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Concern over HR violations
The Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) has expressed grave concern at the human rights violations in the country.

UNIQUE Project Launched
1.6 lakh out-of-school children to be enrolled in 24 districts
With a view to imparting quality primary education to 1.

Kashmir Issue Dropped from Shimla Declaration
Saarc countries urged not to give shelter to terrorists
A conference of Saarc parliamentarians and journalists yesterday urged the member countries not to give shelter to or train terrorists.

World Environment Day today
Call to create awareness about climate change, its impact
The World Environment Day will be observed across the country today as elsewhere in the world with a view to creating mass awareness about climate change and its impact.

Bangladesh to be worst victim of climate change
Dr Kholiquzzaman tells discussion
Speakers at a discussion yesterday urged the government to raise the environmental issue at international forums for getting compensation for the damages caused by climate changes.

'Provide vocational training for street children'
The number of street children in the country continues to rise, but the government has no comprehensive policy for their welfare, speakers at a discussion said yesterday.

CA thanks physicians, nurses
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed thanked physicians, nurses and the staff of Tangail General Hospital for providing him proper treatment and nursing after he fell sick on Sunday.

'Take stern action against food adulteration syndicate'
Stern legal action should be taken against the syndicate making a huge profit from adulterated foods, speakers at a seminar said yesterday.

'Preserve green space for proper growth of children'
Speakers at a meeting yesterday demanded preservation of green spaces in the city for balanced development of future generation.

Training course for policemen begins in city
A two-day training course for police personnel of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) aiming to reduce drug related crimes and preventing the spread of HIV started at the Detective Training School (DTS) at

Housewife killed after rape in city
A housewife was raped and slaughtered by her boyfriend and domestic help in the city yesterday.

DU Syndicate meets today
The issues of 52 first classes in one department at Dhaka University (DU) and 92 fake students are likely to figure in today's meeting of the Syndicate, the highest decision-making body of the university.

'Form new board of CRP trustees'
Bangladesh Manobadhikar Samannaya Parishad (BMSP) yesterday demanded forming of a new board of trustees of the Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) after dissolving the present one.

Woman stabbed
A woman was stabbed at her residence at Uttar Jatrabari in the city last night by an extortionist, police said.

Joint forces raid Ruet: 5 students, outsider arrested
Joint forces arrested five students and an outsider during their raids on different student halls of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) on Sunday night.