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Ensure access to land for poor to reduce poverty
Speakers tell seminar
Poverty reduction programmes must ensure access of the poor to land and housing, infrastructure and services and to income and assets, said the speakers at a seminar yesterday.

World Environment Day Observed
'Involve women in policy making for sustainable dev'
Speakers at a seminar yesterday stressed the need to incorporate women in all development issues to ensure sustainable development in the country.

15 pathological centres sealed off in Rajshahi
Joint forces sealed off the pathological centres of some 15 private clinics and diagnostic centers in Rajshahi city in the last five days.

Bangladesh keen to work with Bhutan on hydroelectric project
President tells envoy
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday said that Bangladesh is eager to work with BhutaPresident Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday said that Bangladesh is eager to work with Bhutan on hydroelectricity project under

Murder case filed against Barisal mayor, 20 others
A murder case was filed against 21 people, including Barisal City Corporation Mayor Majibor Rahman Sarwar and Ward Commissioner Advocate Atiqur Rahman, yesterday.

Housewife Murder
Domestic help on 5-day remand
A domestic help, who was arrested in the city on Monday while dumping the body of a housewife, was taken on a 5-day remand for interrogation yesterday.

Govt urged to set up 'Char Development Fund'
The Char Alliance, a platform of the NGOs, yesterday requested the government to create a fund to improve the living condition of 'char' (shoal) dwellers in the next budget.

HC validates govt notification promoting judicial officer
The High Court yesterday validated a government notification promoting a judicial officer, Ali Ashraf Khan Lode, to additional secretary at the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.

Dhaka offers to host Asian Institute for Poverty Alleviation
Bangladesh has offered to host an Asian Institute for Poverty Alleviation (AIPA) at the 6th Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), a foreign minister-level conference that concluded in Seoul yesterday.

CPB proposals to check price hike
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) yesterday put forward a 13-point proposal to the caretaker government to bring down the prices of essentials.

Maritime ports asked to hoist cautionary signal No. 3
Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Mongla have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number three as squally weather under the influence of deep convection over the north Bay may affect

WFP online quiz contest on food security issue
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has initiated an 'Online Quiz Competition' to improve the general understanding of food security and hunger issues.

Bribery
Rab arrests 4 at N'ganj UNO office
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday nabbed four people from the office of Narayanganj Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) for their involvement in bribery.

RDA officer sent to jail
A Rajshahi Development Authority (RDA) officer accused of receiving bribes was sent to jail after he surrendered before a court on Monday.

BOU HSC results published
Results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) programme under the Bangladesh Open University (BOU) were published yesterday, registering the pass percentage of 40.85 percent.

Oil refinery company fined Tk 1 lakh in Ctg
A mobile court here yesterday fined an oil refinery company Tk 1 lakh for polluting the river Karnaphuli through disposing toxic waste and held one in this connection.

Tremor jolts country
A mild tremor, measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale, jolted the country yesterday afternoon.

4 bodies win Environment Award 2007
The World Environment Day was observed across the country yesterday as elsewhere in the world.

Duta demands 50 pc DA for teachers
Against the backdrop of price hike of essentials, Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) has demanded 50 percent dearness allowance for teachers, says a press release.