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Chittagong : Today Chiitagong City Mayor A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury declare the starting of the Chittagong NAGAR BHAWAN .Through a very joyous gathering of the Chiitagong city important personality at the opening ceremony of Nagar Bhawan -Chittagong .
Through the statement of the programme The Mayor expressed his dream to build an example city corporation of the World.
He also said as Chittagong has all the resource with port ,by utilising in best concent it is possible .

Through a series of research and studies by experts in the related fields it has been found apparent that through reclamation of land by constructing an embankment on the sea side from Patenga to Sitakund measuring approximately 25 miles along the coast line of the Bay of Bengal a modern sea port can be established. For providing backyard facilities for the port, vast land can be developed inside the same embankment. As a result of which, the existing industrial activities in the city may be upgraded and modernized compared to the present situation and can create facilities for setting up of new industries, factories and port related business activities in the region.

Nagar Bhaban….The city government…….a vision decleared by Mayor Mohiuddin. The symbol of traditional andarkilla the Nagar Bhawan will have 4 killa to take the pride of the heritage of ctg city. The opening ceremony was held on 11 March 2010 & the handover will be 2015.

The total Floor space is about 3,33,3000 sft. It will be 22 storied building which will have 3 floor  car parking basement . There will also have the conference Hall,  food court, Bank, Corporate office space, garden, fountain, helipad etc.with fire fighting and Earth quake resistance technology.

The Bawan will completed by 2 Phase: Project Value : 48,85,56019.22tk

1st phase : 10cr tk will complete by 10-50-2011.and finalised 2 nd phase by 2015

Arcitect :Shohel Sakur .Project Value : 48,85,

In one sense it will change the full impression of chittagong city .Mayor also expressed  as it is going to represented as a symbol of city government.

The opening ceremony was held at CITY CORPORATION – area. & the time was 11.30 a.m. The ceremony was opened by A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury. Mr. A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury also keep a valuable speech about the Nagar Bhawan Vhitti Sthapon.  He said that every good works got criticism but we have to over come it & have to develop it day by day. He said “we are making city governance —not only building.”

Many people were present there. Present CDA Chairman Abdus Salam, Ex CDA chairman Jia Uddin, Police commissioner Muniruzzaman, Ctg DIG, IG, Government PP MD. Kamaluddin, The chairman of IUB, Mr. Moshiur Rahman -Editor Gurumia.com  ,Chairman-Equity Properties –Dr Ainul Islam, Managing Director ,RAHAT Properties ,COO of Mr. Shakil Md. Israt Hossain & many other important people of Chittagong.

A Bangladeshi school teacher has been accused of caning eight of her pupils so hard for forgetting to bring their pencils to class they needed hospital treatment.

The two girls and six boys, aged between 10 and 12, were treated for bruises to their arms and backs in the town of Feni.

Police said they were investigating complaints against teacher Ratna Roy lodged by the children’s guardians and parents.

Teachers in Bangladesh often resort to physical punishment, such as caning and slapping, to discipline pupils despite a 1995 government order banning it.

Many parents condone the practice and it is unusual for police to investigate such complaints.

A Unicef study last year found that one out of 10 school children in Bangladesh suffer physical punishment from teachers.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 8 (Source )- International Women’s Day and its
centenary was observed today across the country in a befitting manner calling upon all to work unitedly for protecting women’s rights.

Different organizations held colourful rallies, discussions,human chains, blood donation, drama, photo exhibitions and cultural programmes to mark the day.

Department of Women and Gender Studies of Dhaka University brought out a rally from the altar of `Aparajeyo Bangla’ on this occasion. Dhaka University VC Prof AAMS Arefin Siddiq led the rally.

The students of the department staged a drama named “Putuler Sangsar’ on the premises of Kalabhaban in DU.

Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) General Secretary Comrade Khalequzzaman in a statement urged working men and women to be united to protect women’s rights at all level.

Samajtantrik Mohila Forum organised a photo exhibition at Shaheed Milon Chattar in Dhaka University inaugurated by Prof Kazi Madina.

Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) Chairman
Habibur Rahman Siraj inaugurated a photo exhibition to mark
international women day at Jatiya Press Club today. BILS will
hold a seminar tomorrow on security of working women at Begum
Sufia Kamal auditorium of National Museum.

Susashaner Jonno Procharavijan (Supra) formed a human chain
in front of National Museum today and staged a street drama on
women rights.

