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Expat woman found dead in drum
A young expatriate woman was found dead in a drum at Jatrabari in the city on Tuesday night. The victim was identified as Afroza Akhter Polly, 26, of Fatulla in Narayanganj.

Patricide
A man was killed allegedly by his son as he refused to allow a female worker to continue her job at his factory at Lalbagh in the city yesterday, police said.

Training course on disaster risk reduction ends
A three-day training course for the personnel of Oxfam-GB partner organisations working in the River Basin Project (RBP) concluded in the city yesterday, says a press release.

ACC asks Chandpur BNP leader, civil surgeon to submit wealth statement
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked Advocate Dulal Mia Patwari, vice-president of Chandpur district BNP, and Dr Abdul Mannan, civil surgeon of Chandpur, to submit the statements of their wealth

BSMMU signs agreement with Malaysia university
A letter of intent was signed between Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) on Tuesday, says a press release.

Law and order under control
Says DMP chief
Law and order situation in the capital remains under control at present and the number of certain types of crime has fallen, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Naim Ahmed said yesterday.

Convocation of Dhaka Int'l University July 15
The first convocation of Dhaka International University will be held on July 15 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre, says a press release.