29-03-2018

UNITING PEOPLE EVERYDAY
THURSdAy, dHAKA, MARCH 29, 2018, CHAITRA 15, 1424 BS, RAjAB 11, 1439 HIjRI
President Abdul Hamid visited Saidpur Cantonment on Wednesday and addressed at Army EME Corp's 5th reunion.
Photo: TBT
President asks army to
familiarize with high-tech
sAIDPUr : President M Abdul
Hamid on wednesday asked the
Bangladesh Army to be more capable
through high quality trainings and
hard working to face the challenges
of the ultramodern technologies.
"the army in the globe is now
using the ultramodern weapons and
equipments . . . so there is no alternative
but take quality trainings in
military life," he said while addressing
the 5th reunion of the Corps of
electrical and Mechanical engineers
(eMe) of Bangladesh Army at
saidpur cantonment here.
the President, who is also supreme
commander of the armed forces, said
trainings help enhance professional
skills and make efficient as well as
devoted to the duty, reports Bss.
referring to different activities of
the eMe corps of the Bangladesh
army at home and abroad in various
perspectives, he hoped, "the eMe
corps personnel would continue
their activities upholding the image
of the army and play a significant
role in ensuring the overall development
of the country."
the President put emphasis on
showing respect and keeping loyalty
to the commanders to complete any
work with efficiency and in a disciplined
way. everyone should go
ahead keeping a full confidence in
the leadership, he added.
referring to the present government's
time-befitting steps to develop
the eMe corps, he said different
initiatives including the development
of its organizational and infrastructures,
setting up new units,
increasing manpower, foreign mission
and imparting training, have
been taken.
Hamid highly appreciated the
training activities in the eMe Centre
of school, where female recruiters
are also being imparted trainings
since 2014, saying, "the trainings for
the corps help the skillful army personnel
to remain ready for emergency
situation."
He said the present government
America’s Smallest ‘National
Forest’ in Adak
InterestIng news Desk
Adak Island, located near the furthest
tip of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska,
is one of the southernmost westernmost
island of the United states. the
high winds, persistently overcast
skies, and cold temperatures mean
that only the most cold-resistant
grasses, mosses and low-lying flowering
plants grow here, with the exception
of a group of exactly 33 pine trees
huddled together at the foot of a small
hill. this grove of trees is claimed to
be the smallest "national Forest" in
the country.
the trees were planted during the
second world war by the Us military.
the exercise was meant to boost
the sagging spirits of the soldiers stationed
at this remote outpost, who
suffered through the miserable
weather of almost constant snow,
sleet, rain, fog, and mud. Army
general Buckner thought that planting
some Christmas trees on the otherwise
barren island might cheer up
his troops. so he initiated a formal
tree planting program from 1943
through 1945.
Unfortunately, the Aleutian climate
was so harsh that the pines didn’t survive.
At one point, there was only one
tree left standing. somehow, a few
other pine trees managed to grow
back and over the course of several
years, formed a small grove of severely
stunted trees. In the early 1960s,
somebody jokingly put up a sign that
read: "You are now entering and leaving
Adak national Forest".
whether or not general Buckner’s
troops were able to celebrate
Christmas around their pine trees is
not known, but the fact that the grove
was originally planted for Christmas
was not lost to the local Aleutians who
never forget to decorate the whole
“forest” every December. Of course,
the federal government doesn’t recognize
the grove as a national Forest.
was firmly committed to build a
competent, efficient, modern, effective
and time-befitting armed force
in line with the incumbent government's
"Vision-2021".
the President praised the armed
forces role in facing national calamities
like flood, tidal surge and
cyclones, handling the recent
rohingya crisis and also their contribution
to the Un peacekeeping missions
abroad.
He also lauded army's role particularly
in carrying out successful antimilitancy
operations like the
"Operation thunderbolt" and
"Operation whitelight" respectively
at gulshan Holey Artisan Bakery on
July 1, 2016 and Atia Mahal at surma
in sylhet.
senior political leaders, chiefs of
the three services, parliament members,
former and current eMe corps
officials, secretaries concerned to
the president, senior military and
civil officials were present on the
occasion.
Tough measures
taken to stop
question paper
leakage: Nahid
DHAkA : education
Minister nurul Islam nahid
yesterday said the government
has taken tough measures
to check further leakage
of question papers across
the country ahead of the
Higher secondary Certificate
(HsC) examinations scheduled
to begin on April 2,
reports Bss.
"we have completed all
preparations to hold HsC
examinations smoothly with a
special focus to curb the spate
of question leakage that has
tainted the education sector,"
he said while speaking at a
press conference at his secretariat
office here.
He said a total of 13, 11,457
candidates will sit for HsC and
equivalent examinations from
8,943 educational institutions
all over the country. Among
the candidates, 6, 92,730 are
male students and 6, 18727 are
female students.
nahid said some 2,541
examination centres would
be set up across the country,
adding that more 1, 27,771
students are going to appear
at HsC and equivalent examinations
this year compared
to previous year.
the education minister
urged all students to enter
the examination halls 30
minutes before the starting
scheduled time of examination.
Only the in-charge officer
at respective centres will
be allowed to enter the
examination halls with
mobile phones as they will be
given the instruction about
set of question papers via a
text message, he said.
UK constantly
pursuing
Rohingya issue
for solution
DHAkA : British Prime
Minister theresa May has said
they constantly raise the issue
of the oppressed rohingya at
the Un and directly with
Myanmar's government "to
constantly raise awareness
that this is an issue people
should be addressing."
taking questions at a committee
meeting in parliament, she
said the Uk will be there with
Bangladesh in supporting the
rohingya refugees and "to press
this as an issue with the government
of Burma (Myanmar),"
reports Anadolu Agency, a staterun
news agency of the turkish
government, reports UnB.
