Vol. 5 Num 474 Sun. September 25, 2005    
 
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
Star health Star City








Others
About Us
Contact
Advertisement
Supplements
Archives

Metropolitan
Picture
One-third of all cancers caused by tobacco
One-third of all cancers are caused by tobacco and of the tobacco- related diseases 80 percent are caused by smoking, said the cancer experts at a public awareness programme on Prevention of Breast Cancer
 
PM renews commitment to OIC agenda
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday reiterated Bangladesh's firm commitment and resolve to work unitedly within the framework of the OIC to fulfil the aspirations of the Islamic Ummah.
 
Formulate 'right to information act'
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday said media could play a vital role in persuading the policy makers to formulate a pro-poor policy.
 
Myanmar military delegation arrives
A 31-member delegation comprising the top brass of Myanmar Armed Forces, led by Chief of General Staff Gen Thura Shwe Mann, arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a three-day goodwill visit to Bangladesh, with
 
Cancel appointments of new election officers
Seven student bodies demand
Seven opposition-backed student organisations led by the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday demanded immediate cancellation of the recent appointments of Upazila Election Officers (UEO), saying
 
Five killed in road accidents
Five people, including three of a family, were killed in separate road accidents on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in the last two days.
 
Meena Day celebrated
Meena Day was celebrated yesterday with great enthusiasm among the children and adolescents across the country.
 
Student dies at DU hall
A student of Dhaka University (DU) died of a cardiac arrest yesterday.
Abdullah Al Mamun, a third year student of history and a resident at Salimullah Hall, suddenly felt chest pain.

 
SAIC governing board meeting begins today
The 19th meeting of the Governing Board of SAARC Agricultural Information Centre (SAIC) begins in the conference room of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC) at Farmgate here today.
 
90pc women get access to family planning services: Survey
At least 90 percent of country's women get access to family planning and childcare services within a kilometer where they live across the country.
 
15 sculptures missing from Fine Art Instt
Some 15 sculptures worth about Tk three lakh have been missing from the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University.
Picture
Agitation continues for removal of JU teacher
Over 500 general students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday formed a human chain on the campus demanding immediate removal of the teacher of business administration department for his indecent
 
Saarc commerce ministers meet in Islamabad on Oct 22
Commerce ministers of Saarc member states are scheduled to meet in Islamabad on October 22 to review the progress of negotiations of the committee of experts to prepare a functional system for Safta which
 
RU Campus
Students misbehave with teacher
The outgoing students of Shaheed Zialur Rahman Hall of Rajshahi University (RU) yesterday misbehaved with an assistant proctor and beat up a general student when they brought out a rally to say farewell
 
Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Orientation meeting with volunteers held
Dhaka Ahsania Mission yesterday organised a half-day orientation meeting at its auditorium in the city for the people interested to join the Mission's Volunteer Service Programme (VSP).
 
12th Council of Sramik Federation held in city
Leaders of Jatiya Sramik Federation (JSF) urged the government to announce wage commission including implementation of proposed labour law and to reopen all the closed factories.
 
China-Bangladesh photo exhibition begins today
A weeklong China-Bangladesh Friendship Photographic Exhibition and Chinese Film Show begins in Poet Sufia Kamal Auditorium of the National Museum in the city today.
 
RU postpones exams
Rajshahi University (RU) authorities yesterday postponed all course system examinations, scheduled for today and tomorrow due to unavoidable reasons.
 
Death anniversary
The first death anniversary of Ali Akbor Khan, a prominent social worker and businessman of Jhalakathi district, will be observed today.
 

 
   
 
© thedailystar.net , 2005. All Rights Reserved.