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NEWS TuESDAY, JuNE 5, 2018 2 Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited, Joypurhat unit hosted an Iftar Mahfil and a discussion meeting on Sunday. Chairman of Joypurhat Zila Parishad Arifur Rahman was present as the chief guest while manager of Joypurhat branch Harun-ur-Rashid chaired the programme. Photo: Mashrekul Alam Bangladesh urged to submit Rohingya docs to ICC DHAKA : Speakers at a seminar in the city on Monday urged the government to submit its observations and documents relating to Rohingyas forced out from Myanmar to the International Criminal Court (ICC) within the given timeframe and assist ICC in building pressure on Myanmar on this issue, reports UNB. Centre for Genocide Studies of Dhaka University (DU), Centre for Peace and Justice of Brac University and ActionAid Bangladesh jointly organised the seminar on "Accountability: ICC and the Rohingya Crisis" at Nawab Nabab Ali Chowdhury senate building of Dhaka University. Speaking as the special guest Justice Refaat Ahmed said, it is time to gather all the documents and submit those to the ICC by Bangladesh government. Mentioning that Bangladesh territory has been specifically targeted by the intentional deportation of Rohingya people by the Myanmar authorities, Justice Refaat said, even if Bangladesh government doesn't make the request for the jurisdiction, it is open for the prosecutor to act on its own initiative to open the investigation into the matter following the Rome Statute. Claiming that the democracy in Myanamar is not real democracy, Australia's Hornsby Shire Mayor Phillip Maxwell Ruddock urged for imposing sanctions on Myanmar again to resolve the issue. Chairing the session, Director of Centre for Genocide Studies at Dhaka University, Prof A press conference was held at National Press Club yesterday over separate fund for resuming Cox's Bazar Environment. Photo : TBT AviwcAviwW bs-4574 ZvwiL : 4/6/18Bs GD-827/18 (6 x 3) Imtiaz Ahmed said, though there are some legal complexities, Bangladesh should give positive response to ICC. Though the Rohingya crisis is not a bilateral issue, if Bangladesh wants to try to solve it bilaterally, they can continue the effort as well, he said adding that, yet Bangladesh should submit their observations to ICC before the deadline to contribute in establishing accountability. On April 9, the Prosecutor of the ICC sought a ruling on the question of jurisdiction that "whether the court may exercise jurisdiction over the alleged deportation of the Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh". The Prosecution argued that even though Myanmar is not bound by the Rome Statute, the ICC may nonetheless exercise jurisdiction over the alleged crime because an 'essential element' of it, the enforced crossing of an international border, occurred on the territory of Bangladesh, a state party to the statute. Farah Kabir, Country Director, ActionAid Bangladesh and Manzoor Alam, Executive Director of the Centre for Peace and Justice at BRAC University and Chair of ActionAid Bangladesh also spoke in the occasion. On April 11 the pre-trial chamber gave its favourable decision and on May 7, the ICC requested the Bangladesh government to submit written observations on the issue of jurisdiction by June 11 this year while June 20 has been set for hearing. Chattogram BCL leader Roni sent to jail in extortion case CHATTOGRAM : A court here on Monday sent exgeneral secretary ofChittagong city unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League(BCL) leader Nurul Azim Rony to jail in an extortion case, reports UNB. Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Osman Goni sent him to jail his denying his petition for extending bail. Osman Goni filed the bail petition as his fourweek bail expired on Monday, said Kazi Sahabuddin Ahmed, assistant commissioner of Police (prosecution) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police. Jahed Khan, principal of Chittagong Science College, filed the case with Chawkbazar police station accusing Nurul Azim Rony and his followers for demanding extortion and assaulting him on April 6. Jahed Khan was allegedly assaulted by Nurul Azim Rony on March 31 at Chittagong Science College in Chawkbazar area. The incident came to light after a CCTV footage of the incident went viral on social media. Rony allegedly assaulted the college principal for 'realising extra money from HSC examinees'. One to die, two get life term for killing Kushtia BCL leader KUSHTIA : A court here on Monday sentenced a man to death and two others to life term imprisonment in a case filed in connection with the murder of a BCL leader in Sadar upazila in 2015, reports UNB. The condemned