Volume 5 Number 9 Fri. June 04, 2004    
 
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Troops to Iraq
Legal notice on govt not to sign deal
Two NGO activists served a legal notice on the government asking it not to sign any agreement on sending troops to Iraq during the forthcoming visit of US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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Take up eco-friendly projects for sustainable dev
Speakers urge govt at seminar
Speakers at a seminar yesterday called upon the government to take up eco-friendly projects for sustainable development of the country.
 
Daily Star-Astech English debate final today
The final of The Daily Star-Astech Group Inter-School English Debate Competition will be held at the Muslim Institute Hall in the port city at 9:30am today.
 
Attack on Indian Truck driver
Truckers observe strike at Bhomra
A six-hour transport strike was observed at Bhomra land port in Satkhira and at Shojadanga across the border in India yesterday in protest against an attack on an Indian truck driver at the land port.
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Bomb Attack on Baniarchar Church
'Bring attackers to book'
Different socio-cultural organisations gathered at a rally yesterday demanding that persons involved in bomb attacks across the country be brought to book immediately.
 
8 killed in road accidents
Eight people were killed and 41 others injured in road accidents in Kishoreganj and Manikganj districts yesterday and on Wednesday night

Of them, four were killed in Kishoreganj and the rest in Manikganj.

 
Shrine Blast
3 more arrested, cop withdrawn
Police on Wednesday night arrested three people in connection with the shrine blast of May 21 while yet another police official from Sylhet was withdrawn in a reshuffle that saw three police officials
 
Gamblers beat up cops, snatch revolver
Gamblers beat up a four-member police team led by a sub-inspector (SI) and snatched a loaded revolver from the SI as the cops allegedly tried to extort from them Tk 10,000.
 
Brac gets Gates award for Global Health
Brac has received the Gates Award for Global Health.

William H Gates, Sr.

 
Ahsanullah Murder
Bar on six from leaving country
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday sent a letter to the immigration office asking its officials not to allow six more people accused of killing Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master
 
ICCS at CMCH soon
Initiative is underway to establish Invasive Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (ICCS) in Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) soon.
 
Minor girl raped in Narayanganj
Even a two-and-a-half-year-old girl was not spared from the lust of a young man in Narayanganj.
 
Police beat PSA activists
Police charged batons on the activists of Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) injuring at least seven of them on Dhaka University (DU) campus yesterday evening.
 
AL to observe Six-point Day today
Bangladesh Awami League will observe the historic Six-point Day today.

The day's programme will begin with hoisting of national and party flags at the party offices throughout the country in themorning.

 
June 6 public holiday cancelled
Public holiday for by-election in the Dhaka-10 constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad on June 6 has been cancelled, an official handout said here yesterday.
 
PBCP cadre shot dead in Khulna
Ranajit Kumar Mondol, an armed cadre of M-L faction of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), was shot dead by unidentified assailants Wednesday night at Pabla under Daulatpur thana.
 
College student killed in road accident
Raju Biswas, a student of first year of Rampal Dagree Collage was killed and ten others were injured in a road accident at Katakhali crossing under Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district yesterday.
 
Conference postponed
Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad has postponed its triennial national conference which was scheduled to be held in the first week of this month, says a press release.
 
Dist governor, vice governor of Lions Clubs
BH Sharif and MS Shekil Chowdhury have been elected district governor and vice-district governor of the Lions Clubs International, District-315B1, Bangladesh, for 2004-2005, says a press release.
 
CityCell selects winners of SMS Quiz Contest
CityCell, a leading cell phone service provider, has selected the winners of its SMS Quiz Contest during the Bangladesh-West Indies ODI, says a press release.
 

 
   
 
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