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Stalkers attack Rajshahi school over protest Four were jailed for varying terms by mobile courts on Thursday on charges of harassing girl students in Shariatpur, Jhenaidah and Gopalganj. Mobile courts against harassment of girls and women started functioning on the day. Stalkers, meanwhile, attacked the Chandipur High School and beat some students at Bagha in

A bus driver was shot dead and his assistant injured allegedly by a businessman in the Fulbaria bus terminal area in Dhaka on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Nizamuddin, son of Abdul Aziz of village Mathabhanga under Botiaghata upazila in

India and Bangladesh need to ‘give some concessions’ to each other in the greater interests of the peoples of the two countries, foreign minister Dipu Moni said on Thursday. The officials of Bangladesh and India should implement the decisions of the two governments for ensuring a better and dignified living for the peoples of the ... Read more

Dhaka’s Noise Pollution Sound level double at many points The existing sound levels at different places in the capital are nearly double the permissible level, speakers said quoting a survey report at a discussion yesterday. As per the Noise Pollution (Control) Rules 2006, the noise level should remain within 50 decibels. Najnin Kabir, project officer ... Read more

Khaleda case hearing CJ regrets newsmen’s entry denial The chief justice, ABM Khairul Haque, has regretted denial of entry into the courtroom of journalists who went to the Supreme Court to cover the proceedings when his court was hearing an appeal petition of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday

Chairman of the Minimum Wages Board Ikteder Ahmed has opted for voluntary retirement in protest against his recent posting to the law and order infringing offences prevention tribunal in Khulna. In a letter to the law secretary seeking voluntary retirement, Ikteder, a judicial officer now on deputation, said that his new posting was disgraceful and ... Read more

15 killed in mob beating in Gazipur in 3 months and a half Two people suspected of being involved in robbery and stealing were beaten to death and another was wounded in the beating after they had been captured by mobs in Gazipur and Manikganj early Thursday. With the two, nine were killed in four ... Read more

Work at Rajshahi speedy trial tribunal has remained suspended for last three days after the judge was transferred from here to Munshiganj. Lawyers and justice seekers of Rajshahi demanded appointment of a new judge for the tribunal to ease the people’s sufferings

Admission forms of 24 government schools in the city would be sold for Tk 100 each from December 5 to 14, the director of Secondary and Higher Education, Jakir Hossain told New Age on Thursday. He said that the directorate and the headmasters of the schools took the decision at a meeting on Wednesday to ... Read more

Three businessmen were killed and one injured in a road accident in Keraniganj of the capital Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Awlad Hossain Bhuiyan Manik, 50, Rasu Miah, 45, and Mohammad Dolon, 55

Roundtable told ways to tackle stalking The state should enforce strict laws and wage a social movement against stalking of women while families must teach children social and moral values to stop the menace. Stalking has turned into a deadly social disease like terrorism, speakers at a roundtable noted yesterday, stressing the need for using ... Read more

NCTB helps publishers pocket the money The guardians of millions of school students from Class VI to IX would have to pay almost double or even thrice the price for 11 books, including rapid reader and grammar, this year as the National Curriculum and Text Book Board is unlikely to publish the books. The secondary ... Read more

Mobile courts can now try stalkers on the spot by sentencing them to one-year imprisonment or fining or both. A gazette notification was issued to this effect yesterday empowering the executive magistrates to try stalkers. This has been done by incorporating Section 509 of the Penal Code into the rules of the Mobile Court Act 2009. ... Read more

In a rare move, the Supreme Court debarred journalists from covering its proceedings on Wednesday when the chief justice’s court was hearing an appeal petition of former prime minister Khaleda Zia. The reporters, who always cover the Supreme Court, were surprised at the security personnel not allowing them entry into the court

Interest rate fixed at 27pc max The Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) yesterday published a guideline for microfinanciers — putting a cap on interest rates, banning deductions at the time of issuing loans, and making it mandatory to allow at least a 15-day gap between the dates of loan issuance and first repayment instalment. Around 1,200 ... Read more

Tilted Building Developer to rebuild it for flat owners Developer of the tilted building at Kathalbagan in the capital Asia Comtech Builders Ltd has made a deal with flat owners at the seven-storey Haider Asia Tower to reconstruct the building and hand it over to them by the end of next year. The two sides ... Read more

The formal countdown to the World Cup 2011 began at one minute after midnight past Wednesday, exactly 100 days before the opening match between Bangladesh and India. The local organising committee marked the occasion with a colourful programme, including fireworks and light and sound, at the South Plaza of

Two alleged robber were beaten to death early Wednesday by a mob at Purba Rajasan in Savar, a city suburb. The Savar police identified one of the deceased as Shahid Chowdhuri, 40, son of Tomij Uddin of Bejorghati village of Munshiganj district, and the other as simply Siddique, 37. This was the second such incident that ... Read more

The entire royal palace of the Chakma dynasty in Rangamati burnt into ashes Wednesday night in a fire that broke out at around 6:45pm. Locals and witnesses said the fire in a few minutes engulfed the whole palace popularly known as Raja-ghar located on a small island near the

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education would ask the education ministry to introduce lottery system for admission to class-I in the capital’s 24 public high schools. The directorate yesterday made the decision at a meeting of a committee on admission to the 24 government schools. Almost all the headmasters of the schools favoured the ... Read more