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Food Adulteration
'Introduce capital punishment for dishonest traders'
A Dhaka-based rights organisation yesterday demanded introduction of capital punishment for dishonest traders responsible for the adulteration of food items and mixing toxic chemicals with fruits, fishes
 
Vested quarters trying to divide nation in name of religion
Speakers tell roundtable
The national identity of the country has been at stake as some vested quarters are trying to divide the nation in the name of religion, speakers at a roundtable said yesterday.
 
Policy for fibre optic lines on rlys, roads, highways soon
The government has decided to formulate a policy guideline for setting up optic fibre lines on railways, roads and highways that aims at increasing government revenue, creating competitiveness among the
 
New Project to Replace the Old One
10 language labs to be set up to help unemployed youths
The Ministry of Education is planning to set up 10 language laboratories aimed at enhancing English and Arabic language skills of pre- and post-intermediate level students and service holders to prepare
 
Girls' Education
'Marriage major reason for discontinuation'
Marriage is the major reason for discontinuation of girls' education while dowry also influences their enrolment in school, revealed a study at a seminar yesterday.
Picture
2.80 lakh suffer from low vision
Experts tell workshop
There are around 2,80,000 low vision (LV) patients in the country who are generally treated as blind, said the experts at a workshop yesterday.
 
Faridpur-1 by-Election
Candidates' personal information to be made public before polls
Any aggrieved party or even a voter can file a complaint with the pre-election committee if any candidate for the upcoming Faridpur-1 by-election provides false statements regarding personal information,
 
Khulna city BNP factions cancel rallies on high command's order
The two rival factions of city unit BNP refrained from holding their scheduled rallies yesterday after receiving a faxed message from the central committee.
 
Newspaper hawkers submit memo to DMP commissioner
Leaders of Newspaper Hawkers Welfare Multipurpose Co-operative Society Ltd yesterday submitted a memorandum to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner demanding arrest of Sarwar Hossain and his accomplices.
 
2 girls raped in N'ganj
The husband of a government shelter home employee had confined and raped a teenage girl of the home for months, while another teenage girl yesterday escaped from the clutch of a prostitution syndicate.
 
Ru Munnujan Hall
Security of female students demanded
Leaders of different student organisations of Rajshahi University yesterday demanded security of the female students at Munnujan Hall as there was apparently no administration at the dormitory for the
 
Star readers respond to 2 girls' miseries
The stories of two girls published in The Daily Star yesterday brought significant responses.
 
DU Fazilatunnesa Hall
Six students warned
Dhaka University (DU) Syndicate has warned six students of Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall for misbehaving with the house tutors on July 17.
 
SCBA demands suspension of special judge
Supreme Court Bar Council (SCBA) yesterday demanded suspension of Mohammad Rezaul Karim Khan Chunnu, special judge of Dhaka Division, for his involvement in politics.
 
Bangabandhu Murder
Execution of verdict demanded
Bangladesh Awami Sangskritik Forum yesterday formed a human chain in front of Muktangan in the city demanding immediate execution of the verdict in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
 
Al factions clash
About 10 people were injured as two factions of Bagmara upazila Awami League clashed during the first meeting of the new committee at Bhabaniganj AL office.
 
Workshop on diabetics concludes
A three-day training workshop on "Diabetic Mellitus" ended yesterday at Birdem auditorium in the capital jointly organised by Diabetic Association of Bangladesh and University of Oslo, Norway, says apress
 

 
   
 
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