The Daily Star: Internet Edition Mon. February 26, 2007

Vol. 5 Num 975

Mon. February 26, 2007


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'Declare time frame to hold free, fair election'
Speakers at a discussion yesterday urged the caretaker government (CG) to declare a time frame for holding a free and fair election in the country.

Pilfering Transport Fuel
2 CCC staffs, pump owner held
Joint forces yesterday unearthed a syndicate at Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) that was involved in pilfering transport fuel and arrested two CCC officials, two drivers and one refuelling station owner

Indian among 6 killed in road crashes
At least five people, including an Indian citizen, were killed in separate road accidents in Pabna, Chittagong, Rangpur, Sirajganj and Brahmanbaria on Saturday night and yesterday.

DU Convocation
Yunus to receive honorary Doctor of Laws degree
Says vice-chancellor
Dhaka University (DU) Vice-chancellor (VC) Prof SMA Faiz put an end to recent "convocation speaker controversy" by saying that Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus will attend the 43rd convocation ceremony

President asks UGC to monitor teachers’ appointment
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday asked the universities to take the key-role for developing human resources in the country to face the challenges of globalisation.

Baby Zinc launched in Sylhet
About 30,000 to 70,000 children fall victim to Diarrhea every year in the country, speakers said at the divisional launching of Baby Zinc at Saifur Rahman auditorium in the city yesterday afternoon.

Unilever provides basic health service to people of Kalurghat
Unilever Bangladesh (UBL) inaugurated a two-day health care programme titled "Unilever Community Health Care Service" to provide basic health care to the people of Kalurghat in Chittagong, says a press