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Call to formulate Health Rights Protection Act
The First National Conference on Health Rights ended yesterday with a call for formulating a ' Health Rights Protection and Implementation Act' against the backdrop of present deprivation of health service

Mobile court to launch drive against hill cutting soon
Acting Secretary of Environment and Forest Department AHM Rezaul Karim yesterday said the government is going to take stern action against the people involved in cutting hills in Chittagong.

Two sisters among six killed in road accidents
Six people were killed in separate road accidents across the country yesterday.

Body formed to survey sanitation coverage
National Sanitation Task Force constituted an independent monitoring and evaluation committee to survey the national sanitation coverage and report back within three months.

DU prepares Tk 144.85cr budget for 2007-08
Dhaka University has prepared a Tk 144.85 crore budget for financial year 2007-08. The budget envisages a deficit of Tk 2.4 crore. The major portion of the budget will come from government allocation.

'Cancel layoffs at Khulna Jute Mill'
Leaders of Sramik Nirapatta Forum (SNF), a platform of 17 workers' organisations, demanded that the government cancel layoffs at Khulna Jute Mill and withdraw cases against the workers.

Govt Pry Schools
7695 selected as asstt teachers
A total of 7695 candidates have been selected finally as assistant teachers of government primary schools against the 7995 vacant posts, says a press release.

Wife murdered allegedly by husband in city
A housewife was allegedly tortured and strangled by her husband and two other in-laws at Banani in the city on Thursday night.

Bangladesh embassy in Bahrain opens its website
The Bangladesh Embassy in Bahrain has launched its website recently, a foreign ministry press release said on Thursday.

'Bangladesh committed to more funding on gender equality'
Bangladesh is committed to more funding on gender equality, Women and Children Affairs Adviser Geetiara Safiya Choudhury said at the 8th Commonwealth Women's Affairs Ministers' Meeting held at Kampala

Cinema burns down in Sherpur
A cinema burned down in a devastating fire in Kakoli market area of the district town yesterday morning.

Domestic help commits suicide
A domestic help allegedly committed suicide at a house in the city's Mirpur area early yesterday.

Lightning kills mother, daughter in Jamalpur
A woman and her daughter were killed and a man was injured when lightning struck them at Sarishabari yesterday.

Four markets to be set up in city
In a bid to keep the prices of essentials within the reach of common people, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has decided to establish four wholesale and retail markets at Aminbazar,

Factory worker electrocuted
A worker of a shoe factory was electrocuted at Bibir Bagicha of Demra in the capital yesterday.

President, CA greet Queen Elizabeth II
President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed have greeted Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her birthday today.