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Kansat Killings
Put govt in dock: Dr Kamal
Eminent lawyer Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday strongly criticised the government for killing innocent people in Kansat who were demonstrating for uninterrupted power supply for irrigation purposes.

14 killed in road accidents
At least 14 people were killed and 41 others injured in separate road accidents in five districts in the last three days.

Call for peaceful solution to Kansat crisis
A citizen's body styled 'Nagarik Sanghati' (Citizen's Solidarity) yesterday urged the government to resolve the crisis at Kansat peacefully by discarding its policy of coercion.

Judges' Murder Case
Trial begins at Jhalakathi court on April 18
Trial of the murder case of two judges by suicidal squad of JMB will begin at Jhalakathi district and sessions judge's court instead of Barisal speedy trial tribunal on April 18.

BNP-Jamaat cadres out to foil April 18 grand rally
Say Jubo League leaders
Awami Jubo League yesterday accused BNP-Jamaat alliance government and their party cadres of harassing its activists at different parts of the country in a bid to foil its grand rally on April 18 at Paltan

Bhiuyan invites opposition to sit for discussion with open mind
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Mannan Bhiuyan called upon the opposition parties to sit across the table with an open mind to discuss their demands.

Kansat killings condemned
Jatiya Sramik League (JSL) strongly condemned the brutal killing of Kansat people agitating for smooth supply of electricity and attack on JSL General Secretary Roy Ramesh Chandra.

Special National Immunisation Day today
2.10 crore children to be administered polio vaccines
A special nationwide immunisation drive begins today to feed polio vaccines to some 2.10 crore children aged zero to five, as the deadly disease appears to have relapsed.

Hasina protests killing of 2 city AL leaders
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday condemned the killings of Dhaka City 76 ward AL president and former commissioner Alim Ullah and another AL ward leader Abdur Rauf Sarder.

SAHR urges Nepal govt to release political, rights activists
Expressing solidarity with civil rights movement in Nepal, the South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) has demanded immediate release of all political and civil rights activists jailed by the government.

Bangladeshi doctor wins UN Population Award
A pioneering family planning doctor from Bangladesh and a major reproductive health foundation in Haiti have won this year's United Nations Population Award.

Couple held for stealing baby at Bogra hospital
A couple was arrested for their alleged involvement in stealing a seven-month-old baby from Bogra Mohammed Ali Hospital on Friday night.

BRAC School of Public Health features in WHO report
The James P Grant School of Public Health (HPS) at BRAC University has been prominently featured in this year's annual World Health Report (WHR) for its educational and training activities.

BIP executives
Dr Toufiq M Seraj, former president of Rehab, has been elected the president of Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) on April 14, says a press release.

First year JU classes resume
The first year honours classes (2005-2006 session) of Jahangirnagar University (JU) resumed yesterday.