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'Establish education as fundamental right under constitution'
Lawmakers and educationists at a dialogue yesterday underscored the need for establishing education as a fundamental right under the constitution of the country.

Tengratila Blast
Petrobangla to claim Tk 250cr from Niko
Petrobangla is about to claim Tk 250 crore as compensation from Canadian Niko Resources Ltd for the losses caused by two explosions at Chhatak gas field, also known as Tengratila.

Attack on Mayor
Hartal observed in Sylhet
The eight-hour hartal called in Sylhet by the main opposition Awami League (AL) in protest against Friday's grenade attack on the Sylhet city mayor passed off yesterday peacefully.

Uni-track education system to encourage militancy
Speakers tell discussion
The uni-track education system, proposed to be introduced at the secondary level in the coming year, will encourage militancy by giving more stress on religious studies, said the speakers at a discussion

Lawyers demand resignation of govt, protest bomb attacks
Lawyers staged demonstrations across the country yesterday in protest against the November 29 bomb attacks in Gazipur and Chittagong.

Demand for national govt unconstitutional
Nine senior lawyers of the Supreme Court (SC), in a statement yesterday, termed the demand for national government replacing the elected coalition government 'undemocratic' and 'unconstitutional'.

Unite to free country from militants: Dr Kamal
Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain called on the political parties to be united with the support of people to form a democratic and non-communal government.

PM gives Tk 5 lakh each to families of two slain judges
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday gave Tk 5 lakh each to the families of two senior assistant judges killed in a bomb attack in Jhalakathi to meet their urgent needs.

Bomb recovered from KG School
Kotwali police recovered a bomb from a kindergarten school at the city's Patharghata area yesterday morning. The bomb was later defused.

'Deploy female cops at Hasina's residence'
In the backdrop of recent spate of bomb attacks across the country, office of the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Sheikh Hasina has requested the police administration to deploy women police to

Suhrawardy's anniversary of death today
The 42nd death anniversary of Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy will be observed in the country today.

PCJ ultimatum to CU authorities
Progatishil Chhatra Jote (PCJ) Chittagong University (CU) unit yesterday gave a 24-hour ultimatum to the university authorities demanding arrest and punishment to the Shibir cadres involved in the attack

Condolence meeting on Shahadat Chy today
A citizens' condolence meeting in memory of Shahadat Chowdhury, a freedom fighter and editor of the Shaptahik 2000, will be held at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city at 3:30pm today.

Bomb Blasts
Australian HC discusses situation with Hasina
Outgoing Australian High Commissioner Lorraine Burker made a farewell call on Awami League President Sheikh Hasina at her Sudha Sadan residence in the city yesterday.

'Ensure equal rights for women'
Speakers at a meeting yesterday reiterated their call for ensuring equal rights for women.

Month-long campaign to raise awareness about Aids
Life, an United Nations associated NGO, and the Children's Voice launched a month-long campaign yesterday to raise awareness about HIV/Aids to prevent the spread of the deadly disease.

Diploma engr found dead in city
Police recovered the body of a young man in the city yesterday.
The victim was identified as Mirza Hamidul Hossain Babu, 28, who recently completed diploma in engineering from Tangail.

Criminal killed in shootout with cops
A notorious criminal was killed on Saturday midnight in a shootout between his accomplices and police in Khulna city.