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2.2pc Bangladeshis suffering from glaucoma

Between 1.8 to 2.2 per cent Bangladeshis is suffering from glaucoma, the silent killer of sight, ophthalmologists said on Saturday. They described glaucoma as the second major cause of blindness in the... Full story

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Upazila chairmen, VCs announce 2-day agitation

The chairmen and vice-chairmen of more than 450 upazila parishads announced Saturday a two-day countrywide agitation programme to press home their demand for turning ‘ineffective’ upazila parishads into effective ones. Full story

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Demand for CG may invite trouble, PM warns opposition

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday warned that the opposition’s demand for restoration of the election-time caretaker government might invite troubles as the previous one. ‘They [caretaker government] put me and the opposition... Full story

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Ex-CEC MA Syed dies

Former chief election commissioner MA Syed died Saturday morning of old age complications at his Gulshan residence. He was 76. Sayed was made the CEC in May 2000, towards the end of the previous... Full story

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Left parties hold march to drum up support for strike

Leaders of the Communist Party of Bangladesh and the Socialist Party of Bangladesh at a rally in the capital on Saturday called on people to make successful the countrywide half-day general strike they have announced... Full story

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1,700 litres stolen palm oil seized in Ctg

Bangladesh Coast Guard after detaining an engine boat in River Karnaphuli on Saturday afternoon seized 1700 litres of palm oil allegedly pilfered from an oil tanker. A press release from Coast Guard said... Full story

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Tariqul blames PM for misleading people

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tariqul Islam on Saturday said the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, misled the people through a flurry of falsehoods in her Friday’s address to the nation without touching on the problem... Full story

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PM flies to Russia Monday

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, leaves for Moscow on Monday on a three-day official visit during which Bangladesh and Russia are expe11cted to sign a series of agreements, including setting up of a 1,000-MW nuclear... Full story

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9 killed, 39 wounded in road accidents in 3 dists

Nine people were killed and at least 39 others injured in traffic accidents in three districts, Khulna, Naogaon and Pabna, on Saturday and Friday night. At Dumuria upazila of Khulna, three people were killed... Full story

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Law on hospitals, clinics demanded

Health and environment experts and activists on Saturday demanded enactment of a comprehensive law for proper monitoring and maintenance of hospitals and health service centres. Full story

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Strike observed at Benapole port

Clearing and forwarding agents, exporters and importers and transport owners enforced a daylong strike at Benapole land port on Saturday, protesting at the seizure of a truck going to India with fish by Border Guard Bangladesh. Full story

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Forming commission on overseas jobs stressed

A national consultative meeting in the city on Saturday called for forming an independent commission on human resources development to deal with issues related to overseas employment on a priority basis. Full story

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40 labour assocs demand arrest, punishment of owner

Leaders of 40 associations of garment workers on Saturday demanded immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of Tazreen Fashions Ltd owner Delwar Hossain on charge of killing more than 100 workers of his... Full story

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Ershad visits Bishawjit’s family

Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday called on the government to declare December 9 as Bishwajit Day to commemorate his brutal killing reportedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists. Full story

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Giant hornbills, one porcupine left abandoned near Dhaka Zoo

Two giant hornbills (rajdhanesh) and one porcupine were left abandoned in front of Dhaka Zoo on Saturday morning. The zoo authorities rescued the two birds and the animal and kept in their custody, said Dhaka... Full story

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3 arrested on bribery charge in Jessore

The Detective Branch of police arrested three men in Jessore town on Saturday on charge of accepting bank cheques for bribes, promising a woman police constable’s job. The arrested were identified as Torab Ali and his... Full story

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Knitwear workers press demands in N’ganj

Workers of a sweater factory staged a rally in the Narayanganj city on Saturday pressing for their seven-point demand, including withdrawal of ‘illegal’ termination of workers. Organising the programme in front of... Full story

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Mozena greets new foreign secretary

The US ambassador in Dhaka, Dan Mozena, on Saturday congratulated Shahidul Haque on assuming office of the foreign secretary and conveyed the embassy’s wishes to him for a successful tenure. Full story

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