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Reform Village Court Ordinance to ensure justice
Legal experts tell roundtable
Legal experts at a roundtable yesterday called on the government to bring reforms to the Village Court Ordinance 1976 to make the village courts more effective in order to ensure justice for local people.

Concern over sexual exploitation of street children
Child rights activists yesterday expressed concern over the sexual exploitation of street children, saying that vested quarters are using them in pornographic movies.

FFs threaten agitation, submit memo to PM
Country's freedom fighters will take to the streets to compel the government to realise their 11-point demand.

Udichi Killing
Fresh probe demanded
Different organisations demanded reinvestigation of Udichi killing and exemplary punishment to the culprits who killed 10 people and injured more than 100 by a deadly bomb blast.

Charges framed against Gazipur JMB commander Enayetullah Jewel
A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangaldesh (JMB) regional commander of Gazipur Enayetullah Jewel in two cases filed with Joydevpur Police Station in January last year.

Work together to attain MDGs
Model UN Session on 'Quality Education, MDGs' ends
The two-day Model United Nations Session 2006 on 'Quality Education and Millennium Development Goals' ended in the city yesterday with a call for working together to attain the Millennium DevelopmentGoals

Woman commits suicide with child in her lap
A woman, along with her one and a half-year old child, committed suicide jumping before a speeding train at Khilgaon Rail Crossing in the capital last Wednesday evening.

BNP protest today
The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will demonstrate and hold rallies throughout the country today, protesting anarchy, terrorism and subversive activities.

Trial of four cases against Ershad adjourned
The trial of four cases filed against Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad was adjourned yesterday.

Dhaka Siege
11 lawyers sued for contempt of court
Eleven lawyers were yesterday sued for contempt of court for staging demonstration on the Supreme Court premises on June 11 when the opposition enforced Dhaka siege despite a ban on the programme.

BOU to introduce BBS programme
Bangladesh Open University (BOU) is going to introduce Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) programme to expand the opportunity of business education at degree level through its distance education system.

BCS '84 Forum formed
Khalid Mahmood of BCS Administration and Mosud Mannan of BCS Foreign Affairs were elected president and general secretary of BCS 1984 Forum FOR 2006-07 at a meeting at the Officers' Club in the city recently,

Court Reporters' Assoc executives
Monzur Alam of The Daily Independent and Mohammad Mahbubul Haq of The Daily Sangbad have been selected president and general secretary of Court Reporters' Association for 2006-2007 on Wednesday.

Pran Football Challenge
Delwar wins air ticket to Germany
The winners of 'Pran Football Challenge: Chumuke Germany' received prizes at a ceremony at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity auditorium yesterday, says a press release.

Appeal for help
A father has sought financial assistance for the treatment of his son who has been suffering from thalassaemia, says a press release.