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Internet Edition. April 19, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM

Protest programme against women policy postponed: Unprecedented security around Baitul Mukarram mosque

Staff Reporter

Religious hardliners Friday called off a public rally against the National Women Development Policy, easing fears of the repeat of violence in and around the Baitul Mukarram Mosque after Jum'a prayer yesterday.
The decision came after the Government assured them of meeting their demand and the police tightened security around the national mosque.
Islami Shasantantra Andolon (ISA) and other radical Islamic groups had set April 17 deadline for the Government to scrap the proposed women development policy, which they termed anti-Quran and Sunnah.

Call to hold local polls before JS election

Staff Reporter

Local government election should be held before the national election, speakers opined at a roundtable discussion yesterday.
Referring to Local and National government as the base and the superstructure of a country, participants at the discussion emphasised on strengthening local government.
Bangladesh Union Parishad Oikya Jote and the Daily Bhorer Kagoj jointly organised the roundtable titled 'The Rationality of Local Government Election' at the National Press Club.

Adviser’s remark on Hasina’s release irks AL leaders

Staff Reporter

Senior leaders of the Awami League yesterday warned that they would launch greater movement demanding immediate release of their detained party chief Sheikh Hasina.
Addressing a signature campaign programme at Bangabandhu Avenue in the city they called upon the party leaders and activists to turn the demand for the release of the former premier into an international issue.
The AL leaders warned if the Government delayed the release of Sheikh Hasina the movement would be turned into a mass upsurge.

Chaotic growth of shopping malls vitiates city life

UNB, Dhaka

Dhaka, one of the world's worst mega city of over 10 million people, continues to see a chaotic growth of its skyline with multistoried shopping malls added to the old ones almost every month targeting the neo middle class.
There is hardly any locality in the city where there is no multistoried shopping complex although only a handful of people has the money to go shopping.
A good number of multistoried markets have sprung up from Malibagh to Moghbazar intersections while some others are under construction.

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