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Toxic chemicals used in foods put public health at risk
Govt mulls setting up a single authority to monitor food and drugs
Toxic chemicals used in food items cause severe damage to vital human organs such as liver, kidney, lungs and heart, often resulting in cancer, according to food scientists.
 
AL leader Mostaque, not Zia, imposed martial law: Bhuiyan
BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan yesterday blamed the main opposition Awami League (AL) for distorting of history.
"BNP does not distort the history....

 
Irregularities at Jagannath Hall
Students lay siege to provost house
Resident students of Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University (DU) yesterday staged demonstration and laid siege to provost's residence in protest against alleged irregularities in the hall.
 
Intensify agitation to protect industries
Trade union leaders urge workers
Trade union leaders at a national convention yesterday urged the workers to be united to realise their various demands.
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'Stand by acid survivors'
Second phase of Charity Photo Exhibition begins
The second phase of a Charity Photo Exhibition began at Sonargaon Hotel in the city yesterday with a call to stand by the acid survivors.
 
Pro-opposition lawyers to observe Black Day Sept 6
Sammilita Ainjibi Samannaya Parishad (SASP), a forum of pro-opposition lawyers, will observe Black Day across the country on September 6.
 
Bodies of three children recovered in city
Bodies of three children were recovered in the city on Thursday.
Ramna police recovered a floating body from the Mirbagh Jheel (waterbody).
He was identified as Md Rabiul, 4.

 
3 petroleum depot officials suspended
Three officials of three petroleum depots have been suspended on charge of supplying 3.10 lakh litres of fuel oil illegally to a foreign ship at Mongla port.
 
Ensure accountability in every sector to establish good governance
Speakers tell seminar
Speakers at a discussion yesterday called for ensuring accountability in every sector to establish good governance.
 
4 injured as extortionists ransack house at Fatullah
A gang of alleged extortionists ransacked a house at Fatullah under Narayanganj district injuring four people on Thursday night.
 
BSF kills one in Lalmonirhat
A Bangladeshi citizen was gunned down and two others were injured by the Border Security Force (BSF) of India on Patgram border on Thursday night.
 
Rickshaw van owners-workers' 48-hour strike October 1, 2
Rickshaw van owners and workers will go for a 48-hour strike in the city on October 1 and 2 to press home their demands.
 
'Economic sovereignty under threat'
The country is facing dollar crisis as a section of the ruling class is sending out their money abroad, said Prof Anu Mustafa at a seminar yesterday.
 
Int'l seminar on rural dev begins today
A three-day international seminar on 'sustainable rural development' begins here today.
 
70-yr-old rapes 5-yr-old girl
A 70-year-old man has allegedly raped a five-year-old girl in Narayanganj.
 
Khasru's clarification
Former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru yesterday gave a clarification on a report carried by the Bdnews on August 31, saying that he was not properly quoted in the report.
 

 
   
 
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