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Basic reforms a must before election
Says British official
Rowan Laxton, deputy head of the South Asia Group in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK, said the British government as well as the international community is hopeful about the future of democratic

Acting Ctg mayor vows to promote civic rights
Monjurul Alam Monju, a CCC ward commissioner, took office as the acting mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) here yesterday with a pledge to safeguard the civic rights of the city dwellers.

Roundtable On Disaster Preparedness
'Introduce community-based training to raise awareness'
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday stressed the need to prepare a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan in order to reduce losses and sufferings.

Four killed in road accidents
Four people were killed in separate road accidents in three districts yesterday.

Undetected TB patients a threat to public health
More than half of the undetected tuberculosis-infected people move around freely, posing a serious threat to public health.

'Form task force to protect Haor people from floods'
Environmentalists and conscious citizens at a dialogue yesterday urged the caretaker government to form a national task force to protect two crore people living in haor areas and their crops from early

Housewife held for torturing domestic help
A housewife was arrested for allegedly torturing her domestic help in the city on Thursday night.

CA offers fateha at grave of freedom fighter
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed visited the grave of martyred freedom fighter Lt. Col. Dr SA Hai and offered fateha at the Azimpur Graveyard in the city after Juma prayers yesterday.

Man throws acid on mother-in-law over dowry in Ctg
A woman sustained severe burn injuries as her son-in-law threw acid on her in the port city on Thursday night for dowry.

Khaleda attends doa mahfil for KM Obaid
A doa and milad mahfil was held at Banani Chairmanbari ground yesterday afternoon seeking divine blessings for the departed soul of BNP leader KM Obaidur Rahman.

Bangladeshi student gets Times Foundation Scholarship
Sarah Taslim, a Bangladeshi student of Bacon School here, has been awarded the prestigious Times Foundation Scholarship.

Criminal held with firearm
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) nabbed an alleged criminal with a firearm from Keraniganj near the capital on Thursday.