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Call to implement women dev policy to establish women’s rights

RU Correspondent

Bangladesh Mohila Parishad (BMP) central president Ayesha Khanam urged the government to implement the national women development policy-2008 for establishing women's rights.

War criminal also fundamentalists forces have made the National Women Development Policy 2008 an issue and create violence in the country for bid government intension for implement the policy, she said at a discussion meeting held at Kazi Nazrul Islam auditorium at around 5.00pm on Saturday.

Earlier, Bangladesh Mohila Parishad (BMP) of RU unit held a discussion meeting on Women Movement of Bangladesh: Perspective National Women Development Policy 2008. Ayesha criticized the interim government for their silence on the street programmes fundamental groups carried out against the government's woman policy, clearly violating the state of emergency. She also criticized the government for their keep mum for the implement of the National Women Development Policy 2008 adding that the Policy is a main constitution for develop underprivileged women in Bangladesh.

Earlier, the same fundamental forces create violence in the country and opposed for implement women development policy in Bangladesh. Stressing the need for consensus on women's issues, she said women's advancement is not possible if the mainstream progressive forces do not get united. Eminent economist Professor Sanad Kumar Saha asked the government opinion if they implement the policy and urged the progressive organization to be united for implement the policy.

Eminent Literature Professor Hassain Azizul Haque said the government captured general peoples fundamental rights and the government supported the war criminal in many ways.

'Without ensure women rights in Bangladesh, democracy will not establish', he said.

Speakers stressed that fundamentalist groups are using the woman policy in a bid to divert attention from the demand for the trial of war criminals. Speakers also urged the universities authorities to implement sexual harassment protection policy at university.

Among others, Dr Mahbuba Kaniz Keya, general secretary and advocate Masuda Rahman, join secretary participated in the discussion. Shahanara Hossain, president of BMP presided over the meeting. Former RU VC Professor Abdul Khalque, advocate Golam Arif Tipu, language veteran Abdul Hossain, Mosharaff Hossain, university teachers, students and many women rights organization activists were took part. After the discussion, a drama 'Chowrasta' was performed. The drama directed by Anushilon drama group president Professor Moloy Kumar Bhowmik.

Standard of English education going down in Chuadanga

Our Correspondent, Chuadanga

The standard of education in the private and govt schools and colleges of Chuadanga has gone down so that 80 per cent students fail to write correct english as they are deprived of proper English knowledge due to lack of English teachers.

The condition of students who are reading in Madrasas are deplorable as they have no adequate knowledge in English.

There is a serious crisis of English teachers in schools and colleges and Madrasas in 4 Upazilas of Chuadanga district. The teachers of schools and colleges fail to teach the students properly.

The teachedrs who claim to be english teachers are found to have no preliminary knowledge of the English grammar. How can they dare teach the students basically in English. Most of the age old English Teachers blame the National Education Board for introducing the communication method of Teaching English instead of compulsory curriculum of English grammar in primary to secondary schools and madrasas.

English is an International Language which should be taught properly otherwise the students will face problem in competitive arena.

Call to show respect to FFs

Our Correspondent, Gazipur

Deputy Commissioner in Gazipur Sayed Mizanur Rahman inaugurated a new Union Parishad Bhaban of Kaultia union in Gazipur Sadar Upazila of the district on Thursday at 11 AM.

An opinion sharing meet arranged by Kaultia UP was held at UP premises on this occasion presided over by Freedom Fighter Chairman Alhaj Nazim Uddin. Miznur Rahman delivered the speech as the chief guest at the function.

He said in his speech, people of Kaultia Union are very industrious and dutiful. This is why development work under local government is possible.

He also told people that Freedom Fightedrs are the pride of the nation because of their self- sacrifice, honesty and sincerity. If they would not fight for our freedom, we would not get any opportunity to be Deputy Commissioner, Police Super, Executive Engineer including any high official post. So everybody should show respect to them and we should also do something for their interest. Union Parishad office, VDP, Police Community, Livestock, agriculture employees offices will have to be set up and activities will be directed from Union Parishad as one stop centre, chief guest added. He promised to give any kind of assistance for the people of Kaultia Union and ensure to solve the problems of roads and bridges to make this Union as model in Gazipur district. He called upon all people to be dedicated, honest and sincere to create a new environment.

