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Metropolitan

Establish right to information for accountable govt
Speakers tell roundtable
Establishing the right to information can ensure an accountable, transparent and pro-people government, speakers at a roundtable yesterday said.

Govt mulls comprehensive law to check irregular migration
The government has undertaken a number of initiatives, including modernising the passport issuing process and strengthening Bangladesh missions abroad, to check irregular migration and prevent the sufferings

Female student strangled in city
A female student who passed SSC examination with GPA-5 from Viqarunnisa Noon School and College this year was strangled inside her flat at Moghbazar in the city yesterday.

Hasina could have been held in other ways
Says Sultana Kamal
Former adviser to a caretaker government Sultana Kamal yesterday said a summon could have been issued before arresting Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina.

‘Ensure efficient management for quality railway service’
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday underscored the need for greater investment in and efficient management of the railway in order to revive its image as the 'cheapest and quickest means of travel'.

Adv Sayma Murder
Rab claims close to detect killer
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), investigating the killing of Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Sayma Khanum, yesterday said they are close to detect the killer.

Hair relics of Buddha handed over to Lankan representatives
The handing over ceremony of Gautam Buddha's hair relics yesterday afternoon assumed a festive look as a large number of devotees from different places of the port city and outside gathered at Chittagong

Murder of Adv Sayma Khanum condemned
Different organisations have condemned the murder of Advocate Sayma Khanum, Supreme Court lawyer and former cultural affairs secretary of Dhaka Bar Association, at her Elephant Road Apartment in the city

IGP orders probe into harassment of Narsingdi journalist
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad on Tuesday ordered investigation into allegation of harassment of a journalist by the Narsingdi police.

President visits ailing Sabina in Singapore
President Iajuddin Ahmed, now in Singapore for medical check-up, on Tuesday visited ailing singer Sabina Yasmin at National Cancer Centre of General Hospital in Singapore.

Entry Tickets to Cultural Monuments
India to cut rate for Saarc, Bimstec tourists
India has decided to cut the rate of entry tickets to cultural monuments and world heritage sites for tourists from Saarc and Bimstec countries and bring them down at par with Indian nationals.

Barisal mayor sued for extortion
A construction contractor yesterday filed an extortion case against detained Barisal city Mayor Mojibor Rahman Sarwar and local BNP leader Azizul Haque Akkas.

12 wagons of goods train derail in Mymensingh
Twelve wagons of a Jamalpur-bound goods train from Akhaura derailed near Shambhuganj Biska Railway Station in the district early hours of yesterday.

Robbery in two Keraniganj jewellery shops
Robbers looted gold ornaments and cash worth Tk 17 lakh from two jewellery shops at Nasiruddin Super Market in South Keraniganj early yesterday.

3 manpower brokers held
34 illegal passports, Tk 4.4 lakh seized
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three manpower brokers with Tk 4.40 lakh and seized 34 illegal passports and fake medical certificates from their possession at Paltan in the city yesterday.