes said in remarks published
today, reports AFP.
China wants to further strengthen its economic and technical cooperation
with Bangladesh and take some positive steps to bridge the widening
trade deficit of Dhaka with Beijing.
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International
United States (US) government experts,
wary of al Qaeda's skills on the Internet, are concerned that Osama bin
Laden's guerrilla network may be planning cyber-attacks targeting nuclear
power plants, dams or other critical structures, The Washington Post
reported
A $20 billion deal designed to stop extremist groups getting hold of
nuclear bombs nudged Africa out of the spotlight at a summit of rich
nations on Thursday, but the countries promised not to ignore the world's
poorest continent next year.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday charged three former British
bankers with wire fraud in a $7.3 million scheme involving the collapsed
energy trader Enron Corp.
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Sports
In the 116th championships of the
Wimbledon yesterday, former champions Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi
crashed out along with the Russian Marat Safin, tipped by some as a
possible winner this year.
Morrison subtracted yet another top-10 player from the second round
Thursday, serving and volleying to near perfection in a 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (5)
victory over French Open finalist Juan Carlos Ferrero
The 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa will be free of corruption and
match-fixing, the International Cricket Commission (ICC) said on Thursday.
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari wants his players to banish fear of
failure from their minds as they prepare to take on Germany in Sunday's
World Cup final.
The FIFA Referees Committee today appointed 42-year old Italian Pierluigi
COLLINA to referee the Final of the 17th FIFA World Cup™ on Sunday, 30
June
Four Brazilians including the three Rs - Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho -
and two German players are among 10 players nominated for the best
player's award at the 2002 World Cup.
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