In Rangamati, Chairman of CHT Regional Council Joytirindra
Budhipriya alias Santu Larma at a discussion said women are
deprived of rights, which should be addressed properly.

CHT Mohila Samity and Hill Women Federation held separate
programmes to mark women day and brought out rallies in town.

In Habiganj, the Department of Women organised a rally and
discussion touching different issues of development.

In Feni, a two-day women fair began today on the occasion of
International Women Day. A colourful rally paraded the streets on
this occasion.

In Sherpur, Atiur Rahman, MP, inaugurated the women day
rally. A daylong fair was organized on this occasion.

In Dinajpur, speakers at a seminar demanded introduction of
uniform family code to establish women rights.

In Manikganj, Zahid Malik Swapan, MP, attended a discussion
on women day as the chief guest. Three successful women were
awarded on this occasion.

In Pabna, department of women affairs held a discussion and
brought out a rally to mark the women day. Similar programmes
were also held in Laxmipur district.

ActionAid will hold programmes on March 10 at Chayanat
Bhaban and Rabindra Sarobor in Dhanmondi to celebrate the day.

Today is International Women’s Day,International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early 1900’s, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.(IWD) is annually observed on March 8 to celebrate women’s achievements throughout the world. It is also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace.

It is an important occasion to celebrate the achievements and gains made by women and to focus on the job still to be done for working towards achieving equality for women around the world. This day is designated in many countries as a national holiday.

In few nations, IWD is celebrated as an equivalent of Mother’s Day and children give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers. In some countries, school children bring gifts to their female teachers.

Much progress has been made to protect and promote women’s rights in recent times. However, nowhere in the world can women claim to have all the same rights and opportunities as men, according to the UN. The majority of the world’s 1.3 billion absolute poor are women. On an average, women receive between 30 and 40 per cent less pay than men earn for the same work. Women also continue to be victims of violence, with rape and domestic violence listed as significant causes of disability and death among women worldwide. In several countries, women have been raped, and sometimes killed by their individual families to protect the family’s honor.

The history of IWD is the event originated in 1908. In New York, women garment makers demanded better working conditions in the company. The women have worked under very bad conditions and also earned half of men’s wages. They died too early from deprived health. They did not have the right to vote.

In 1910, a second International Conference of Working Women was held in Copenhagen. A woman named Clara Zetkin (Leader of the ‘Women’s Office’ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany) tabled the idea of an International Women’s Day. She proposed that every year in every country, there should be a celebration on the same day – a Women’s Day – to press for their demands.

The conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, representing unions, socialist parties, working women’s clubs, and including the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament, greeted Zetkin’s suggestion with unanimous approval and thus the result was International Women’s Day.

The first IWD was observed on March 19 in 1911. The inaugural event, which included rallies and organized meetings, was a big success in countries such as Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. The March 19 date was chosen because it commemorated the day that the Prussian king promised to introduce votes for women in 1848. The promise gave hope for equality but it was a promise that he failed to keep. In 1913 International Women’s Day was transferred to March 08 and this day has remained the global date for International Women’s Day ever since.

During International Women’s Year in 1975, IWD was given official recognition by the United Nations and was taken up by many governments.

The UN drew global attention to women’s concerns in 1975 by calling for an International Women’s Year. It also convened the first conference on women in Mexico City that year. The UN General Assembly then invited member states to proclaim March 8 as the UN Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace in 1977. The day is aimed to help nations worldwide eliminate discrimination against women. It also focused on helping women gain full and equal participation in global development.

The theme of IWD this year is: Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all.

In a message, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said gender equality and women’s empowerment are fundamental to the global mission of the United Nations to achieve equal rights and dignity for all. This is a matter of basic human rights, as enshrined in the founding Charter of the UN and the Universal Declaration. It is part of the organization’s very identity.

But equality for women and girls is also an economic and social imperative. Until women and girls are liberated from poverty and injustice, all our goals — peace, security, sustainable development — stand in jeopardy, said UN chief. When women are denied the opportunity to better themselves and their societies, we all lose. On this International Women’s Day, let us look critically at the achievements of the past 15 years so we can build on what has worked and has been correct and what has not been. Let us work with renewed determination for a future of equal rights, equal opportunities and progress for all, he said.

In Bangladesh, discussion meetings, rallies, exhibition and other programmes will mark the observance of the electronic media will broadcast special programmes to highlight its significance. National dailies will also publish special supplements on the occasion.

