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Corporatisation of Bangladesh Railway
WB urges govt to expedite process
The World Bank (WB) has urged the government to expedite corporatisation and modernisation of Bangladesh Railway (BR) to make the sector vibrant and competitive for rendering better services.
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Birth Registration Programme Launched
100pc registration by 2 years
Ensuring citizens' rights and protecting children from early marriage, child labour, child prostitution and youth detention, the government is going to implement the Birth and Death Registration Act 2004.
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Dhaka hopes to consolidate ties
Sircar, Khaleda greet Bush on US Independence Day
Acting President Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia felicitated President George W Bush on the occasion of the Independence Day of the United States, reaffirming the importance
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Three killed in road accidents
Three people were killed and 11 others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka and Chittagong in the last two days.
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Haluaghat Arms Haul Case
Hearing on July 5
Three indigenous people who were arrested in connection with the seizing of huge arms and ammunitions at Haluaghat in the district on June 30 were produced before a court here yesterday.
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28 fishermen still missing in Bay
At least 28 fishermen remained missing after eight fishing trawlers with 110 people on board capsized in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday night.
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WB wants Indo-Bangla rail link
Multilateral donor agency World Bank expects an inter-country railway link between Bangladesh and India to accelerate economic growth of the two countries.
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Robbers kill 70-yr-old
Robbers killed an elderly person and looted valuables worth over Tk 5 lakh at Raozan upazila in the district during early hours yesterday.
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Tk 390 crore CCC budget
Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) proposed a budget of Tk 390 crore and 81.27 lakh for 2006-07 fiscal yesterday. Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury placed the proposed budget at the CCC auditorium.
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B Chowdhury visits Matiur's grave
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday visited the grave of Birsreshtho M Matiur Rahman at the martyrs' intellectual graveyard in Mirpur in the city, a BDB
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Unesco offers 15 fellowships
Within the frame work of Unesco Co-Sponsored Fellowships Scheme Loreal has declared 15 fellowships for promotion of young women who are carrying out research in the life sciences all over the world.
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Outlaws kill 1 in Jhenidah
Cadres of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddho) shot dead a person in Kotchandpur upazila of Jhenidah Sunday night.
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Prof Taher killing
Shibir postpones celebration of 'mastermind's' bail
A large number of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) men of Rajshahi University (RU) yesterday postponed a celebration of Mahbubul Alam Salehi's getting an interim bail in the murder case of Prof S Taher.
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Make headscarves mandatory for female students
Pro-Islamic Pak women demand
More than 200 women rallied in the Pakistani capital on Monday demanding the government make it mandatory for female students to wear Islamic headscarves or hijab in schools and colleges.
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US Ambassador calls on Harris Chowdhury
US Ambassador to Bangladesh, Patricia a Butenis yesterday made a courtesy call on Prime Minister's Political Secretary Harris Chowdhury at the latter's office.
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DU exams postponed
All the examinations of Dhaka University (DU) scheduled for today have been postponed due to unavoidable reasons, says a DU press release yesterday. Schedules of other examinations will remain unchanged.
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2 PBCP cadres arrested in Jessore
Two cadres of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were arrested in the town on Sunday night. He arrestees are Shimul and Hadiuzzaman Chima.
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