Friday, 30 January 2015

Mosharraf inaugurates a newly constructed bridge in Faridpur

Faridpur, January 30, 2015(BSS)- Overseas Employment and
Expatriate Welfare Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain
said here today that it is not possible by any power to unseat
Awami League from its present solid and consolidated position
because it has a deep root among the masses as the party is
implementing numerous development works across the country.

While inaugurating a bridge this afternoon on river Kumar which has connected the town with three unions Mosharraf said that during last six years we have implemented various projects
of infrastructural development -- projects in health sector, academic sector and social development sector. During last forty years such development did not take place in this district, he
said.
He disclosed that a project of Taka 157 crore would soon be implemented to re- excavate river Kumar to keep it navigable round the year. He also said with the establishment of administrative divisional headquarter at Faridpur soon, the setting up of an Export Processing Zone(EPZ) is under the active
consideration of the government.
Mosharraf advised BNP chief Khaleda Zia to shun the path of violence and blockade otherwise, the name of her party will go missing from the pages of Bangladesh politics.
The meeting presided over by Awami League leader Abdul Jalil Shaikh was also addressed, among others, by DC Sardar Sharafat Ali, Police Super Md. Jamil Hassan, Sadar Upazilla chairman Khondoer Mohtesham Hossain Babor and Sramik League president Akkas Ali Mia.
Three veteran BNP activists of this town Nasir Khan Dulal, Jahangir Khan Babu and Barkat Ali joined Awami League in the meeting by presenting the Minister with flower bouquets.
The bridge constructed by LGED at an estimated cost of Taka 3 crore 22 lakh having length of 75 meters and width 3.7 meter will ease the communication of few thousand Char land people setting
communication and other facilities with the district town.

French PM Valls stops short of calling China an ally

BEIJING, Jan 30, 2015 (BSS/AFP) - Visiting French Prime Minister Manuel Valls shied away at the last moment from calling China and France faithful "allies" on Friday.

The description was included in the advance text of a speech to businessmen distributed to the press.

"Yes, France and China are two great nations," it read. "Two partners pledged to work side by side. Two allies faithful to each other."

But in the event Valls engaged in some last-minute editing while delivering the address, on the second day of a trip seeking greater Chinese investment and business for his country.

"Yes, France and China are two great nations, which like to talk of their history, of their culture... of their stubborn attachment to independence," he said instead.
Beijing sees a steady stream of Western diplomatic visitors keen to express positive sentiments about their relationships -- despite concerns about human rights -- in the hope of securing a slice of the Chinese economic cake, the second-largest in the world.
Nonetheless few have ever gone as far as Valls' original text, and the phrase raised eyebrows among analysts.
"It's very strong terminology," said Jean-Pierre Cabestan, a China expert at Hong Kong Baptist University. "As far as I'm aware China is not a member of NATO."
France and China are both veto-wielding permanent members of the UN Security Council, where Beijing regularly partners with Moscow to block Western-backed resolutions.

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