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Presidential Amnesty
B Chy demands inquiry
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday demanded an inquiry into the incident regarding the presidential amnesty for a BNP leader convicted in a double-murder case.

Reform labour laws to protect workers' rights
Speakers tell consultation meeting
The workers in the country are subjected to oppression and deprived of their rights because of archaic labour laws and influence of businessmen over the administration, said the labour leaders and civil

'Check corruption at land registration offices'
The newly introduced Land Registration (Amendment) Act, 2004 will play a vital role in reducing the incidents of land disputes and checking the forgery of documents of land ownership, speakers at a seminar

India keen on early settlement of boundary-related issues
India is keen on an early settlement of all boundary-related issues with Bangladesh in accordance with the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement of 1974, said Indian Minister of State for ExternalAffairs

60,000 pilgrims to perform Hajj this yr
Draft Hajj policy to be placed at next cabinet meet
The government has formulated a draft Hajj policy which would be placed at the next cabinet meeting.

Abducted businessman of Dhaka rescued in Rajshahi
Police rescued an abducted businessman of Dhaka from Rajshahi on Wednesday night.
Zahurul Islam, a mobile businessman of Shah Ali Shopping Complex at Mirpur, went missing on July 24.

Keraniganj JCD leader killed in factional feud
A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader was killed at Aganagar in Keraniganj yesterday following a feud between two factions of the ruling party student front over establishing supremacy in the area.

Moroccan envoy lauds progress
Democracy has strengthened, the streets of the capital have become cleaner, the air quality has improved -- all this is part of tremendous advances made in various socio-economic sectors in Bangladesh

Hasina signs condolence book
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Sheikh Hasina yesterday signed the condolence book opened for King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz at Saudi embassy at Gulshan in the city.

2 girls gangraped by JCD cadres in Keraniganj
Keraniganj police recovered the body of a victim of gang rape from the river Buriganga on Wednesday.

Bodies of 4 Bangladeshis not yet returned
The four dead bodies of Bangladeshis recovered by the Indians on Monday are still at Hashkhali police station in Nadia district of West Bengal.

Dhaka's contribution to UN activities lauded
Ibrahim Gambari, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, lauded Bangladesh's significant contribution to UN activities, including in the area of proposed reforms, at a meeting with

PBCP cadre killed in Meherpur
A top cadre of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was killed in Meherpur early yesterday.
He was identified as Beltu alias Tariq Raj, 36, of village Bathanpara under Gangni upazila.

Banglalink Expo opens in city
A six-day-long education and career exposition fair began at Bashundhara Shopping Complex in the city yesterday.

Dhaka dist FFs urged to work unitedly
A joint meeting of Dhaka District Unit Command of Bangladesh Muktijodhdha Sangsad was held on Monday at the Muktijoddha Sangsad office in the city with its convenor Alhaj Md Nurul Islam in the chair,says

Naziur for talks with opposition on CG, EC reform proposals
Ruling four-party alliance partner Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP-Manzur) yesterday demanded that the government discuss with the opposition parties the reform proposals on the caretaker government andElection

Prof Shamser Ali gets Khanbahadur Ahsanullah Gold Medal Award
Prof Dr M Shamser Ali, an eminent nuclear scientist and Islamic scholar, was awarded Khanbahadur Ahsanullah Gold Medal Award 2004 at a function in the city yesterday.

Rickshaw-van puller killed
Unidentified miscreants slaughtered a rickshaw-van puller at Puthia upazila in Rajshahi yesterday.
The victim was identified as Shariful Islam, 16, of Namajgram village.

GF convention today
The national convention of Gono Forum will be held at the Institute of Engineers in the city at 10:00am today, says a press release.

JP leader stabbed to death in Pabna
A Jatiya Party (Ershad) leader was stabbed to death by the outlaws at Sujanagar in Pabna yesterday.

JUJA anniversary on Aug 18
Jahangirnagar University Journalists Association (JUJA) will celebrate its 33rd anniversary on August 18, says a press release.