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'Launch awareness campaign to improve English language skills'
Speakers at a seminar yesterday called for a massive awareness campaign to improve English language skills among younger generation in the context of globalisation, knowledge-based society and the age

'Govt-NGO coordination a must to implement ECD programmes'
Experts at a workshop yesterday called for provision of components of early childhood development (ECD) programme in each ministry so that the nation can have a better generation.

Full ratification of CEDAW demanded
Speakers at a seminar yesterday urged the government to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) fully and withdraw its reservation on some provisions.

Special traffic management in city during Ramadan, Puja
Iftar sellers won't be allowed on footpaths
The government will not allow iftar sellers to set up any structures on the roads and footpaths in the city during the Ramadan to ease traffic congestion.

Situation still tense at Tinbigha Corridor
A tense situation was still prevailing at Tinbigha Corridor under Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat for the third consecutive day yesterday as the commander-level flag meeting between the BDR and the BSF

'Asia Energy must compensate victims'
Leaders of National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Electricity and Port yesterday at a rally said AEC and the government cannot deny the responsibility of the killings on August 26at

4 killed in road accidents
Four people, including a garment worker, were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka and Patuakhali yesterday.

Tender Issue
Framing of charges against 11 JCD men now Sept 11
A Dhaka court could not frame charges against 11 Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders and activists yesterday, as three of them, now in custody, were not produced before the court.

Suranjit, Khasru lock horns over reform proposals
Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Suranjit Sengupta and ruling BNP lawmaker Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday locked horns over the reforms in caretaker government and Election Commission (EC) at

Flood Forecasting
Modernise data collection for early warning system
Proper data on rainfall and water level used for flood forecasting system cannot be collected and analysed due to lack of modern equipment and trained manpower in Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB),

Robbery in city house: Valuables worth Tk12.37 lakh looted
Robbers looted valuables worth Tk 12.37 Lakh from the house of a retired joint secretary at the city's Uttara area in the early hours of yesterday.

SUHRAWARDY HOSPITAL
Strike suspended for two days
The doctors, officials, staff and nurses of Shaheed Suhrawardi Hospital yesterday suspended their two-hour token work stoppage for two days.

Dr Ibrahim's 17th anniversary of death tomorrow
Bangladesh Diabetic Samity is going to observe the 17th death anniversary of national professor and founder of the organisation Dr Mohammed Ibrahim tomorrow, says a press release.

DCC to rebuild Golap Shah Mosque
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) is going to rebuild the Golap Shah mosque at Gulistan, says a press release of DCC.

'Shamsur Rahman was a warrior against fanaticism'
Poet Shamsur Rahman was a warrior against autocracy and fanaticism and generation after generation will feel his enthusiastic presence in this war, speakers at a memorial meeting said yesterday.

One crushed under wheels of bus in city
A passenger was crushed under the wheels of a bus after the helper pushed him over in the city's Mirpur area yesterday. The dead was identified as Sanju Mia, 50, a day labourer of Rayerbazar, Mohammadpur.

Technical college teachers observe hunger strike
Bangladesh Technical College Teachers' Association (BTCTA) observed a hunger strike at Muktangan in the city yesterday to press their 12-point demand and the eight-point demand of National Front of Teachers

President, PM condole death of Salahuddin
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday condoled the death of photojournalist M Salahuddin.

English language book for professionals launched
Education Minister Dr M Osman Farruk yesterday stressed the need for doing investigative journalism with truthfulness and accuracy through the crosscheck of information with different sources before news