Fwd: CSO of Chittagong Shah Amanat Interational Airport Stays Despite Withdrawal

--- Colleen Turner <colleenturner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 23:30:35 -0800 (PST)
> From: Colleen Turner <colleenturner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: CSO of Chittagong Shah Amanat Interational
> Airport Stays Despite Withdrawal
> To: airport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> CSO of Chittagong Shah Amanat Interational Airport
> Stays Despite Withdrawal
> The New Nation, Bangladesh
> 
> Jan 12, 2004, 00:20
> 
>  
> Despite the issuance of an official order
> withdrawing
> the chief security officer at Chittagong Shah Amanat
> International Airport on charges of misconduct and
> harassment of the passengers, the official still
> remains in her job.
> State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mir
> Mohammad Nasiruddin ordered the withdrawal of CSO
> Rashida Akter on the spot on Wednesday last after
> the
> journalists, who went the airport to cover a news of
> the opening of direct Chittagong-Jedda hajj flight,
> complained against her of misconduct and harassment.
> There are allegations that Rashida Akter harassed a
> number of noted personalities, including a judge of
> the Supreme Court and a Brigadier General at the
> airport earlier. 
> She also allegedly harassed some employees of the
> Sikdar Medical College by arresting them for
> carrying
> arms despite the fact that they had license for
> those.
> On Wednesday, Rashida Akter asked everyone except
> the
> VIPs to leave the VIP lounge while some journalists
> were talking to former president Hossain Mohammad
> Ershad.
> When the newsmen revealed their identities, she,
> however, said that she was not previously informed
> about the arrival of the journalists.
> And she refused to allow the newsmen to stay in the
> VIP room without the permission of the State
> Minister
> and continued to misbehave them even ignoring the
> request of Ershad.
> State Minister Mir Muhammad Nasiruddin being
> informed
> about the incident immediately withdrew Rashida
> Akter
> temporarily. However, the CSO still remains in her
> position at the airport.
> 
> 
> 

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