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7 killed in road accidents
At least seven people were killed in separate road accidents in the city, Tongi, Brahmanbaria and Chittagong yesterday.

Ensure rights, welfare of children: Khaleda
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday called upon all to come forward at individual and organisational levels side by side with government initiatives to protect child rights and ensure their welfare.

224 die in 'crossfire' in 9 months
Odhikar report says
Law enforcers killed 277 people across the country in last nine months of whom 224 met their end in 'crossfire', says a report of Odhikar, a rights organisation.

Corruption in Power Sector
'Govt misappropriates Tk 14,000 cr in 5 years'
During the last five years, BNP-Jamaat alliance government misappropriated around Tk 14,000 crore only through corruption in the power sector, said leaders of National Committee for the Protection ofOil-Gas-Power-Port

Check rapid growth of population at any cost: PM
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday said there is no alternative to check rapid growth of population calling the phenomenon as the main obstacle for "national progress and prosperity and threat to social

JCD men beat Bhola AL leader
JCD activists allegedly beat up Doulatkhan Upazila Awami League President Nasir Uddin Khan in Banglabazar area yesterday when he was campaigning for his party's district conference scheduled to be held

RU crop science deptt lapses one year
Crop science and technology department of Rajshahi University (RU) which was launched one year ago, is yet to start functioning for want of classrooms.

Malaysia proposes joint initiative for tourism dev
Visiting Malaysian Minister for Tourism Datuk Sari Tenku Adnan Tenku Mansur yesterday proposed joint initiative with Bangladesh in the area of tourism saying Bangladesh can be beneficiary of his country's

BDB to nominate Hindus in next polls where they are majority
Says B Chowdhury
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday said his party will put up candidates from Hindu community in the next general election where they are majority.

Husband donates eyes of deceased wife to Sandhani
With noble intentions, a husband donated his deceased wife's eyes to Sandhani International Eye Bank, says a press release.

President fit for normal duties with limited outdoor activities
President Iajuddin Ahmed, who has undergone cardiac surgery recently, is "fit for normal duties", with limited outdoor activities.

Resist bid to establish two-party democracy
Urge Jamaat leaders
Any attempt to establish a two-party democracy will be resisted, said Jamaat leaders yesterday.

Food shops fined for selling adulterated Iftar items in Chittagong
A mobile court in separate anti-adulteration drives in different areas of the port city yesterday fined Tk 1 lakh and 52 thousand to seven food shops for producing, preserving and selling adulteratedIftar

One killed as villagers clash in Bhola
A man was killed and 25 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Bilpara under Karimganj upazila in the district yesterday.

Contribution of journo Sunil Banerjee recalled
Speakers at a memorial meeting at the National Press Club in the city yesterday recalled the contribution of journalist Sunil Banerjee to journalism.