Vol. 4 Num 244 Fri. January 30, 2004    
 
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DCs asked to improve law and order
Home Minister Altaf Hossain Choudhury yesterday asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) to take effective measure to improve law and order through better coordination between police and other departments.
 
ADB to launch Water Study Project in S Asia
Water Week Conference ends
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will launch a 'Water Quality Study Project' in the South Asian region soon.
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Help develop human resources
President tells Asiatic Society
President Iajuddin Ahmed has praised the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh for its various scholarly works and said it can deliver intellectual inputs for future development of the country.
 
'Stop displacement of indigenous people'
Stop displacement of indigenous people from their lands in the name of development, said the speakers at a meeting yesterday.

They said the indigenous people have been forced to live inhuman lives.

 
Shaila elected chairman of Taherpur Pourasava
Awami League-supported Shaila Parveen was elected chairman of Taherpur Pourasava in a fresh election held yesterday.

The post had fallen vacant after the killing of her father.

 
WHO fears bird flu began in April
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the current outbreak of bird flu may have first surfaced last April, much earlier than previously thought.
 
Life once existed on Mars: Scientists
Australian scientists said yesterday that a dog with a nose for sewage had found evidence that life once, and may still, exist on Mars.
 
Steps taken to formulate common codes for jute
The International Jute Study Group (IJSG) has taken an initiative to prepare common codes to facilitate the traders and consumers for easy marketability of jute and jute products.
 
Talk on defining Women's identity
Women identity in any society assumes newer forms with the changes in various social constructs over the passages of time, speakers said at a literary talk yesterday.
 
Bepza launches new website
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) has introduced database dynamic interactive website, rearranging the web portal on the country's six EPZs.
 
SASC reunion Feb 21
Students Anti-smoking Committee (SASC) will organise a reunion of its former and present members and well-wishers in the city on February 21, marking its 18th founding anniversary.
 
US embassy holiday
The American Embassy, including the American Centre, Information Resource Centre, and the Student Counselling Service will remain closed on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
 
Three killed in road accident
Three people were killed in separate road accidents at Porabari on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway and Itahata on Dhaka-Tangail highway yesterday.
 
Congratulations
Shahadat Hossain Riad has secured first class first position in the BA (honours) examination of the communication & journalism department of Chittagong University (CU) held in 2003.
 
Build up skilled administration: Khaleda
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has sought cooperation of the civil servants in building up a talented, skilled and impartial administration capable of leading the country towards progress and prosperity.
 
CU urged to cancel fees for verification of certificates
Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) of Chittagong University (CU) unit yesterday submitted a memorandum to the syndicate demanding immediate cancellation of fees charged for verification of certificates
 

 
   
 
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