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2nd generation British Bangladeshis keen to uphold cultural heritage
Their forefathers once migrated to a foreign land far from their home in search of better opportunities.

Tk 20 lakh jute gutted in Ctg
Jute worth Tk 20 lakh was gutted in a fire at a godown in the port city yesterday.

Row over resignation of BMC vice-principal
Mystery shrouds the resignation of chairperson of Physiotherapy department at Bangladesh Medical College (BMC) hampering the study of around 200 students.

Major parties should show flexible attitude: UK envoy
Major political parties should show compromising and flexible attitude in order to resolve the current political deadlock and hold a fair election, said British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury yesterday.

Bangladeshi visitors to HK to require visa from Dec 11
The immigration authorities in Hong Kong have decided to introduce a system requiring Bangladeshis to obtain visa before flying to Hong Kong.

Arms Case Against 3 at Keraniganj
Family members demand impartial probe
Family members of two accused in an arms case yesterday alleged that the case filed by the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) with South Keraniganj Police Station on November 19 was false.

BCL Activist Killing
Strike at all edn instts Thursday
Chhatra Sangram Parishad (CSP) will observe a daylong strike at all educational institutions in Rajshahi on Thursday protesting the killing of BCL leader Ahsan Habib Babu.

'Step up AIDS awareness campaign'
Different organisations observed the World AIDS Day across the country yesterday with the slogan 'Stop AIDS, keep the promise'.

Sirajul Hossain's 'Vanishing Ape' goes Cambridge
Thirty photographs of hoolock gibbons by Sirajul Hossain have been selected for the exhibition at the Primate Society of Great Britain (PSGB) and Cambridge audiences starting from today, says a pressrelease.

Certificate giving ceremony of Bar Council deferred
The function for distributing certificate among the advocates, who were listed in the Bangladesh Bar Council on October 29, 2005, has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances.

TIB concert postponed
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday postponed an open-air concert scheduled for December 9, says a press release.

JN University examinations postponed
Jagannath University authorities have postponed the 2nd year examinations-2005 scheduled for December 6 and 7 due to unavoidable reasons, says a press release.