Agency

The Awami League and some other political parties, and a family of a slain national leader killed inside jail in 1975 have rejected the High Court verdict in the Jail Killing Case.

Potential Patiya Gas Field

Ahsan Habibul Alam

A gas field containing huge reserve of natural gas is lying abandoned at Patiya sub-division under Chittagong, informed sources said.

Experts believe the field has a possible reserve of some crore cfts of the resource.

AP, DENVER — Barack Hussein Obama, a freshman senator who defeated the first family of Democratic Party politics with a call for a fundamentally new course in politics, was nominated by his party on Wednesday to be the 44th president of the United States.

Oil prices shot higher for the fourth straight day, breaking through $120 per barrel as Tropical Storm Gustav headed for the Gulf of Mexico and strengthened as it bore down on the vast U.S. energy infrastructure along the coast.

Agency

The four newly-elected city mayors and nine municipal mayors will be sworn in to office by Sep 11, an adviser said on Thursday.

Desk Report

The government is trying its best to narrow the gap with political parties, the communications adviser said Thursday.

"There is no reason for the mounting distance," adviser Ghulam Quader told reporters at the Secretariat.

On media reports that the release of former prime minister Khaleda Zia was awaiting certain conditions, Quader said: "Her release has not been held up for any condition.

Desk Report

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted Tarique Rahman eight-week bail the Bashundhara bribery case, the last of the 13 cases he faces, removing the last barrier to his release from detention, his lawyer said.

Bdnews24.com

A police officer on Wednesday filed a fraud case against former law minister Moudud Ahmed, charging him with opening fake bank accounts to stash away nearly Tk 2 crore.

Six people were shot by gunmen in Gulshan Wednesday during an alleged attempt to extort 'illegal toll' money, reports bdnews24.com.

Abdus Sabur(25) left home at Jubilee Road area, Chittagong at the backdrop of a family feud and has not returned home since then, says a press release.

But his mother's wait seems never ending.

Spartak Moscow striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has told the Russian media he is poised to join Tottenham Hotspur, reports BBC.

"I can confirm I'm joining Spurs. Right now I'm getting my visa and as soon as it is ready I will fly to England to sign a contract," he said.

The club travel to face Dynamo Kiev in the second leg of their third qualifying round and Pavlyuchenko will miss out after he reportedly returned to Moscow for talks with the Premier League club.

AFP, MOSCOW  - Reigning Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg were confident ahead of Friday's glittering European Super Cup clash with English Premier League side Manchester United.

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Morton reached the CIS Cup third round for the first time in 11 years after a 4-3 win over Hibernian, while St Mirren demolished Dumbarton 7-0.

Northampton hang on after Akinfenwa double

Sky Sport

Northampton dumped Bolton out of the Carling Cup after a first-half double from Adebayo Akinfenwa.

Global warming

First it was Russia. Now it is the Middle East.

The Hummer - one of America's most iconic automotive brands - looks less and less likely to be staying in the US after General Motors admitted it had received expressions of interest from investors in the Gulf states, reports The Telegraph.

The comments came hot on the heels of news earlier this month that Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has held early-stage talks with GM about buying the brand.

Credit crunch

The Guardian Online

An official "watch list" of potentially troubled US banks has lengthened from 90 to 117 as the credit crunch wreaks havoc throughout the financial industry.

AP, NEW YORK  -- Stocks turned higher Wednesday after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods, offsetting some unease about a rise in oil prices.

AP, RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Barbie may have taken some of the sass out of her pouty-lipped rivals Yasmin, Jade, Cloe and Sasha with a $100 million verdict against Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment Inc., but no one's left the playground yet.

A federal jury awarded toy giant Mattel the damages Tuesday in their copyright infringement lawsuit against MGA, but lawyers for the two playtime powerhouses are still wrangling over whether MGA can continue to make the saucy Bratz line.

The Energy Challenge

NY Times

When the builders of the Maple Ridge Wind farm spent $320 million to put nearly 200 wind turbines in upstate New York, the idea was to get paid for producing electricity. But at times, regional electric lines have been so congested that Maple Ridge has been forced to shut down even with a brisk wind blowing.