The Week That Was
Participants pay homage to the late journalist and researcher Malik Sobhan at a citizen's condolence meeting at Chittagong Press Club auditorium on Friday.Photo: STAR
Prof Dil Monowara principal of City CollegeProf Dil Monowara Begum took office as the new principal of Chittagong Govt City University College on Sunday. Prof Dil Monowara is the first female principal of the college. Before joining as Principal she had been serving as the vice-principal of the college. Prof Dil Monowara, wife of former Bangladesh Correspondent of Asia Week and former Chittagong bureau chief of Bangladesh Observer Syed Murtaza Ali, started her government service on February 1, 1978. She was promoted to professor and joined the economics department at Chittagong City College in 2005 and became the vice principal of the college the following year. Cop-media relation stressed
Speakers at a meeting emphasised the need for developing better relationship between police and media persons for welfare of the society. They were addressing a view exchange meeting titled 'Police-media relationship' at Chittagong Circuit House on Thursday. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police in Chittagong Range AKM Shahidul Hoque was the main speaker at the meeting with Superintend of Police (SP) Kamrul Ahsan in the chair. Chittagong Metropolitan Police (Commissioner) M Akbar Ali, Additional DIG Manjur Kader Khan, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mostafa Kamal spoke at the meeting. Resident Editor of Prothom Alo Abul Momen, The Karnaphuli Editor Afsar Uddin Chowdhury, Bhorer Kagoj bureau chief Omar Kaiser, Jugantor bureau chief Jasimuddin Chowdhury Sabuj, People's View chief reporter Samir Barua, Prothom Alo Chief Reporter Mamun Abdullah, Chittagong Metropolitan Union of Journalists (CMUJ) General Secretary Md Shahnewaj and New Age Bureau Chief Nurul Alam also participate in the discussion. The speakers said police and media are dependent on each other in addressing corruption and crimes as well as social injustice. Call to try war criminals
Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad leaders called upon the government to begin the trial of war criminals and their collaborators in special tribunal. Addressing the executive committee meeting of Coordinated Association of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Chittagong on Tuesday they condemned Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, former parliamentary adviser to prime minister, for his recent behaviour disregarding the court. Speakers at the meeting urged the freedom fighters to work for the development of the country imbued with the spirit of liberation war. Sangsad Wasa unit commander AKM Jainul Abedin, Sonali Bank unit commander Ahmad Chhafa, Railway unit commander Dhilon Kanti Dhar, Coordinated Association commander Sirajul Islam Chowdhury, TSP commander Ishak Ali, T&T Md Abul Bashar, Osmany Glass Factory commander Md MA Malek, Education unit commander Md Abdul Khalek Mazumder, Railway finance secretary Md Borhan Uddin, Coordinated Association addressed among others. Workshop on social arbitration held
Speakers at a workshop here on Wednesday said social arbitration might be an effective alternative to the traditional lengthy judicial process to settle disputes over enmity or family feud. Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (Blast) organised the workshop titled 'Salish and Family Law' at its office. Prof Christine Richardson, Advocate Khaleda Jahan Siddika and Advocate AFM Salah Uddin moderated the workshop. Students of Chittagong University law department participated in the workshop. Speakers at the workshop thoroughly discussed and shared basic ideas and different aspects of traditional law including marriage, family law, divorce, dowry and child-marriage. Call for more campaign to stop pollution
Speakers at a seminar underscored the need for launching more awareness campaign to help prevent the environmental degradation and pollution. Technology Department of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), Dhaka organised the seminar on 'Environment Awareness' in association with BSIC Chittagong at its conference room on Thursday. Chaired by BSCIC Dhaka Director Narayan Chandra Dey the inaugural session was addressed by Additional Divisional Commissioner Md Zafar Alam, Department of Environment (DoE), Chittagong Director Nazmul Hoque, BSCIC General Manager Gyanendro Nath Ray, regional director Harunur Rashid Bhuiyan, Deputy General Manager and Md Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury. Engineer Nasrin Rahim presented the keynote paper at the seminar where Prof Shucharu Bikash Barua of City College and DoE Deputy Director Ashrafuzzaman were the main speakers. Congenial atmosphere in educational instts underscored
Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) acting Mayor M Manjur Alam underscored the need for establishing congenial atmosphere in educational institutions to ensure quality education. He was addressing as the chief guest the annual prize giving ceremony of Alkaran Sultan Ahmad City Corporation Girls High School on Saturday. CCC Chief Education Officer Prof Raushan Akhter Hanif, school governing body vice president Md Yusuf, local ward commissioner Jahirul Alam Dobhash, headmistress Tambia Khatun Nesa spoke with CCC Chief Executive Officer AKM Lhaitul Alam in the chair. Manjur said CCC has taken plans to develop and extend facilities at the educational institutions to provide students with better academic atmosphere and arrangements for sports, physical exercise and other extra curricular activities.
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