Coalition of Local NGOs, Bangladesh
City Desk
A discussion on ‘Bangladesh’s Success in UN Peacekeeping’ organised by Coalition of Local NGOs, Bangladesh (CLNB) was held in Dhaka Reporters Unity auditorium on 24th instant. In the programme the speakers recalled the memories of Bangladesh army men those embraced martyrdom in a plane crash in the West African country of Benin in 2003. Fifteen Bangladeshi army officers on UN peacekeeping missions in Sierra Leone and Liberia died in December 25, 2003 incident. They said, “Bangladesh has been recognized for contributing with highest number of personnel to the UN peacekeeping mission. Bangladesh government is considering how to work more intensively to develop economic relations with the countries concerned with UN peacekeeping mission.”
The function was addressed, among others, by former minister Col (Retd) Faruque Khan, Dhaka University teacher and National Human Rights Commission Bangladesh member Prof Akhter Hossain, Senior Assistant Secretary to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Baki Billah and Lt Col (Retd) Abu Eusuf Jobayerullah. Chairman of the organisation Harunur Rashid presided over the event.
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
A view exchamge meeting with the leaders and activists of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) was held at the residence of Information Minister and also President of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal Hasanul Haq Inu on Sunday. While speaking Inu said militancy would possible to root out if BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia abandoned militants. “The government is fighting against the militant outfits. But the drive will be a successful, if Begum Zia cut off ties with them (militants),” he said. Inu said the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is more successful in combating militancy and terrorists than that of Europe-America. “Peace has been established in the country but we never claim that the war against militants was finished,” Inu said, adding that no militants and perpetrators would go unpunished. About Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election, Inu asked BNP leaders to accept their defeat openly. Replying to query, the minister said BNP leaders took part in the NCC polls but they did not cut off their relations with militants. The meeting was attended, among others, by JSD central Organising Secretary Abdul Alim Swapan and Kushtia Zila unit President Golam Mohsin.
