Vol. 5 Num 1119 Tue. July 24, 2007    
 
Home 
News
Today's Index
Front Page
Business
Sports
Metropolitan
National
International
Culture
Views
Point-counterpoint
Editorial
Letters to Editor
Write to Editor
Sections















Others
About Us
Contact
Advertisement
Supplements
Archives

WWW
thedailystar.net


Metropolitan
 
No chance of vote rigging in digitised voter list
ECs say in Rajshahi
The two election commissioners, who are visiting Rajshahi to see the preparations for the enumeration of the voter list with photographs, yesterday asked for cooperation of all in this regard.
 
Road accidents kill 6
At least six people were killed and 50 others injured in separate road accidents in Munshiganj, Manikganj, Rajshahi and Magura yesterday.
 
Punitive actions against 30 UP representatives
The government has taken punitive actions against 30 representatives of union parishads (UP) on various charges during the last six months, says a press release.
 
Simplify process to make slum dwellers voters
Speakers urge EC
Speakers at a workshop yesterday called for launching awareness campaign through media to make slum dwellers interested in becoming voters so that they can exercise their rights to franchise.
 
Indiscriminate use of antibiotics could be fatal to health
Experts caution at seminar
Indiscriminate use of antibiotics could lead to short and long term side effects which might be fatal to health, cautioned the experts at a seminar yesterday.
Picture
Seven-day Fish Fair Begins
'Save local varieties of fish from extinction'
As a seven-day fish fair began in the city yesterday, Finance and Planning Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam urged private sector entrepreneurs to come up with large investments to save local varieties of fish.
 
Int'l confce on human resource management begins today
The Seventh International Conference on Human Resource Management & Development - 2007 begins at Sheraton Hotel in the city today.
 
A novel way to check corruption
Police staffs at the Assistant Commissioner's (prosecution) Office at Chittagong court building have been asked not to carry over Tk 100 during their duty hours.
 
Mutual Trust Bank-Daily Star debate begins in port city today
A five-day Mutual Trust Bank - The Daily Star Debate Contest '07 begins in the port city today.
 
Mugger caught red-handed
A traffic constable caught a mugger and recovered Tk 2.2 lakh from his possession at Khligaon in the city yesterday.
 
Couple electrocuted in Gazipur
A couple was electrocuted at Bhogra Channa village in Gazipur Sadar on Sunday morning. The victims were identified as Akkas Ali, 65 and his wife Mamtaz Begum, 50.
 
Five Ctg firms pilfer Wasa water
A mobile court in its drive against water pilferage and tax evasion found numerous irregularities at five business establishments at Nasirabad and Bayezid areas yesterday and asked the Chittagong Wasa
 
300 bullets found abandoned
Three hundred bullets were found abandoned in a drain at Mahakhali in the city yesterday. Receiving information, the police found a white bag containing the bullets in a drain at Road No.
 
Land Grabbing
Tasmima sued
A case was filed with Joydebpur Police Station against Tasmima Hossain, wife of Jatiya Party Chairman Anwar Hossain Monju, on Sunday night on charge of grabbing Roads and Highways (R & H) land at Chhoto
 
4 members of 'Aggyan Party' jailed for 4 yrs
A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced four members of an 'Aggyan Party' to four years' rigorous imprisonment for looting Tk 5.70 lakh from a house at Savar in July 2004.
 
Polythene bags worth Tk 5 lakh seized, 4 held
Joint forces in a raid at Machhua Bazar in the district yesterday seized nine sacks of banned polythene bags worth about Tk 5 lakh and arrested four in this connection.
 
Moderate tremor jolts country
A minor earthquake, measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale, jolted the country yesterday morning. The epicentre of the tremor that was felt at about 5 hours 00 minutes 18.
 
Ctg shop owner strangled by miscreants
A shop owner was strangled by miscreants in the port city yesterday. The victim was identified as Imam Hossain, 18, son of one Abdul Alim of Momin Colony under Panchlaish Police Station.
Picture
Appeal for help
Annesha Kumkum Chupkatha, a child drama activist, has been suffering from blood cancer for the last one year.
Picture
Akbar Ali Khan made G4S adviser
Former adviser to the caretaker government Dr Akbar Ali Khan has joined G4S Security Services Bangladesh as an adviser, says a press release.
 
Release of Hasina demanded
Bangladesh Non-government Vocational Teachers' Association in a statement yesterday demanded unconditional release of Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, says a press release.
Picture
Leo Dist Council executives
The 12th Annual Conference of the Leo District Council, Lions Clubs International, District 315A1, Bangladesh was held at All Community Club at Gulshan-2 in the city recently, says a press release.
 
JICA Alumni hold tree plantation programme
A tree plantation programme was organised by JICA Alumni Association on the campus of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) at Gazipur on July 21, says a press release.
 

 
   
 
© thedailystar.net, 2007. All Rights Reserved.