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Help enroll genuine voters
ECs urge Rajshahi people
Two visiting election commissioners (EC) yesterday attended two meetings at the conference room of the deputy commissioner over the enumeration of voter list with photograph in Rajshahi City Corporation

Road accidents kill five
At least five people were killed and nine injured in separate road accidents in Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, B,baria and Satkhira yesterday Our correspondent from Mymensingh adds: Two people, includinga

Adv Sayma Murder Case
Faizul on five-day remand
Faizul Islam, the alleged murderer of Supreme Court Advocate Sayma Khanam, was placed on a five-day remand yesterday for interrogation by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab).

Concern over issuing of fatwa against couple
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad has expressed deep concern over the issuing of fatwa (religious edict) against a couple at Galachipa in Patuakhali recently.

Pay attention to neglected south-western region
Adviser tells LGED officials
Adviser for LGRD and Cooperatives Mohammad Anwarul Iqbal yesterday asked the officials of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) to pay special attention to the neglected south-western regionof

Accused dies in police custody in Bogra
An accused in a murder case died in police custody at Kalai Police Station in Joypurhat on Monday night.

Take step to build skilled human resources
President tells int'l confce
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday urged all concerned to take appropriate measures for building skilled human resources so that the country can efficiently face the challenges of the 21st century.

Stop sand lifting from Meghna
Villagers urge govt
Speakers at a press conference yesterday urged the authorities concerned to take immediate measures to stop sand lifting from two river-islands of Meghna.

Mutual Trust Bank-Daily Star Debate begins
The 'Mutual Trust Bank-The Daily Star Debate Contest 2007' began in the port city yesterday with a call for students to develop their logic and reasoning skills to grow as thoughtful and sensible citizens.

Arrest of Hasina condemned
Teachers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University yesterday condemned the arrest of Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, says a press release.

Holding tax of martyred, injured FF families to be waived
The government has decided to waive holding tax of the injured and martyred freedom fighters' families living at their own houses under different municipalities of the country.

Govt forms 15-member ad hoc Bar Council
The caretaker government constituted a 15-member ad hoc Bar Council, a statutory body regulating country's lawyers, pending its election.

Couple seeks security of life
A couple at a press conference yesterday urged the police to ensure their security as they claimed a local with his accomplices had been threatening them with death for the last few months over the ownership

BCL protests arrest of Hasina
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday staged demonstrations across the country demanding immediate release of Awami League President Sheikh Hasina.

Drug peddlers snatch their fellow, pistol from Rab men
A gang of drug peddlers snatched an arrested drug peddler and a pistol from plainclothes members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Baya Bazar on the outskirts of Rajshahi city yesterday evening.

Prof Karim passes away
Dr Abdul Karim, Professor Emeritus of Chittagong University (CU) and an eminent historian of the sub-continent, passed away due to a cardiac arrest at his residence in the port city yesterday at the age

Int'l confece on gender, sexuality begins Saturday
An international conference on gender, sexuality and rights will begin here on Saturday, bringing together over 100 participants and 40 academicians from different parts of the world in Dhaka.

Arms Case
Journo, his accomplice get 17 years’ RI
A Noakhali court yesterday sentenced two persons, including a journalist, to17 years' rigorous imprisonment in an arms case.

Pirates loot trawler, abduct 4 fishermen
Pirates attacked two fishing trawlers, looted hilsa and kidnapped four fishermen from Kotkar Kader canal near the Sundarbans yesterday morning.

Rajuk taskforce arrests developer
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) taskforce arrested an owner of a real estate company from Paltan area in the city yesterday on charges of using fake documents and changing Rajuk-approved design