Volume 4 Number 345 Wed. May 19, 2004    
 
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Don't make university a moneymaking machine
Speaker urges pvt varsities
Speaker Jamiruddin Sircar yesterday urged the private university authorities to impart quality education.
 
Removal of Arsenic From Water
'Household filtration is cost-effective'
Household filtration process to remove arsenic from groundwater has proved cost-effective and easy to use, said the speakers at a day-long roundtable yesterday.
 
Govt forced JP to back amendment to constitution
Hasina tells newly elected poura chairmen
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the freedom of expression fled the country as the government "forced" Jatiya Party to support the 14th Amendment
 
Death of garment worker
50 buses damaged in Savar
At least 50 buses were damaged when garment workers went on a rampage at Savar over the death of their colleague in a road accident yesterday morning.
 
Campaign against tobacco begins today
Speaker Jamiruddin Sircar will inaugurate a signature campaign against tobacco at his office today.
 
Pregnancy-related Complications
'Over 14,000 mothers die a year'
More than 14,000 mothers die a year in the country due to pregnancy-related complications, said UNFPA Country Representative Suneeta Mukherjee at the closing ceremony of a workshop yesterday.
 
'Introduce uniform family code to ensure women's rights'
Introduction of a uniform family code is a must so women of all faiths can enjoy equal rights in their family, speakers said at a seminar in the city yesterday.
 
Robbery in Ctg city house
Gunmen looted gold ornaments worth Tk 3 lakh and Tk 35,000 in cash from a house at Chanmari road in the city early yesterday.
 

 
   
 
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