Volume 4 Number 67 Fri. August 01, 2003    
 
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Beetle lovers vow to drive on
Beetle owners in Bangladesh yesterday vowed to continue driving their beloved cars despite production of the model coming to an end.
 
Toxic fumes from brick kilns a threat to health
Experts tell seminar
Emission of huge quantity of toxic elements from brick kilns is causing serious health hazards, experts at a seminar said yesterday.
 
Tk 50 lakh fabrics gutted at Lalbagh
A devastating fire in a fabric warehouse at Lalbagh gutted cloths said to be worth around Tk 50 lakh.
 
'Reform laws to ensure rights of the disabled'
Speakers at a seminar yesterday called for reformation of laws to ensure basic human rights and social securities of the disabled.
 
'Cancel illegal lease of Singha Bari'
Speakers at a rally in the city yesterday reiterated their demand to cancel the 'illegal' lease of the historic Singha Bari.
 
Savar robbery
No criminal caught, no booty found yet
Police could not arrest anyone or recover the booty looted from a pharmaceutical company employee's microbus until yesterday, three days after the incident.

"We're on a hunt to arrest some suspects.

 
268 children oppressed in July
Two hundred and sixty eight children were oppressed and 123 women and children were raped in July, according to a report published by Odhikar, a human rights organisation.
 
Close calls at Dhanmondi Police Station
A sub inspector (SI) and two others sustained burn injuries when some cocktails went off inside the Dhanmondi Police Station yesterday.
 
1 gets life for killing sister
A court here yesterday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his own sister.
 
Bhandaria robbery, six arrested
Police arrested six people in Bhandaria and neighbouring Matbaria uapzila on Wendesday in connection with Tuesday's robbery.
 
RAT nabs criminal during attempted murder
The Rapid Action Team (RAT) of police nabbed a criminal before he took a second attempt at life of a young man within seven hours yesterday.
 

 
 
   
 
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