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Manik Mia’s death anniversary today
Staff Reporter
The 39th anniversary of death of late journalist Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia, a legend in the domain of journalism of Bangladesh, will be observed today (Sunday) in a befitting manner.
On this day in 1969, Manik Mia, pioneer of fearless journalism and founder editor of the Daily Ittefaq, breathed his last at the age of 58 only.
Manik Mia, who was popularly known for his powerful political column under the pen name 'Musafir' in the Daily Ittefaq, dedicated his entire life for the cause of emancipation of the people in the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and establishing democracy in its truest sense.  |
Countrywide crackdown: Over 200 held: Bid to ward off possible violation of emergency laws
Mamunur Rashid
The Joint forces in a countrywide crackdown yesterday, just 17 days after the Caretaker Government relaxed the ban on indoor politics, have arrested at least two hundred local leaders in different districts.
The mass arrests, under Emergency Powers Rules, included Awami League, BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and Jatiya Party leaders and union parishad chairmen.
BNP leaders at a party discussion meeting at the Institute of Engineers in the city yesterday informed that a large number of their activists have been arrested since Friday night. |
Unregistered cellphone users beware : Disconnection drive soon
Staff Reporter
The operators, within a week, will start to disconnect tens of thousands of mobile phones of the subscribers who bought those before Feb 28, 2006 but could not register it again by yesterday, officials of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said.
"The cut of lines will not start after the zero hour tonight.
It may take some more days, as the operators will have to account the number of re-registered numbers held by Friday," an official of BTRC told The New Nation yesterday. |
Polls are vital, but ultimately only part of equation : Moriarty: Govt-parties dialogue important for sustainable democracy
UNB, Dhaka
US Ambassador James Moriarty attached high importance to the ongoing dialogue between the caretaker government and the political parties to decide what will come out from the election towards the end of this year, as he said the polls should only mark the beginning of building a functional democracy.
"The process of building democracy in Bangladesh will not end when the polls are held in December. For this reason it is important that the ongoing dialogue also includes discussion of what will take place after the election," he said. |
Judiciary's image must be upheld : Outgoing CJ
UNB, Dhaka
Outgoing Chief Justice M Ruhul Amin yesterday called upon all quarters to uphold the image of the judiciary as it is the last resort to fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the people.
"In the interest of the nation, the image of the judiciary must be kept high at any cost," Justice Amin whose tenure as Chief Justice ended yesterday said while launching the Supreme Court annual report on the judiciary, 2007 at Hotel Sonargaon.
Referring to a book authored by an Indian noted jurist VG Ramachandran, Justice Amin said, "A nation may afford to lose its confidence in its King or even in its Parliament, but it would be suicidal if it loses its confidence in the judiciary. |
Call to declare Wari-Bateshwar as 'protected area’
Staff Reporter
Eminent educationist Dr Zillur Rahman Siddiqui urged the Government to declare Wari-Bateshwar a 'Protected Area.'
Discovery of artefacts from this area has created a huge interest among the people and the Government should give priority to the Wari-Bateshwar," he said.
He was addressing as chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the eighth phase of excavation at Wari-Bateshwar, a 2,500 years old civilisation, at Belabo upazila in Narsingdi on Friday.
Trustee of Oitijja Anneshwan and Chairman of Daffodil Group Md Sabur Khan chaired the function. |
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Internet Edition. June 1, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
