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Dhaka Integrated Flood Control Embankment Project
Call for more critical analysis before implementation
While LGRD minister called for more critical analysis of Dhaka Integrated Flood Control Embankment cum Eastern Bypass Road Multipurpose Project before its implementation and sought donor funding, ministers

Quality teachers a must for quality education
Speakers tell discussion
Quality teachers are a must to ensure quality education for the students, said the speakers at a discussion yesterday.

National Budget
Adequate allocation for people with disability demanded
Speakers at a workshop yesterday demanded adequate allocation for the people with disability in the upcoming national budget.

Only 4pc rural households can afford optimal diet
Survey reveals
Only four percent of rural households can afford an optimal diet and 39 percent of under-five children in rural areas are stunted, a survey revealed yesterday.

First Sedition Case
Hear on charge framing against JMB men July 4
A Dhaka court yesterday fixed July 4 for hearing on charge framing of the first sedition case against eight Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leaders and activists of Dhamrai area.

2 high officials of Ctg customs suspended
Two high officials of Chittagong Customs were suspended allegedly for helping import of old chassis through false documentation.

Zia's Death Anniversary
PM distributes food among poor on second day
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia distributed foods among the poor in different parts of the city yesterday on the second day of a three-day programme marking the 25th death anniversary of president Ziaur Rahman.

UP secys demand nationalisation of jobs
Secretaries of Union Parishads yesterday demanded nationalisation of their service. They also demanded payment of 100 percent salary by the government and raising their status as second class officers.

'Outlaw' killed in 'crossfire'
A member of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) Red Flag faction was killed in 'crossfire' between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and his accomplices at Terokhada of Sathia upazila in Pabna yesterday.

Ctg bakery sealed off for using adulterated raw materials
A mobile court in an anti-adulteration drive here yesterday sealed off an unauthorised bakery for producing confectionery items using adulterated raw materials.

HC issues rule on PSC
A High Court Division bench has issued a rule upon the government to explain why the selection of two candidates, out of 13, for appointment to permanent posts of professors (surgery) in different medical

Grocer strangled
Unidentified miscreants strangled a grocer at Satkania in the district yesterday. The victim was identified as Md Yusuf Mia, 28.

DU summer vacation begins today
A month-long summer vacation of Dhaka University (DU) begins from today. During the vacation no classes will be held but examinations of different departments and institutes will be held as per schedule.