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Build trust in govt thru' transparent governance
Education adviser tells national consultation workshop
Adviser for Education Ayub Quadri yesterday said Bangladesh is committed to achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by reducing poverty rate and improving the quality of life of the people through

Road accidents kill 7
At least seven people were killed in separate road accidents in Tangail, Sirajganj, Faridpur and Satkhira yesterday.

Foreign envoys have no qualms with govt's plan to hold polls
Iftekhar tells at press briefing
Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday said foreign envoys and delegates have no qualms with the government's plan to hold elections by the end of 2008.

Raise awareness about climate change
Speakers say at seminar
Speakers at a seminar yesterday called for raising awareness about the impact of climate change which is still a remote issue for most of the people of the country.

Need for social afforestation underscored
A 15-day 'Tree Plantation Movement and Tree Fair - 2007' began here in the port city yesterday as part of National Tree Plantation Movement.

Cellphone shop owner shot in city
Two criminals caught red-handed
Criminals shot an owner of a mobile phone shop at Hajaribagh in the city yesterday. Local people caught two of the criminals red-handed and handed over them to police after a mob beating.

Dr Cravioto new executive director of ICDDR,B
Dr Alejandro Cravioto has been appointed the executive director of ICDDR,B effective from June 17, says a press release. He is replacing Dr David A Sack, who has been in this post since 1999.

Mentally challenged girl commits suicide in city
An 11-year-old mentally challenged girl who had a strange fascination for playing game of hanging committed suicide at Demra in the city on Saturday night by hanging herself.

Make budgetary allocation for working children
Speakers urge govt
Speakers at a press conference yesterday called for allocating necessary fund in the national budget to bring a potential change in the fate of the working children.

Mercantile Bank Award
MR Khan donates Tk 50000 from prize money for treatment of poor
National Professor Dr MR Khan yesterday donated Tk 50000, prize money of Mercantile Bank Award which he won recently, to a fund raised by Institute of Child Health and Shishu Shasthya Foundation to provide

Keep vigilance on use of chemical to fruits: Tapan Chowdhury
Adviser for Power and Mineral Resources Tapan Chowdhury yesterday said the government is seriously keeping vigilance on the use of chemicals to fruits and other food items in the country.

Dhaka for unity of Palestinian factions
Bangladesh has urged unity among the Palestinian factions in view of the latest outbreaks of fight between the supporters of Hamas and Fatah.

Dr Mahabub Brac executive director
Dr Mahabub Hossain, a renowned development economist, has joined Brac as executive director, says a press release.

Eviction of illegal occupiers on bank of Chaktai canal begins today
Eviction of illegal canal occupiers on the bank of Chaktai canal in Chittagong is to start today while the existing rules regarding the protection of hills of Chittagong would be enforced strictly until

BAF tree plantation programme inaugurated
Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal SM Ziaur Rahman inaugurated tree plantation programme of Bangladesh Air Force by planting a star-apple sapling on Air Headquarters premises yesterday.

Adviser blames high society for misusing power
Finance Adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam yesterday flayed the high society for misusing power for their own pelf and pomp that put the vast multitude of others to trouble.

Ctg Landslide
DU teachers concerned for not allowing Hasina to visit victims
Some 51 pro-Awami League (AL) teachers of Dhaka University (DU) in a statement yesterday expressed concern and disappointment with the government's decision not to allow AL President Sheikh Hasina tovisit

Withdraw proposed VAT, tax on private varsities
Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh yesterday urged the caretaker government (CG) to withdraw the 4.

3 arrested with 25-kg phallus of Shiva
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three people with a phallus of Shiva, made of blackstone, weighing 25 kgs from Sabujbagh in the city on Saturday.

Overstaying Abroad
25 DU teachers asked to return within three months
Dhaka University (DU) authorities yesterday issued letters to 25 teachers who have been staying abroad even after the expiry of the stipulated period.

Polish team meets army chief
A six-member delegation of Poland called on army chief General Moeen U Ahmed at the Army Headquarters yesterday morning.