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Bangladesh Public Adminis-tration Training Centre inaugurated a seminar on Mainstream Development Workshop of the 8th batch under 'Managing At The Top-2 (MATT-2)' project on Sunday.

The seminar was inaugurated by Rector of the BPATC Abu Mohammad Moniru-zzaman at the international training complex of the training centre, says a press release.

At least 44 officials including Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary and Deputy secretary participated in the workshop.

MATT-2 is a joint project conducted by the Bangladesh Government and the DFID.

Staff Reporter

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday appointed Monsignor Joseph Martino as new Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh, making him an Archbishop, Catholic News Agency (CAN) reported from Vatican City yesterday.

Monsignor Joseph Marino is an American. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama on January 23, 1953 and was ordained a priest in 1979 for the diocese of Birmingham.

After obtaining a Masters in Cannon Law, he joined the Holy See's diplomatic service working at the apostolic nunciatures in the Philippines, Uruguay, Nigeria, and at the division for the relations with States at the Vatican's Secretary of State.

His latest position was serving as counselor at the apostolic nunciature in Great Britain.

The archbishop-elect also speaks Italian, French and Spanish.

UNB, Dhaka

Barrister Shafique Ahmed, the counsel for detained former Awami League presidium member Kazi Zafarullah who got bail from the High Court on January 7, expressed concern over the "dilly-dallying process" by the jail authorities over his release.

Taking to UNB, Barrister Shafique said after furnishing the bail bond by detainee Zafarullah as per the order of the judicial magistrate, there is no provision in any law to keep him in jail.

"This is violation of fundamental rights," Shafique said adding that the stance of the jail authorities is tantamount to contempt of court.

On, January 7, the High Court granted bail to Zafarullah, also an ex-MP, in a fresh case filed against him under the Emergency Power Rules after his re-arrest from the jail gate.

Earlier, he had secured bail from the High Court in connection with all the other cases.