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Our Correspondent, Kushtia Verdict in Jatyia Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president and freedom fighter Kazi Aref Ahmed murder case could not be executed 10 years into the killing as the appeal hearing of the case remains pending with the Appellate Division. Kazi Aref along with four leaders of JSD Kushtia district unit was killed by an ... Read more

MN LARMA MEMORIAL VOLUME LAUNCHED CHT peace treaty still cries out for implementation Staff Correspondent Jyotirindra Bodhipiray Larma, president of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti who signed the Chittagong Hill Tracts Treaty in 1997 on the party’s behalf, on Sunday said that even 11 years after signing the deal the country’s ruling class has ... Read more

Our Correspondent, Kurigram The traditional bamboo-based cottage industries are facing setback in Kurigram. A large number of people were engaged in different bamboo-based industries in nine upazilas of the district, including the Sadar upazila, which make different household articles. But these industries are various problems putting the poor people into difficult situation. Usually the rural ... Read more

Rangpur Correspondent Jatiya Party President H. M. Ershad might nominate his wife Roushan Ershad in the by-election in one of his two vacated constituencies to take her to Parliament, sources said, though a number of Jatiya Party leaders have begun lobbying with the high ups of the party for getting nomination in the by-election at ... Read more

Staff Correspondent A number of non-governmental organisations at a press conference on Sunday demanded continuation of the Local Government Commission for strengthening local bodies and decentralising the administration. They urged the AL-led government to take necessary steps for approval of the Local Government Commission Ordinance 2008, promulgated by the interim administration of Fakhruddin Ahmed. The ... Read more

Our Correspondent, Barisal Eleven out of 14 posts in Barisal divisional soil testing laboratory have been remaining vacant for a long time and it has become almost inactive for working with only three persons. Md. Iftikharuddin, Scientific Officer-in-charge of the laboratory, said that higher authority regularly has been kept in touch with hampering of works ... Read more

Staff Correspondent The Human Rights Forum on Universal Periodic Review, a coalition of 17 rights organisations, on Sunday called on the government to make specific pledges to ensure human rights through discussions in the parliament. At a briefing at the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity, they also alleged the foreign minister, Dipu Moni, failed to describe the ... Read more

A Correspondent, Lalmonirhat Thousands of commuters cross the age-old Teesta Bridge everyday risking lives as the leaseholder turns it vulnerable to collapse any time by illegally allowing heavy vehicles for ‘extra money’. Known as the doorway to Lalmonirhat and

Bibhas Chandra Saha The Dhaka Metropolitan Police is going digital by June this year with the modernisation of its control room for better policing and traffic management. Automatic vehicle location surveillance system, digital database map, mobile command post, four channel-tracking wireless and closed-circuit television cameras are some of the features of the planned modern control ... Read more

BSS, Cox’s Bazar The two-day seventh South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA) conference ended here on Wednesday adopting eleven point declaration making a call to the governments of the region to strengthen democratic values, open and plural societies, liberal culture and safeguard the rights of women, minorities and the dispossessed. The declaration called as Cox’s ... Read more

BSS, Sonatola Speakers here at a meeting stressed the need for creating mass awareness against child marriage to build a better and sound society free from domestic violence, dowry, maternal and child mortality. Thengamara Mohila Sobuz Sangha (TMMS) under the National Nutrition Programme organised the views-exchange meeting at Sonatola upazila parishad auditorium in the upazila ... Read more

Our Correspondent, Bandarban Joint forces have launched a special operation to destroy poppy fields in the areas near the border with Myanmar. About 300 army and BDR personnel along with paratrooper commandos took part in the operation on Tuesday, official source told. Security sources confirmed the operation, but did not give details. According to a ... Read more

Lalmonirhat-burimari Route 45 trains derail in 5 months Lack of sleepers, stone makes the run-down track risky A Correspondent, Lalmonirhat As many as 45 incidents of train derailment occurred on 85-kilometre long Lalmonirhat-Burimari route under Lalmonirhat Railway Division during the last five months as shortage of sleepers and stone has made the line

January’s amount highest in last seven months Staff Correspondent The inflow of remittance to the country is increasing despite the fear that the global economic recession will reduce it drastically, said Bangladesh Bank officials. The country received $860 million as remittance in January, according to a provisional estimate by the BB. The amount is the ... Read more

Mamun Islam, BSS, Rangpur Production and marketing of strawberry have started on commercial basis after its successful farming in Panchagarh district paving the way for tremendous economic prospect for the farmers. Jessore Golden Seed Farm (JGSF), a subsidiary organisation of Jessore Ulshi Himagar, achieved the success after eight months of undertaking a strawberry farming programme ... Read more

Tk. 24 cr collected in first half of FY against target of Tk. 80 cr Our Correspondent, Barisal Collection of income tax in Barisal taxation division is increasing but target may not be achieved for the FY 2008-09 for different reasons. Tk.24 crore only has been collected in first 6 months against target of Tk ... Read more

Staff Correspondent The Bangladesh Police is going to launch a victim support centre, the first-ever of the kind, to provide moral and legal support for the repressed women and children. The home minister, Sahara Khatun, is expected to inaugurate the centre on February 17. The centre, headed by assistant commissioner Shamima Parveen, will be housed ... Read more

UNB, Khulna State-run jute mills of Khulna region are on the verge of closure as production has decreased by about fifty percent due to shortage of raw jute. Sources concerned said that the production of Alim Jute Mill at Atra industrial area came to a halt for shortage of raw jute. Besides, the unpaid dues ... Read more

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Says law minister Staff Correspondent Law Minister Shafique Ahmed yesterday said as many as 2.93 lakh cases are pending with the High Court (HC) and number of such cases is much higher at lower courts causing untold sufferings to litigants. The government is considering reintroducing the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system by amending Civil Procedure ... Read more