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Withdraw duty on newsprint
Book publishers, traders demand
Book publishers and traders yesterday demanded withdrawal of all types of duties and taxes on imported newsprint and whiteprint papers.

AL to meet demands of UP chairmen if voted to power
Says Jalil
Bangladesh Union Parishad Forum yesterday called on the Awami League to give autonomy to UPs if it is voted to power in the next parliamentary election.

Japan to limit foreigners to 3 percent of populatiion
A Japanese government panel will propose limiting the proportion of foreign residents to 3 percent of the country's population, officials said yesterday.

Tk 221.57cr RCC budget announced
A Tk 221.57 crore budget for Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has been announced for fiscal year (FY) 2006-07. Of the total amount, over Tk 90.9 crore has been shown as revenue income, over Tk 34.

4 killed in road accidents
At least four people were killed and seven others injured in Brahmanbaria and Manikganj yesterday.

Bagerhat court asks police to produce Abdur Rahman, Bangla Bhai
District and Sessions Judge of Bagerhat Nurunnahar Osmani ordered the police to produce Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) kingpin Abdur Rahman and its second-in-command Siddiqul Islam Bangla Bhaiduring

Cop's pistol stolen
Pistol of a sub-inspector of Ashulia Police Station was stolen from a hotel in Tongi Bazar yesterday.

Guard shot in city
A security guard was shot by robbers at Demra in the city yesterday.

Savar Bangabandhu Parishad executives
Journalist Barun Bhoumik Nayan and Farook Dewan have been elected president and general secretary of Savar Pourasava Bangabandhu Parishad, says a press release.