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Repeal 'black laws', ensure security of media men
World Press Freedom Day observed in districts
The World Press Freedom Day was observed in districts yesterday with a call for scrapping all black laws to ensure press freedom and security of media men in their professional work.

Two 'robbers' lynched
Two alleged robbers were lunched by villagers in Jhenidah and Sirajganj Tuesday night. In Kushtia, at least 15 people were injured in a clash with a gang of robbers in the early hours of yesterday.

REB office besieged in Sirajganj
Several hundred villagers under the banner of Kamarkhanda Polli Biddyut Unnayan Sangram Parishad laid a siege to local Rural Electrification Board (REB) office at Kamarkhanda in Sirajganj yesterday to

Kushtia AL leader critically hurt in bomb attack
An Awami League (AL) leader was critically injured when criminals hurled two bombs on him near Bamandi Bridge in Gangni upazila in Meherpur Tuesday night.