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Lack of awareness slows down progress in birth registration
Speakers tell roundtable
The progress of birth registration is very slow in the country although birth registration certificate is very important in resisting early marriage, trafficking and child labour, said the speakers at

DU Library
Automation programme yet to start functioning
Much-talked-about Library Automation Programme at Dhaka University (DU) is yet to begin its operation, though the project was inaugurated more than eight years ago. The Tk 1.

Extra-judicial killings fall by 27.1pc in last 6 months
Says Odhikar report
The number of extra-judicial killings has fallen by 27.

Constitutional recognition of indigenous people demanded
Speakers at a discussion here yesterday demanded constitutional recognition of the indigenous people and establishment of their rights to land.

Bring reforms to local govt to strengthen democracy
Speakers urge caretaker govt
The caretaker government can play a significant role in strengthening the local government, which would help improve the quality of democracy in the country, speakers at a view exchange meeting said yesterday.

ACC files case against ex-Jamaat MP Shahjahan
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) here yesterday filed a case against Shahjahan Chowdhury, former Jamaat-e-Islami MP from Satkania, on charge of submitting a false statement of property.

DU Day celebrated amid festivity
The banners read: 'We don't want dowry'; 'We want a Bangladesh free from corruption'; 'Say no to drugs'.

Call to announce 6th Wage Board Award soon
Sangbadik Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (Skop) yesterday urged the caretaker government to announce the 6th Wage Board Award without further delay.

RU pro-Jamaat teachers, staff ransack room of Islamic History deptt chairman
A group of pro-Jamaat teachers and staff of Islamic History and Culture department of Rajshahi University yesterday ransacked the room of the department chairman over its possession.

5 of a family injured in armed attack
Five members of a family were severely injured in an attack by an armed gang at Kashipur village in Sharsha yesterday.

'Development not possible ignoring destitute women'
The destitute women of the country will become self-reliant and play a vital role in the national economy if they are provided with vocational training, speakers said at the inaugural ceremony of a sewing

Bangladeshis view US more favourably than before: Survey
Bangladeshis view the United States more favourably than before, according to a recently concluded survey.

Milk, Ice-cream, Beverage Festival July 5
The first ever Milk, Ice-cream and Beverage Festival will begin in the city on July 5.

'Pay Tk 1662.50 as minimum wage to RMG workers'
Karmojibi Nari (KN) yesterday demanded that the factory owners should pay the garment workers Tk 1662.50 as minimum wage, says a KN statement.

Dhaka Samity election July 27
The election of the 50-member executive body of Dhaka Mahanagari Samity (Dhaka Samity) will be held on July 27, says a press release. Submission deadline of nomination is 9:00pm, July 15.