Volume 4 Number 284 Mon. March 15, 2004    
 
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Milon's hops raises hopes
Infamous exam centres in Nilphamari, Gaibandha virtually cheating-free this year
It is a quite different scene at Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination centres in Nilphamari and Gaibandha.
 
Probe into alleged scam by PSTU VC begins
A three-members government audit team on Saturday began probe into alleged corruption and financial irregularities done by Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) Vice-Chancellor Dr Prof A
 
'BNP Whip involved in Pirojpur LGED tender scandal'
Contractors allege
The group of contractors of Barisal, who were assaulted ,injured and prevented from dropping tender at Pirojpur on March 11 for LGED work alleged that Whip Shahidul Huq Jamal was directly involved inthe
 
Tiger kills fisherman, 2 others abducted by pirates in Sundarbans
A fisherman was killed and another injured seriously by a Royal Bengal tiger in Atharobeki canal in the Sundarbans on Saturday.
 
Hindu temple, caretaker's house torched in Gaibandha for toll
Failing to realise toll, local hoodlums torched a Hindu temple along with the house of its caretaker and ransacked six dwellings, injuring at least 15 people in the attack.
 
Bid to abduct schoolgirl foiled in Barisal
A bid to abduct a girl student from the Ziaur Rahman Girls'High School campus at Palaspur in Amanatganj here was foiled jointly by local people, guardians, teachers and students on Saturday.
 
RU admission test result will be available on website
The Rajshahi University authorities on Saturday published information regarding admission test in 2003-'04 session.

Admission test information will be available on the website www.ru.ac.

 
Seminar on journalism
A seminar on ' Idea Exchange on Recent Trends in Journalism' was held at the departmental classroom on Saturday.
 
Four rapists get life in Rangpur
Four rapists were awarded life term rigorous imprisonment (RI) in absentia by a court here on Saturday.

The convicts are: Altaf, Sattar, Shah Alam and Hasem Ali.

 
Acid thrown on teenage girl
A teenage girl received severe burn injuries in an acid attack by miscreants at Atulia village in Shyamnagar upazila on Friday night.
 
Buses off Gobindaganj-Dinajpur road
Buses went off the Gobindaganj-Dinajpur road on Saturday following a clash between passengers and transport workers near Mohonpur bridge in Fulbari upazila.
 
RU teachers for Prof Azad's treatment abroad
A total of 231 Rajshahi University (RU) teachers in a statement on Saturday urged the government to take immediate steps for Dhaka University teacher and prominent writer Professor Humayun Azad's treatment
 
Husband 'kills wife' in Bogra
A housewife named Anowara Begum was killed allegedly by her husband at Bilsoralia village in Gabtoli upazila here on Saturday.
 
Reception to 55 Freedom fighters in B'baria
Fifty-five valiant freedom fighters were awarded crests at a reception accorded to them by Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) at Ustad Alauddin Sarad Mancha here on Thursday.
 
CUTA unhappy at Syndicate's response to its demands
Teachers meet again on Saturday
The Executive Committee of Chittagong University Teachers Association (CUTA) at its emergency meeting on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction that the Syndicate at its March 7 meeting "ignored" most ofits
 
Abducted cloth trader rescued in Kishoreganj
A cloth trader, abducted from Uttara in Dhaka on March 8, was rescued in Kishoreganj on Saturday.
 
Main accused in Talpatro murder case nabbed
The main accused in goldsmith Gautom Talpatro murder case, Anwar Hossain Anar, has been arrested from Brahmabaria railway station on Wednesday.
 
'Attacks a threat to democracy'
Rajshahi Bar Association on Saturday condemned attacks on former President of Bangladesh Badruddoza Chowduhry, prominent writer Humayun Azad and Internationally reputed lawyer Dr Kamal Hossain recently.
 

 
   
 
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