Punter happy to be one of the boys
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IN EARLY April, Ricky Ponting flew to Bangladesh knowing he was no longer the top dog in the Australian team. But seven years spent occupying arguably the nation’s highest profile on-field sports position ensured old habits died hard.
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Reality shows can throw up big stars: Runa Laila
Kolkata, June 19 (PTI) Expressing her liking for television reality shows, Bangladeshi singing legend Runa Laila rues the fact that in her country the programmes have not flourished the way they have in India.She noted that reality shows have gained enormous popularity in India, both at the national (Hindi) and regional levels.”Although they are quite popular in Bangladesh because of the small …
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Gas pact with ConocoPhillips sparks protest in B”desh
From Anisur RahmanDhaka, Jun 19 (PTI) A crucial deal between the government and US energy giant ConocoPhillips for gas exploration in the Bay of Bengal has sparked a row in the country as a Bangladeshi organisation announced a nationwide shutdown to protest against the pact.”We are calling a country wide 6-hour hartal on July 3… the agreement with ConocoPhillips endangered Bangladesh”s …
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B”desh national jailed for trafficking fake Indian currency
New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) A Bangladeshi national, arrested for trafficking fake Indian currency, has been jailed for four years along with two of his accomplices by a court here which also ordered his deportation after serving the sentence.Mohd Suhail, who had sneaked into India from Bangladesh to make a living, and his accomplices — Mohd Nayeem and Mohd Subhan– were engaged in exchanging fake …
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