In Bangladesh, women have been subjected to exploitation and negligence for decades for various reasons. According to a published report of Women and Children Affairs Ministry, our women are facing different kinds of repression.

Our women have not been able to make progress due to various reasons in the male-dominated society. Women and children comprise of three-fourths of world population. Woman’s role is significant for smooth maintenance of children and family and for keeping family well-organized. Hence, the role of women is important in social and family life.

As women are in a relatively disadvantaged position, the government has placed more emphasis on ensuring women’s socio-economic development because we cannot achieve our social, political and economic development keeping the women folk, half of our population, neglected. Bangladesh has joined other parts of the world to combat discrimination, violence and injustice against women.

The government’s vision is elimination of violence against women and children through comprehensive efforts and for making arrangements for developing a violence-free society. Its mission is to create awareness among the people regarding various types and severity of gender-based violence and make arrangement for reporting all incidence of violence against women. This will help develop national database and provide all sorts of support to the victims of violence.

The government has introduced the national policies for the advancement of women. Bangladesh is a signatory to various charters on advancement of women and is also committed to implementing those. It has made notable progress in health, education, economic and political participation to benefit 75 per cent of women and girl children and, ultimately, the country.

The satisfactory result has been achieved in reducing gender gap in education and health sectors. Women’s participation has increased at all tiers of our society. At present, women are working everywhere in the society.

Although considerable progress has been made, much more still needs to be done. The government is confident of achieving the goals in future with the united efforts of all concerned.
DAY THEMES

while many people may think there is one global theme each year, this is not always correct. It is completely up to each country and group as to what appropriate theme they select

 2010: Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all
- 2009: Women and men united to end violence against women and girls
- 2008: Investing in Women and Girls
- 2007: Ending Impunity for Violence against Women and Girls
- 2006: Women in decision-making
- 2005: Gender Equality Beyond 2005: Building a More Secure Future
- 2004: Women and HIV/AIDS
- 2003: Gender Equality and the Millennium Development Goals
- 2002: Afghan Women Today: Realities and Opportunities
- 2001: Women and Peace: Women Managing Conflicts
- 2000: Women Uniting for Peace
- 1999: World Free of Violence against Women
- 1998: Women and Human Rights
- 1997: Women at the Peace Table
- 1996: Celebrating the Past, Planning for the Future
- 1975: First IWD celebrated by the United Nations

Dhaka: Bangladesh on Sunday paid rich tributes to the 1952 Language Movement heroes with thousands thronging a monument erected in memory of the martyrs, considered to have sown the seeds of independence 58 years ago.

The language movement is seen as the landmark for the growth of nationalist campaign which eventually resulted in the emergence of independent Bangladesh after nine months of Liberation war in 1971 with crucial Indian support.
President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered the wreaths at the memorial at one minute past midnight yesterday while streams of barefooted people representing different social and political organisations and in individual capacity followed them in queues with flowers until midday today.
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the International Mother Language Institute in capital Dhaka Sunday with a declaration that her government wants to seek cooperation from litterateurs, linguists and researchers to make the institute a key global center for practicing and protecting all mother languages.

“The main objective of constructing the International Mother Language Institute is to protect all languages of the world, conducting research and spreading those languages which are fading out from the globe,” she was quoted as saying by national news agency BSS.

“This institute will not simply be a building. National and international seminars and symposia on languages will be organized while information and ingredients of all languages will be preserved in database,” she said after unveiling the plaque of the unique institute in the world that will stand as an epitome of triumphant struggle for right to mother tongue of all people around the globe.

The Institute will have a world-standard library to be enriched with books on all languages and grammars. Moreover, the languages which are now extinct or about to be extinct will be made visible through audiovisual system.

Hasina had laid the foundation of the Institute in 2001, but the BNP-Jamaat alliance government stopped the construction work after coming to power thereafter.

Bangladesh observed International Mother Language Day on Sunday paying tributes to the language movement martyrs, who sacrificed their lives for the mother tongue 58 years ago.

On this day in 1952, police opened fire on a procession of Dhaka University students who demanded that Bengali must be the one of the state languages of the then Pakistan. Several students were killed, forcing the Pakistani government to recognize Bengali as one of the state languages of Pakistan.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO declared Feb. 21 the International Mother Language Day on Nov. 17, 1999 to honor the supreme sacrifice of language martyrs.