Upon a question by steven
twigg, who heads parliament's
International Development
Committee, May said they will
also continue to do "what we can
to ensure the plight of rohingya
people is brought to the attention
of the world more generally
and that people don't forget...
and it's kept up in people's
awareness."
13, 11,457 to sit for HSC,
equivalent exams April 2
DHAkA : A total 13, 11,457
students are participating in
this year's Higher secondary
Certificate (HsC) and its
equivalent examinations
which will begin across the
country on April 2, reports
UnB.
education Minister nurul
Islam nahid briefed reporters
over the examinations at the
secretariat on wednesday.
A total of 10, 92,607 examinees
will sit for the examinations
from the eight general
education Boards while 1,
00,127 under the Madrasha
Board and 1, 17,754 from
technical Board from 8,943
educational institutions in
2,541 centres.
Of the candidates, 6, 92,730
are male and 6, 18,727 female.
A total 1, 27,771 candidates
have been increased this year
comparing to the previous
year. Besides, a total 299 students
will appear in the examinations
from seven overseas
centres.
nahid urged all the examinees
to take seat in the examination
centres 30 minutes
before the examinations
begin.
He said that only the incharge
of each centre will be
allowed to carry mobile
phone and electronic device.
He will be allowed to open
question packets after getting
a sMs with the directive of
selecting set.
He said legal actions,
including filing of cases, have
been taken against those
involved in question paper
leak. the process of suspending
teachers, who were
behind question paper leak, is
underway.
A total of 52 cases have
been filed and 157 people
have been arrested in connection
with question paper leak.
the involved students were
also expelled and the teachers
involved in the misdeed will
be suspended through legal
process, he added. "there is
no chance to think that the
people who were behind
question paper leak incidents,
have been relieved."
the written examinations
will continue until May 13
while the practical examinations
will be held from May 14
to May 23, said the minister.
students with physical disabilities
will receive an additional
20 minutes in the
examinations.
Besides, students with special
needs, including those
with autism, will get 30 additional
minutes.
A total of 11, 83,686 examinees
appeared in the HsC and
equivalent examinations last
year.
Iqbal Mahmood, the chairman of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) attends in a Human Chain on
the occasion of observing 'Corruption Prevention Week-2018'.
Photo: TBT
US interfaith leaders call for imposing
sanction on Myanmar
.DHAkA : American interfaith leaders
on wednesday called upon the international
community to impose full sanctions
on Myanmar until it stops what
they said the textbook case of genocide
against rohingyas and restore citizenship
of its displaced Muslim minority
people, reports UnB.
they also called upon the world leaders
to stand in solidarity with
rohingyas and invoke the convention
for the prevention and punishment of
Razakar leader Mahbub indicted
over RP Saha killing
DHAkA : the International Crimes tribunal
(ICt)-1 yesterday framed three charges
against Md Mahbubur rahman alias
Mahbub of tangail for crimes against
humanity including murder of Danbir roy
Bahadur ranada Prasad saha alias rP saha,
reports Bss
A three-member tribunal headed by
Justice Md shahinur Islam framed the
charges and set April 22 for submission of
opening statement and recording deposition
of prosecution witnesses.
Mahbub, 69, who was a razakar leader,
allegedly carried out horrific crimes during
war of Liberation along with his family and
cohorts from razakar Bahini in his locality.
He was present at the courtroom yesterday
when the charges were framed.
According to the charge framing order,
Mahbub is accused of carrying out attacks in
different areas of tangail and narayanganj
along with his father and local Peace
Committee chief wadud Moulana and
brother razakar Md Abdul Mannan.
At their instigation, Pakistani army
gunned down 33 Hindus in Baimhati village,
ancestral home of rP saha, in Mirzapur,
tangail, on May 7, 1971.
genocide to protect the rohingyas from
persecution.
At a press conference held at a city
hotel after their recent visit to
rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, the
American Buddhist, Jewish, Christian
and Muslim community leaders
praised Bangladesh's humanitarian
assistance and provision of security to
the rohingyas.
they also endorsed Prime Minister
sheikh Hasina's call that rohingyas be
On that same day, Mahbub along with his
associates from razakar Bahini and
Pakistani army attacked rP saha's residence
located in sirajdikhan road area of khanpur
of naryanganj town.
then, Mahbub and his associates detained
five including rP saha and his son Bhabani
Prasad saha. the razakars tortured them
and later on took them away. since then,
they have remained missing.
On May 14, 1971, 50/60 armed razakars
including Mahbub launched an attack on villages
Mirzapur, Andhara, sarishadair,
Durgapur, kanthalia, Postakumari under
Mirzapur police station in tangail.
the razakars also detained 22 Hindus and
tortured them. Later Mahbub brought
Pakistani army men, who later killed the
detainees mercilessly.
Mahbub, who was arrested in another
case, was shown arrested in under ICt Act of
1973 on november 7, 2017.
the prosecution submitted the formal
charge against the lone accused on January
11, 2018.
On March 11, both the prosecution and the
defence took part in the hearing on charge
framing.
restored to their land in Myanmar with
a clear mandate for the Un to defend
them and bring the perpetrators of
these crimes to justice.
A 14-member delegation of
American interfaith leaders, including
that of two Buddhists, two Jews, two
Muslim Imams and several Christians,
earlier visited the rohingya camps and
listened to rohingya voices. the visit
was arranged by 'Interfaith Coalition to
stop genocide in Burma'.
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