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The week that was
Mangrove forest on 100 hectares of coastal land
State Minister for Forest and Environment Jafrul Islam Chowdhury said the government w ii bring 100 hectares cl coastal kind n the Cisticl under mangrove afforestation programme and 500 hectares of bald headed hills in Cox's Bazar under created forest In the upcoming fiscal year.
The statement said this on Saturday while visiting Chittagong coastal and social afforestation project being Implemented along the coast stretching from Siiimpu' of Silakunda la Patenga in the city here.He said that the coastal land under Sttakunda, Kattall, Bondar, Anowara and Banshkhali would be brought under the coastal afforestation programme soon.
Endorse Rome
Statute
The speakers at a workshop in the port city on Saturday said Bangladesh should endorse Rome Statute for trial of war crimes and crime against humanity in International Criminal Court (ICC).
Adhiker, an affiliated organisation of Aslan Forum for Human Rights and Development, and Premier University jointly organised the workshop on "Rome Statute and ICC Affairs" at the PremierUniversItyauditorium.
They said that the US was opposing the Rome Statute while creating pressure on the weaker countries not to endorse it to escape trial in ICC.
They said that Bangladesh signed the Rome Statute but refrained from endorsing it till date. It was because both the ruling BNP and opposition Awami League feared that it might bring them to justice at ICC, they added.
They urged the government to endorse the Statute immediately to have access to ICC that would work Internationally as an affective, independent and permanent court to ensure justice.
Speaking on the role, modus ope-randi and aims ol Rome Statute and ICC, they said International Criminal Court will mainly try three crimes war crime, genocide and crime against humanity.
The workshop was told that 139 countries had signed the Rome Statute while of them, 97 endorsed.
Premier University Vice-Chancellor Professor Anwarul Azim Arif was the chief guest at the workshop and Associate Professor Dr Asif Nazrul of the Law Department of Dhaka University presented the key-note paper.
Former attorney general AF Hasan Arif presided.
"Archaeology of Noah"
A six-day panting exhibition tilled, "Ar-chaeoiogy of Noah" began at the Alliance Francaise auditorium here on Saturday.
In the painting, artist Rani Ahmed portrayed themes extract from the Bible on a 30-M long and 3-M wide canvas.
Rani gave the paintings modem and post-modem touches to create a story based on mythological themes and enriched In social, political and psycholog leal tune.
The exhibition will remain open to public four hours every day since4:00pm.
CMC students1 orientation held
Ihe orsenabon programme o! the first
year MDBS (49th batch) and 8DS (15th batch) of Chittagong Medical College (CMC) was held at CMC Barkat Speech Hall here on Saturday.
Principal Professor Chowdhury Badruddin Mahmud at the orientation programme asked the students to acquire knowledge with integrity and develoo skll to uphold dignity of the noble profession ol ohys'Cians
Pro'essc Margub Hossain, Vice-PfmcipaJ Or I'n-an Bn lUnns. Professor
Mahmudul Haq, Professor Dr MM Muktadr Hossain CMC Centra Students Union Vice-President Masud Rana and first yrarSudent Mostafizur Rahman also spoke.
Nine entrepreneurs awarded
Bureau of Business Research (BBR1 of Chittagong University (CU) here on Sunday awarded nine entrepreneurs and five business firms for their contribution to trade and commerce In the national level and developing the society.
. BBR organised the Entrepreneurs Award and Business Award 2003-2004 at the city's hilltop community centre of King of Chittagong for the first time.
Commerce Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury In his speech as chief guest, called upon the entrepreneurs and businessman for bring in a revolution In the marketing system making qualitative Improvement of products and bringing down the production costs to face the challenges of open market economy and globalisation.
Barkat Ullah Bulu, advisor tor Commerce Ministry Affairs, CU Vice-, Chancellor Professor AJM Nuruddln Chowdhury and Pro-VC Professor Dr Muhammad Shamsuddln were special guests at the ceremony.
CU Commerce Faculty Dean Professor Dr Monzoor Morshed Mahmud, Chittagong Chamber ol Commerce and Industry (CCO) President Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabhed, BG1C founding director MA Sadam and PHP Group Chairman Sufi Mizanur Rahman also spoke. B8R Chairman Professor Amal , Bhushan Nag presided.