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Take firm stand against defeated forces
Kamal tells discussion on Aurora
Eminent lawyer Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday called for taking a firm stand against the defeated forces who are now out to break the unity of the pro-liberation forces.

Agreement to set up Pangaon container terminal signed
Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) signed an agreement at the shipping ministry yesterday to set up an inland container terminal at Pangaon at Keraniganj

3 Sirajganj JCD leaders to die for killing colleague
A Dhaka court yesterday awarded death sentence to three Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders of Shahajadpur thana unit in Sirajganj district for killing AKM Saidul Islam Sico, a Chhatra Dal leader of

WB wants immunity to cover up misdeeds
Speakers tell rally
Speakers at a rally yesterday called for launching mass movement against the government's move to give blanket immunity to World Bank (WB).

Disabled demand special funds in budget
Disabled people yesterday urged the government to allocate special funds in the upcoming national budget to ensure their social and equal rights.

Kidneys on sale to pay off debts
A female UP member has decided to sell her kidneys for Tk 4 lakh in a bid to pay off her debts and take care of her seven-member family.
"I have no other alternatives.

'New pay scale inadequate for 3rd, 4th class staffs'
The new pay scale is inconsistent and inadequate for the 3rd and 4th class employees if compared to present market price situation, said the leaders of Bangladesh Gonokarmochari Sangjukta Parishad (Bagsap),

Refusal to Pay Toll
Scrap trader, his wife shot in city
Local criminals shot a scrap trader and his wife in their house in the city's Pallabi area early yesterday for his refusal to pay toll to them.

Launch Disasters
Hasina demands resignation of shipping minister
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday demanded that a "judicial inquiry commission" be formed to identify those who failed to prevent launch disasters.

AL, BNP leaders visit injured auto-rickshaw driver at DMCH
Leaders of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and opposition Awami League yesterday visited the injured CNG auto-rickshaw driver Amir at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

15 AL men sent to jail custody in C'nawabganj
A speedy trial tribunal yesterday rejected the bail prayer of 15 Awami League leaders and activists and sent them to jail custody in a case regarding the removal of the prime minister's photo from Chapainawabganj

Cabinet okays draft of Jagannath University Act
The cabinet yesterday approved the draft of Jagannath University Act 2005 to make it a full-fledged university.

Four die in Keraniganj road accident
Four passengers of a Dhaka bound bus from Dohar died and 26 were injured when the vehicle fell into a roadside ditch at Kadampur yesterday.

PLA team leaves for home
An 11-member Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) team, led by General Liang Guang Li, left Dhaka yesterday after a three-day visit to Bangladesh.

Discussion on Ahsanullah today
Shaheed Ahsanullah Master Smriti Parishad will organise a discussion meeting at the National Press Club in the city at 3:00pm today on the occasion of the first death anniversary of Ahsanullah Master,