convict is Tutul Hossain, 25, son of late Kashem Ali while the lifers are Ashraful Islam, 30, son of Abdul Hamid and Mosharaf Hossain, 30, son of Muntaz Pramanik, residents of Mollateghoria village. The court also fined Tutul Tk 20,000 while the two others Tk 10,000 each. According to the prosecution, the convicted youths called Pias, a 2nd year student of Accounting Department and former vice-president of now defunct committee of BCL of Kushtia Government College, from his house and shot him dead over internal conflict. Later, victim's father AbulKalam Azad filed a case with Sadar Police Station. After examining all the records and witnesses, Kushtia district and sessions judge Arup Kumar Goswami handed down the verdict. Riverbank erosion worries residents of 2 upazilas in Manikganj MANIKGANJ : The residents of Doulatpur and Harirampur upazilas have been passing days amid worries as violent riverbank erosions by the Jamuna and Padma devoured several hundred dwelling houses in the two upazilas over the last one week, reports UNB. Officials at the Water Development Board (WDB) here said they have nothing to do right now as they do not have any fund, while elected representatives are saying that lack of efforts to have a permanent solution to the problem is the main reason why local people are getting displaced every year. For the past few days, Char Katari, Bachamara, Baghutia and Jionpur unions have lost a substantial portion of their lands, houses croplands, one mosque and a madrasah to the river erosion. Azmat Ali, a resident of Char Katari, said river erosion this season started earlier than previous years, as the river has come dangerously close to his One crushed under train in Rajshahi RAJSHAHI : An unidentified man was crushed under a train in Dhorikhoborna area of the city early Monday, reports UNB. Md Aslam, sub-inspector of Railway thana, said that the accident took place when a Chapainawabganj-bound train hit the man, aged about 50, leaving him dead on the spot. Later, police recovered the body. Mrs. Trump skipping G7, North Korea summits First lady Melania Trump isn't joining her husband at the G7 summit in Quebec this week or planning to accompany him to the expected meeting with North Korea's leader in Singapore the week after, spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said Sunday, reports UNB. Mrs. Trump's decision not to go to Quebec is a departure from last year, when she made an international summit debut at the G7 meeting in Italy and followed up at the forum of G20 industrialized and developing nations in Germany. Spouses typically get together at events of their own during the meetings of world leaders. The first lady stayed behind Friday when President Donald Trump, his daughters, eldest son and son-in-law went to the Camp David retreat for the weekend. She hasn't made a public appearance since before her five-day hospital stay in mid-May for treatment of a kidney condition the White House only described as benign. Grisham said earlier that the first lady has been meeting with staff and working on projects. Mrs. Trump is scheduled to join the president Monday in hosting a reception, closed to the press, for Gold Star families. "She will not attend the G7 and there are no plans for her to travel to Singapore at this time," Grisham told AP. The G7 summit will be held in Quebec on Friday and Saturday. The president plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore, the first leaders' summit between two countries that are still formally at war. house, which will devour it if the erosion continues. Chairman of Char Katari union parishad Abdul Barek said Jamuna bank erosion devoured 16 of 18 villages under his union over the last several years. This year, if the erosion continues, it will engulf the remaining villages. Rikta Akter, headmistress of Bachamara Uttarkhand Primary School No. 44, said her school stands threatened by the river erosion. Rikta said she sent letters to the higher authorities over the matter on a number of occasions but no step has been taken yet and the fate of over 200 students remain uncertain. Daulatpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Kaniz Fatema said severalapplications have been sent to the WDB seeking steps to check the river erosion, but there has been no response so far. Besides, erosion by the Padma River has already devoured over 50 houses, croplands in three unions of A view exchanging meeting was held Gazipur district parishad training center auditorium yesterday on citizen opportunity of Gazipur City Corporation. Photo : TBT `ic‡Îi mKj kZ©vejx wmwWD‡j we¯ÍvwiZ ewY©Z Av‡Q| we`ÿ r/Rb-1600(2)/4/6/18 GD-829/18 (5 x 3) GD-825/18 (6 x 3) Harirampur upazila Abul Bashar, vice chairman of