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GM foods pose threat to health, environment
Speakers tell dialogue
A group of environmentalists and NGO activists yesterday expressed concern over gradual introduction of Genetically Modified (GM) foods in the country, saying that such foods are harmful to human health

Call to include reproductive health issue in textbooks
Speakers at a workshop yesterday called for inclusion of reproductive health issue in textbooks to make youth aware of their reproductive health.

Power Outage in Khulna
Stop payment of bills from Aug 1
Citizens' Forum urges people
Khulna Citizens' Forum (KCF) has called upon people to stop payment of electricity bills from next month if loadshedding problem is not resolved by July 31.

Resignation of CEC demanded
Leaders of Peshajibi Samannaya Parishad yesterday demanded immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and two other election commissioners with a view to holding a free, fair and impartial

Non-govt teachers, employees vow to continue agitation
Teachers and employees of non-government high schools, colleges, madrasas vowed to continue demonstrations until their demands were met.

Health workers submit memo to PM
Bangladesh Health Sector Field Level Employees Association, an association of 26 thousand field level health workers, yesterday submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister (PM) and Director General of

Concern over condition of agitating employees
Bangladesh Society for Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR) yesterday expressed concern over the health condition of 722 employees of the Department of Women Affairs who are observing fast-unto-death programme

3 Monipur schoolboys get new lease of life
Three students of Monipur Cadet School and college, who were critically wounded after being stabbed by one of their classmates last month, have recovered fully.

RMG factory ransacked in city
Workers of a garment factory in the city yesterday ransacked some of the office rooms following an attack on four of their colleagues by some former staffs on Sunday night.

2 killed in road mishaps
At least two people were killed and 24 others injured in separate road accidents in Comilla and Chittagong yesterday.

Steel mill found stealing gas worth Tk 50 lakh a yr
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) magistracy in a drive against illegal consumption of gas here yesterday unearthed an incident of stealing gas worth around Tk 50 lakh a year by a steel re-rolling mill

Elect honest candidates to bring about positive change
Says Dr Kamal
Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday called for electing the honest and competent candidates in the upcoming general election to bring about a positive change in the country.

Nine suspected militants sent to Jhalakati jail
Jhalakati Sadar upazila magistrate court sent nine suspected Islamic militants, including two Pakistanis, to jail after completion of their three-day remand for the third time yesterday.

Roundtable on nursing held
A roundtable conference on 'Standardisation of nursing profession in Bangladesh at par with global context' was held yesterday at American Hospital Consortium (AHC) School of Nursing in American Super

Rajshahi div teachers’ grand rally July 23
A grand rally of teachers and employees of schools, colleges and madrasas of Rajshahi Division will be held in Dhaka on July 23.

Derailment
Train service disrupted for 11 hours
Train communication from Dhaka and Chittagong to North Bengal through Mymensingh was disrupted for 11 hours due to derailment of two compartments of a goods train at Putiali between Bigonebari and Bidyaganj

'Save Manikganj from river erosion'
Karmajibi Nari (KM) urged the government to take effective measures immediately to save Manikganj from erosion by Kaliganga river.

Ruling party trying to avoid electoral reforms
Says Badruddoza
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday said the BNP-led ruling alliance is preparing for a 'blueprint' election without bringing reforms to the caretaker government

Stolen car recovered using AVLS
Just after two weeks of official launching of the BDCOM Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVLS), it has achieved the first success in stolen vehicle recovery, says a press release.

1,481 more held
Police arrested some 1,481 people from across the country on various charges in the last 24 hours ending at 6:00am yesterday.