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Workshop on 'Youth development work' held at BOU BSS, Dhaka A day-long workshop on youth development held at the city office of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) on Saturday. Speakers at the workshop discussed the progress of implementation of the 8th annual review meeting of the Commonwealth Youth Programme recently held in Brunei Darussalam. Vice chancellor of BOU Professor Dr M Farid Ahmed inaugurated the workshop as the chief guest while director general of the Department of Youth Development Mohammad Ismail Hossain was present as special guest. With dean of School of Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD) Mohammad Abu Taleb in the chair, the workshop was addressed, among others, by Professor Dr Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Dr Mohammad Shah Alam Sarker and Dr Abu Sadeque Mohammad Selim. The BOU VC informed the participants that the BOU has been promoting youth development education in cooperation with the Department of Youth Development. About 30 experts from ministry of youth and sports, Department of Youth Development, and BOU took part in the workshop. Omani minister to visit Bangladesh in December BSS, Dhaka Omani Minister for Manpower Dr. Juma bin Ali bin Juma Al Juma is likely to visit Bangladesh during the first week of December at the invitation of Foreign and Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury. " This visit will be very key as no Omani minister has ever visited Bangladesh before. It will not only assist our manpower relations, but also bilateral relations generally", Dr Iftekhar said while talking to journalists today, says a foreign office press release said. According to the press release, Oman is an important destination for Bangladeshi manpower export. Month long trade fair begins Nov 8 at Basundhara city Staff Reporter A month long winter trade fair will begin at Basundhara City shopping mall from November 8. Businessmen from eight different countries-India, Pakistan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, Iran and host Bangladesh will exhibit their products in the fair that includes jewellery, furniture, mobile phone, readymade garment, cosmetics ad many other things. United Fair Corporation is organising the trade fair where the buyers will get some extra facilities that includes free henna festival, free skin test and raffle draw. Organisers have extended the time of booking stalls until November 7. RB Group, Miako and Hair Life are co-sponsoring the fair. ICM opposes ban on religion based parties Staff Reporter Chief of Islamic Constitution Movement and Pir of Charmonai Maulana Mufti Rezaul Karim said Jamaat was not an Islamic party as its ideology contradicts the Holy Quran. He also demanded trial of the war criminals and the people under whose patronisation every time they escaped from punishment in the past 36 years. He said those who opposed the Liberation War of the country were war criminals and not only Jamaat but also other political parties were involved in war crime. Maulana Rezaul Karim strongly protested the demand for banning religion based political parties and said if the Election Commission did so they would launch movement against them. The ICM chief told this yesterday at a press conference protesting the demand for banning the religion based political parties at the Party's head office at Purana Paltan. In a written speech he said his party was not invited by the EC for the dialogue. He claimed as per the constitution of the country, religion-based politics was allowed and demanded ban on the politics of the left leaning parties who were demanding ban on religion-based politics. Secretary General of the party Maulana Nurul Huda, Presidum member Maulana Mosaddek Billah, Organising Secretary Prof Belaet Hossain-Al-Madani and Publicity Secretary Gazi Ataur Rahman of the party, among others, were present at the press conference. Monoranjan gets performance award Monoranjan Bhakto, Managing Director of Southern CNG Ltd and Southern Automobiles, received Performance Award of the year 2006 for his outstanding Performance in CNG sector development recently, says a press release. Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed, Foreign Adviser to the caretaker government, handed over the award to the recipients in different sections at a function organised by Journalists Association for Child Welfare at a city hotel, says a press release. Move to set up people's tribunal against, WB, IMF ADB Staff Reporter Left leaning politicians have taken a move to form a "people's tribunal" against international lending agencies like World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Asian Development Bank (ADB). Initiators of the move include Justice (Rtd) Golam Rabbani, Prof Anisur Rahman, Prof Sirajul Islam Chowdhury, Journalist Foiz Ahmed, Engr Sheikh Mohammed Shahidullah, Dr Akmal Hossain, KM Saduddin, Prof Anu Muhammed, Prof MM Akash and Prof Pias Karim among others. Being organised under the banner of 'National Preparatory Committee on Public Tribunal about WB, ADB and IMF' at the National Press Club, the noted personalities revealed the plan at a press conference yesterday afternoon. A host of leftist politicians were present at the press conference. Prof. Anu Mohammad read out the concept paper describing the plans and works of the proposed Public Tribunal. He said, the tribunal would conduct an investigation into the negative policy implications of the international lending agencies for next four months and will be put those international bodies on a symbolic open trial within six months. The tribunal would also identify the persons and institutions working in favour of the three international agencies. To assess the impact of WB policies in mineral, jute, agriculture and other sectors, the tribunal will go to Fulbari, Khulna and