Harirampur upazila, said a permanent dam was built two years ago spending Tk 100 crore by WDB, but it covered only 10km out of the total 14 km areas which are affected by erosion. The erosion caused from the remaining 4km is damaging the dam, he said. Mamun Hawlader, a deputy assistant engineer of Manikganj WDB, said a Tk 3.65 crore project has been undertaken to protect Bachamara union from the Jamuna erosion, which awaits approval. AM Naimur Rahman Durjoy, an MP from Manikganj-1 constituency, said usually temporary measures are taken every year to minimise the damages caused by erosions, but there is no sustainable approach to deal with the situation. He said now a greater allocation has been sought for the construction of permanentdam which will check river erosion in the area.
METRO TUeSDAY, JUNe 5, 2018 3 President, PM for proper management of plastic waste DHAKA : President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday laid emphasis on proper management of plastic waste aiming to make the country's environment free from plastic pollution. The President and the Prime Minister issued separate messages today on the occasion of the World Environment Day- 2018. This year's theme of the day is 'Beat Plastic Pollution'. In his message, President Hamid said the environmental pollution, triggered by worldwide industrialisation and urbanisation, is on the rise. The adverse impacts of environmental pollution are visible in different sectors, he said, observing that polythene and plastic are the main components of environmental pollution. Although Bangladesh is known as a user of natural products, the use of plastic is increasing here day by day, the President said. "That is why proper management of plastic waste is a must." In her message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said about 10 percent of total waste produced per day is plastic waste. Noting that about 500 billion plastic bags are used every year across the world, the premier said of those, eight million tonnes of wastes are disposed to sea, causing deaths to one million marine birds and one lakh marine mammals. "Due to excessive use and production of plastic, ecological balance is being damaged," she said, adding that the reuse and recycle of plastic is an urgent now to protect environment. Referring to various steps taken by the government to protect the country's environment and nature, the Prime Minister said: "The Awami League government is going forward attaching the highest priority to the protection of nature and environment aiming to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) declared by the United Nations." "We've amended the 'Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act 1995' in 2010 putting restriction on production, transportation, storage and use of polythene shopping bags," Sheikh Hasina said. "The use of jute bags instead of polythene for packaging 17 commodities is made compulsory," she said. The Prime Minister hoped that public awareness and public involvement in protecting environment and ecology will be increased by observing the World Environment Day. Speaker returns home from France DHAKA : Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury returned home on Monday from Paris, France after attending a conference on Rohingya crisis there, reports UNB. The conference titled 'International Conference on the Rohingya situation in Myanmar and Bangladesh' was held at the National Assembly in Paris on Friday. The Speaker attended the conference at the invitation of France Parliament, said a PID handout. She addressed the conference as the chief discussant and exchanged views with experts on Rohingya issues She also met Madame Carol Bureau Bonnard, first vice president of France National Assembly. DMCH Ansar member held with Yaba DHAKA : Detectives arrested an on-duty Ansar member along with some Yaba tablets from Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Monday, reports UNB. The Ansar member was Asad Miah, 35. Bacchu Miah, sub-inspector of DMCH police outpost, said a team of Detective Branch of Police arrested Asad from the Ansar camp of DMCH around 1 am along with the Yaba tablets. Cop's act of kindness leads to discovery of missing youth SYLHET : A selfless act of kindness by a police officer early Sunday led to the discovery of a missing person in Beanibazar upazila. Mohsin Kabir, a subinspector at Beanibazar Police Station, was at Shewla Zero Point when he witnessed a man trying to snatch a rotten piece of mango from a mango vendor around 2am. Offering a fresh piece instead, Mohsin inquired the person about his background when he said he is Md Nazer Ahmed, 35. Yet he was unable to reveal much information about himself. It was then found