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Restore basic principles of '72 constitution

Panellists tell BBC Sanglap

Speakers at a BBC dialogue yesterday said Bangladesh should go back to the fundamental principles of the constitution of 1972 to get back the spirit of the liberation war.

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Varsity teachers demand separate pay scale

Unb, Dhaka

The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Asso-ciation (FBUTA) has called for introduction of a separate pay scale for the teachers of public universities.

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IT education compulsory at secondary level by 2013

Says information minister

Bss, Dhaka

Reiterating the present government's commitment to building Digital Bangladesh, Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad yesterday said IT education would be made compulsory at secondary level by 2013.

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Road crashes kill 3

Metro Desk

Three people were killed and six others injured in separate road accidents in Narail, Dinajpur and Gopalganj yesterday.

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DAB rejects polls result

Staff Correspondent

Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) rejected the results of the election of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) held across the country on November 5, says a press release.

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Housewife 'kills' herself

Staff Correspondent

A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling by her scarf at Joar Sahara in the city's Badda area yesterday morning.

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'Bloodbath in Military' screened

DU Correspondent

The public screening of part-1 of a documentary titled "Bloodbath in Military: Bangladesh 1975-1981" was held at Public Library in the city yesterday.

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Call to stop extra-judicial killing

Staff Correspondent

A total of 73 eminent citizens yesterday strongly protested the extra-judicial killings and demanded an immediate end to such practice.

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Zillur assures expats of all cooperation

Unb, Dhaka

Bangladeshi expatriates living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met President Zillur Rahman on Friday during his stopover there on his way to Turkey.

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AL MP Mollah's Appeal

SC hearing set for Dec 6

Ashutosh Sarkar

The Supreme Court is set to hear on December 6 an appeal filed by Awami League lawmaker Habibur Rahman Mollah against a High Court verdict that declared legal the Anti-Corruption Commi-ssion's (ACC) sanction (permitting its officials) to file the graft case against him.

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Deal for rehabilitation of run-down Ctg rail tracks

Bss, Dhaka

Bangladesh Railway signed an agreement with two companies yesterday for rehabilitation of Fouzdarhat-Chittagong Port Yard-Strand Road Victoria-Chittagong Section.

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Hasina meets Bhutanese king

Unb, Thimpu

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had an audience with King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck at his office, Tashichodzong yesterday amidst royal formalities.

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Tk 12.5 lakh Loot

Driver of manpower trader held

Our Correspondent, Narayanganj

Police yesterday arrested the driver who fled with Tk 12.5 lakh and a microbus of his employer from Bhuigarh in Fatullah, Narayanganj on October 18.

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Cooperatives law to be amended

Says LGRD minister

Staff Correspondent

The government has taken an initiative to amend the law on cooperatives to make them more democratic and accountable, said LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday.

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Youths urged to implement Vision-2021

Bss, Dhaka

Education Minister Nurul Islam Naheed yesterday hoped that the socio-economic freedom of the country could be attained through implementation of the Vision-2021.

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Hold Ducsu election for healthy student politics

Demand general students

Bss, Dhaka

Demand for election to Dhaka University Central Students Union (Ducsu) appears to be resurfacing again among general students after years of gap as the country's premier university has not seen activities of the crucial students' forum for over two decades.

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Set up DMC female hall after Dr Zohra Kazi's name

Staff Correspondent

Speakers at a condolence meeting yesterday demanded the government set up a female hall at Dhaka Medical College after the name of Dr Zohra Begum Kazi in recognition of her outstanding contribution to medical services and language movement.

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'Save northern region from desertification'

Unb, Rajshahi

Rajshahi Protection Move-ment Council demanded immediate implementation of North Rajshahi Irrigation Project with a view to saving the northern region from desertification process.

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