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Saarc countries should synchronise dev plans to have same goals
Foreign Affairs adviser tells The Daily Star
Saarc countries should synchronise their development plans to have same basic goals, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar A Chowdhury in an interview with The Daily Star on Sunday.

Construction of Asian University for Women to begin in Oct
The construction work of the Asian University for Women (AUW) on a 100-acre site in North Pahartali in Chittagong will begin in October this year.

City road caves in as pilings collapse
A stretch of road at Purana Paltan area in the city caved in when shore protection pilings of an under-construction commercial building collapsed yesterday.

Rajuk demolishes 200 structures in Purbachol
Over two hundred houses and shops in the proposed Purbachal town project in Rupganj were demolished yesterday by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).

Seminar on peptic ulcer disease held
Health and Family Welfare Adviser Major General (retd) Dr ASM Matiur Rahman has said gastrointestinal diseases are very common in the country.

Anannya Shirsha Dash
10 outstanding women honoured
Speakers at a function yesterday stressed the need for a strong and supportive women policy in order to ensure development and empowerment of women in the society.

Injunction against BA decision to cut commission to travel agents
A Dhaka court yesterday issued a temporary injunction against the decision of British Airways (BA) to reduce the commission to travel agents on ticket sale from seven percent to one percent.

Extortion case filed against Jatrabari OC, three SIs
A criminal case was filed yesterday accusing officer-in-charge (OC) of Jatrabari Police Station, three Sub-Inspectors (SIs) and nine residents of Ramna and Jatrabari areas of taking Tk 2 lakh illegally

Technical glitches delay Sylhet-Dhaka Biman flight
Technical glitches forced a Biman Bangladesh Airlines Sylhet-Dhaka flight to be delayed for over 14 hours on Sunday causing immense sufferings to its 49 passengers including Information Adviser Barrister

DMP launches one-stop service for clearance certificate
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday launched one-stop service to issue police clearance certificate within shortest possible time to the people going abroad to work or stay for a long time.

Anti-corruption cartoon show begins in Ctg
A three-day exhibition of anti-corruption cartoons began in the port city yesterday.

65 phensidyl bottles seized, 5 women held
Police yesterday seized 65 bottles of phensidyl and arrested five women from Madanpur Bus Stand area at Bander in the district.

Container train derails at Tongi Rail Station
A compartment of a Dhaka-bound container train derailed at the outdoor signal at Tongi Rail Station yesterday, disrupting train service at Tongi for one and a half hours.

Manusher Jonno emerges as independent organisation
The Manusher Jonno Project of CARE Bangladesh started to function as an independent organisation styled 'Manusher Jonno Foundation', from April 1 with the mandate to promote human rights and good governance,

Death anniversary of Justice SM Murshed today
Today is the 28th death anniversary of former chief justice Syed Mahbub Murshed, an eminent jurist and independent thinker, says a press release.