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Work for better world
Prof Yunus urges students
Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the students around the globe to work for changing the world for the better, instead of remaining too much busy with textbooks.
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Hasina for polls as early as possible
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the caretaker government should hold the stalled parliamentary elections as early as possible.
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Eradicate corruption to remove poverty, bring stability
Speakers tell roundtable
Speakers at a roundtable stressed integrated efforts to eradicate poverty and eliminate corruption that will ensure stability in the county, and said it is impossible to eradicate poverty without ensuring
 
Conjoined twins born at Gazipur
A pair of female conjoined twins were born at Jobaida Memorial Hospital at Kapasia in Gazipur yesterday who are joined at their chest and abdomen.
 
'Incorporate child rights issue in higher education'
A two-day regional seminar styled 'Strengthening child rights as an academic discourse in South Asia' began in the city yesterday with a view to incorporating child rights issue in the higher education
 
Poultry farm owner slain at Gazipur
A group of Robbers slayed a poultry farm owner and looted Tk 80000 in cash, gold ornaments and other valuables from the residence of his father-in-law at Borteck village in Kapasia, Gazipur on Saturday
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Bring corrupt people in energy sector to book
Bapa seminar urges govt
Economists and energy experts at a seminar yesterday called upon the government to establish people's ownership on the country's natural resources as these are facing aggression from foreign companies.
 
Properties worth over Tk15 lakh gutted in Barisal
Properties worth over Tk 15 lakh were gutted in two separate fire incidents in Barisal yesterday.
 
Forgery
Asian City MD sued
The National Bank Limited (NBL) yesterday filed a forgery case against the managing director (MD) of Asian City Land Developer Ltd for attempting to obtain Tk 10 crore loan against a fake collateral.
 
'Most of country's laws are anti-poor'
Most of the country's existing laws are anti-poor and as such the poor are deprived and suffer much here, said Dr Mizanur Rahman of law department of Dhaka University at the launching ceremony of a research
 
CPD research, dialogue activities reviewed
The 27th meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) was held in its Dialogue Room yesterday, says a press release.
 
Proceedings of 2 graft cases against Ershad adjourned
A Dhaka court yesterday adjourned the proceedings of two graft cases filed against former president and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad until March 27 following a time petition by the prosecution lawyers.
 
Inqilab editor sues Dinkal
Bangla daily Inqilab Editor AMM Bahauddin yesterday filed a defamation case against the editor and publisher of The Daily Dinkal accusing them of running a series of defamatory news items.
 
Declare Bhobadaho disaster area
A photography exhibition was organised in the city yesterday demanding declaration of Bhobadaho of Jessore disaster area and permanent solution to the water logged area.
 
BSF kills 1
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi national on Darshana border of Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Saturday night.
 
Rajuk continues eviction drive
An eviction team of Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (Rajuk) yesterday vacated the ground floors of two residential hotels as these were not used for car parking and demolished illegal structures of two high-rise
 

 
   
 
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