BAGERHAT: A zonal commander-level meeting between the Bangladesh Coast Guard and Indian Coast Guard was held through video conference today.
On behalf of Bangladesh Coast Guard, West Zone Zonal Commander Captain Mohammad Kibria Haque, its headquarters Director (Operations) Captain Faiz Uddin Ahmed and senior officials joined the meeting, a press release of Bangladesh Coast Guard said today.
The Directorate of National Consumers Right
Protection (DNCRP) has laid emphasis on keeping receipt in buying and selling
of green coconut otherwise strict action will be taken for it.
The directorate made the observation today at an awareness meeting on "Buying
and selling of green coconut at a logical price" at its head office in the
city, said a press release here.
DNCRP Director General (DG) AHM Shafiquzzaman presided over the meeting while
its officials and related traders were present there.
Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Md
Akhtaruzzaman today said Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam extraordinary ideas and
philosophy of humane, non-communal, non-discriminatory and inclusive society,
reflected in all of his works are equally relevant to contemporary era.
"Inspired by the values of Nazrul, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman took and implemented various initiatives to build an
exploitation-free, discrimination-free and inclusive society through a long
struggle", said Akhtaruzzaman.
The Vice Chancellor was addressing a discussion at the graveyard of Kazi
Nazrul marking the 47th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam
at Dhaka University Campus.
The government of Bangladesh and the World Bank today signed a $300 million financing agreement to equip about 900,000 economically disengaged rural youths with skills and alternative education needed for employment and entrepreneurship.
Out of the total number, about 60 percent would be female.
In this regard, a loan agreement was signed today by Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Sharifa Khan and World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Abdoulaye Seck on behalf of the government and the World Bank respectively.
The concessional credit is from the World Bank International Development Association (IDA) and has a 30-year term, including a five-year grace period.