Vol. 5 Num 203 Sat. December 18, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Literature Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Metropolitan   'Reform labour laws to ensure women workers' rights' Speakers at a rally yesterday urged the government to reform existing labour laws toZ ensure the rights of female workers.   Dev project staffs threaten tougher agitation Officers and employees of government development projects yesterday threatened to launch tougher agitation programmes if their five-point demand is not met by January 30.   Marine Fisheries Academy Cadets give four-day ultimatum to make probe report public Cadets of the 24th and 25th batches of Marine Fisheries Academy here yesterday sought the interventions of the prime minister and the minister concerned to solve the current stalemate at the academy.   Japan's contribution to country's dev enormous: Moudud Japan is one of the most trusted friends of Bangladesh as its contribution towards the country's overall development is enormous, said Law Minister Moudud Ahmed yesterday   Dev work to be complete by March: Huda The development and expansion work of the 225 km Dhaka-Sylhet national highway will be complete by March as 95 percent of the project work has already been completed.   Medicines worth Tk 50 lakh seized Police seized smuggled foreign medicines worth Tk 50 lakh from Mohammadpur area in the city and arrested four youths on Thursday night.   Housewife found dead The body of a housewife who had been missing for three days was found wrapped in a sack at Nayaati Rasulbag in Siddhirganj on Wednesday. Surbanu, 45, wife of Jamal Uddin, had been missing since Monday.     Advertisement