The week that was
Guests visit an exhibition organised by Alliance Francaise marking the International Year of Biodiversity at the Alliance Francaise auditorium in the port city on Friday.Photo: STAR
Mayor ensures steps for peaceful Durga PujaChittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Mohammad Manjur Alam said the city corporation will take all necessary steps to celebrate the incoming Durga Puja amid religious fervour, festivity and peaceful atmosphere. He was addressing as chief guest a view exchange meeting with leaders of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad Chittagong city unit at the city corporation conference room on Wednesday. Parishad Chittagong division unit Organising Secretary Advocate Chandan Dhar and General Secretary Rana Biswas spoke at the meeting with its city unit President Dr Timir Baran Chowdhury in the chair. Manjur in his speech said the CCC would take steps for providing generators, drinking water, lighting materials and ensuring security at the Puja mandaps in the city during the four-day religious festival. Measures for the immersion of idols would also be taken in Patenga sea beach, he added. Parishad leaders Sadhan Dhar, Bimol Kanti Dey, Ashis Bhattacharjya, Arpon Kanti Banerjee, Bidya Lal Shil, Arbinda Pal Arun and Ratan Das were present on the occasion. Students urged to be attentive in study
Chittagong University (CU) Pro-vice Chancellor Prof Dr Md Alauddin urged the students to be more attentive in study and to acquire knowledge in science and technology to prepare themselves to cope with the modern world. He was addressing a fresher and farewell reception ceremony of chemistry department of the university on Monday. Chairman of the department Prof Dr Md Jamaluddin presided over the meeting held at the Gallery No. 1 at the Science Faculty. Prof Md Jahurul Alam Chowdhury, Prof Dr Md Abdus Salam and Prof Dr Shahanara Begum of the department also spoke at the function. Suraiya Jahan Lima and Mahbubul Hoque Hasan spoke on behalf of the students of the department. Later, a cultural programme was held performed by the students. World Child Day observed
Speakers urged all to create a congenial environment at homes and schools as well as in the society for the sound mental and physical development of the children. There is no scope of neglecting the issue since they are the future leader of the country. They were speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a week-long programme marking the World Child Day at central Shaheed Minar in the port city on Tuesday. Aporajeyo Bangladesh, a non-government organisation, organised the programme. The speakers emphasised special programmes for welfare of the distressed children of the society. Dr Kuntal Barua, Advocate Mafijul Hoque Bhuiyan, former ward councillor Tarek Solaiman Selim, Vice President of Aporajeyo Bangladesh Centre management Committee Jamal Hossain Manju addressed the ceremony with Project Manager of Protection of Children at Risk (PCAR) Mahbub Ul Alam in the chair. Later, a colourful children's procession was brought out. Monika, Mejbah SCF dist president, secy
Naima Khaled Monika and Mejbah Uddin were elected president and general secretary of Chittagong district unit of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front (SCF) at its 6th conference at the Central Shaheed Minar in the port city on Tuesday. Speakers at the inaugural session of the conference urged the students to play active and pioneering role in the agitation for protecting national resources side by side intensifying the movement against commercialisation of education. Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) Chittagong district unit convener Manash Nandi inaugurated the conference with SCF district unit President Saifuzzaman Sakon in the chair. They blamed the government for taking anti-education policies like fee hike and privatisation of educational institutions. SCF leaders Abdus Salam, Naima Khaled Monika, Satyajit Biswas, Mejbah Uddin and Kolin Chakma spoke at the conference. Mannan's contribution recalled
Awami League (AL) leaders at a discussion on Friday urged the party activists to follow the path of devoted leaders like former city unit president late MA Mannan to serve the society. The discussion was organised by Bakalia thana unit AL, marking the first death anniversary of former city unit president MA Mannan with AL ward unit President Nurul Azam in the chair. Speakers at the discussion said leaders like Mannan did politics for welfare of the people and the country not for personal benefits. They called for strengthening the party at grassroots level to foil conspiracy by the anti-liberation forces. AL thana unit President Siddik Alam, leaders Jashim Uddin, Mahbub Jamal and Najer Uddin spoke at the discussion.
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