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Resist construction of Tipaimukh dam
Speakers tell rally
The 'Angikar Bangladesh Foundation' (ABF) yesterday called for resisting the construction of the much-talked-about 1,500-megawatt Tipaimukh Hydro Electric (multipurpose) Project and demanded cancellation

Adopt proactive policy to boost growth of light engineering units
Speakers say at seminar
Speakers at a seminar on Thursday called for adopting multifaceted strategy and proactive policy to boost the growth of Light Engineering Industries (LEIs) in the country.

CPB demands white paper on NAM flats
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) yesterday protested the decision of changing the names of allottees of NAM flats and demanded publishing of white paper on allotment of the flats.

'Ensure equal participation of women in local govt'
Speakers at a workshop yesterday called for ensuring women's equal participation and their empowerment in local government to strengthen it.

Arrest killers of Jubo League leader
Keraniganj AL rally urges govt
The Awami League and its front organisations yesterday demanded immediate arrest of and exemplary punishment to the killers of Keraniganj Jubo League leader Anwar Hossain.

Three killed in Ctg road accident
Three people, including two of a family, were killed in a road accident at Sadhanpur of Banskhali upazila, some 30 km off the port city yesterday afternoon.

Aly Zaker gets Radio Veritas award
Noted drama and cultural personality Aly Zaker has been awarded the Radio Veritas Asia Bangla Service Council Award 2005 for his contribution to promoting communal harmony and human development at home

Section 144 imposed in Palashbari to skirt trouble
Palashbari upazila administration imposed section 144 yesterday to avoid clash as upazila JCD and Shibir called meetings at the same venue and same time.

Amzad, Hafiz FERB chairman, executive director
Mollah Amzad Hossain, editor of Energy & Power magazine, and Mahmud Hafiz, senior reporter of the daily Janakantha, have been elected chairman and executive director of Forum for Energy Reporters' Bangladesh

Mizan Chy laid to rest in Chandpur
Veteran politician and former Prime Minister Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury was laid to rest with state honour at his family graveyard at Puranbazar in the district yesterday.

SCBA condemns mass arrests during long march
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday strongly condemned and protested the blanket arrest of the leaders, workers and supporters of Awami League-led 14-party combine by the law enforcement

NSU photography exhibition begins today
A weeklong photography exhibition titled 'Southern Glances' arranged by the North-South University (NSU) photography Club will be held at Drik Gallery at 3:00pm today.

Jasim Palli Mela begins Feb 22 in Faridpur
The fortnight-long Jasim Palli Mela begins at Ambikapur in Faridpur on February 22. President Iajuddin Ahmed is expected to inaugurate the fair. The Mela (fair) will continue until March 7.

15 shops gutted in Bhola fire
At least 15 shops were gutted early yesterday at Charfashion Bazar in Bhola. At least 10 people were injured while trying to put the blaze under control.