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Wednesday, 08 October 2008 |
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Suasa Community Organization, a social welfare establishment, at South Charoti, Satkania undertook many activities to help the local poor and orphans recently, says a press release. These include among other things arranging discussions on significance of Ramadan, hosting iftar parties and distributing Eid dresses among local orphans and their family members. |
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008 |
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The acting CCC Mayor Alhaj M Manzur Alam has greeted all countrymen including Chittagonians on the occasion of Holy Eid-ul-fitr, says a press release. In a statement issued on the occasion he said, Eid is a religious festival of Muslim Ummah. It brings glad tidings to rich and poor alike. |
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Monday, 29 September 2008 |
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Staff Reporter Ten people were injured when transport workers and the police fought pitched battles at an inter-district bus station in the port city on Sunday, halting bus operations and stranding homebound people. The police and local people said shortly before midday a patrol police had beaten the driver of a bus of Palki Paribahan after he had tried to drive the bus off the queue at Kadamtala inter-district bus station. |
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Saturday, 27 September 2008 |
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Discussion on World Al-Quds Day Speakers at a discussion on World Al-Quds Day criticized the Jews of Israel for killing the Muslim children and women of Palestine, says a press release. Al-Quds Committee Chittagong Chapter organized the discussion at city's Nasirabad Housing Society Area yesterday. |
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 |
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Holy Ramadan The greater Faridpur Welfare Association, Chittagong Chapter held a discussion on holy Ramadan and Iftar party at Railway Officers Club, Pologround, Ctg yesterday, says a press release. President of the association, Md. Belayet Hossain presided over the discussion where AKM Shahidul Hoq (BPM), DIG, Chittagong Range attended as Chief Guest. |
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 |
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Demand to pay unpaid salaries, arrears Staff Reporter Workers of Amin Jute Mills in Chittagong on Monday staged demonstrations and rallies at the mills premises to demand, among other things, unpaid salaries. They said they would start a strike in the mills on Tuesday. |
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Saturday, 20 September 2008 |
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A meeting to call up the contributions of martyr Murdiul Alam will be held tomorrow at Engr. Abdul Khaleque Auditorium of Ctg Press Club, says a press release. Tofael Ahmed, AL Presidium member and former minister will attend the function as Chief Guest. |
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Sunday, 07 September 2008 |
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Dr. Nim Chandra Boumic, General secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddha Christan Oikkyo Parisad(BHBCOP) and president of Puja Udjapan Parisad yesterday met the members of the marginalized communities of Patiya upazila, says a press release. Advocate Rana Das Gupta, Ln Sankar Sen Gupta of BHBCOP were also present at that time. |
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
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The 278th birth anniversary of saint Loknath Brammachari will be observed at Loknath Dham, Rajapukur Lane, Anderkilla, on September 4-5, says a press release. The 2-day long religious function includes morning prayer, offering of the saint, combined prayer, worship and distribution of grand offering, religious confce. |
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
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Chittagong Business Ahsan Habibul Alam Scores of adulterated food producing firms have begun to surface in Chittagong with an eye to making profit in the holy month of Ramadan. The targeted locations of these dishonest traders are city's Chaktai, Khatungonj, Asadgonj and some other areas. In the meantime, the firms have started producing very poor quality ghee, vermicelli, noodles, powder of pepper , tarmeric and other spices. |
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Saturday, 30 August 2008 |
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Agency Unidentified gunmen shot dead a businessman and a taxi driver in separate incidents in the city on Friday, police said. Businessman Jasimuddin, 42, was killed in Sabujbagh while taxi driver Rakib Hossain Abu, 28, in Kafrul. Sub-inspector Ashraf Ali of Kafrul Police Station told bdnews24.com that some gunmen opened fire at Rakib at around 2:30pm while he was drinking tea at his father Yunus Ali's stall in East Kazipara. |
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Friday, 29 August 2008 |
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Abdus Sabur(25) left home at Jubilee Road area, Chittagong at the backdrop of a family feud and has not returned home since then, says a press release. But his mother's wait seems never ending. |
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Friday, 29 August 2008 |
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15 injured Ahsan Habib Alam The human chain programme of BNP in Chittagong was foiled in the face of police resistance yesterday. The programme was intended to demand release of Khaleda Zia and overseas treatment of Tarique Rahman. Fifteen people were injured at the incident, claim party members. |
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 |
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Staff Reporter The Chittagong Hill Management Committee asked government agencies on Monday to shift people, living in illegal structures on the slopes of the city's at-risk hills, within three weeks, an official said. The directive, to protect the most at-risk from hillslides, came from a committee meeting at the local circuit house. |
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Sunday, 24 August 2008 |
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Staff Reporter Chittagong witnessed a hillslide Saturday in the heart of the port city, though no casualties were reported as the area had been evacuated ahead of time, an official said. Part of the renowned Batali hill, the city's tallest, collapsed Saturday afternoon, damaging a number of temporary structures on the slopes and at the foot of the hill. |
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Friday, 22 August 2008 |
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Bid to tackle Dhaka gridlock Staff Correspondent The government Thursday decided to introduce a modern traffic control room in the capital which would, among other measures, take into consideration the timetable of educational institutions to mitigate the city's worsening jams. "To reduce traffic jams, the timetables of schools' morning classes will be prepared on a local basis," Fahim Munaim, the chief adviser's press secretary, told reporters after a cabinet meeting at the Chief Adviser's office |
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
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Business leaders of Bangladesh Cement, Iron and Steel Merchant Association have urged acting CCC mayor Alhaj M Monzur Alam for allowing trucks to ply by day time in a bid to stem loss in business, says a press release. They also handed over a memorandum to the mayor in this regard. |
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Monday, 11 August 2008 |
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IWM and Bangladesh Water Development Board have started a joint experiment to tackle water logging in the port city, says a press release. This was disclosed at a meeting in the office of acting CCC Mayor Alhaj Monzur Alam yesterday where officials of both the organizations participated. |
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Sunday, 10 August 2008 |
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Acting CCC mayor, ward commissioners condole death Abdullah Mahmud Chowdhury, elder brother of Dewan Bazar Ward Commissioner Chowdhury Hasan Mahmud died at 1. pm at his own residence last night, says a press release. Acting CCC mayor Alhaj M Monzur Alam and ward commissioners condoled his death and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family. |
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Sunday, 10 August 2008 |
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The Journalists Association of Chittagong University(CU) will hold a seminar titled “ Sikshar Jonno Sikshangon” (Educational Institutions for Education) at 10 am tomorrow at the Faculty of Social Science (Dr. Mohammed Yunus Bhaban) of the university, says a press release. Hon’ble VC Professor Dr. M Badiul Alam will attend the occasion as Chief Guest while Professor Dr. Jamal Nazrul Islam, eminent scientist and Professor Emeritus will chair it. |
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