other remote areas giving the victims chance to narrate their plights, initiators of the tribunal said. A symbolic court-bench, headed by a retired High Court judge, will be formed which will hear plights of the sufferers, victimised by WB, IMF and ADB. The lending agencies may appoint lawyers to defend them. Otherwise, the initiators themselves will set a lawyer to defend the accused. The chief focus of this tribunal will be to study the impact of the World Bank's policies and projects as it is increasing its influence in all directions encompassing the country's economy as well as its educational, social and cultural fabric. The speakers at the press conference said institutions like WB, IMF and ADB are implementing various projects in Bangladesh in the name of development, poverty reduction or good governance, but their main target is to confine the country within the orbit of power of the "imperialist powers". The institutions work in a totally undemocratic and bureaucratic process. Though many countries are members of these institutions, practically they are "active part of some influential countries headed by the United States of America", they alleged. Prof. MM Akash said Bangladesh now has to buy its own gas at higher rates after following the policies of those funding agencies, and the jute industry has reached the verge of destruction for implementation of the WB-IMF policy. "Country's all the gas and oil fields are now under the authority of the foreign companies and a large portion of the country is waterlogged due to establishment of embankments on prescription of the banks," he said. MM Akash said GDP in Bangladesh has increased to a great extent, but, at the same time, the numbers of billionaires and floating people also have increased in a stark contrast. And 90 percent of the total population is yet to attain a minimum standard of living. 2 foreign plastic surgeon teams to visit DMCH Staff Reporter An Australian team of plastic surgeons will visit and operate in Dhaka Medical College Hospital from November 5, said a press release. They will perform different complicated plastic surgical operations. Their work will be non-cosmetic plastic surgical procedure. They will operate till November 15 in the hospital. Treatment is free and for consultation prior registration is required. Contact address is Room No 93, Plastic Surgery Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. A USA plastic surgeons team will also visit and operate in Dhaka Medical College Hospital from November 23 to December 7. They will perform different complicated plastic surgical operations on hands. Their work will be non-cosmetic hand surgery. Treatment is free and for consultation prior registration is also required. Registrations must be completed within November 22 in the same address. Govt. will be able to hold polls as soon as possible: EU MP UNB, Dhaka Visiting EU Parliament member Robert Evans had expressed the hope that the caretaker government would be able to hold a free, fair and credible election 'as soon as possible.' "We are watching the situation in Bangladesh very closely," Evans, Chair of the South Asia Delegation at European Parliament, told a press conference at Sheraton Hotel on Saturday. In reply to a question about present political situation, he observed an unusual situation prevails in the country. The press conference was arranged on the eve of a 4-day 'British Fusion Food Festival' beginning Sunday at Sheraton Hotel where top British-Bangladeshi chefs would present their cuisine. Evans will inaugurate the festival jointly organized by the Curry Life Magazine and Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. He said Bangladeshi restaurant industry in Britain is very successful and the industry earns about 4.2 billion pound sterling a year. The organizers of the food festival informed that the Bangladeshi food is now very popular in Britain. Currently, there are nearly 12,000 Bangladeshi restaurants in Britain, serving traditional curry meals for British families, the organizers said. The chefs participating in the festival are all Bangladeshi origin. The chefs are Jamal Uddin Ahmed from Shozna Indian Cuisine (Kent), Mohan Miah from Bengal Brasserie (York), Atiqur Rahman from Exotic East (South Wales), Syed Zohorul Islam from the capital (County Durham) and Shahidur Rahman from the Raj Spice (Rowley Regis, West Midlands). General manager of Dhaka Sheraton, Trevor Macdonald, among others, was present at the press conference. Police sub-inspector closed for taking bribe UNB, Satkhira A sub-inspector of Patkelghata thana was today closed to the police lines on charge of taking bribe. Police said sub-inspector Humayun Kabir arrested Yusuf Ali and Mofizul Islam on Friday without any written complain against them. Later, they were set free on payment of Tk 10,000 as bribe. The matter reached ASP Deen Mohammad who immediately investigated and proved it. Police super Abdullah-Hel-Baqui said Kabir was closed. Further action will be taken against him after departmental inquiry. 