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Adopt innovative approach for wetland development
C S Karim tells Hisal project launching ceremony
Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Dr CS Karim yesterday called for adopting innovative approach of development to restore serene environment of wetlands and its unique natural community.

Cirdap to redefine its policies, programmes
The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (Cirdap) is going to conduct country level studies in a bid to redefine its policies and programmes in the light of changed national

"Only punishment to politicians can't end corruption"
Corruption cannot be removed from the society by giving punishment to politicians only because corruption has entered into all tiers of government, non-government and private sectors, said the speakers

Graft Case
Sylhet CBA leader gets 7 years, wife 3 years
A Sylhet court yesterday sentenced Mashuk Uddin Ahmed, CBA president of the state-run Jalalabad Gas Transmission & Distribution Systems Limited, to seven years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) and his wife

2007-08 budget is 'pro-poor'
Foreign adviser tells UN conference
The budget for 2007-08 fiscal is 'pro-poor' and Bangladesh's experiences suggest that development is best achieved with 'home-grown' policies, Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar A Chowdhury told a UN conference

Mahila Parishad Report
428 women fall victim to violence in June
A total of 428 incidents of violence against women took place in June, according to a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad. Of the victims, 97 women were raped and 14 women were killed after rape.

4 injured as robbers hurl bombs, fire gunshots
Four people, including a four-year-old girl, were injured when a gang of robbers hurled bombs and fired gunshots at a mob in the old part of the city yesterday.

ASK concerned over move to form cell for phone-tapping
Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday expressed concern over the government's move to form a cell for tapping telephones, says a press release.

BNP leader, his brother arrested in Benapole
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested Sharsha BNP Vice-President Shamsur Rahman and his brother Habibur Rahman, a Jubo Dal leader, yesterday on charges of corruption.

Youth stabbed to death in city
Police recovered the slaughtered body of an unidentified youth from Shyampur area in the city yesterday.

GP, Brac Varsity support for Liberation War Museum
Brac University and Grameenphone yesterday donated the proceeds from the ticket sales of 'Pahela Baishakh Festival' to Liberation War Museum.

Bullet-hit arms-peddler arrested in Cox's Bazar
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a bullet-hit arms-peddler and recovered two firearms following a gunfight at Buddha Para at Boalkhali village in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday evening.

89 bags of 'relief flour' recovered
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered 89 bags of flour, which were allocated for relief, from the residence of a Union Parishad (UP) member at Ranipukur in Mithapukur of the district yesterday.

Heroin seized
A team of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) seized 500 grams of heroin worth Tk 50 lakh from a Khulna-bound mail train on Thursday night.

Eco-city exhibition begins
A three-day 'Eco-city Exhibition' began at Buet auditorium in the city yesterday, showcasing four models of eco-city.

Edn fair begins
A three-day education fair began in the city yesterday with a view to providing students and their parents with necessary information on courses, programmes and facilities offered by different private