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Published On: 2008-05-22 National Verdict in RU Prof Taher murder case today   The verdict in sensational Rajshahi University (RU) Professor Dr Sheikh Taher Ahmed murder case will be delivered today Rajshahi speedy trial tribunal fixed the date of judgment after three days' argument on May 6. Tight security measures have been taken to maintain peace on the court premises and its surroundings. Earlier, police intelligence feared that RU Shibir men in collaboration with Jamaat cadres from outside might stage showdown on the court premises. Taher's colleague Dr Mia Mohammad Mohiuddin and former Rajshahi University Islami Chhatra Shibir president Mahbubul Alam Salehi are accused in the case as masterminds among six accused. Three killer suspects Jahangir, Salam and Nazmul provided judicial confessions. Another accused Azimuddin Munshi and Mohiuddin are now on bail while the rest others are in jail. According to charges, Mohiuddin and Salehi were directly invol

Repaired on Monday night, the road near Boalia Police Station intersection gets damaged by plying of light vehicles yesterday. Photo: STAR   Road sinks the day after its repair in Rajshahi   Concerned contractor firm allegedly in connivance with Road and Highways Department (RHD) officials is using low quality materials for repairing 36 km road on Rajshahi-Natore highway. The authorities are flouting conditions mentioned in the schedule of works, said locals and witnesses. Instead of cleaning the road before repair works, they are just spraying bitumen, carpeting with mix of stones and bitumen, rolling and completing seal-coating by spraying sand on the roads within a short time, witnesses said.said locals and witnesses. For covering the potholes and craters, low quality bricks are being used instead of class one quality that was mentioned in the schedule. The repair work on 0.5 km road in front of Boalia Police Station intersection was completed in only five hours f

Poor services outcome of corruption in bureaucracy Rajshahi Education Board staffs tell meet   Rajshahi Education Board (REB) officials at a view exchange meeting yesterday attributed their failures and poor services to the outcome of moral degradation and widespread corruption at bureaucratic level in the country. As educationists, the officials said, they want to deliver the best services, but they are helpless due to some 'legalised corruption' by which inefficient officials were chosen to run the board. Concerned Citizens' Committee (CCC), an organisation run by Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB), organised the meeting on 'Developing quality of services at the board'. CCC member and Rajshahi University prof Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan moderated the meeting with REB Chairman Dr Enamul Haque in the chair. REB Secretary Prof Shafik Uddin, REB Inspectors Abul Kalam Azad, Dr Mustafijur Rahman, Employees' Union President Manjurur Rahman Khan

Election Olympiad 2008 Begins In Rajshahi Ensure participation of honest candidates   The Election Olympiad 2008, a countrywide knowledge-based competition on election and politics, began at Rajshahi yesterday with a call for ensuring participation of honest candidates in the upcoming elections. Shushashoner Jonney Nagorik (Shujan) organised the event with an aim to creating awareness among citizens on election and politics. Shujan Secretary Dr Badiul Alam Majumder was present on the occasion. About 500 students from different colleges and universities in Rajshahi took part in the daylong competition while 20 winners were awarded crests and medals. The winners were selected after an hour-long question-answer session on elections, its rules, constitution, political parties and system of governance in the country. The participants also exchanged their views in an open discussion and said they need a corruption-free nation where their rights would be protected. Speakers