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Visva-Bharati to allocate land to build Bangladesh Bhaban
Diplomatic Correspondent
Visva-Bharati University at Santiniketan in West Bengal of India has decided to allocate land for establishment of "Bangladesh Bhaban" to facilitate the scholars involved in research and studies relating to Bangladesh.
"The university has identified a plot near the Indira Gandhi Centre on the campus for the bhaban", said a press release of Indian High Commission.
The university has requested the Bangladesh government to send a delegation for discussions on the design, plans and estimated cost of the project.
As of now, the "Bangladesh Bhaban" is envisaged to be a two-storey building with 7,000sqft area on each floor.
Altaf president, Afrad general secretary of DUJ
Staff Correspondent Altaf Mahmud and Quddus Afrad were elected president and general secretary respectively of the Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) for two years.
The election was held at Jatiya Press Club between 9:00am and 5:00pm.
Atikur Rahman elected as vice-president, Gazi Zahiru Islam as joint general secretary, Sabana Sheuly as treasurer, Sohel Haider Chowdhury as organising secretary, Rafik Ahmed as publicity secretary, Solim Ullah Selim a; sports and cultural affairs secretary, Mehedi Hasan as welfare secretary while GM Masud Dhali elected as office secretary.
Doping gang mugs businessman
Staff correspondent
A gang doped a businessman and stole Tk 3 lakh from him in a bus that was heading towards the capital yesterday afternoon.
Monir Hossain, 31, a chemical shop owner, was returning to Sayedabad from Narsingdi with the money by a bus of Meghla Paribahan when the miscreants, masquerading as passengers, mugged him, said his brother ShafiquI Islam
Monir was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Dhaka, Cairo sign agreement on scientific cooperation
Diplomatic Correspondent
Dhaka and Cairo have inked a scientific and technology cal cooperation agreement to strengthen the bilateral relations.
Egyptian Ambassador Mahmoud Ezzat and Secretary to the Ministry of Science and Technology AKM Amir Hossain signed the agreement on January 28, said an Egyptian embassy press release yesterday.
The agreement includes the exchange of scientists, researchers, technical personnel and experts, exchange of documentation and information of scientific and technological nature.
Egyptian embassy celebrates Revolution Day
Diplomatic Correspondent
The Egyptian embassy in Dhaka celebrated the country1! Revolution Day on Wednesday.
Held at Hotel Westin in the capital, the programme was attended by foreign diplomats, government officials, leading businessmen, senior journalists and eminent citizens of the city.
Ambassador of Egypt Mahmoud Ezzat welcomed the guests. The envoy in his speech also congratulated the new government.