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Mon. May 14, 2007


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OIC Foreign Ministers' Conference Begins Tomorrow
Dhaka to press for reducing economic disparity
Iftekhar tells journos
Bangladesh will press for reducing the rich-poor economic disparity in the Muslim world at the Islamabad conference of the foreign ministers of the OIC countries, beginning tomorrow.

Select eligible candidates for public admin
President tells PSC chairman
President Iajuddin Ahmed asked the PSC to perform its duties more sincerely to select eligible, meritorious and brilliant candidates for government jobs so that country's public administration can face

Expedite overhauling of closed power generation units
Adviser asks PDB officials
As the country is passing through electricity crisis, Power and Energy Adviser Tapan Chowdhury in a meeting with the power plant managers yesterday directed them to expedite the overhauling and maintenance

'Clampdown to have negative impact on manpower business'
A delegation of overseas manpower recruiting agencies yesterday expressed grave concern over the 'unnecessary clampdown' on the manpower agencies, saying it will have negative impact on the manpower business.

Include provision for maternity allowance in coming budget
Speakers urge govt
The government should include the provision for maternity allowance in the forthcoming budget, said the speakers at a seminar yesterday.

'15m adults suffer from high blood pressure'
Around 15 million adults in Bangladesh are suffering from high blood pressure covering 15 to 20 percent of the adult population, said the speakers at a press conference yesterday.

Cops confine journo for 4 hrs
A reporter of an English daily was allegedly kept confined to Jatrabari Police Station in the city for about four hours yesterday over the assault of the driver of a CNG-run three-wheeler by a traffic

Torture of Student
Removal of principal demanded
Parents of a schoolboy yesterday demanded immediate removal of the principal of Rajshahi Adventists International Mission School as he physically tortured their son.

Falling ceiling fan injures 2 girls at HSC exam hall
Two examinees were injured when a ceiling fan fell on them while they were appearing at the English 2nd paper exam of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination at Doniya University College Centre

CG aims to establish non-partisan civil service
Says law adviser
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein yesterday said the main objective of the present caretaker government is to establish an honest and non-partisan civil service, best suited

Depression forms at east central Bay
The well-marked low, which dissipated in a low pressure yesterday in the east central Bay of Bengal, regained its strength and turned into a depression yesterday in the same area.

Arrest-panic grips RU Shibir, JCD leaders
Leaders and activists of Islamic Chhatra Shibir (ICS) and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) of 11 halls of Rajshahi University (RU) are passing days amid arrest-panic.

DAG Adil resigns
Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Adilur Rahman Khan has resigned from his post. When contacted last evening, Advocate Adil admitted that he submitted his resignation letter to the attorney general onThursday.

Shaukat Osman's anniversary of death today
Today is the ninth death anniversary of writer Shaukat Osman.