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'4 lakh illegal arms in hands of criminals, cadres'
Criminals and cadres of the mainstream political parties are using about four lakh illegal and 25,000 licensed firearms to commit crimes across the country.

Ration for 28,000 more Bengali speaking families in CHT on cards
The government plans to provide rations to 28,000 more Bengali-speaking families in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) as their number continues to rise, sources said.

Criminal wounded in 'encounter' with police
One criminal charge-sheeted in the assistant commissioner of police Bashir Ali murder case was wounded during an "encounter" between the police and his accomplices at Bayezid Bostami upazila here early

'Include true history in textbooks'
Teachers of different schools and colleges yesterday threatened to abstain from teaching 'distorted history' unless the government include true and accurate history in the textbooks with a national consensus.

Empower city corpns for better urban management
Speakers tell seminar
Speakers at a seminar yesterday called for empowerment of the city corporations for better urban management and environmental development.

Declare nat'l minimum wage
Sramik Federation urges govt
Jatiya Sramik Federation Bangladesh has urged the government to immediately declare national minimum wage and rein in inflation in order to keep the prices of commodities within the purchasing capacity

Resist conspiracy against judiciary: Moudud
Law Minister Moudud Ahmed yesterday said everybody should unitedly resist those who are hatching conspiracy to destroy the freedom of judiciary system and trying to tarnish the image of the government.

EU envoy calls for security of journalists
EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Esko Kentrschynsky has said the killing of journalists is an attack on press freedom and democracy.

UGC to consider 'logical'demands of university teachers
University Grants Commission (UGC) assured the teachers of the public universities of taking necessary steps regarding their eight-point demands, including merit based recruitment and construction ofa

Mohiuddin visits mazar of Bangabandhu
ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, newly elected mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC), visited the mazar of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara yesterday afternoon.

AL team to attend workshop in China
A delegation of the Awami League will attend a week-long workshop on youth leadership in China at the invitation of the Communist Party of China.

Zia united countrymen in 1971: Morshed
Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan yesterday said late president Ziaur Rahman united the people in 1971 and liberated the country from the occupation forces.

Mirsari Unnayan Forum formed
A seven-member central committee of Mirsari Unnayan Forum has been formed with industrialist MM Emran Chowdhury as its president.

New physiotherapy centre opens in Mirpur
A physiotherapy centre was inaugurated in city's Mirpur area on Thursday through providing free medical treatment to a patient.