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Killings in political violence marked 21pc rise last year
Killings in political violence marked 21 percent rise last year comparing to that of 2005.

Two killed in road crashes
At least two people were killed and five others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka and Chittagong yesterday.

No election sans grand alliance
Says Mohiuddin
Chittagong Divisional coordinator of Awami League-led grand alliance and City Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury yesterday said any election without participation of the grand alliance will not be allowedin

Any intervention in blockades to be resisted
Say city 14-party leaders
The Dhaka city unit of 14-party alliance yesterday warned of stiff resistance to any intervention into their countrywide blockades on January 7 and 8.

Strengthen trade ties
Adviser urges Myanmar envoy
Adviser for Finance, Planning, Commerce, Post and Telecommunications Dr Shoaib Ahmed yesterday emphasised the need for boosting Bangladesh-Myanmar bilateral relations through strengthening natural resource

UPDF demands free, fair polls
Leaders of United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF), a regional political group of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), yesterday placed 4-point demand for holding a free and fair election.

Resignation of Iajuddin as CA demanded
Leaders of 11-Party at a meeting yesterday demanded resignation of Iajuddin Ahmed as the Chief Adviser of caretaker government, arrangement for making a correct voter list, neutrality of Election Commission

National Election
17 candidates elected unopposed
A total of 17 candidates in the forthcoming national election, including BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman, have been declared elected unopposed.

Mascot Plaza Robbery: Guard confesses to crime
One of the guards at the Mascot Plaza in Uttara yesterday confessed to a magistrate that he along with five others, made the biggest gold mugging worth about Tk 12.80 crore on December 5 last year.

CPB, left parties to stage countrywide demonstration tomorrow
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and five other left political parties will stage countrywide demonstration tomorrow demanding correct voter list, reconstitution of Election Commission (EC) and neutrality

AL-BNP clash leaves 20 hurt in Chandpur
Around 20 people were injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP activists in Kochua Sadar yesterday afternoon.

Listed criminal held in Gazipur
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested one of the top listed criminals of Gazipur from Bhogra area in Sadar upazila yesterday.

Mobile court fines high-rise buildings in Chittagong
A mobile court here fined a community centre and two under construction high-rise buildings Tk 1.25 lakh on Tuesday for pilfering water through illegal pump from Wasa line and bypassing the meters everyday.

VCs demand increase in allowances
Vice-Chancellors of public universities yesterday urged President/ Chief Adviser Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday to increase allowances.

Narandi-China Friendship Complex inaugurated
The Narandi-China Friendship Complex was inaugurated at Narandi village under Monohardi upazila of the district on Tuesday.

One killed, 150 hurt in Habiganj clashes
A young man was killed and around 150 people were injured in a series of clashes between two groups of people at Bamoi village in Lakhai Upazila yesterday.

21 shanties gutted
Twenty-one shanties were gutted in a fire here on Wednesday night.

Membership of 4 LDP members suspended
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) temporarily suspended the primary membership of four of its party members in charge of violating the party rules and regulations, says a press release.

290 bags of urea recovered in Khulna
Detective branch (DB) of Khulna police yesterday recovered 290 bags of urea from a rice mill and arrested its owner at Dumuria in the district.

Attack on Pirojpur journo condemned
Different organisations yesterday condemned the attack on Pirojpur Correspondent of the daily Inqilab and Baishakhi TV Zahirul Haque Titu by BNP-Jamaat cadres on December 28.

KMC classes begin Jan 10
The classes of 1st-year MBBS (session 2006-07) of Khulna Medical College (KMC) will begin from January 10, says a press release. The orientation will be held at Lecture Gallery-1 at 10:00am.

Govt schools' admission tests Jan 13
The admission tests of city's top eight government high schools under group-A will be held on January 13 instead of January 7 due to unavoidable circumstances, says a press release.