50,000 fake certificates of CU, national varsity UNB, Chittagong Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members seized over 50,000 fake certificates of Chittagong University and National University from a house at Pahartoli area in the city on Saturday. They also arrested Md Ismail Khan in this connection. RAB sources said they raided the fifth floor of a five-storied building near Pahartoli bazar at about 4pm and recovered hee fake honours and masters degree certificates of the two universities. Viva for permission of practice in HC on Nov 10 UNB, Dhaka The viva-voce for the candidates who qualified in written test held on May 25 for permission of practice in the High Court will be held on November 10 at 10 am at Bangladesh Bar Council. The advocates who became unsuccessful in the viva-voce test held in September would be allowed to further appear at the November 10 viva after depositing fees along with application by November 6, said a news release Saturday. IGP off to Morocco to join Interpol conference UNB, Dhaka Inspector General of Police Noor Mohammad is leaving Dhaka on Saturday night for Morocco to attend the 76th annual general conference of Interpol. Over 500 representatives from 186 member-countries of the international police organization will attend the meet to be held at Marrakus in the Arab state on Monday, said a release from the Police Headquarters. The conference will discuss strengthening coordination and cooperation among the police departments of the member- countries and crime-control strategies. The IGP is leading a four-member Bangladesh team to the conference. The other members are DG of the Rapid Action Battalion Hasan Mahmud Khandaker, DIG (Administration) Syed Shah Jaman Raj and AIG (NCB) Anwar Kamal. 4 grenades, 300 bullets seized in Pabna BSS, Pabna Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized four grenades and 300 rounds of sten-gun bullet from Diar Baghail village under Ishwardi upazila in the district on Saturday morning. Based on a tip-off, a team of the elite force seized the grenades and bullets yesterday from a bamboo grove in the village in abandoned state, commander of RAB at Pabna camp Major Amjad Hossain told the journalists at a press briefing. He, however, suspects that the grenades and bullets were brought here by the miscreants to carry out acts of terrorism. Labour killed in boiler explosion BSS, Sapahar A labourer was killed on the spot following explosion of a boiler in village Kashitara under Sapahar upazila in Naogaon on Thursday evening, police sources said. The sources said labourer Hamidur Rahman, 34, son of Afaz Uddin of village Polashbari in the upazila was engaged in boiling paddy at the 'Chatal' of Borendra Rice Mills on the day. At one stage, the boiler was exploded with a big bang while Hamidur was boiling paddy, as a result his body was severely burnt with the hot water that killed him on the spot. Sapahar police rushed to the spot, recovered the body and sent it for autopsy to Naogaon Sadar Hospital on Friday and later, handed over the body to his relatives. A UD case was filed in this connection with Sapahar police station, the sources said. BCL president of IU sued BSS, Islami Varsity A case was lodged with Islamic University thana against the president of the university unit of Bangladesh Chhtra League (BCL) for beating up a transport worker here on Thursday. Contractor of Janani Paribahan Hasanuzzaman Bachchu filed the case accusing BCL leader Sheikh Shahanur Alam Keramot, his brother-in-law Liton and nephew Babu for beating up the helper of his vehicle mercilessly. The plaintiff alleged that the accused beat up the helper with a hammer centering an altercation on getting up on the vehicles. The helper with serious injuries was now undergoing treatment at Kustia General Hospital. Training on voter list preparation ends in Gaibandha BSS, Gaibandha The three-day training course on preparation of voter list with photographs and national identity cards ended here on Saturday. The participants in the course were provided with training on door to door visit for distribution of relevant forms for registration and data collection, and necessary rules and regulations to make the programme a success. Deputy commissioner Quazi M. Anwarul Hakim inaugurated the training course as the chief guest while the sessions were conducted, by Captain Rakib, deputy election officer Hamidul Alam, district election officer Syed Ali Imam and sadar upazila election officer Bulbul Ahmed. An assistant registration officer, 28 supervisors and 139 data collectors took part in the training. They will be engaged in collecting data in Gaibandha pourasabha areas from today. Cooperative act to be amended within 2 months BSS, Dhaka Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser Anwarul Iqbal yesterday said the Cooperatives Act would be amended within the next two months to free the sector from politics. Speaking as the chief guest at a discussion in observance of the day, he said negative notion had been created among the people about the cooperatives, one of the socio-economic development sector of the country, only for the political purpose. Organized to mark the 36th National Cooperatives Day at the Cooperative Bhaban in the city, the function was addressed ,among others, by Rural Development and Cooperatives Secretary Muhammad Nazrul Islam as the special guest. Registrar of the Cooperative Department M Mosharaff Hossain Bhuiyan chaired the function. The theme of the day this year is "cooperatives in marketing and controlling prices of essentials." The adviser said the present government turned 'Milk Vita', a cooperative organization, into a profitable concern after three months of its taking office. "The corruption probe into the organization has already been completed and it was submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)", Anwarul said. If the ACC does not take action within the stipulated time, he said, cases will be filed against the corrupt persons. The adviser said the national dairy development board would be formed for controlling and keeping the price of milk stable. Anwarul warned the concerned persons not to do banking business in the name of cooperatives. Banking business must be carried out with the permission of the Bangladesh Bank, he added. He urged the cooperators to increase the production of goods and supply the products to markets through the cooperative system to reduce the malpractice of middlemen. Earlier, the adviser inaugurated a seven-day cooperative fair. Besides, a colourful rally was brought to mark the day. The rally, starting from Manikmia Avenue, was terminated at the Cooperative Bhaban.
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