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The Daily Star Roundtable
'Set up exam centre under RCPS of UK'
Medical specialists at a roundtable yesterday strongly recommended setting up an examination centre in the country under the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS) of the United Kingdom.

Formulate modalities of collaboration for poverty cut
Khaleda urges Cirdap governing council
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday advised the Cirdap governing council to formulate modalities of collaboration between this Asia-Pacific institution and other regional organisations for uplift ofthe

GMO a threat to Saarc states
Speakers tell press confce
Introduction of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) on commercial basis has become a threat to Saarc countries, said the speakers at a press conference yesterday.

Police prevent BDB from holding meet at BSCIC instt
Police yesterday prevented the Uttara thana unit of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) from holding its scheduled meeting and training programme at the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation(BSCIC)

Enforce code of conduct to check child labour
Speakers tell discussion
Enforcement of an appropriate code of conduct is imperative to check child labour in the country, said the speakers at a discussion yesterday.

57 pc of road accidents caused by buses, trucks
Speakers tell roundtable
Country's 57 percent of total road accidents are caused by buses and trucks which constitute only 15 percent of total vehicles in transport sector, said the speakers at a roundtable in the city yesterday.

Traffic month inaugurated
State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar formally inaugurated the `Traffic Month-2005' yesterday.
Later, he led a colourful procession at about 10:00am from the city's Muktangon area.

One murdered, two shot in city
One person was stabbed to death and two others were shot by unknown criminals in separate incidents in the city within a span of 12 hours since 9:30pm on Saturday.

Keep homestead clean to prevent dengue, DCC urges city dwellers
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) called upon the city dwellers not to be alarmed and take preventive measures against spread of Dengue fever, says a press release.

AMCH Lottery
Prize money to be awarded today
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) is organising a function at its auditorium in the city today to award prize money among the winners of the Ahsania Mission Cancer Hospital (AMCH) lottery.

Dr Iftekhar, Rafiq Khan get extension
According to official notification, Bangladesh Permanent Representative to UN Mission Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury and High Commissioner to Canada Rafiq Ahmed Khan have got one year extension.