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First Day of Voter List Updating
None enrolled in Nilphamari, officials mum in Khulna
Not a single new voter was enrolled in Nilphamari district yesterday, the first day of updating the voter list.

2cr affected by unplanned shrimp farming in S-W dists
Croplands lose fertility, bio-diversity damaged, workshop told in Satkhira
Speakers at a day-long workshop here yesterday stressed the need for evolving environment friendly shrimp cultivation to protect the bio-diversity as unplanned cultivation destroys the ecological imbalance.

RU reopens amid fear of violence: Police deployed
Student bodies threaten agitation if permission to Shibir cadre for exam not withdrawn
Rajshahi University reopened yesterday after a 38-day summer vacation amid fear of violence. The university halls were opened Friday. As usual, police remained deployed on the campus.

Diarrhoea kills four in Gaibandha
Diarrhoea has claimed four lives including two children and attacked 50 others in remote shoal areas of Shaghata and Fulchhari upazilas in last two days.

Illegal signboards cause accidents in Sirajganj
Over 100 illegal signboards erected on the both sides of Dhaka-Bonpara highway in Hati Kamrul area in Sirajganj are causing problem in vehicular movement and road accidents.

Day long strike by RMCH interns
Rangpur Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) internee doctors yesterday observed a strike and stayed off from their duties causing immense sufferings of patients.

Nagorik Committee demands withdrawal of Khagrachhari DC
Khagrachhari Parbattya Zila Nagorik Committee, a citizens' committee, at a meeting held at its office here yesterday gave an ultimatum to the government for withdrawal of the Deputy Commissioner (DC)by

200 fall sick after taking food at Matlab temple
Over 200 Hindu devotees yesterday fell sick after eating fruits served as 'prasad' at a Roth fair at Locknath temple at Kaladi village in Matlab upazila.