Sheikh Hasina yesterday conferred 15 distinguished people with the prestigious Ekushey Padak for 2010 for their outstanding contribution to art and culture, literature, education, journalism, research, fine arts, social work and the 1952 language movement.

The spirit of Amor Ekushey
Our demand since 21 February 1952 was to introduce Bangla in every sphere of our life: in our homes, in our classrooms, in our works, in our thoughts and in our dreams. And we have been partially successful alright; but we have also miserably failed to fulfill our long cherished dream.

‘Ekushey February’ and ‘21 February’. ‘Ekushey February’ is in fact a Bangla phrase of a Bangla event which coincidentally occurred on ‘21 February’, a day that was spattered by our brothers’ bloods. Many of us must have wondered many a time why we do observe Bangla Language Movement Day on 21 February according to English calendar, why not on 8 Falgun according to Bangla calendar? Now in retrospect I realize that had this day of martyrdom been observed on 8 Falgun in East Pakistan and later in Bangladesh, the subsequently declared International Mother Language Day on February 21 — to match with 8 Falgun of Bangla Year of 1359 — would have sounded a bit watered, a bit foreign to us. It was a destiny that while observing the International Mother Language Day different people speaking in different languages all over the world have now to pronounce the word February — a word more a Bangla than an English to us that has permanently etched into our Bangla vocabulary.

On 21 March 1948, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the Governor General of Pakistan, declared that “Urdu would be the only official language for both West and East Pakistan”. That statement of Jinnah was the flint that produced the giant spark as it hit the conscience of our brothers whose mother tongue was not Urdu. Our brothers and sisters cried out: “Why should we not pride ourselves on Bangla? Why should Urdu be imposed on us?” A provincial strike was called on 21 February 1952, the Pakistani police fired on the peaceful procession of protesters in Dhaka city and some student demonstrators died. The first chapter of the history of the liberation war of Bangladesh was thus written on that day, a monument was erected to remember the language martyrs and on the same day the seed of International Mother Language Day was planted on this soil of ours.

Warm wishes to the people of Bangladesh on the eve of International Mother Language Day, where it originated, and which will be celebrated around the world on February 21.
“This is an occasion to honour the Bangladeshis who stood up for the right to speak and teach their own language.

“It is a time when we remember the power of language. To tell us where we came from, to share our story with others, to persuade, to educate, and to preserve our cultures,”
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today said International Mother Language Institute would help the nation and the country to stand before the international arena keeping head straight.

This institute would help practice mother languages of all countries and races across the globe, conduct researches on all mother tongue, and development, preservation and protect those from being erased, he said.

The minister said this while briefing journalists after visiting the nearly completed International Mother Language Institute at Segun Bagicha in the city.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the institute on Sunday on the occasion of the Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day on February 21.

Additional Secretary of Education Ministry SM Golam Faruk, Chief Planner Nurul Haque Majumder, Chief Engineer of Education Engineers Department Engineer Mizanul Karim, Project Director Abdul Mannan, among others, were present.

The minister said with able leadership and initiatives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her first tenure, UNESCO on November 17, 1999 declared February 21 as the International Mother Language Day.

Martyrs Day, the pride of the Bangalee nation, has placed Bangladesh in a glorious position as it crossed country’s boundary by turning into a global shape, the minister said appreciating two Canada expatriate Bangalees Rafiqul islam and Abdus Salam, the then education minister ASHK Sadek, representatives of UNESCO and many other who contributed to this efforts.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a public rally at Paltan on December 7, 1999 declared establishment of an International Mother Language Institute and the then UN secretary general Kofi Anan on March 15, 2001 laid a foundation stone for construction of the institute on a land of 1.03 acres.

Although the construction of the institute started from April 1, 2003, it was cancelled on September 30 of the same year due to political vengeance of four- party alliance government.

Terming this institute as a glory for the nation, he said, due to cancellation of construction work for six years, the costs of the project has increased by manifolds.

The construction of three storied building with a 12-storied foundation had cost Taka 17 crore instead of Taka 19 crore for construction of five storey with the same foundation, the minister mentioned adding that the country has incurred such a loss due to political narrowness.

He, however, expressed satisfaction as the building will be inaugurated as its construction has completed.

He expressed firm determination for making the institute a center of development and welfare of all mother languages of all nations and races including Bangla and languages of indigenous people in Bangladesh.

A separate law for the institute would soon be enacted and the process of formulating proposals for second phase of the project is going on