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CEC's resignation a must for fair election
Speakers tell seminar
Speakers at a seminar yesterday said the chief election commissioner (CEC) and two other election commissioners must resign immediately for holding a free and fair general election.

Dhaka to write to UNSC to stop Israeli offensive
Bangladesh as well as other member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) will send letters to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) soon, urging it to convene an emergency meeting

Take pvt initiatives for development
Prof Yunus tells function
Professor Muhammad Yunus, the pioneer of microcredit, has called for private initiatives to get the jobs done instead of wasting time by criticising the government for its failure to meet public demands.

Police foil garment workers' meeting in Ashulia
A meeting called by the combined platform of 16 Garments Sramik Federation (GSF) in Ashulia could not be held yesterday as law enforcers did not allow anyone to enter the venue to attend the meeting.

'Chintito' donates Tk 3 lakh for poor cancer patients
Professor Nizamuddin Ahmed, editor of the book 'A stir is born' based on the series 'Chintito' published in the Star Weekend Magazine, donated yesterday Tk 3 lakh for poor cancer patients, collected from

Forge united movement to get rid of misrule
Dr Kamal tells students
Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday urged the students to forge a united movement once again to make the country free from misrule, corruption and terrorism.

Fake Rab informer gets 4 years for extortion
A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced a man to four years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) for extorting Tk one lakh identifying himself as a Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) informer.

BCU places 13-pt demand
Bangladesh Chhatra Union (BCU) placed a 13-point demand on Thursday with a view to making Dhaka University an effective centre for higher education and keeping the higher education within the reach of

By-election
BNP to distribute nomination forms from tomorrow
The ruling BNP will distribute nomination forms for Dinajpur-3 and Comilla-8 by-polls on August 6,7 and 8.

PM goes to Lalmonirhat today
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will visit Lalmonirhat today to lay the foundation stone of Teesta Bridge.

Architectural Design Contest
Nishorgo announces names of winners
Nishorgo, a Protected Forest Area Management Programme of Forest Department, arranged a National Architectural Design Competition for Visitor's Interpretation Centre at Lawachara National Park in Moulvibazar

BJP (Matin) conference on August 8
Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP-Matin) will hold its conference at Engineers' Institution at 10:00 am on August 8.

Body in Handcuffs
Relatives identify him as Mohsin, not Liton
Relatives of a man who was found dead with his hands handcuffed identified him as Mohammad Mohsin, 25, an electrician, yesterday.

Tk 60 lakh Indian sarees recovered
Customs authorities recovered smuggled Indian sarees and clothes worth about Tk 60 lakh from a pick-up van at Rayerbagh bus stand in the city on Thursday, says a press release.

Prisoner dies of AIDS
An undertrial prisoner of Dhaka Central Jail, who had been suffering from AIDS, died at Infectious Disease Hospital at Mohakhali yesterday.