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Metropolitan
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Fast growing population a big problem for Bangladesh: PM
Khaleda calls for involving young people in health sector programmes
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday called for strengthening the health sector programmes by effectively involving the youths in the activities for quick achievement of the desired goals.
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'Take up risk reduction plan ahead of flood season'
Experts at a roundtable yesterday called for taking up a flood risk reduction programme through institutional preparedness ahead of the flood season.
 
'Ensure healthcare of RMG workers to up output'
Ensure healthcare of workers in RMG (Ready Made Garments) sector to increase productivity in garment units, said the speakers at a gathering in the city yesterday.
 
Growing Security Concerns
India to withdraw special passports
Because of growing security concerns, India has decided to withdraw the 34-year-old special passport scheme, under which the people of northeastern Indian states could use the document to travel onlyto
 
Mother cries for justice
A mother yesterday demanded punishment to officer-in-charge (OC) of Chakaria Police Station in Cox's Bazar as he allegedly gunned down her son on January 11 of last year for refusing to do illegal jobs
 
KMP makes fresh list of criminals, special operation on cards
Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) has made a fresh list of hardened criminals and operatives of underground parties.
 
Bring back stability in RMG sector
Workers demand
Leaders of the garment workers' associations at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity yesterday reiterated their demand for bringing back stability in the garments sector.
 
Dumb man found dead
The police recovered the body of a dumb man in the city's Shabujbagh area yesterday. The victim was identified as Abdul Hannan, 30, a resident of Rasulpur in Kamrangirchar.
 
Flood insurance can help affected people
Speakers at a seminar at a city hotel yesterday said flood insurance can potentially play an important role to help the flood affected people to cope with the recurrence of flooding.
 
Killing of UPDF Activists
Road barricade programme observed
United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) yesterday observed a daylong road barricade programme on Rangamati- Khagrachhari Road to protest Monday's killing of its three activists at Natun Karetchhari under
 
Intern doctors go for indefinite strike again
Intern doctors of Rangpur Medical College Hospital have gone for indefinite strike from yesterday once again as their demands were not realised by the authorities within the stipulated time.
 
Two killed in road accidents
Two people were killed in separate road accidents in Narayanganj and Satkhira yesterday.
 
Prof Zakir gets Meher Kabir Science Literature Award
Naturalist and bird expert Prof Kazi Zakir Hossain was awarded 'Meher Kabir Science Literature Award 2005' by Bangla Academy for his contributions to science literature at a formal function at the seminar
 
DU observes World Population Day
Dhaka University (DU) yesterday observed World Population Day with a daylong programme that included rally, debate competitions and open discussion on the campus with an objective to raise awareness regarding
 
BDR-BSF Firing
Indian HC airs concern over media reports
The High Commission of India in Dhaka has expressed concern over the news report carried in several local papers alleging that the BSF was responsible for firing along Komorpur and Bhatshala border points
 
Dengue claims one in Ctg
A dengue patient died yesterday morning at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) while the number of patients suffering from pneumonia and malaria is increasing in the port city.
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Barrister Ishtiaq's anniversary of death today
Today is the third death anniversary of Barrister Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed, a senior advocate of the Supreme Court and former advisor to a caretaker government, says a press release.
 
Rejoinder
Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, a lecturer of the environmental science department, Jahangirnagar University, has protested a report headlined 'JU teacher blamed for 'indecent' behaviour with female students'
 
Medical equipment donated to cancer centre
Badrul Amin, an expatriate businessman of Bianibazar in Sylhet and now living in London, donated medical equipment worth Tk 7 lakh to Ahsania Mission Cancer Detection Centre and Hospital, Mirpur yesterday
 
2 bodies recovered from Buriganga
Police recovered two bodies floating in the river Buriganga yesterday afternoon. The deceased are a thirty-year-old woman and a young girl of nine, both unidentified.
 

 
   
 
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