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Fruit exhibition held
An exhibition on local fruits was held at the DC Hill here on Friday.
Around one hundred types of local fruits, many of which are in the verge of extinction, were put on display at the exhibition organised by Loko Utsab and Puratani Mela (folk festival and folklore fair) Parishad.
A fruit recognising competition was also held at the exhibition. Two hundred students of different schools of the port city took park in the competition.
Principal Sumangal Mohathero, a Buddhist monk and winner of the Prime Minister's award for tree plantation, inaugurated the daylong exhibition and fruit recognising competition as the chief guest.
Sumangal in his speech said "Many of the pride possessions of our culture and tradition are being lost due to lack of care and our own folly."
He appreciated the initiative of introducing fruits to the children as well helping them grow interest about the wide varieties of fruits.
Shahriar Khaled, Quamrul Hasan Badal, Yusuf Mohammad, Professor Rozi Sen, Professor Kuntal Barua, Joyasree Banik Sathi and Debashish Roy also spoke at the inaugural ceremony.
CWE to organise exhibition
The half yearly general meeting of Chittagong Women's Entrepreneurs (CWE) was held here on Thursday with a view to strengthening the activities of the organisation and increasing women entrepreneurship through training.
Addressing the meeting as the chairperson CWE President Monowara Hakim Ali said that CWE would organise exhibition every month to help members improve the quality of their products. Besides, she assured the members of cooperation in preparing
company profile and product inventory and small loans for boosting business.
The meeting decided to set up training centres with the help of CWE members who are working as instructors for entrepreneurship.
CWE Senior Vice-President Khaleda Awal, member and Chittagong Ladies Club President Zinat Azam, Sultana Noorjahan Rozi, Durdana Islam and Sakina Chowdhury also spoke at the meeting.
Resist HIV/AIDS
Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) here on Tuesday exchanged views with government officials with a view to strengthening activities against Aids in the port city.
The view exchange meeting was held under the auspices of the donor agency of Family Health International at Chittagong District Council auditorium with YPSA consultant Professor AAM Toha in the chair.
The speakers at the meeting urged the members of the society to play a role in resisting HIV/Aids.
Chittagong Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Nurul Alam attended the meeting as the chief guest where Professor (Dr.) Prabhat Chandra Barua of the Chittagong Medical College Hospital was special guest.
Former Regional Co-coordinator of Care HIV/Aids programme Khaleda Begum presented the key-note paper on "Aids: The World and Bangladesh And Our Obligation." YPSA Programme Manager Muhammad Rafiqul Islam briefed about the YPSA activities concerning AIDS and different aspects of the fatal disease.
"Ctg can be made
green city"
Chittagong can be turned into a green city of international standard through coordination among the organisations
concerned.
Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury said this while he was addressing a roundtable held on the occasion of the World Environment Day here on Friday.
The roundtable aimed at working out strategy for the preparation of a green city proclamation paper after discussion with experts on different subjects.
"If we can coordinate all the plans with concerned bodies and implement them through coordinated efforts then conception of the green city and any other projects with far-reaching affects would be materialised," Mohiuddin said.
In association with Pangaea, Organisation of Art for Children (Oach) and Chittagong Charushilpi Sammilan organised the roundtable as a part of a 15-day programme.
Muhammad Idris, Engineer Jahangir Ahmad Chowdhury, Dr Muhammad Mohiuddin, Engineer ABMA Baset, Dr MA Foyez, Dr Shahidul Islam, Engineer Shahjahan and Engineer Subhash Barua were the penal discussants at the roundtable.
Environment scientist Professor Dr. Shahiq Haider Chowdhury conducted the roundtable with artiste Ahmed Newaj in the chair.
Tk 1 lakh for "Jhoom" cultivation
Process is underway to produce jam, jelly and pickle from fruits through "Jhoom" cultivation in the hill district of Bandarban.
The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) ministry has taken an initiative to make the "Joom" farmers self-reliant. The ministry handed over TK 1 lakh to Bom Social Council on Thursday to start the required preliminary works.
CCCI chief lauds
proposed budget
Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said the proposed budget will help flourish investment and industry as well as social development.
"Barring some aspects the budget this year is fairly good, albeit it is prepared keeping eyes on the next general elections," said the CCCI chief on Thursday.
Javed thanked the finance minister for incorporating many of CCCI proposals in the budget and hoped the government will implement those properly.
Chamber president complimented the minister for increasing allocation in communication, power, telecommunication, agriculture, education and health sectors.
"The enhancement of subsidy in agriculture sector from Tk 600 crore to Tk 1200 crore would benefit this important sector," Javed said.