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Professional relationship between police and media underscored

BSS, Chittagong

Speakers at a view exchange meeting here on Friday underscored the need for professional and cordial relationship between police and media people with the spirit of mutual respect and understanding so that both the important segments of society could discharge their professional responsibilities in establishing a peaceful society.

In a modern day, society, police and media could play an important role in marching forward the country towards progress, stability and upholding the human rights, they observed.

The view sharing meeting on "Police-Media relationship" was organised by the district police authorities at Chittagong circuit house conference room.

Senior police officials of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police, divisional range and district police, senior journalists working in the daily newspapers and electronic media were present in the meeting.

DIG of Police, Chittagong range, AKM Shahidul Haq made a multi-media presentation focusing the importance and different aspects of the relationship between police and journalists.

CMP Commissioner M Akbar Ali, Resident editor of daily Protom Alo Abul Momen, Editor of the daily Karnaphuli Alhaj Afseruddin Chowdhury, Additional DIG of police, Chittagong range, Manjur Quader Khan, SP of Chittagong Kamrul Ahsan, Deputy Commissioner (north) of CMP, Mostafa Kamal, journalists Nurul Alam. Jasim Chowdhury Sabuj, Omar Kaiser, Samir Kanti Barua, Mohammed Shah Nowaz, Mamun Abdullah, Mustafa Nayeem and Saiful Islam Shilpi ,among others, took part in the discussion.

Shahidul Haq in his presentation said efforts are going on to bring a new dimension in the police department so that the force is turned into a pro-people organisation.

He said responsible role of police and media and their symbiotic relationship on a win-win preposition of both the sides could serve better society including combating crime, restoring peace and stability.

CMP Commissioner M Akbar Ali said mutual understanding and respect and maintaining professional ethics by both sides in discharging their duties are very important and prerequisite to have sustainable and harmonious relationship between the police and media. Journalists Abul Momen said media or police could not play their desired role in a divided and disintegrated society unless major segment of the population are imbued with the spirit of morality or given moral lessons in all spheres of life from family level to professional stage.

He said a massive social reform movement is urgently needed to establish a dignified and human-rights based society.

3 bank accounts of Ctg Custom House freezed

Chittagong Correspondent, Chittagong

Three bank accounts of Chittagong Custom House (CCH) have been made inoperative on Friday on charge of court disobedience.

The court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge in an order issued on Friday afternoon blocked the accounts of the import wing of the customs at CCH branch of the Sonali Bank Limited.

The court in its verdict on February 28, 2007 asked Chittagong Customs House to return the attached fishing boats or pay Taka six million as compensation to the boat owner Bijoy Krishno within 60 days of delivering the verdict.

But the CCH men did neither return the fishing boats nor pay the compensation. The plaintiff at this stage sought legal protection and execution of the verdict.

Responding the petition of the plaintiff the court on April 1 ordered attachment of assets at the office of Customs Commissioner (Import) Mohammad Nasir Uddin apart from freezing three bank accounts. Three officials went to Custom House on Fridayday to execute the latest court verdict. They, however, did not seize the assets of Customs Commissioner's office (Import) as Commissioner Nasir Uddin had been away. Assets of the commissioner's office will be attached as soon as the commissioner returns to his work. It was learnt that Bijoy Krishno, a trader of fishing boats, went to the court in 1987 against illegitimate attachment of his two fishing boats by customs men.

The court after testifying all records and evidences found the custom's move was not only unlawful but also oppressive.

Fake police official held with arms in Barisal

Our Correspondent, Barisal

Rafiq Mira alias Mizan Daroga, 38, of Patuakhali town Mira Bari, was handed over to police after mass beating while tried to collection toll by identifying himself a police officer in Band Road area of the city.

Hayatul Islam, assistant commissioner of Barisal Metropolitan Police, said that Rafiq identifying himself as RAB source, police officer collected huge amount of money by black mailing people since long days.

He collected money as RAB source from businesspersons Delwar Hossain, Kanchan Ali, Nazrul Islam and others in different parts of the city and people detained him from Band Road area on Thursday noon while he demanded bribe as a police officer. A fake identity card dressed with police uniform recovered from Rafiq. On other hand, Sub Inspector Tarak Biswas of Rapid Action Battalion Unit-8 arrested Motahar Hossain, 38, a drug peddler and terrorist, from Kawnia area of the city on Thursday night.

A foreign made revolver with two rounds of ammunitions was recovered from him.

Motahar went to in Saudi Arabia after engaged in local conflict with rival BCL top terror Monaem group and lived in KSA for six years.

He returned Barisal and arrested for drug peddling in last month, but recently freed in bail. Both of arrestees sent to jail on Friday after primary interrogation and producing before court.

81 alleged criminals arrested in Rangpur

BSS, Rangpur

Police arrested 81 alleged criminals from various places of the district during the last 24 hours ending on Saturday morning.

Police sources said the arrested persons include absconding convicts, warrantees and accused persons, listed terrorists, smugglers, drug traders, smugglers and peddlers, thieves, extortionists and other anti-social elements.

Police also recovered huge quantities of stolen goods, phensidyl, ganja, fermented wine, other and narcotics substances and illegal goods during the drives.

Police arrested drug traffickers Anisur, 38, with four bottles phensidyl, Arman, 25, Mohidul, 24, with 65 bottles phensidyl, Jewel, 24, with 45 bottles phensidyl, Ranjit, 20, with 2.5 kg ganja and absconding convict Mokhlesur, 60, during the period.

Of the arrested, Kotwali police arrested 22 persons, Taraganj four, Badarganj 14, Gangachara seven, Mithapukur 11, Pirganj 16, Pirgacha one, Kawnia four and DB police arrested two persons during the period, the sources said.

The arrested persons were sent to jail hajat when police produced them before different Rangpur courts.

Best primary Headmaster in Bauphal

ASM Rejaul Karim has been selected as the best Govt. Primary School Headmaster of Patuakhali District. He is the Headmaster of Monpura Govt. Primary School of Bauphal, Patuakhali. He participated the Divisional competition on yesterday.

Best chairman of Pry School Managing Committee

Our Correspondent, Bauphal

Apple Mohammud Firoj has been adjudged best Chairman of the Primary Schools Managing Committee in Patuakhali District. 225 chairman of the Primary Schools Managing Committees of the district participated in the supremacy competition.

The Judges Council declared Apple Mahmud Firoj of Bauphal Dashpura Govt Model (Aakultala) Primary School Managing Committee as the best chairman in a function at Patuakhali PTI Bhaban on Tuesday after verifying the results of the students of the school and other activities.

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