Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 978 Thu. March 01, 2007  
   
Metropolitan


CA's support to ailing journo


The government yesterday provided Tk one lakh to ailing journalist Quddus Afrad, Dhaka Bureau chief of Chittagong-based daily Purbokone.

On behalf of Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed, his Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim handed over a cheque for Tk one lakh, donated from the Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund, to Shahnaz Parvin, wife of Afrad, at the CA's office yesterday afternoon.

Afrad, also Bangladesh correspondent of Indian Ananda Bazar Patrika, has recently undergone bypass surgery at Ibrahim Cardiac Centre. He is now recuperating from the operation at his residence.