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Trafficking in Children, Women
Formulate laws to execute Saarc convention
Rights activists urge member countries
Rights activists at a meeting yesterday criticised the Saarc Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution saying that important pertinent issues have beenoverlooked
 
No child to be trafficked from Asia
Says UAE top cop on camel jockeys
Children of the Asian and African countries are unlikely to be trafficked to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as camel jockeys since the country formulated stringent laws preventing the use of childrenas
 
Central bank on the list of KPI
The home ministry has included Bangladesh Bank in the list of Key Point Installations (KPI) which have been brought under the special security arrangement in the wake of security threats in recent times.
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'Nat'l govt a must for meaningful change in governance'
Jatiya Oikya Mancha President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday stressed the need for forming a national government with like-minded political parties and persons to bring about a meaningful change in the governance.
 
ACC submits charge sheet against Mayor Mohiuddin
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday submitted charge sheet against Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury for his alleged corruption in leasing out 23 shops at thepassengers'
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Dhaka-Colombo air link to increase trade underscored
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday requested Sri Lanka to take initiatives to reduce the trade gap between the two Saarc countries.
 
CPB protests militancy
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) yesterday staged demonstration across the country protesting the bomb culture and militant activities.
 
Pry teachers end fast unto death
Community primary teachers ended their fast-unto-death programme as more hunger strikers fell seriously ill yesterday, the fourth day of the demonstration.
 
Water supply policy for Dhaka soon
A water supply policy for Dhaka is likely to be finalised within the next week giving long-term management and distribution guidelines for Dhaka Wasa.
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Blue for Peace
Asma demands fair trial of Kibria killing
Asma Kibria, wife of slain former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, yesterday said the investigation into the Kibria murder case was carried out in a way to protect the real killers.
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Death anniversary of Tawfiq Aziz Khan tomorrow
The fifth death anniversary of Tawfiq Aziz Khan, an eminent journalist, sports writer and commentator, and former executive editor of The Daily Star, will be observed tomorrow.
 
3 JMB cadres on 7 days' remand in Jamalpur
Three Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadres, arrested from Sarishabari upazila in Jamalpur with huge bomb making materials on Tuesday, were placed on seven days' remand yesterday for quizzing.
 
Outlaws kill 3 in 3 days in Meherpur
Activists of an outlawed party killed a fisherman in Meherpur early yesterday.
 
Drug trafficker escapes from police van
An alleged drug trafficker managed to escape from a police van five minutes after his arrest at 8:45pm on Wednesday from a hotel at Natun Bazar under Khulna thana.
 
48-hr transport strike in greater Ctg from Feb 12
The Chittagong unit of the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation (BRTWF) will go for a 48-hour transport strike in greater Chittagong from February 12 to press home its 14-point demand.
 
Publication of cartoons of prophet condemned
Thirty-seven eminent personalities have signed a statement condemning the publication of cartoons of Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (SM) in Denmark and other countries and called on the people not to take the
 
President assents to six bills
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday assented to six bills passed in the 20th session of the eighth Parliament.
 
'Formulate nat'l policy to conserve heritage'
Speakers at a meeting have called for formulating a national policy to conserve the country's heritage.
 
Death of Beauty Roy
Agailjhara OC asked to submit documents
Judge Sheikh Jahangir Hossain of Woman and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal asked the officer-in-charge of Agailjhara Police Station to present all related documents on the death of Beauty Royby
 
2 cop snatchers sent to jail
Two police constables of Sylhet police line have been suspended and sent to jail hajat on charge of snatching money and cell phone from a businessman in the city.
 
2 babies die in bridge collapse
Two babies were killed and three others injured in a bridge collapse in Manikganj yesterday.
 
Corrigendum
In "Trends", the special supplement on the occasion of The Daily Star's 15th anniversary, there was an error on page 35, regarding Radu.
 

 
   
 
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