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Strengthen local govt to institutionalise democracy
Speakers tell seminar
Local government will have to be strengthened to institutionalise democracy in the country, said the speakers at a seminar yesterday.

Good Governance
'Enact code of conduct for NGOs'
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday called for enacting a code of conduct for good governance of non- government organisations (NGOs) to ensure transparency and accountability of NGO activities in thecountry.

Sheba introduces fixed wireless phone in 31districts
Post and Telecommunications Minister Md Aminul Haque has said preparation for utilising the huge potential of the submarine cable has not been up to the mark although it will be opened shortly.

Al Arafa Islami Bank
Case against five officials for misappropriating Tk 15 lakh
A case was filed with Khulna Police Station on Sunday night naming six people as accused in misappropriating Tk 15 lakh from the local branch of Al Arafa Islami Bank through forged documents.

Enhance bilateral trade, investment
PM urges Brunei
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday urged Brunei to make the best use of the historical and excellent relations between the two countries for the welfare of two peoples through enhancing bilateral trade

119 AL men get anticipatory bail
The High Court yesterday granted anticipatory bail to 119 leaders and workers of Awami League and its front organisations in five cases filed by the government.

68 pc under-5 rural children suffer from anaemia
Study reveals
Sixty-eight per cent of rural children under age five have been suffering from anaemia, according to a study carried out by a public-private partnership.

JCD cadres beat 4 BCL activists at JU
Four activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Jahangirnagar University (JU) were injured in separate attacks by the cadres of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) during yesterday's student strike.

Saarc Health Ministers' conference to focus on AIDS, Bird flu
Third Conference of Saarc Health Ministers will be held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in the city tomorrow focusing on the regional collaboration to prevent HIV/AIDS and Avian Influenza/Bird flu.

Reporter Beaten up
DU expels 3 JCD men
The Dhaka University (DU) authorities yesterday temporarily expelled three Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists for beating up Dainik Ajker Kagoj staff reporter Minar Baidya at Jagannath Hall on April

Two robbed of cash, gold worth Tk 4.30 lakh
Two people, including a Bangladeshi expatriate, were robbed of cash and gold worth Tk 4.30 lakh by two gangs of criminals known as 'Agyan party'.

15th Anniversary of Operation Sea Angel
General Stackpole arrives tomorrow
Lieutenant General Henry C Stackpole, who led the massive relief mission after a devastating cyclone hit Bangladesh on April 29, 1991, will visit the country on the occasion of 15th anniversary of Operation

Torture of Shanta
Magistrate asked to submit supplementary probe report
A Dhaka court yesterday directed a magistrate to submit within seven days the supplementary probe report on the incident of torture of Shahin Sultana Shanta by police during an opposition protest on March

Bomb Attack
BNP leader injured in Jhenidah
A local BNP leader was seriously injured in a bomb attack at Kabirpur village in Shailkupa on Sunday night.

Police action on women pickets protested
Bangladesh Mohila Parishad formed a human chain in front of the High Court in the city yesterday protesting police battering on women picketers on the streets during hartal hours.

Bird Flu
US to extend tech help to ICDDR,B
The US government will give technical assistance to the ICDDR,B to combat avian influenza.

Phoenix Building
Victims receive cheques for Tk 55.5 lakh as compensation
The twenty-three injured and the families of 12 dead in the Phoenix building collapse received compensations of Tk 55.5 lakh in total yesterday.

Denmark to support road safety campaign
Danish Ambassador Niels Severin Munk will sign an agreement with BRAC for the road safety awareness campaign in Bangladesh on April 27, said a Danish embassy press release.

Hajong leader murdered in Netrokona
A gang of hoodlums beat a leader of Hajong community to death in Kolma Kanda in Netrokona on Sunday.

Shamsuzzoha passes away
Shamsuzzoha Khan, a renowned industrialist, politician and social worker, passed away due to old-age ailments at his Indira Road residence yesterday at the age of 75.