It was also addressed, among others, by Police Super, Gazipur, Md. Abdul Baten, Execsutiver Engineer, LGED Kazi Mozibur Rahman, Principal Md. Saman Uddin, Abdur Rahim, Abdul Khaleque, Freedom Fighter Abdul Awal, UP member Nazrul Islam and Abdus Samad. Police Super explained trhe objectives of Police Community and requested the people to assist the organisation in view to fight terrorism and violence in villages or cities.

Businessman entrapped in his own ill design

BSS, Chittagong

A businessman got entrapped along with his son in an ill plot he hatched for his neighbour with whom he has a dispute over land.

Police said the businessman secretly kept illegal firearms at his neighbour's house with a motive to indict the neighbour in an arms case but police finally able to dig out the conspiracy and caught the businessman named Haji Fayez Ahmad and his son Saifullah with two illegal firearms, CMP sources said.While going through the whole episode, police also arrested six other miscreants along with two firearms on Sunday night.Sources said a police team earlier nabbed Absar for his involvement in different criminal activities in the city.During interrogation, he admitted that he had sold one light gun and a single barrel gun to Haji Foyez Ahmed, a businessman in Khatunganj area of the city at a cost of Taka 2.25 lakh.Later, police in a drive, arrested the businessman and his son from their house at Hill view residential area under Pahartali thana. Following their confession, police recovered two firearms from the room of their security guard.The businessman admitted that he purchased the arms to keep those secretly inside the house of his neighbour and indict him in arms case.

He said that he designed the plot to give his neighbour a lesson with whom he had previous enmity over a piece of land.Meanwhile, following confessional statement of Absar, police recovered two more firearms---one form his house and another from the possession his accomplice Nazim.

Police also arrested four members of a criminal gang who were identified as Imon, Jamal, Kader and Jashim from different parts of the city, sources said.

Meghna river erosion takes serious turn in Bhola

UNB, Bhola

Erosion by the River Meghna has taken a serious turn in Sadar upazila of the district due to sudden rise of water level caused by onrush of hill water and torrential rain. The river devoured 5 kms of Kachia union in the upazila in last one month rendering some 1,000 families homeless.

While visiting the union, UNB correspondent found the local people busy shifting their houses, business establishments and other moveable properties from the riverside. Feroz Bhuiyan, who was sitting beside the river with blank eyes, said that he lost all his property for the second time by the river three days back.

Erosion has also taken serious turn in various areas of Kachia, Kalikanagar and Baroipur unions in the upazila.

Local people alleged that the ring dam of Water Development Board was damaged by the river two weeks back which increased their sufferings.

Shawkat, Barkat elected CPB President, Secy of Narail

Our Correspondent, Narail

Present caretaker government has not yet taken any measure to bring the war criminals under trial, said Ruhin Hossain Prince, the secretariat member of Communist Party of Bangladesh.

He was addressing as the chief guest in the first conference of its Narail district unit held in the zila parisad auditorium on Friday.

The first session of the conference was presided over by Khondaker Shawkat Hossain.

In the conference Khandaker Shawkat Hossain and B.M. Barkat Ullah were elected as president and Secretary of the Narail district committee respectively.

Among others the meeting was addressed by Prof. Munshi Hafizur Rahman, Workers' Party Secretary Nazrul Islam JSD president Hemayet Ullah Hiru and BM. Barkat Ullah.

Attempt to build graveyard on vested property in Rupganj

A Correspondent, Rupganj

A group of dishonest influentials are trying to establish a graveyard illegally close to "Tengratek Govt Primary School" on a vested property at Rupganj Narayanganj.

Some dead bodies were forcibly buried here in spite of protest by teachers, students, managing committee and locals.

