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Tue. April 24, 2007


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Free local govt from grip of lawmakers, bureaucrats
Speakers tell roundtable
Union Parishad (UP) chairmen and civil society members at a roundtable yesterday expressed grave concern over the state of local government (LG), saying the system would be destroyed soon if it is not

Road crash creates negative impact on economy
Global Road Safety Week begins
Health and Family Welfare Adviser Major Gen (Retd) ASM Matiur Rahman yesterday said high speed and tendency for overtaking are the main reasons for road accidents that create negative pressure on national

Charge sheets against listed graft suspects in few days
Says ACC chairman
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will start submitting charge sheets within a few days against the listed graft suspects against whom first information reports (FIRs) were filed earlier.

'Enforce birth registration law to prevent child marriage'
Speakers at a workshop yesterday called for strict enforcement of birth registration law in order to prevent child marriage.

DU move to make admission process free from corruption
Dhaka University (DU) yesterday took some major decisions to make its admission process free from corruption at a meeting of all concerned with the vice-chancellor in the chair.

Tk 4.93 lakh looted, 9 hurt in city incidents
Nine people were injured and Tk 4.93 lakh was looted in four separate incidents in the city yesterday.

BDR-BSF border confce begins in Ctg
The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) began a three-day meeting at a hotel in the port city yesterday to discuss border issues.

'Nasreen Huq fought for women's empowerment'
Death anniversary today
Making society free from oppression is not possible until women achieve emancipation in the real sense and Nasreen Huq struggled throughout her life to ensure women's empowerment and their freedom.

Cop harasses woman in Ctg
An assistant commissioner (AC) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) has been charged with harassing a woman bus passenger at City Gate under Pahartali Police Station on Saturday night.

Indian envoy meets ACC chairman
Indian High Commissioner Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty yesterday called on Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury at his office and assured of Indian assistance to Bangladesh's

Lecture on empowerment
Empowerment of women should be gauged in terms of their capacity to make choices of their own. But the choices that do not reflect her welfare should not be considered as an indicator of empowerment.

Govt donations for BSEC Bhaban fire victims
The government has allocated donations for the victims of a fire that swept through the BSEC Bhaban at Karwan Bazar in the city on February 26.

Double Taxation
Deal with Switzerland soon
Bangladesh and Switzerland yesterday agreed to sign an agreement on avoidance of double taxation soon to enhance Swiss investments in Bangladesh.

Computer training for underprivileged children
Australian High Commissioner Douglas Foskett on Sunday inaugurated a project to provide vocational training on computer for underprivileged children and assist them in securing jobs in related fields.

Cop action on family members of jute workers condemned
Different organisations yesterday expressed grave concern over the police atrocities on family members of workers of different jute mills in Khalishpur industrial area in Khulna.

2 listed criminals held in city: 4 firearms seized
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized four firearms and arrested two listed criminals in separate raids in the city yesterday.

Arrest of Hajong leader's killers demanded
Leaders of Bangladesh Hajong Unnayan Sangathan in a statement yesterday demanded arrest of the culprits responsible for the killing of Satyaban Hajong, former general secretary of the organisation, and

Youth found dead in city
The police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from a paddy field at Badda in the city yesterday.

Manjur made DG of CA's office
Manjur Hossain, member of Dhaka Electricity Supply Authority (DESA), has been appointed director general of the office of chief adviser, said a handout yesterday.

Indian visa centre closed for 2 days
The Indian Visa Application Centre at Gulshan shall remain closed today and tomorrow, says a press release of the High Commission of India in Dhaka. It will reopen on April 26, added the release.