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The Daily Star and Save the Children-USA Roundtable
Improving children's health a must for better future
Expressing deep concern over the poor health status of primary schoolchildren, medical experts and educationists at a roundtable yesterday recommended a comprehensive programme to improve children's health

Intensify struggle for democracy to make nation prosperous
Khaleda tells Independence Award giving ceremony
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday called for intensifying the present struggle for strengthening the foundation of democracy and making the nation prosperous.

Reunite to uphold dignity of national flag
Speakers urge pro-liberation forces
All pro-liberation and progressive forces have to be reunited to uphold the dignity of the national flag by resisting the anti-liberation elements, said the speakers at a unique flag rally in the capital

Unified grading system at DU from current session
Dhaka University (DU) is going to introduce unified grading system for all faculties and institutions from the current academic session (2005-2006).

'Introduce mother language-based unified edn system'
Renowned educationist Prof Muzaffer Ahmad yesterday called for bringing massive changes to the education system, saying that it is creating discrimination among the people and not highlighting the spirit

BNP to wipe out corruption if voted to power again
Tarique tells JCD grass-roots level workers
BNP has rooted out terrorism as per its commitment made prior to the previous election and it will wipe out corruption this time if voted to power, party Senior Secretary General Tarique Rahman said.

Acute power crisis in Chittagong
Aggrieved people lay siege to PDB office
Frequent power outage in the port city for last few days is causing unbearable sufferings to city dwellers especially the students of on-going Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations and hampering

'Blue for Peace'
Kibria killers are in govt
Says Reza Kibria
Dr Reza Kibria, son of slain former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, yesterday said that the killers of his father are in the BNP-led alliance government and now it is clear who they are.

Properties worth Tk 30 lakh gutted in Nilphamari
Four big business establishments were gutted and properties worth about Tk 30 lakh damaged in a devastating fire at Jaldhaka Bazar in Jaldhaka upazila yesterday morning.

2 of a family die after taking ayurvedic medicine
Two of a family died and three others fell sick after taking ayurvedic medicine from four fake Ayurvedic practitioners at Konabari village under Kazipur upazila of Sirajganj on Wednesday night.

Khulna shrimp exporter held on charge of car lifting
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested frozen shrimp exporter Abul Kalam Azad alias Biku Kazi on Wednesday night for his alleged involvement in theft of cars.

Pakistan to help Bangladesh grow wheat, cotton
Pakistan will help Bangladesh to grow heat resistant wheat and sort duration cotton under an agriculture cooperation agreement between the two countries.

DU teacher receives threat from extortionists
An unknown caller identifying himself as 'Kala Jahangir' issued a threat to Prof Md Selim Bhuiyan, a teacher of Dhaka University (DU), on Wednesday, saying that his family members would face serious danger

Lord Avebury keen to find out political masters of Bangla Bhai
Vice Chair of UK Parliamentary Human Rights Group Lord Avebury has expressed keenness to find out the political masters of militant kingpin Bangla Bhai.

By-election in Gaibandha-4 on May 9
By-election in Gaibandha-4 will be held on May 9, according to an Election Commission announcement.

20 hurt as AL, BNP workers clash in Narsingdi
At least 20 people were injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP supporters at Ghorashal Urea Fertilizer Factory yesterday over the transfer of its two workers.

Girl killed after rape in city
The body of a teenage girl, believed to have been raped before killing, was recovered in the city yesterday. The identity of the girl, aged around 17, could not be known immediately.

One killed in road accident
One person was killed and six others were injured in a road accident on Chandpur-Comilla road at Shuapara area under Shahrasti upazila yesterday.

70 prisoners to be freed on Independence Day
The government has decided to release 70 under-trial prisoners, who are detained for committing minor offences, from various jails in the country on the occasion of the Independence and National Day-2006,

Cop killed in road accident
A police constable was killed in a road accident near Nikunja in the city in the early hours of yesterday.
The dead was identified as Billal Hossain, 22, of the Armed Police Battalion.

British HC closed on March 26
British High Commission in Dhaka and its office in Sylhet will remain closed to the public on March 26 on the occasion of Independence Day, says a press release.

Dr Mushtaque honoured
Dr Mustaque Chowdhury, deputy executive director of BRAC and dean of James P Grant School of Public Health of BRAC University, has been awarded the 'Social Innovator of the Year' award recently, saysa

Appeal for help
Shamsun Nahar Mahmuda, mother of a 13-year-old daughter, has sought financial assistance for her treatment as one of her heart valves has been damaged.