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Discriminatory social norms increase risks of HIV/AIDS
Speakers tell discussion
Speakers at a discussion yesterday said prevailing discriminatory social norms debar adolescents from learning and talking about sexual problems and thus increase the risk of HIV/AIDS infection.
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Fallout of Political Impasse
DU academic activities at standstill
Academic activities at Dhaka University (DU) have come to a standstill due to current political unrest since a couple of days before the caretaker government took the helm.
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Make blockade programme a success
11-party urges activists
Coordinator of 11 party alliance Comrade Bimol Bishwas called upon all political activists and citizens of the country to make the countrywide non-stop blockade programme enforced by 14-party alliance
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BCL, JCD clash in Barisal
At least eight activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) were injured in a clash between the two rival student wings on Barisal Government College campus yesterday.
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Int'l Day of Disabled Persons
'Raise awareness for dev of people with disability'
Speakers at a discussion yesterday underscored the need for raising public awareness and taking initiatives for the development of the physically and mentally challenged people.
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'President pushes country into confrontation'
Leaders of Combined Citizens Movement (CCM) yesterday said the president is pushing the country into confrontation in the name of constitution though he still holds the post of chief adviser violating
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Practise religious life to fight AIDS
US Ambassador tells seminar
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Patricia A Butenis has underscored the need for following religious and moral ethics in personal life to combat the deadly disease AIDS, says a press release.
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Oct 28 AL-Jamaat Clash
One arrested
Police arrested one man for his alleged involvement in October 28 clash between Jamaat and Awami League (AL) activists at Paltan Maidan that left seven dead and several injured.
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Take steps to hold free, fair elections
KSJL asks CG
Leaders of Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL) in a meeting on Saturday urged the caretaker government to take necessary measures to hold a free and fair election where all political parties would participate
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4-party rally today
Four-party alliance led by BNP will hold rallies and bring out processions at every thana of the city corporations and district towns today, says a press release.
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406 women victims of violence in Nov
A total of 406 women were the victims of different sorts of violence in the country last month, said a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad yesterday.
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Fair Polls
'Make EC, admin free from BNP-Jamaat grip'
Making the Election Commission (EC) and administration free from the control of the BNP-Jamaat is the prerequisite for holding a free and fair election, leaders of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB)said
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'Killing' of BCL Man
Hartal observed at Taherpur
Awami League-led 14-party observed a dawn to dusk hartal at Taherpur yesterday protesting 'killing of a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader in crossfire'.
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BNGA confce March 2
The 12th conference of Bangladesh National Geography Association (BNGA) will now be held on March 2 instead of December 22 due to unavoidable circumstances.
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MBBS Question Leakage
Publication of probe report demanded
Disqualified MBBS admission seekers of government medical colleges for the year 2006-2007 yesterday urged the caretaker government to cancel the admission result and arrange a fresh test.
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Mobile court realises Tk 4.4 lakh in Ctg
A mobile court here yesterday in separate drives fined seven cargo vessels, two brickfields and four commercial centres and realised over Tk 4.4 lakh for different allegations.
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One killed in road accident in B'baria
One person was killed and another injured in a road accident when two trucks collided head-on at Dharker village on Brahmanbaria Comilla highway under Akhaura upazila of the district at 1:00am today.
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One murdered, two shot in city
One person was murdered, two people were shot and two others stabbed in separate incidents in the city yesterday. Police recovered the body of a man in the city yesterday.
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Gold, valuables worth Tk 4 lakh looted in N'ganj
Wearing masks, armed robbers looted 40 tolas of gold ornaments and valuables worth Tk 4 lakh from the residence of a businessman at Baburail under Sadar thana of the district in the early hours of yesterday.
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DU 'Kha' unitc admission test postponed
The admission test of 'Kha' unit of Dhaka University (DU) for the honours courses, scheduled to be held on December 8, has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances.
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BAU Admission
Time extended
The submission deadline of application forms for admission into undergraduate courses of Level 1, Semester 1 of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) for the academic year 2007 is extended to December
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Iftekhar made PIO
Iftekhar Hossein, director general of Bangladesh Film Archives, has been appointed as the Principal Information Officer of the Information Directorate, says a Press Information Department (PID) pressrelease.
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Abdullhel Baki, Amirus Salam
Today is the 35th death anniversary of Shaheed Abdullhel Baki, Bir Pratik and his comrade Shaheed Amirus Salam Babul, says a press release.
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