Jamuna TV petition sent to CJ
January 21, 2010
The High Court on Thursday sent to the chief justice a writ petition challenging the government action stopping the broadcasting of private television channel Jamuna Television.
The HC bench of Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Mamnoon Rahman sent the petition to Chief Justice Md Tafazzul Islam for an appropriate order following a submission of Attorney General Mahbubey Alam.
Eid-ul-Azha on Nov 28
November 18, 2009
Eid-ul-Azha will fall on Nov 28, the National Moon Sighting Committee announced Wednesday as Zilhaj moon was seen in the sky above Bangladesh.
Source: bdnews24.com
Municipal polls in Mar, UP at end of July
October 22, 2009
Elections to 300 municipalities will be held in March and to 4,500 Union Parishads in the six divisions at the end of July, the chief election commissioner said on Thursday.
ATM Shamsul Huda made the announcement while visiting the proposed venue for setting up server station of the Election Commission in Feni.
Experts for timely evaluation of donor-funded edn projects
October 1, 2009
Technical education experts at a programme Tuesday stressed the need for evaluating and monitoring the government and donor funds before implementing any education projects to ensure the best use of the funds, reports UNB.
The experts said many projects are being taken for the development of education sector, particularly for technical education, with donors’ assistance in the country. But in most cases, targeted people could not avail of the benefits of the projects for lack of proper evaluation or monitoring.
Soaring price of sugar Govt listing dishonest hoarders
September 15, 2009
BSS, Dhaka — A section of the unscrupulous hoarders have been involved in soaring the price of sugar in the city’s kitchen markets, causing intense sufferings to the commoners in the holy month of Ramadan, said Commerce Minister Lt Col (retd) Faruq Khan here Monday.
PM opens Nazrul Complex on the poet’s death anniversary
August 27, 2009
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday opened Nazrul Complex beside the central mosque on the Dhaka University campus on the 33rd death anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
She inaugurated the complex at around 7am and had a look around. She later placed wreath on the poet’s grave at the mosque premises.
Tigers felled finally
August 4, 2009
Finally, West Indies won a game. Bangladesh imploded spectacularly at the top but they kept playing like millionaires to be restricted to a below-par 118, which West Indies overhauled without breaking a sweat.
The only concern in the chase was whether West Indies would collapse against spin and Bangladesh didn’t wait long to find out. They started with a double-spin attack and Shakib Al Hasan claimed the wicket of Dale Richards first ball, but Devon Smith thwarted them with his aggressive batting.
MP injured after scuffle with cope: Mohiuddin, Afsarul prohibit Latif’s entry to WTCC office
June 13, 2009
Water Transport Coordination Cell began operations on Friday after dropping MP and Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Mohammed Abdul Latif from the post of adviser and convenor.
Shipping minister Afsarul Amin and Chittagong City Corporation Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury attended the launching programme as chief guest and special guest respectively.
Two-year-old Karina has the same IQ as Hawking, Bill Gates
June 11, 2009
The toddler has just been found to have an IQ of 160 – the same as Stephen Hawking and six points higher than Carol Vorderman – which makes her eligible to join Mensa.
Experts say that she is particularly imaginative and gifted with words.
Karina, who is almost three, is in the top 0.03 per cent of children her age, placing her on a par with a four or five-year-old.
Her mother Charlotte Fraser says she knew her daughter was bright, just not that bright.
She decided to have Karina tested by Professor Joan Freeman, a specialist education psychologist, after watching a TV show about child geniuses.
‘Quite a lot of people had said to me that Karina is quite smart, quite bright, quite clear with her speech and quick to pick things up,’ she said.
Karina scored the same IQ as Microsoft chairman Bill Gates (left) and Brief History Of Time author Stephen Hawking
Karina, who turns three this summer, undertook a 45-minute IQ test in which she was asked to complete challenges in verbal ability, memory, handling a pencil and numbers and shapes..
At the end, the professor found that she had a special bias towards words, with a ‘wonderful imagination’.
‘Karina is a lovely, responsive and friendly little girl,’ said Professor Freeman. ‘She is more than very bright and capable, she is gifted.’
The professor noted that Karina gave imaginative responses to questions. For instance when asked, ‘What do you use your eyes for?’ she answered, ‘You close them when you go to sleep’ and then also said, ‘You put your contact lenses in them’.
As for where her intelligence comes from, Miss Fraser said: ‘I have stayed at home with her for almost three years, I have always talked to her a lot, always tried to answer her questions.
‘We do a lot of things, we go to the park and we are part of various groups. I don’t know whether it’s that, combined with something that she was born with.’
Miss Fraser used to work in marketing while Karina’s father Nick is a computer programmer. They live in Guildford, Surrey.
Two months ago the Mail told how Elise Tan-Roberts became the youngest member of Mensa, the international society for the gifted, with an estimated IQ of 156.
She was two years, four months and two weeks.
To be eligible for Mensa, candidates must in the top 2 per cent for intelligence.
Gaffar Chowdhury gets Manik Mia Gold Medal: Courageaus journalism for people’s welfare recalled
June 3, 2009
Staff Reporter — The Manik Mia Gold Medal was awarded to eminent columnist Abdul Gaffer Chowdhury for journalism with a call to promote honest and courageous journalism to ensure that the people can lead hazard-free life with peace and happiness.
The gold medal introduce by the Manik Mia Foundation was presented to Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury by Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad Abdul Hamid Advocate.
Barrister Mainul Hosein, chairman of the foundation and chairman of the editorial board of the New Nation and the Daily Ittefaq, handed over the citation and a cheque for Taka one lakh.
Prof Syed Anwar Hossain of Dhaka University presented the keynote speech at the function, conducted by journalist Tosharraf Hossain.
Prof Anwar Hossain said that Manik Mia was a politician at heart and a journalist by profession. He used to express his political thoughts through his column.
Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury in his address termed Manik Mia his “predecessor and teacher in journalism” and said, “I could not become a columnist, if he had not taught me.”
He recalled the days of his association with Manik Mia and said “the guru of journalism in Bangladesh established Bangla into a language of journalism.”
“I feel more proud to receive a prize inscribed with the name of Manik Mia, who represents professionalism,” he said.
Manik Mia had shown a rare greatness by publishing write ups of people having opposite views. He also taught us that “religion cannot be the basis of a nation,” he noted.
Gaffar Chowdhury said, “We should take lesson from Manik Mia and must not surrender to black money. We should in no way deviate from his ideals.”
Recalling the days of people’s movements against then Pakistan for establishing rights of Bangalis, Speaker Abdul Hamid said the public addresses of Bangabondhu Sheikh Mujubur Rahman reflected the writings of Manik Mia.
“Manik Mia will live long as a brilliant star for his contribution to the creation of Bangladesh,” he said. Adv Hamid also praised Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury for guiding the government as well as the nation through his writings for democracy, secularism and progress of the country.
Barrister Mainul Hosein in his presidential speech expressed his gratitude to all on behalf of his family for making the programme a success.
He said, “We want to see establishment of a prosperous and happy Bangladesh which was the dream of Manik Mia.
Noted journalist ABM Musa, Press Council Chairman Justice M Ebadur Rahman, the Bangladesh Observer Editor Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, the Inquilab editor AMM Bahauddin, noted journalist and columnist Syed Abul Maksud, poet Asad Chowdhury, writers Selina Hossain and Hasnat Abdul Hye, former secretary Mokammel Hossain, Prof Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq and the Nation Editor Mostafa Kamal Majumder were present among others.
Source: nation.ittefaq.com