The school children were dreadfully panic stricken watching the situation. The group have already started extortion collection to raise fund for this work. Locals said that vested land cannot be allowed to use in this regard. Sree Krishna Das, Chairman of Managing Committee of this school says, "Locals as well as I submitted petitions to the UNO, Rupganj on the 18th December 2007 and to the DC Narayanganj on the 3rd March 2008 but they yet to take any action against this misdeed.

He added," in the meantime some students have left the school in fear locals feared that the school will be absolutely evacuated unless the graveyard building is stopped.

Minor boy beaten to death in Rangpur

UNB, Rangpur

A minor boy was beaten to death at Khamarpara village in Rangpur pourashava area on Thursday.

The dead was identified as Arif Hossain, 9, son of Ainul Haque. Local people said Shahidul, caretaker of the pond of Abu Taleb, and night guard Nazmul beat up Arif when he went to take a bath in the pond ignoring their prevention, leaving him dead on the spot.

Shahidul and Nazmul went into hiding soon after the incident. On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body. A case was filed.

197 polling centres identified as vulnerable in KCC

UNB, Khulna

Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) has identified 101 polling centres as vulnerable while 96 others most vulnerable in 31 wards of the city corporation for the mayoral election slated for August 4.

KMP has taken necessary preparations to maintain law and order during the election. Some 5,500 police and ansar personnel will be deployed during the election. Besides, RAB and BDR men will be kept on patrol duty on the day.

The voters will cast votes in 1,165 booths in total 239 polling centres in the city. Official sources said already, 239 presiding officers, 1,165 assistant presiding officers and 2,230 polling officers have been recruited for successfully conducting the polls.

Workshop on safe urea fertiliser held in Gopalganj

Our Correspondent, Gopalganj

A day-long workshop on safe urea fertilisers by the popularisation use of the leaf colour chart system (LCC system) was held at Gopalganj Sadar upazila parishad auditorium, organised by Agriculture Extension Depart-ment Gopalganj on Wednes-day. The day-long workshop on the safe urea fertilisers by the popularisation use of the leaf colour chart (LCC) system was inaugurated by S.M. Ashfaque Hussain Deputy Commissioner Gopalganj. It was presided over by Mohammad Shakwat Hossain Deputy Director of the Agriculture Extension Department Gopalganj.

It was addressed among others by the Mohammad Mansumur Rahman UNO Gopalganj Sadar, representative of the leader of the Gopalganj Army Camp Captain Mehedi, Dulal Chandra Sarker AGM Bangladesh Krishi Bank Gopalganj Regional office. Probir Kumar Roy ASP (Circle), Nikhil Kumar Saha Gopalganj sadar upazila agriculture oficer, Bikash Chandra Biswas Tungipara agriculture officer, Molla Humayun Kabir Training officer Khamerbari Thanapara Gopalganj.

The speakers urged the farmers to use fertilisers by the leaf colour chart (LCC) system and safe the 23% area fertilisers.

Rapist gets life in Netrakona

BSS, Netrakona

A young man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here on Monday for raping a woman in Mohanganj upazila of the district in 2003.

Judge of District Children and Women Repression Prevention Tribunal ASM Salauddin Khan delivered the verdict. The convict is Abdullah, 28, son of Maniruddin of village Panu under Mohanganj upazila.

He was also fined Taka 5000, in default, to suffer one year more rigorous imprisonment.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that Abdullah stormed into the bedroom of the victim on the night of August 30 in 2003 and raped her.

After the incident, she filed a case with Netrakona

Magistrate Court against Abdullah. Mohanganj police submitted chargesheet before the court against the accused. After examining witnesses and evidence, the judge pronounced the verdict.

Open House Day held in Gaibandha

BSS, Gaibandha

An Open House Day organised by Sundarganj thana was held on the premises of the thana on Saturday.

Police super of Gaibandha district SM Monir-uz-zaman addressed the function as the chief guest while additional police super Mollah Nazrul Islam was present as special guest. Presided over by officer-in-charge (OC) of the Sundarganj thana Munshi Mofazzal Hossain, the function was also addressed, among others, by convenor of upazila community policing coordination committee M. Ansar Ali Sarder and Dahaband Union Parishad chairman Abdul Majid Mondal.

