Bangladesh Nirjatan Protirod Society yesterday formed a human chain at Muktangan in the city demanding the release of Iraqi journalist Muntajar-Al-Jaidi who threw shoes to the president of United States George W Bush.

Members of Nirjaton Protiroth Society formed a human chain at Muktangan in the city yesterday demanding unconditional release of Iraqi journalist Muntadar-al-Zaidi. NN photo

Awami League candidate in Sherpur-1 (Sadar) constituency Atiur Rahman Atique who once introduced himself to voters as the son of a poor mother is no more poor.

After being elected lawmaker for two consecutive terms Atique is now wealthy. In the upcoming parliament election he will spend Tk 10 lakh from his own fund.

দৈনিক আমাদের সময়ে নাজনীন ইলিয়াস একটি ছোট খবর দিয়েছেন। খবরটি হলো এমন-

‘একুশে রাত’ টক-শোর এককালীন উপস্থাপক সাংবাদিক ও লেখক মোজাম্মেল বাবু হঠাৎ অস্থির হয়ে আবোল-তাবোল বকছেন। এটিএন বাংলার ‘অন্যদৃষ্টি’, চ্যানেল ওয়ানের ‘নির্বাচিত খবর’ এবং আরটিভির একটি টক-শোতে মোজাম্মেল বাবু সত্যমিথ্যার রঙ লাগিয়ে বিএনপির বিরুদ্ধে বিষোদগার করেছেন। আর এখন তিনি বিএনপির বিরুদ্ধে লিখে যাচ্ছেন ‘আমাদের সময়’-এ।

Sarker Samira Jannat, the Rajshahi Correspondent of The Bangladesh Today, youngest among the working journalists in any English news papers of Bangladesh and student of Rajshahi University School, has been nominated for the prestigious UNICEF Meena-Media Award.

Former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia yesterday called upon the party leaders and activists at all level to forge a solid unity ignoring all different keeping in view the parliamentary elections.

She made the call when veteran leaders Shah Moazzem Hossain and Begum Razia Foyez met with her at the residence of journalist Shafiq Rehman at Eskaton in the city.

Chittagong BNP leaders led by Salahuddin Quader
Choudhory met BNP chief Khaleda Zia at the residence of
Journalist Shafique Rahman at Eskaton yesterday.
Focus Bangla

A journalist was killed and two others were injured as a minibus rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying them in front of Government Azizul Haque College in the district town yesterday.

The deceased was identified as Ainul Haque, 40, a staff reporter of Bogra-based Dainik Muktabarta and district committee member of Awami Jubo League.

Journalist Ainul Haq (inset) was killed as a CNG-run
auto-rickshaw was hit by a minibus at Station Road, Bogra,
yesterday.
Focus Bangla

Whether politics is guided by morals or not is a moot point. But India has proved that democracy knows no morals. We have fiercely flaunted before the world, particularly our neighbours, oscillating between dictatorship and democracy of sorts, that we have the democratic system in position. But when the time came to prove it, we were found wanting.