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Children still deprived of legal rights
Speakers tell roundtable
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday called for establishing a child-friendly society through a change in attitude towards them, proper implementation of the Children Act, 1974, establishment of juvenile

Hospital Waste Management
'Formulate policy to avoid serious health hazards’
Formulate a national policy for the management of hospital wastes which are putting public health at high risk, urged the speakers at a press conference yesterday.

Saifur for life oriented research works
Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman advised researchers to do life-oriented researches instead of doing researches that have little attachment to reality.

Karnaphuli Third Bridge
Tougher agitation if govt goes ahead with pillar-based one
Mayor threatens at rally
City Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury has warned the government of waging tougher agitation if it does not refrain from its move to construct a pillar-based bridge instead of a suspension bridge on the river

Indoor air pollution main cause of infant deaths
WB proposes pilot project
The World Bank has proposed a pilot project to reduce indoor air pollution which is now one of the leading causes of the infant deaths after waterborne and sanitation-related diseases.

No scope for spending money from block allocation before Nov
Says Saifur
Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman said there is no scope of spending money from block allocation before November-December this year against the projects approved in the Executive Committee of the National

Swiss govt donates 150 pieces of art and crafts
The government of Switzerland donated 150 pieces of art and crafts to the National Museum in the city yesterday.

B Chowdhury to contest from Dhaka-7
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President Badruddoza Chowdhury and Secretary General Abdul Mannan will contest the next parliamentary election from Dhaka-7 and Dhaka-10 constituencies respectively, Organising

Come to the aid of children with disability: Hasina
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Sheikh Hasina yesterday called on the affluent section of the society to come to the aid of the children with disability.

Police can't work efficiently due to govt control
Says senior cop
A senior police official of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday said the police cannot work efficiently as they are controlled by the government.

Projects worth Tk 1589cr okayed
The Executive Committee on National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday approved eight projects with an outlay of Tk 1589 crore, including Tk 408 crore in project aid.

Bulu gets bail in cheque bounce case
A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to industrialist MNH Bulu in a cheque bounce case. With this, he got bail in all four cases filed against him.

Goalpara Power Station
Body to probe irregularities soon
Khulna Citizens' Forum (KCF) showed black flags to State Minister for Power Anowarul Kabir Talukder when he visited Goalpara Power Station and the office of West Zone Power Distribution Company Limited

Asian University students withdraw agitation
Asian University students of Uttara campus yesterday withdrew their agitation after the authorities concerned assured them of meeting most of their demands. It was decided at a meeting with the vice-chancellor.

Four arms dealers held at Cox's Bazar
Police yesterday arrested four and recovered eight arms at Cox's Bazar.

No severe floods this month
The country may experience no severe floods or natural calamities this month, as no such indication was traced in the information received by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) through various

BWDB projects help produce addl 90 lakh mt food last fiscal
The irrigation projects of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) helped produce additional 90lakh metric tons food during last fiscal year.

Two found unconscious
Two people were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in unconscious state in different incidents in the city yesterday.

Shibir attack on BCL rally condemned
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Rajshahi University unit yesterday staged a demonstration on the campus, protesting Islami Chhatra Shibir attack on a BCL rally at Government BL University College in Khulna

Automation system for SSF
The activities of Special Security Force (SSF) were brought under complete automation system yesterday to enhance its proficiency.

BPRA founding anniversary on July 22
The 27th founding anniversary of Bangladesh zPublic Relations Association (BPRA) will be held on July 22, says a press release.