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Enact and enforce right to information law
Speakers tell workshop
Legal experts, media leaders and academics yesterday called for the promulgation of a 'Right to Information Bill' to improve access to state information, but warned it would be ineffective unless there

Establish e-governance for easy access to govt info
Speakers tell workshop
Speakers at a workshop yesterday called for establishing e-governance to ensure people's easy access to information about the services of different government agencies.

United efforts needed to reduce maternal mortality
Integration of traditional birth attendance into modern rural health delivery system, and accountability of both the birth attendants and service providers to local government can reduce maternal mortality

Seminar on interoperability to enhance expertise of local officials
Microsoft Bangladesh yesterday organised a seminar on interoperability, first of its kind in the country.

Three killed in road accidents
At least three people were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Gazipur and Barguna yesterday.

Wasa inspector caught while taking bribe
An inspector of Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) was caught red-handed by Army personnel while taking bribe at Fakirapul Wasa Office in the city yesterday.

Dreadful disaster if hill cutting continues in Ctg
Says Save the Environment Movement report on mudslide
Speakers at a press conference yesterday warned of dreadful disaster in not-too-distant future if the ruthless hill cutting and unplanned urbanisation cannot be stopped immediately in Chittagong cityand

Ctg Landslides
China, Japan, Myanmar, Latvia shocked
China, Japan, Myanmar and Latvia have expressed shock at the loss of life and property caused by catastrophic rain and landslides in Chittagong.

Multi-sectoral approach needed to address reproductive health issues
Experts tell consultation meeting
Although the country has achieved impressive successes in some fields of healthcare, a few unfavourable Reproductive Health (RH) indicators are still persisting, experts at a consultation meeting said

Statement of PW recorded
A Dhaka court yesterday recorded statement of a prosecution witness in connection with a graft case filed against former president and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad.

Withdraw VAT, tax on private varsities
The Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh (APUB) yesterday called upon the government to withdraw value added tax (VAT) on tuition fees and tax on private universities as proposed in the national

Tk 67.77cr CU budget approved
Chittagong University (CU) Finance Committee (FC) and Syndicate yesterday approved the proposed budget of Tk 67.77 crore for the financial year 2007-08 with a deficit of Tk 2.66 crore.

Workshop owner robbed of Tk 1 lakh
Muggers took away Tk 1 lakh from a workshop owner after stabbing him at Badda in the city yesterday.

Freedom fighter leaders hail Dr Kamal
Leaders of Bangladesh Mukti-joddha Gono Parishad hailed Dr Kamal Hossain's call for 'unity of honest citizens' as timely and logical, says a press release.

Extortion Case
Former lawmaker Shaheen sued
An extortion case was filed against former lawmaker and ex-vice president of Bangladesh Cricket Board Shah Nurul Kabir Shaheen and seven others.

25pc work of Karnaphuli Bridge completed
Twenty-five percent work of the under construction Third Karnaphuli Bridge here has so far been completed.

Trader shot by muggers in Bagerhat
Muggers shot a shrimp fry trader and snatched away Tk 52,470 at Pakhirmore under Fakirhat Upazila yesterday.

Cellphone shop owner hacked to death in Narsingdi
A mobile shop owner was hacked to death by unknown assailants at a remote village of Shibpur upazila early yesterday. Police arrested two suspected killers Rabi, 22, and Kabir, 25.

Dilruba to take over as Zonta Int'l director on June 22
Dilruba Ahmed will take office as director of Zonta International on June 22, says a press release. She will serve as the director from June 22, 2007 to June 30, 2009.

Govt to import rice, wheat to increase stock
Adviser for Food and Disaster Management Tapan Chowdhury said yesterday the country has now adequate stock of foodgrains. To increase the stock, the government will import 2.

Dilruba to take office as Zonta Int'l director on June 22
Dilruba Ahmed will take office as director of Zonta International on June 22, says a press release. She will serve as the director from June 22, 2007 to June 30, 2009.

President visits ailing DU teacher
President Iajuddin Ahmed and his wife Dr Anwara Begum visited ailing Dhaka University teacher Prof Dr AKM Mohsin at United Hospital in Gulshan yesterday.

BSS, MetroNet sign deal on data transfer
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and MetroNet Bangladesh Limited signed an agreement on data communication solution at the BSS Head Office in the city yesterday, says a press release.

DCC ledger keeper held while taking bribe
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) ledger keeper (Tax) on charges of receiving bribe from his office at Mirpur yesterday.

DU Cultural Festival
4-day workshop begins in Cox's Bazar Thursday
As part of the ongoing cultural festival of Dhaka University (DU), a four-day workshop of the primarily selected participants will begin at Cox's Bazar on Thursday.

'Promote use of mother tongue in literacy programme'
Experts at an international workshop yesterday said the use of mother tongue and national language in literacy programme must be promoted in order to reach the Millennium Development Goal of 'Education

1,298 more held
Police arrested 1,298 people on various charges in countrywide drives in last 24 hours ending at 6:00am yesterday. During the drive, they also recovered 11 firearms, 17 bombs and 39 bullets.