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Social commitment needed to ensure education for all
Habibur Rahman receives Chand Sultana Literacy Award
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) yesterday awarded Chand Sultana Literacy Award 2006 to M Habibur Rahman, director of education of Save the Children USA, for his contribution to non-formal education.

'Scale up school feeding to improve attendance'
The Secretary-in-Charge of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan has called for concerted efforts to scale up School Feeding (SF) programme to enhance the primary school

Troponin-I machine introduced at NICVD
Medical service for treatment of heart diseases would be expanded in the country, Health and Family Welfare Adviser Maj Gen Doctor ASM Motiur Rahman (Rtd) said yesterday.

CA ask SSF to carry out duties efficiently
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday asked the members of the Special Security Force (SSF) to carry out their duties with utmost efficiency maintaining professionalism to face the challenges in the

Raise awareness to prevent TB
Speakers tell media at roundtable
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday called on the mass media to step up efforts to raise awareness among people about tuberculosis (TB).

Ensure enrolment of slum dwellers in voter list
EC urged at a discussion
Speakers at a discussion yesterday urged the Election Commission (EC) to ensure that the slum dwellers are enlisted in the voter list and they can exercise their franchise without any intimidation during

150 houses damaged, 30 injured in storms in Lalmonirhat, Sherpur
Violent storms lashed several villages in Lalmonirhat and Sherpur yesterday, damaging about 150 houses and injuring 30 people.

Abducted six-yr-old girl found dead
A six-year-old girl who was abducted from her house at Shyampur in the city on June 11 was found dead on Friday night.

Momin Murder
Family rejects charge sheet as OC Rafique's name dropped
Family members of murdered Kamrul Islam Momin yesterday rejected the charge sheet as police dropped the names of prime suspect OC AKM Rafiqul Islam and 20 others who were accused in the first information

Two killed in comilla road accidents
Two people were killed and five others injured in separate road accidents in Chouddagram and Burichang upazilas yesterday morning.

Dedicated politicians to get financial support
Politicians who have dedicated themselves to the well being of the people and the nation would get financial help from Moni Singh-Farhad Memorial Trust Board.

Lawyers concerned over ban on Hasina's US visit
Sixty-one lawyers of Supreme Court have expressed their grave concern over putting restriction on Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's going to the United States to see her expectant daughter.

Rajshahi trader stabbed to death
A vegetable trader was stabbed to death at Godagari of Rajshahi on Friday evening. The dead was identified as Nazmul Haque Nazu, 25, son of Asad Ali, of Matherpur village under Godagari municipal.

Take steps to ease session jam
Akij Institute students urge edn adviser
Students of Akij Institute of Technology, Rajshahi, yesterday urged the education adviser and the National University authorities to take steps to ease session jam at their institute.

Sheikh Helal's son-in-law refutes report
Former Awami League lawmaker Sheikh Helaluddin's son-in-law Andalieve Rahman in a statement yesterday said he had never collected any rent from the two flats that businessman Noor Ali claimed to havegiven

Journo Kazi Zahid passes away
Kazi Zahid, a news editor (international affairs) of ATN Bangla, passed away due to a cardiac arrest at his office yesterday at the age of 57.