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Metropolitan
 
Protect wetland to save city from waterlogging
Speakers tell discussion
It is necessary to ensure proper drainage of rainwater before filling up any wetland or waterbody, said the speakers at a discussion yesterday.
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Preserve country's history, heritage for next generation
Experts say on Int'l Museum Day
International Museum Day was observed across the country yesterday as elsewhere in the world with a renewed commitment to preserving the country's thousand-year-old heritage for the next generation so
 
Empowering poor students with IT skills
Dishari trains over 800 students free of cost
With a philosophy of providing a platform for the financially disadvantaged students of IT education that can help them cope with job market, Dishari Basic IT Education Centre continues its efforts relentlessly.
 
Seven killed in road accidents
Seven people were killed in separate road accidents in Patuakhali, Munshiganj, Chittagong and Thakurgaon in the last two days.
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President undergoes cataract surgery
President Iajuddin Ahmed underwent a successful cataract surgery at Birdem Hospital in the city yesterday.
 
Bus Dacoity
Valuables worth Tk 2 lakh looted
A gang of robbers looted valuables worth about Tk two lakh from the passengers of a Nababganj-bound bus and injured six others who tried to protest their activities on Thursday night.
 
Finance adviser off to Kazakhstan
Finance and Planning Adviser Dr AB Mirza Mohammad Azizul Islam left Dhaka yesterday for Kazakhstan to attend the 63rd annual conference of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP).
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Children celebrate Mother's Day
They bloomed like flowers as it was the day to express their love and affection for their mother.
 
Robbers loot gold ornaments, Tk 40,000 from city house
A gang of robbers looted gold ornaments and Tk 40,000 from a house at Khilgaon in the capital yesterday.
 
Five CAAB employees jailed for taking bribes
A mobile court yesterday sentenced five employees of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) to two to six days' imprisonment for taking bribes from a Kuala Lumpur-bound passenger at Zia International
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Prof Samad new VC of Prime University
President and Chancellor of the Prime University Iajuddin Ahmed has appointed Prof M Abdus Samad as vice chancellor of the university, says a press release.
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Appeal for help
Syed Golam Mostaque, 42, an officer of United Commercial Bank Ltd, has been suffering from liver cirrhosis since last two years, says a press release.
 
Two bodies recovered in city
Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman in the city yesterday. On information from the locals, police rushed to Matual Mirdha Bari area at Jatrabari and found the body in a paddy field.
 
Yarn worth Tk 10 lakh seized in N'ganj, 3 held
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized 100 cartons of yarn worth around Tk 10 lakh from two godowns in the district town and arrested three people in this connection on Thursday.
 
BBC Bangladesh Sanglap today
The 31st episode of the BBC Bangladesh Sanglap will be held at Shah AMS Kibria Auditorium in Habiganj at 5:45pm today.
 

 
   
 
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