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Frequent bails encourage crimes in society
Speakers tell workshop
Frequent bails to miscreants and terrorists considering political and religious affiliations encourage crimes in the society, said the speakers at a workshop yesterday.

'Major parties try to cash in on militancy issue'
Both the major political parties have been using the militancy issue as an election issue without taking the national interest into consideration, speakers at a discussion said yesterday.

4545 die in different incidents last year : HR reports
Different human rights organisations in their annual reports yesterday said 4545 people were killed in different incidents and 538 people committed suicide across the country last year.

People were insecure in last 4 years : Dr Kamal
People were quite helpless and insecure during the last four years of BNP-led alliance government, said Dr Kamal Hossain, president of Gono Forum, at a discussion yesterday.

Expat killed by brother in Saudi Arabia
A Bangladeshi expatriate was stabbed to death by his younger brother at a town in Saudi Arabia on December 29. The deceased was identified as Naziur Rahman, who hails from Krishna Kathi area in Jhalakathi.

'Recognise urban women migrant workers as labourer'
Women migrant workers in urban areas should be recognised as labourer and have to be facilitated for organising themselves in order to secure their rights, said the speakers at a workshop yesterday.

Bomb hurled at Ctg mess, 2 women hurt
Two women were injured when some unidentified hoodlums hurled a bomb at a mess at South Middle Halishahar in the city yesterday morning.

60 shanties gutted in city
Some unidentified miscreants set fire to a slum in the city in the small hours of Saturday.
A fire brigade source said around 60 shanties were burnt to ashes.

One beaten to death in Fatikchhari
A gang of miscreants beat a man to death at Fatikchhari upazila here on Friday night.

'Concerted effort needed to set up night shelter for street children'
Speakers at a press conference yesterday underscored the need for integrated national effort to establish safe night shelter centres for the street children.

Hasina goes to S Arabia Jan 4 to perform Hajj
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Saudi Arabia on January 4 to perform holy Hajj.

Syeduzzaman, Irshadul new BRF chairman, vice-chairman
Former finance minister M Syeduzzaman and former secretary Irshadul Haq have been re-elected as Chairman and Vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Rice Foundation (BRF) for a 3-year term.

CU Eid vacation begins today
The sixteen days of Eid vacation for the students of Chittagong University (CU) begin today.
Students of different dormitories started leaving the campus from yesterday to enjoy the vacation.

Sheltech Award announced
Noted Dramatist Momtaz Uddin Ahmed and Film Director Shubhash Dutta were nominated for Shetech Award 2005, says a press release.
Each award comprises prize money of Tk 50000 and a crest.

DCAB executives
Anis Alimgir of the daily Ajker Kagoj and Masud Karim of the daily Jugantar have been elected president and general secretary of the Diplomatic Correspondents' Association Bangladesh (DCAB) for the year