Dhaka: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has commented that the attack on the media is unfortunate even after the people-student uprising.

He said this at a discussion meeting organized by Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) at Sonargaon Hotel in the capital on Thursday (November 28) afternoon.

He said, we will make all efforts to protect the freedom of people, press and vote at any cost. I think a rash decision at this moment would be detrimental to the nation. Let us not do something that destroys the opportunity created to restore democracy in Bangladesh.

Mirza Fakhrul said that the press should speak freely in a fascist-free country. For the last 15 years, we were always afraid to write something, when to go back to prison. I did not expect to talk about this today.

He also said that even after the uprising, the students have to speak because of the attack on the media, which is unfortunate. Our fight is for freedom of speech, free expression.

BNP Secretary General said, some people have tried to divide the nation, it seems they are leading the country towards anarchy. We all need to unite and stop them. Otherwise, the goal and consciousness of the students will fail.

He said, elected government is better than any government. Whoever he is, whoever comes. Let democracy be practiced, we will move forward through practice.

Dhaka: The chief adviser of the interim government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, said that he considers himself a son of Rangpur due to the bravery and sacrifice of martyr Abu Sayeed in the July mass uprising.

While welcoming the family members of Abu Sayeed at his Tejgaon office in Dhaka on Thursday (November 28), Dr. Yunus said that he will consider me an adviser of Rangpur.

The chief adviser handed over the certificate of Shaheed Abu Sayeed Foundation to the family members of Shaheed Abu Sayeed. Abu Sayeed's father, Maqbul Hossain, accepted the certificate.

Abu Sayeed's nephew, Md. Liton Mia, was present at the time.

The chief adviser inquired about the physical condition of Abu Sayeed's parents and assured them of all kinds of cooperation from the government.

Professor Yunus met Abu Sayeed's parents in Babanpur village of Rangpur's North District on August 9, just a day after taking charge as the chief adviser to the interim government. He stood next to the grave of martyr Abu Sayeed and prayed.

Later, on November 6, two brothers of martyr Abu Sayeed paid a courtesy call on the chief adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka. During this meeting, they presented several demands to the chief advisor.

The University administration has suspended 5 teachers, 6 officials and an employee of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) on charges of actively obstructing the anti-discrimination student movement and getting recruited illegally.

This information was revealed by the University's public relations and information wing on Thursday (November 28) afternoon.

The source said that the decision was taken at the University's 94th syndicate meeting held on November 21 after initial allegations of actively obstructing the anti-discrimination student movement, being directly involved in general student-teacher torture at various times, being actively involved in spreading political influence and violating Section 44 (5) of the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology Act, 2003 were found.

The temporarily suspended teachers are: Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) Dr. Mihir Ranjan Halder, Professor of Civil Engineering Department Dr. Muhammad Alamgir, Professor of Physics Department Dr. Shibendra Shekhar Sikder, Professor of Mechanical Department Dr. Sobhan Mia and Professor of Computer Science Engineering Department Dr. Pintu Chandra Shil.

The officers and employees are: Deputy Registrar Nimai Chandra Mistry, Deputy Registrar Debashish Mandal, Assistant Director (Public Relations and Information Branch) Manoj Kumar Majumder, Assistant Comptroller G.M. Abu Sayeed, Assistant Programmer Md. Omar Farooq, Assistant Technical Officer Md. Mehedi Hasan Rajan, Office Assistant Satyajit Kumar Dutta.

The Bangladesh Secretariat Officers-Employees Joint Council has called for a grand assembly at the Secretariat on December 4 to demand 9 points, including eliminating salary inequality.

The president of the council, Md. Badiul Kabir, made this announcement at a program organized under the banner of the Bangladesh Secretariat Officers-Employees Joint Council at the Secretariat on Thursday (November 28).

He said, we are on the ground to demand. We urge you to implement our demands without delay.

Making the 9-point demands, the speakers said that all orders unfairly imposed on the service during the decadent dictatorship should be withdrawn and instructions should be given to provide financial benefits on a par with regular jobs, including seniority based on ethnicity. A national pay commission should be formed by including employee representatives and 10 salary grades should be determined instead of the existing 20 grades on the basis of eliminating salary inequality, justice and equality.

Before implementing the full pay commission, 50 percent dearness allowance should be implemented for all levels of employees and the salary grade of those working in the 20th grade (office assistant) should be upgraded to the 17th grade.