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10 killed in landslides: Cox's Bazar hit this time: Indiscriminate hill cutting blamed for tragedy
Chittagong Correspondent Ten people including seven children of two families were killed and several others injured in three landslides at Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas in Cox's Bazar district in the early hours of Thursday. Heavy downpour for the last three days was blamed for the tragedy.The officer in charge of Teknaf Thana said the thatched house of day labourer Nurul Alam at village Natun Pallapara collapsed when a huge chunk of mud from ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0600

Govt-AL dialogue held : Upazila polls can be held as per people’s wishes: Lifting of emergency, permanent release of Hasina demanded
Staff ReporterThe Awami League, during its much-talked-about dialogue with the Caretaker Government, yesterday demanded lifting of the state of emergency before all elections and permanent release of former prime minister and AL chief Sheikh Hasina, now abroad for treatment under temporary release on parole.The 9-member AL delegation led by its acting president Zillur Rahman also demanded for sending AL leader Mohammad Nasim abroad for better tre...
Publ.Date : Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0600

Rain paralyses life in country
Staff ReporterThe life in the major cities and different parts of the country has come to standstill due to heavy rainfall during the last three days.People from all walks of life, particularly, the office-goers, garments workers, students and day-labourers had to face difficulties in reaching their destination and move from here and there.Traffic congestions also caused huge suffering to the people and forced them to wait for hours together on t...
Publ.Date : Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0600

City, pourashava polls: Festivities mark nomination filing
Staff ReporterThousands of candidates for four city corporations and nine pourasava elections yesterday filed their nomination papers amid great enthusiasm and festive atmosphere.Hundreds of workers, supporters and well-wishers accompanied the candidates braving the inclement weather. However, because of the restrictions under the new election laws, no procession or fanfare were witnessed anywhere in the country except some stray incidents.Accord...
Publ.Date : Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0600

No let up in price hike of essentials, cost of living: Public life under severe stress
Syful Islam Multifarious economic factors including price hike of essentials and recent hike of fuel oil price make people's life miserable.The price hike of fuel oil immediately hit the people's pocket as the transport sector raised fare the same day. Transport owners raised fare at their sweet will paying no heed to government directive. Earlier, the gas run transport owners did the same following price hike of compressed nitrogen gas (CNG).Inf...
Publ.Date : Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0600

SAARC action plan to fight climate change
Staff ReporterEnvironment ministers from South Asian countries yesterday adopted a three-year SAARC action plan for regional cooperation to combat climate change effects, focusing on seven priority areas.Adaptation to climate change and mitigation, actions for technology transfer, finance and investment, education and awareness, management of impacts and risks due to climate change, and capacity building for international negotiations process are...
Publ.Date : Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0600

130m people from S Asia may become climate migrants’
AgencyEnvironment ministers from the South Asian regional grouping, Saarc, have gathered in Bangladesh to discuss a plan to tackle climate change. Experts say millions of people in the region could be at risk from rising seas, melting glaciers, floods, droughts and cyclone. Bangladesh is proposing the creation of a joint fund to help communities adapt to the changing climate. It says South Asian countries should counter the challenges jointly. Th...
Publ.Date : Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0600

Workshop to update mediation
DU CorrespondentA three-day training workshop titled 'Update on Mediation' began yesterday at the city's Judicial Administration Training Institute with 40 judges and lawyers as participants.As a step towards Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) the training has been organised to update the mediation skills of the participants who later shall train 300 newly recruited judicial officers and lawyers in six divisions of the country. The purpose of ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0600