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3,560 become literate thru' Reflective Circle
Int'l Literacy Day tomorrow
Punkharay Tripura of Chhoto Kumira in Shitakunda could not read and write. So he was unable to get a job. It was also difficult for him to lead the family only depending on Jhum cultivation.

Moudud rules out repeal of Constitution's 14th amendment
Law Minister Moudud Ahmed yesterday ruled out the possibility of repealing the 14th amendment of the Constitution that crushed the demand of women's rights groups for direct election to parliament.

4 killed, 48 injured in road accidents
Four people died and 48 others injured in separate road accidents at Chittagong and Munshiganj yesterday.

Separate directorate for RPAP demanded
Leaders of Rural Poverty Alleviation Programme (RPAP) of Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) staged a daylong sit-in on the BRDB premises in the city yesterday demanding a separate directorate for

Police telecom office staff slaughtered
Unknown miscreants slaughtered an employee of Police Telecom Office in front of his residence in the city's Motijheel area yesterday.

20,000 trafficked a year
UNFPA report says
Human trafficking, which is the third and most lucrative illicit business in the world, is an acute problem for Bangladesh.

Pro-AL lawyers observe 'Black Day'
Members of the Dhaka Bar Association (DBA) yesterday wore black badges in protest against the attacks on pro-Awami League lawyers by the ruling party-backed hoodlums on September 6 in 2003.

Mobile court seals off bakery at Ctg
A mobile court yesterday sealed off an unauthorised bakery for producing confectionery with adulterated raw materials.

Ctg-Dhaka rail link snapped as cargo train derails
Rail communications between Chittagong and Dhaka and a few other destinations were snapped after three compartments of a cargo train derailed near Faujderhat Railway Station yesterday morning.

Concert for Children at Sheraton on Sept 12
Dhaka Sheraton Hotel and NTV will jointly organise a charity concert to raise fund to help United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) to immunise about 700,000 children around the world against fatal childhood

'Arrest killers of customs officer'
Customs, Excise and VAT Executive Officers' Associations demanded immediate arrest and punishment of the killers of customs officer Akbar Saeed.

Modhu Purnima today
The Buddhist community of the country will celebrate Modhu Purnima today.

Explosion of fireworks, crackers banned
Carrying of all types of firearms, explosives and other harmful objects, and exploding fireworks and crackers in the city from 6:00pm tomorrow have been banned until further order to maintain the sanctity

Chehlum
Chehlum of Novera Deepita, a reporter of The Daily Star, will be held at the residence of her eldest brother at Dhanmondi in the city after Maghrib prayers tomorrow, says a press release.

Cop drugged, robbed of mobile phone
A police constable was drugged and robbed of his mobile phone and some money inside a passenger bus coming from Narayanganj to Dhaka yesterday.

Housewife strangled for dowry
A housewife was allegedly strangled by her husband for dowry in the city's Badda area yesterday.

Body formed to resolve boundary problem between Sirajganj, Jamalpur
A five-member committee was formed yesterday to resolve the longstanding boundary problem between Sirajganj and Jamalpur districts.

Surya Sen Bitarko Dhara executives
SM Maruf and Anwar Hossain have been elected president and general secretary of Surya Sen Bitarko Dhara, a debate organisation of Surya Sen Hall of Dhaka University (DU), says a press release.