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Jail escapee held after firing: 3 still at large: Combing operation launched, red alert in dists
Chuadanga Correspondent
One of the four convicted extremists, who fled away from Chuadanga District Jail by scaling over its boundary wall Thursday night, was arrested from village Chhaighoria under Sadar upazila of the district yesterday morning.
Abdul Hamid, 55, leader of Hamid Bahini, who was sentenced to 44 years in jail, was arrested from a house of the village where he was hiding, said Rabiul Islam, officer-in charge of Chuadanga Sadar Police Station.
Police said the local people encircled the house of one Sirajul Islam learning that the convict was hiding in the house.  |
'Stay well,’ says Anwar in tears as he departs for UK
UNB, Dhaka
British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury yesterday morning said his farewells in tears as he left Bangladesh for London, ending his four-year extended diplomatic assignment in his paternal place.
"Farewell Bangladesh, stay well, see yout(inaudible)," he told reporters in emotion-charged broken words before boarding a British Airways aircraft at Zia International Airport. Choudhury did not use the VIP lounge perhaps to avoid journalists from print and electronic media. But just before boarding the aircraft, he turned back to reporters and made the brief remarks. |
Separate cadre service for pry edn underway Staff Reporter
The government is going to form a separate cadre service for primary education to improve the quality and to bring more accountability in field level basic education system across the country.
The Primary and Mass Education Ministry has recently sent the summery to the Chief Adviser in this regard for his approval, ministry sources said.
The move is likely to be approved at the next adviser committee meeting, ministry sources added.
Primary and Mass Education Adviser Rasheda K Chowdhury said the Ministry has been run by officers from other cadres since long which hinders the dedicated improvement of the primary education system. |
SAARC nations urged to fight natural disaster unitedly
Staff Reporter
Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday described poverty and natural disaster as the two major challenges before the South Asian countries and called for launching collective efforts to address these challenges.
He pointed out that food crisis, energy crisis and environment change were posing challenges to the South Asian countries at the moment.
Iftekhar was speaking at a roundtable on "Future of SAARC: Expectation of Citizens" jointly organised by SAARC Citizens Council and Grameen Nagorik Federation at the National Press Club. |
AL plans tougher movement to free Hasina
UNB, Dhaka
Awami League will go for tougher movement to free detained party president Sheikh Hasina after consultation with the allies in 14-party combine, but hope she will be released before declaring any such programme.
Senior Awami League leaders made the remark at a gathering outside the special jail in the parliament building complex where Hasina has been detained since July 16 last year.
They went there to greet the detained party chief at about 10am on Saturday marking her homecoming on this day in 1981.The party’s central leaders were allowed to go near the makeshift jail. |
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Internet Edition. May 18, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
