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'35,000 acres of hilly areas turned into plains in 20 yrs'
Environmentalists and rights activists at a rally yesterday demanded an end to hill cutting in Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Sylhet in order to prevent an environmental disaster.

Implement Saarc Convention to combat human trafficking
Speakers urge govt
Willingness of the government to implement Saarc Convention on Prevention and Combating Trafficking is a must to prevent human trafficking, said the speakers at a workshop yesterday.

Keep children away from violent political activities
Speakers tell roundtable
Children should be kept away from violent political activities, political leaders and civil society members said at a roundtable discussion yesterday.

Lift ban on blended edible oil
Experts tell govt
Experts yesterday urged the government to lift the ban on blended edible oil, a judicious mixture of more than one kind of edible oil, as it is more heart-friendly and likely to reduce the risk of heart

Concern over CJ's stay order on writ petitions
Political parties and professional organisations yesterday expressed deep concern over the stay order on the proceedings of writ petitions challenging the legality of the president's taking over as the

Annan's envoy discusses polls with Mashhud
Craig Jenness, special envoy to the UN secretary general, called on Adviser Lt General (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury at his secretariat office yesterday.

Protesting stay order

Tejgaon Trader Murder
Four to die, 3 others get life term
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced four people, including a listed criminal to death and three others to life in jail for killing a businessman of Tejgaon in the city in May, 2004.

TIB Debate Ends
Moshfeka best debater
The two-day Shadow Parliamentary Debate Competition ended in the city yesterday.

World AIDS Day today
World AIDS Day-2006 will be observed across the country as elsewhere around the globe today renewing the pledge to continue fight against the deadly disease.

FFs' Day today
Today is Freedom Fighters' Day. Different socio-political and cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the day.

Alamgir, Shahed DRU president, general secretary
Alamgir Hossain and Shahed Chowdhury yesterday have been elected president and general secretary of Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) for the year 2007.

Cuet admission test postponed
The admission test for Level 1 of BSc Engineering Courses (2006-2007 session) at Chittagong University of Science and Technology (Cuet) has been deferred here yesterday.

JN varsity exam postponed
Jagannath University authorities have postponed the 2nd year examination of 2005, scheduled to be held on December 3, due to unavoidable reasons, says a press release.

28 get EWU merit scholarships
The Merit Scholarship Awarding ceremony of East West University (EWU) for the Fall Semester 2006 was held at the university auditorium yesterday.