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Water plants in Dhaka to be useless
The Sayedabad and Chandnighat water treatment plants may turn useless in near future if the pollution of Buriganga and Sitalkhya goes unabated, sources in the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority said...[ + ]
Prices of cooking oil, milk powder, red meat up
Prices of cooking oil, milk powder and red meat increased further while that of broiler, vegetables and spices declined in the kitchen markets of the Dhaka city in the past week. Prices of cooking oil, especially the non-packed soybean and palm, increased significantly and the grocers were selling loose soybean per kilogram between and Tk 70 and Tk 72 and palm between Tk 58 and Tk 60...[ + ]
McGrath writes off rest of the world
Glenn McGrath believes Australia are a class apart as they chase an unprecedented third successive World Cup title. The reigning champions, winners in 1999 and 2003, as well as 1987, have won their last 22 World Cup matches and fast bowler McGrath cannot see a reason for that run to end out in Caribbean...[ + ]
Aussies awesome, Tigers not overawed
Awesome is perhaps the perfect word to describe the form of the Australian team but Bangladesh has nothing to fear or lose in Antigua today when they play their Super Eight opener...[ + ]
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