Switzerland to spend 20m francs annually for dev projects for five yrs
Switzerland to spend 20m francs annually for dev projects for five yrs
| Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh Dora Rapold yesterday said her country would spend up to 20 million Swiss francs annually for different development projects for next five years. "We have defined our priorities which include strengthening of the local government and spreading of education among the rural poor," she said. "Our second priority will be rural employment and income generating activities apart from funding on micro-credit and small entrepreneur promotion," she added. Dora was talking to The Daily Star after her visit to some projects involving indigenous groups on fisheries, sanitation and water distribution system at Tanore and Mohonpur upazilas. "We took Rajshahi and Sunamganj as our priority region considering poverty and great potentials of the areas," she said. Switzerland is spending about 4 million Swiss francs for 16 development projects in Rajshahi and Sunamganj under Sharique programme in cooperation with Care Bangladesh. |
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RU students lodge appeal against verdict
Ten convicted students of Rajshahi University (RU) yesterday challenged the verdict against them in the case of torching a DGFI vehicle in last year's August 22 campus violence and lodged an appeal with the district and session judge's court of Rajshahi.
Judge AR Masud has called for the case documents from the lower court for holding a hearing on the appeal petition.
Abdus Salam, a lawyer of the students, said there is no strong legal point behind the verdict.
Ataur Rahman, a RU employee and convicted in the case, also lodged his appeal with the same court.
Rajshahi Speedy Trial Court on December 12 sentenced the students and the employee to three years of rigorous imprisonment and fined them Tk 5000 each.
The convicted students are Bangladesh Chhatra League RU unit Secretary Ayenuddin, Dipayan Sarkar Dip, Mizanur Rahman Mithu, Sardar Ayaz, SM Fakrul Islam Raihan, Abu Sayem, Shamim Ahmed, Kazi Abdul Latif, Shakhawat Hossain and Aziz Bin Kamal Uzzal.
Judge AR Masud has called for the case documents from the lower court for holding a hearing on the appeal petition.
Abdus Salam, a lawyer of the students, said there is no strong legal point behind the verdict.
Ataur Rahman, a RU employee and convicted in the case, also lodged his appeal with the same court.
Rajshahi Speedy Trial Court on December 12 sentenced the students and the employee to three years of rigorous imprisonment and fined them Tk 5000 each.
The convicted students are Bangladesh Chhatra League RU unit Secretary Ayenuddin, Dipayan Sarkar Dip, Mizanur Rahman Mithu, Sardar Ayaz, SM Fakrul Islam Raihan, Abu Sayem, Shamim Ahmed, Kazi Abdul Latif, Shakhawat Hossain and Aziz Bin Kamal Uzzal.
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RU teacher gets bail
| Rajshahi Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court yesterday granted bail to Rajshahi University (RU) teacher M Faruk-uz-Zaman after he surrendered before the court. The court on Monday issued an arrest warrant against Faruk following a defamation suit against him by RU VC Prof M Altaf Hossain in August last year. Earlier in July Faruk, a professor of history department, sent memoranda to the chief adviser, education adviser and UGC chairman alleging irregularities against the VC and demanding his removal. |
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