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Bangladesh wants closer ties with Venezuela: President
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday said Bangladesh is eager to strengthen ties with Venezuela through more people-to-people contact and closer economic cooperation.
 
100 injured as BNP men attack mourning day programmes
About 100 leaders and activists of Awami League and its front organisations were injured as cadres of the ruling BNP attacked the mourning day programmes across the country yesterday.
 
5.5 Million Infected with HIV in South Asia
HIV/AIDS epidemic in SA likely
Levels of risk high in Bangladesh: WB report
HIV and AIDS epidemic in South Asia is likely to grow rapidly unless the eight countries in the region saturate high-risk groups with better HIV preventive measures.
 
Hajj Likely on Dec 30
65,000 Bangladeshis to perform Hajj this year
A total of 65,000 pilgrims from Bangladesh will perform Hajj, likely on December 30 this year, under the government management and through the approved agencies.
 
6 die in road accidents
Six people, including a college teacher, were killed in separate road accidents in Chittagong, Magura, Sirajganj and Jessore yesterday.
 
CU student beaten up by shibir men
Activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) allegedly assaulted a student of Chittagong University (CU) on Monday night.
 
Bangabandhu Murder
Govt takes no step for hearing case
Speakers at a discussion yesterday said it is quite regrettable that the hearing of Bangabandhu Murder Case was not held for a single day in last five years.
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PM celebrates 62nd birthday
People from all walks of life yesterday greeted Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on her 62nd birthday.
 
Ruet extends vacation to avoid further untoward incidents
The authorities of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) finally announced a 12-day vacation from yesterday to avert further untoward incidents on the campus.
 
Bangabandhu Killing
Identify int'l elements involved: CPB
Leaders of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) at a discussion yesterday called for identifying the international elements involved in the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and immediate
 
2.46 lakh dropout children enrolled in pry schools
A total of 2.46 lakh children who were beyond the primary school coverage came under the primary school enrollment during the last two years.
 
6 get life for murder in Rajshahi
A court here on Monday sentenced six people to life in prison for killing Abdur Rouf alias Babu of Baghmara upazila more than six years ago.
 
Decomposed Body in Jute Sack
Two suspects held
Police last night arrested two suspects and picked up six others from Upashahar areas after retrieving the identity of the youth whose decomposed body was found in jute sacks on August 1.
 
August 15 Massacre
Rinto's death anniversary observed
The 31st death anniversary of Abdur Nayeem Khan Rinto, a victim of 1975 August 15 massacre, was observed yesterday with due solemnity.
 
Teenage girls rescued from Jamalpur brothel
Police rescued two teenage girls from a brothel at Jamalpur Sadar area on Monday night and arrested the woman of the brothel, who allegedly forced the girls, both aged below 18, into prostitution.
 
IU expels six shibir cadres
The Islamic University (IU) authorities have expelled six cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir temporarily for their involvement in vandalising the office of the TSC director on Saturday.
 
No class held at JU due to hartal
Execution of verdict in Bangabandhu murder case demanded
Academic and administrative activities at Jahangirnagar University (JU) came to a halt yesterday, as the half-day hartal, called by Awami League, passed off peacefully.
 
BPATC seminar on knowledge management
Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) organised a daylong international seminar on 'Knowledge Management' at its International Training Complex (ITC) at Savar on Monday.
 
Concern over cop-RMG workers' clash
Karmojibi Nari, an initiative for working women, yesterday expressed concern over the clashes between police and garment workers at Badda Progoti Soroni and Airport intersections in the city.
 
Death threat to Sheikh Selim
Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim received a death threat via a text message on his mobile phone on Sunday night.
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Appeal for help
Ataul Haque Raju, a meritorious student of class nine at Begumganj Government Technical School and College, has been suffering from hepatitis B, says a press release.
 
Another low at northwest bay
Another monsoon low was formed at the northwest Bay of Bengal yesterday noon off the West Bengal and Bangladesh coast, which may concentrate into a low pressure and turn into a seasonal depression, Met
 
Imtiaz new envoy to Nepal
The government has decided to appoint Imtiaz Ahmed, currently Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal.
 

 
   
 
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