CCC drive smears English signboards
A Correspondent :
A number of signboards written in English were smeared with black paint by a mobile court of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) during its drive in different parts of the city recently.
The signs belonged to various businesses including mobile phone outlets, bank ATM booths and departmental stores as well as a newspaper named the Holiday, according to eye witnesses.
Contacted, CCC executive magistrate Jahanara Ferdous said, “As per the High Court directive, all institutions must write their signboards in Bangla.”
In the case of institutions with proper names in English, for example its signboard must be written in Bangla alongside English, she added. The CCC Mayor had issued a three months’ deadline for all businesses, asking to convert their signboards into Bangla. The CCC has launched the drive since the deadline expired last month, Jahanara also said.
Canada urged to invest in EC: CCCI: President of Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mahbubul Alam called upon Candadian Trade Consulate in Bangladesh Mr. Karin Peter to invest in Bangladesh Economic zones at Mirsarai and Anowara through utilizing the prevailing facilities of the govt.
Chamber President called upon him to establish heavy scale industries in these zone . He disclosed it while exchanging views with the canadian diplomat at World trade centre office in the port city yesterday.
Vice President of CCCI Syed Jamal ahmed, trade councilor of Canadian High commission Kazi Golam Farhad were present among others.
A number of signboards written in English were smeared with black paint by a mobile court of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) during its drive in different parts of the city recently.
The signs belonged to various businesses including mobile phone outlets, bank ATM booths and departmental stores as well as a newspaper named the Holiday, according to eye witnesses.
Contacted, CCC executive magistrate Jahanara Ferdous said, “As per the High Court directive, all institutions must write their signboards in Bangla.”
In the case of institutions with proper names in English, for example its signboard must be written in Bangla alongside English, she added. The CCC Mayor had issued a three months’ deadline for all businesses, asking to convert their signboards into Bangla. The CCC has launched the drive since the deadline expired last month, Jahanara also said.
Canada urged to invest in EC: CCCI: President of Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mahbubul Alam called upon Candadian Trade Consulate in Bangladesh Mr. Karin Peter to invest in Bangladesh Economic zones at Mirsarai and Anowara through utilizing the prevailing facilities of the govt.
Chamber President called upon him to establish heavy scale industries in these zone . He disclosed it while exchanging views with the canadian diplomat at World trade centre office in the port city yesterday.
Vice President of CCCI Syed Jamal ahmed, trade councilor of Canadian High commission Kazi Golam Farhad were present among others.