Volume 5 Number 245 Tue. February 01, 2005       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives General Ekushey Book Fair begins today amid tight security The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2005 begins on the Bangla Academy premises today amid tight security.   Face conspiracy against nation unitedly President urges govt, opposition parties President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday said any heinous conspiracy or any destructive activity against the nation should be faced unitedly by the government and the opposition parties to ensure democratic   More bodies condemn Kibria's killing More organisations yesterday condemned the killing of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria and four Awami League (AL) activists in a grisly grenade attack at Boidder Bazar in Habiganj on Thursday evening.   Bomb Attack Injured shop employee dies in Ctg An employee of a shop at Chawk Bazar in the city who was injured critically in a bomb attack on Sunday morning died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) in the early hours of yesterday.   Bogra admin bans all nighttime cultural programmes The Bogra district administration has banned all nighttime social and cultural programmes there because of fears of bomb attacks.   JSD calls 12-hr hartal on Feb 3, 36-hr Feb 5, 6 At the end of a 60-hour country-wide hartal yesterday, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) announced a series of fresh programmes to protest the killings and arrests of opposition leaders by the government.   Tk 105cr Mixed Credit from Denmark Bangladesh will receive 14.5 million euro equivalent to about Tk 105 crore as Mixed Credit from Denmark.   Need for curbing noise pollution stressed The parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Environment and Forest at a meeting yesterday underlined the importance of preventing 'noise pollution' near the hospitals, schools and colleges.   11-party demands free probe Left leaning 11-party alliance yesterday declared a dawn to dusk countrywide hartal on February 3 demanding independent inquiry of the brutal killings of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria and four   Changes in admin The government yesterday made some changes in the top level of the administration.   Sramik Dal leader held with bomb making materials Police Sunday arrested a Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal leader in Chitalmari upazila in Bagerhat, suspecting his involvement in making bombs.   Teenage boy helps avert train tragedy The presence of mind of a teenage boy helped a packed commuter train narrowly escape a serious accident at Jhikargachha yesterday.   Sramik League leader murdered in Khulna Badsha Sheikh, vice-president of Digholia upazila Sramik League, succumbed to his injuries at 6:30am yesterday at the Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH).   Bhuiyan Academy certificate award ceremony held The annual certificate award ceremony of Bhuiyan Academy, a pioneering institute in introducing the LL.B.   1,701 more held Police arrested 1,701 people, including five listed criminals, on various charges from different parts of the country till 6.00am yesterday.   Faizur new chief engineer of RHD AKM Faizur Rah-man has been appointed chief engineer on current charge of Roads and High-ways Depart-ment (RHD) on Sunday.     Advertisement