Body recovered in Ctg

BSS, Chittagong

A businessman was found dead inside a room of residential hotel in the city's Agrabad area at about 10 AM today.

The victim Abul Hossain, 60, a cargo vessel broker, had been suffering from paralysis and had been staying at room No 210 of Hotel Purabi the last couple of days, police said. He hailed from Rankin Street of Wari in Dhaka city.

After getting information from hotel management, a team of Doublemooring police rushed to the hotel and recovered the body of Abul Hossain by breaking the door of the room at about 10 AM today.

Police said they have seen some abnormal marks on his body. A UD case was filed with Doublemooring Thana in this connection.

Terrorists held with firearms in Ctg

BSS, Chittagong

Members of RAB-7 here arrested a terrorist along with two firearms from Anadabazar area of Bandar thana in the city on Sunday night.

Acting on a tip off, a RAB squad arrested Abdul Karim, 29, of Dakkhin Sarenga under city and later recovered one single barrel gun and a double barrel gun from his possession on Sunday night, a press release said.

News briefs

39 arrested in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, July 23: Police arrested 39 persons including two drug- traffickers on various charges from different areas in city and nine upazilas of the district on Sunday. Of them 13 were rounded up from different areas in the metropolis while 26 others from nine upazilas. Police arrested the drug-traffickers identified as Alal Hossain, 29, and Rabiul Ahsan, 32, with 10 bottles of phensidyl and 90 vials of pathdin injection during two separate raids at different places in the city, report BSS.

RAB seized VOIP equipments in Ctg

CHITTAGONG, July 23: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive recovered huge Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) equipment worth about Taka 10 lakh from a house at Kazirdewri area under Kotwali police station in the city on Sunday, a RAB press release sai. The elite forces also seized 242 cans of beer from nearby Halishahar Bahumuki Somabai Samity area under Halishahar police station, report BSS.

Three siblings die in Sunamganj

Sylhet, July 23: Mystery shrouded the deaths of three siblings at Betauka village in Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Manjil Ali, 12, Abdul Ali, 8 and Rima Khatun, 14, children of day labourer M Abdul Kadir. Family sources said Manjil, Abdul Ali and Rima went to sleep Tuesday night after having their dinner. Abdul Kader with the help of his neighbours broke open the door of their bedroom getting no response from them on the following morning and found the three bodies lying on the bed. On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to the morgue for autopsy, report UNB.

3 sentenced to different terms in Jhalakati

Jhalakati, July, 23: A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to 10 years and two others to five years imprisonment each for attempting to violate a housewife. The court also fined the convict Abdul Bareque, who got 10 years imprisonment, to Tk 5,000, in default, to suffer one year RI more. Kabir and Mozammel, who got two years imprisonment each, were also fined Tk 3,000, in default, to suffer six months more RI. According to the prosecution, the convicts stormed into the house of Khadija Begum at Aubabunia village in Kathalia upazila and tried to violate her at about 1:30am on February 19, 2006 in absence of her husband. But they fled the house when she started shouting for help, report UNB.

Lineman electrocuted in Sunamganj

Sunamganj, Jul 23: A power office lineman was electrocuted in Judge Court area in Sadar upazila on Friday. The dead was identified as Riajat Ali, 40, son of late Hasan Ali of village Hasonnagar in the upazila. Riajat, a temporary lineman of the local power office, died on the spot when he came in contact with a live electric wire while repairing a power line at about 4pm. The body was sent to Sadar hospital morgue for autopsy. His elder brother also died from electrocution recently, local people said, report UNB.

Housewife killed in Kishoreganj

KISHOREGANJ, July 23: A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Bahadia village in Pakundia upazila Wednesday midnight. The dead was identified as Nadira Begum, 20, daughter of Haris Uddin. Local people said Safir Uddin married Nadira of the same village barely 10 months ago and since then he used to torture her for dowry. On the fateful night he asked her to bring dowry money from her parents and on her refusal he with the help of his two brothers strangled her, reports UNB.