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Women still bystanders in decision making
Speakers tell int'l seminar
Finance Adviser Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam yesterday said the government is fully committed to ensure accountability and transparency in public expenditures.

Old parts of Dhaka, Ctg at high risk of tremor
The old parts of both Dhaka and Chittagong are the most vulnerable to earthquake due to narrow road, high density of population and buildings, experts at a seminar said yesterday.

NCTF Submits Memo to CEC
'Ban use of children in political activities'
Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda yesterday assured the National Children's Task Force (NCTF) of taking steps to prevent the use of children in political activities.

Touchstone statue of Ganesh worth Tk 3.5cr recovered
Police recovered a touchstone statue of Hindu god Ganesh worth Tk 3.5 crore from Boloi village under Tangibari upazila of the district last night. The one-foot-long statue weighs over 3 kilograms.

Injured jute mill worker dies in KMCH prison cell
Police refute allegation
A pump operator of Platinum Jubilee Jute Mills succumbed to his injuries in the prison cell of Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) at 4:00am on Sunday.

Madrasa student gets life, 3 others 14 years for killing boy in Sylhet
A Sylhet court yesterday sentenced a madrasa student to life imprisonment and three other students to 14 years' rigorous imprisonment for killing a fellow student.

Daily Star Inter Hall English Debate
Mohsin Hall becomes champion
Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall of Dhaka University emerged as the champion in The Daily Star 4th Inter Hall English Debate Championship 2007 while Suryasen Hall won the championship of the 7th Inter Hall Bangla

Prof Mannan passes away
Former vice chancellor (VC) of Dhaka University (DU) Prof Abdul Mannan passed away at his Gulshan residence in the city yesterday morning at the age of 76, says a press release.

Chief health officer among 4 RCC staffs held
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday arrested four officials and employees of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC), including the chief health officer, for selling out anti-rabbit vaccines ofthe

Kidnapper confesses to murder of boy
Khaled Hossain Zakir gave the confessional statement in the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court yesterday that he and his cousin Shamim killed Saidul, 7, after kidnaping him for ransom of Tk50,000

Housewife succumbs to burn injuries
A housewife died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) yesterday, a day after her husband and his first wife poured kerosene over her and set fire to her body.

213 incidents of women's repression in April
A total of 213 incidents of women repression took place across the country in April last, says a report of Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha, a rights group of women.

Manikganj municipal chairman sued
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against Manikganj municipal chairman and commissioner for allegedly misappropriating Tk 2,00,000.

'Radical changes in prison management soon'
LGRD and Cooperatives Adviser Anwarul Iqbal yesterday said radical changes would be brought to prison management in order to help prisoners become productive members of society.

Fund in budget for Khulna dev demanded
Khulna City Mayor Shaikh Tayebur Rahman has demanded that the caretaker government allocate necessary fund in the next national budget for implementation of different development projects of greater Khulna.

8th World Hindi Conference July 13-15 in New York
The 8th World Hindi Conference will be held in New York on July 13-15, says a press release of the High Commission of India in Dhaka.

Fire at fan Factory
4 more die
Four more people succumbed to their burn injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the last two days who were injured in the fire that broke out at an electric fan factory at Jatrabari on Wednesday

Aftab chairman of English Speaking Union of Bangladesh
Eminent business leader Aftab ul Islam has been appointed chairman of the newly-formed The English Speaking Union of Bangladesh.

Prof Tahir, Prof Majid new VC, pro-VC of BSMMU
Prof Mohammad Tahir and Prof MA Majid joined Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) as the new vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor on Sunday, say BSMMU press releases.

Prof Sharif made EWU VC
Prof Mohammed Sharif has been appointed vice chancellor of East West University, says a press release.