Volume 4 Number 274 Fri. March 05, 2004    
 
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Boys end up as near-slaves at Dublar Char fish plants
They are aged between 7 and 15 but end up as virtual slaves when they migrate to Dublar Char near Sundarbans to work at the dry fish farms.
 
Nets worth Tk 29.30 lakh seized
Bangladesh Coast Guard members in separate drives seized banned nets and liquor worth Tk 30.16 lakh from different coastal areas on Wednesday.

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Tk 10,000cr programme to improve health sector
Saifur tells dermatological convention
A ten-thousand crore taka programme has been taken up by the government for the improvement of health sector by the year 2006.
 
54 houses gutted in Bandarban
About 54 houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Lach Se village of Rupashipara union under Lama upazila yesterday.

Police said the fire originated from a kitchen at about 11.

 
SCC commissioner on police remand
A ward commissioner of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) and district convenor of Awami Jubo League along with two others were taken on a two-day remand from the magistrate's court yesterday.
 
Barisal now free from violence: Mayor
Barisal city mayor yesterday denied that there had been any attack on the motorcade of Leader of the Opposition and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina during her visit to Barisal on February 26.
 
PSA observes strike at JU
The daylong strike, called by Progressive Students Alliance (PSA) in all educational institutions across the country to protest the attacks on its activists and general students of Dhaka universityby
 
Police action on general students condemned
Different socio-political organisations yesterday condemned the police action on general students at Dhaka University during demonstration on the campus protesting the attack on eminent writer Humayun
 
JICA indicates to continue scholarship programme
A two-member JICA Study Team has expressed satisfaction at "Japanese Development Scholarship (JDS) on Human Resource Development" and indicated to continue the programme in Bangladesh.
 
JAABS website inaugurated
The activities of Jahangirnagar Alumni Association of Business Students (JAABS) were inaugurated on Wednesday in the city with the slogan 'Creating value through synergy'.
 
KCC employees Observe token hunger strike
Khulna City Corporation (KCC) employees yesterday observed a two-hour token hunger strike at Shaheed Hadis Park to protest grenade attack on Mayor Shaikh Tayebur Rahman on Sunday.
 
Gaziul Hasan made chief editor of BSS
The government has appointed journalist Gaziul Hasan Khan as the Managing Director and Chief Editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).
 
Daylong bird fair at JU today
A daylong bird fair will be held on the campus of Jahangirnagar University (JU) today.

The fair has been organised jointly by JU Nature Club, Prothom Alo Bandhusava and Bangladesh Birds Club.

 
Brac presents Social Harmony Project
Brac, a leading non-governmental organisation, has taken up a project to unite children of different parts of the globe through cultural exchanges for a better world.
 
Asiatic Society team calls on President
President Iajuddin Ahmed has assured Asiatic Society of his personal cooperation in introducing a special scholarship for researchers and gearing up its creative activities.
 
Eye camp at Chatkhil Mar 7
Bashir Ullah Trust Charitable Hospital organises a three-day eye camp at Maulanar Bazar of Nishchintapur village under Chatkhil upazila in Noakhali from March 7, says a press release.
 

 
 
   
 
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