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Desk Report

An organisation of jute mill workers has called upon employees of state-owned jute mills to unite in demands for payment of arrears and allowances and resumption of production at the mills.

The interim cabinet met at Khulna Circuit House conference room at 11am Tuesday, bdnews24.com Khulna correspondent said, reports bdnews24.com.

Earlier at 10:40am, chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed and other members of the advisory council landed in the local stadium ground, flown in there by helicopters.

Agency

A Dhaka court Tuesday sentenced the absconding former communications minister Anwar Hossain Manju to 13 years in jail, Tk 10 lakh in fines and another year in prison for non-payment.

Staff Correspondent

A Dhaka court on Tuesday deferred again the plaintiff's cross-examination in a Tk 3 crore extortion case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Threaten to launch countrywide agitation

Staff Correspondent

The BNP's student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has threatened to launch countrywide movements to topple the caretaker government if it did not release ailing BNP leader Tarique Rahman to seek overseas treatment.

Agency

Deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Sohrab Hasan, made officer on special duty (OSD) at the establishment ministry, has been appointed DIG to the Highway Police.

Bdnews24.com

Stocks closed up for the third trading day Tuesday as buyers continued to drive the country's twin bourses, which witnessed gains by more than 60 percent of traded issues.

REUTERS, LONDON- Oil fell by more than $1 a barrel to below $114 on Tuesday as the US dollar strengthened, countering concern that Hurricane Gustav could threaten oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico.

AP, LONDON -- The U.S. dollar was higher against other major currencies in European trading Tuesday. Gold fell.

Staff Correspondent

A Dhaka court has deferred the trial in the Bashundhara bribery case against senior BNP joint secretary general Tarique Rahman and others until Wednesday.

AFP, BAQUBA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber thwarted a security check at a police recruiting centre in Iraq on Tuesday and blew himself up, killing at least 25 young people, the local police chief said.

News on Tarique injury in prison

Desk Report

The Dhaka University on Monday was quiet hours after violence erupted on the news that ailing BNP leader Tarique Rahman slipped and injured himself in the bathroom in prison.

Staff Correspondent

A writ petition filed on Monday urged the High Court to repeal the Truth and Accountability Commission Ordinance, which it claimed was unconstitutional.

Coalmine Graft Case

Staff Correspondent

The High Court Monday granted former ministers M Shamsul Islam and MK Anwar anticipatory bail in the Baropukuria coalmine graft case.

Staff Correspondent

The Election Commission starts photographing Urdu-speaking voters living in Dhaka camps on Monday, in the final leg of voter registration for Dhaka City Corporation, an official said.

Our Correspondent

Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College was closed for an indefinite period Monday as violent clashes erupted between students and locals after a youth was beaten to death within the college campus on suspicion of being a thief.

Sexual harassment

Staff Correspondent

Dhaka University authorities have sent a psychology department teacher on a year's forced leave after charges were proved against him involving sexual harassment of a female student, a university official said Sunday.

Staff Correspondent

Dhaka University teachers belonging to the Awami League-backed 'Blue Panel' have demanded removal of present pro-vice chancellor and treasurer and appointment of "neutral persons" to the two posts.

Oil prices edged up to nearly $115 a barrel Monday as the U.S. dollar lost some ground against the euro and the Japanese yen, making commodities more attractive to investors, reports AP.

AP, LONDON -- The U.S. dollar was mixed against other major currencies in early European trading Monday.

The euro traded at $1.4753, down from $1.4775 late Friday in New York.