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CDA starts land acquisition
The Chittagong Development Authority has started land acquisition for its Tk 800 crore project to set up two satellite towns. The project was taken in the middle of 2006 aimed at easing housing problem in the city. The CDA chairman, Shah Mohammed Akhteruddin, told New Age that they had already got approval of the project from the housing and public works ministry and started acquiring lands...[ + ]
Proper care of family, society needed to protect maternal health
Families and the society have a major role to play in protecting maternal health and checking low birth weight by ensuring sufficient food and adequate rest of would-be mothers during their pregnancy period, researchers told a seminar...[ + ]
Moeen pledges
to clean up corruption
in sports
General Moeen U Ahmed, the chairman of the National Sports Council and Chief of Army Staff, started his reformation of the sports arena with a view to establishing a fair and efficient sports infrastructure on Thursday. Moeen met the presidents of the 39 NSC affiliated sports federation and associations at the NSC conference room and urged them to work hard, look forward and establish accountability in their organisations...[ + ]
Pawar scoffs at Indian Cricket League
India’s cricket chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday ridiculed an unofficial competition carrying a prize of one million dollars, saying it would mainly feature players coming out of retirement. Pawar also warned that promising younger players would be ineligible for the Indian team if they played in the tournament, which is being bankrolled by Zee Telefilms, India’s largest listed media
company...[ + ]
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