Volume 5 Number 30 Fri. June 25, 2004    
 
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Sex workers hostage to police, brokers in brothels
Study reveals
Brothel-based sex workers are exploited and repressed by police, brokers and their house-owners over the ages, reveals a study of Piact Bangladesh, a non-government organisation.
 
Singapore for cooperation in ICT sector
Tong calls on president
Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said, Bangladesh has huge human resources which can be developed into an asset.
 
Subsidy in agriculture
Non-fertiliser agri-inputs get poor amount
Non-fertiliser agri-inputs are getting poor amount from total agri-subsidy of the government.

The agriculture ministry was given only about Tk 31 crore out of total Tk 300 crore in current fiscal year.

 
Information minister's directive
Enforce law strictly to check obscenity in films
Information Minister M Shamsul Islam yesterday directed the officials concerned to keep a light rein on obscenity in the films through a stricter enforcement of laws.
 
Master plan for dev of haors, wetlands to be formulated
Water Resources Minister Hafiz Uddin Ahmed yesterday said a coordinated master plan would be formulated for overall development of the haors and wetlands.
 
FNB for safeguarding activities of Proshika
The Federation of NGOs in Bangladesh (FNB), an apex body of the non-governmental organisations, yesterday called on all concerned to cooperate in safeguarding the development activities of the Proshika
 
Ban hazardous jobs for children
Speakers urge govt at seminar
Speakers at a seminar yesterday called on the government to safeguard the rights of the children in line with the Child Rights Convention of the United Nations.
 
AL observes hartal in Sylhet
An eight-hour hartal protesting Monday's bomb blast at an Awami League rally passed off peacefully in all four districts under Sylhet division yesterday.
 
Math Festival Ends
Call to set up math club in every school
The two-day National Mathematics Festival ended at Notre Dame College in Dhaka yesterday with a call to set up mathematics club in every school across the country.
 
Abducted girl Rescued in Munshiganj
A seven-year-old girl, abducted from city's Chaktai area on Tuesday, was rescued at Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj district yesterday.

Later, police brought back the girl to Chittagong .

 
Folk festival begins in Rajshahi today
A three-day 'Folk festival' begins in Rajshahi today, organised by the district Shilpakala Academy.
 
Five policemen suspended for assaulting journos
Five jail policemen have been withdrawn and suspended for torturing two journalists in Satkhira jail office, Sardar Abdus Salam, DIG (Prisons), Jessore, said here yesterday.
 
S'pore agrees to train Rab
Singapore, an Asian economic tiger having reputation for strict law enforcement, yesterday agreed to arrange in that country training for Bangladeshi police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to enablethem
 
BNP harbouring criminals: Saber
Awami League leader Saber Hossain Chowdhury yesterday expressed deep concern over the alarming rise in crimes and blamed the ruling BNP for harbouring criminals.
 
3 killed in city road accidents
Three people were killed in three separate road accidents in the capital yesterday.
 
1,553 more held
Police arrested 1,553 people, including two listed criminals, on various charges during their countrywide drive in last 24 hours till 6.00am yesterday.
 

 
 
   
 
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