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BSF kills 26 in 6 months on southwestern border
Sector commanders of two sides hold meet today
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Indian Security Forces (BSF) will hold a sector commander level meeting in Kushtia today.

Extortion Case
Ex-Kushtia BNP lawmaker among 14 chargesheeted
Police yesterday framed charges against former BNP lawmaker Reza Ahmed Bachhu Mollah and 14 other BNP leaders and activists in an extortion case.

Top Khulna outlaw says a BNP leader sheltered him
Confesses to murdering two cops, Jubo Dal leader Masum
Arrested outlaw Abdur Rahman has disclosed that he was protected and harboured by a 'top' leader of BNP in Khulna.

Prof Taher Murder
Trial of RU teacher, Salehi begins
The trial of Rajshahi University (RU) professor Dr Mia Mohammad Mohiuddin, Islami Chhatra Shibir RU unit president Mahbubul Alam Salehi, and four others for murdering RU professor Dr S Taher Ahmed began

Two jailed for extortion
A court in Barisal yesterday sentenced two persons to 44 years rigorous imprisonment each for armed extortion.

Extortion case against ex- JP MP in Rangpur
Former Jatiya Party lawmaker Mohammad Ali was sued for extortion yesterday. Former Union Parishad member Azizul Hoque of Baderganj filed the case with a magistrate court in Rangpur.

Call to ensure birth registration in CHT
Speakers at a discussion here yesterday urged the people in CHT to ensure their birth registration for 'a safer future'.

RU body to probe admission forgery
The Social Work department of Rajshahi University yesterday formed a three-member committee to investigate alleged admission forgery in first year honours course in 2006-07 academic session.

Obituary
Language movement veteran, freedom fighter and journalist Kamal Uddin Ahmed died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Monday night. He was 75. He was suffering from heart disease and diabetes.