that he was a mental patient and hails from Rangunia upazila of Chattogram. SI Mohsin then contacted the local UP member, after which contact was established with Nazer's brother, a sergeant in Bangladesh Army. The brother, after coming to receive his brother on Monday, informed that his brother had been missing for over a year now. Additional Superintendant of Police (North) Abul Hasnat hailed Mohsin's benevolent nature, and said such acts of kindness by a law enforcer is not exceptional but often remain hidden from the public. Fourth class government employees of Bangladesh Health Department formed a human chain in front of National Press Club yesterday. Photo : TBT Dbœq‡bi MYZš¿ †kL nvwmbvi g~jgš¿ Senate members took part in a photo session after the 10th annual meeting of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). Photo : ISPR ACC Chairman attends UN anti-graft conference DHAKA : Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood attended the conference of United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNAC) under United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at Vienna, capital of Austria, reports UNB. The Chairman delivered his speech as a representative of Bangladesh in the session regarding prevention of corruption of 'Chapter 2' andasset recovery of 'Chapter 5' in the charter of UNAC. A five-member delegation of Bangladesh led by the Chairman took part in the conference of the Ninth Implementation Review Group of UNDOC. The ACC Chairman presented all the activities taken by ACC as well as different other organizations of the country in the prevention of corruption. During this time, he highlighted the preventive measures taken by the ACC, such as formations of corruption prevention committee, integrity units, honesty stores, celebration of International Anti-Corruption Day, conduction of public hearings and other issues related to mass publicity. He also presented various activities for the prevention of corruption in a systematic review and mentioned that the commission had formed its own asset recovery unit. Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, UNODC is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime and operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices. Winrock and BD Venture Capital sign MoU to cooperate on agro-technology DHAKA : Winrock International and Bangladesh Venture Capital Ltd. have agreed to cooperate with a goal to improve the identification and scale-up of agricultural technologies in Bangladesh. To achieve this common goal both the parties signed an MoU on Monday, said a press release. Md. Maksudur Rahman, Country Director, Bangladesh, USAID Feed the Future Asia innovative Farmers Project signed on behalf of Winrock International while Golam Monowar Kamal, Managing Director signed on behalf of Bangladesh Venture Capital Limited. Esteemed innovators, investors and other distinguished guests from different universities, research institutes, media participated in the event. It is hoped that this collaborative initiative will accelerate technological innovation and adoption in agriculture sector, improve the farmers' life and therefore contribute in building better Bangladesh, said the press release. Winrock International through its USAID Feed the Future Asia innovative 'Farmers Project' is working to transform the lives of farmers by facilitating a regional ecosystem that fosters new technology, partnerships, and innovative practices in South and Southeast Asia's emerging markets with a focus on Cambodia, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Bangladesh Venture Capital Limited (BVCL) is a platform that connects entrepreneurs and investors. It is so formed to provide early stage funds for the new business ventures. It aims to make an investment eco-system for the start-ups, based in Bangladesh fostering a healthy economic culture for all the stakeholders, the release added. BGB seizes over Tk. 75 cr smuggled goods in May DHAKA : Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods and contraband narcotic items worth around Tk 75.56 crore conducting anti-smuggling drives across the country, mostly in frontier areas, in May this year, reports UNB. Seized contraband narcotic items, included 7,66,828 pieces Yaba pills, 5,076 bottles of foreign wines, 271 local wines, 1993 canes of bear, 28,700 bottles of phensidyle, 1390 kg hemp, 1.250 kg heroin (brown sugar), 6,24,730 pieces of injections and 7,39,620 other tablets. Other seized smuggled goods, included 10.899 kg gold, 16,770 pieces of Sharees, 6,073 pieces of three pieces/shirt pieces, 3313 meters fabrics, 7997 pieces readymade garments, 1121 spare parts of vehicles, eight pick-up, and seven CNG-run auto-rickshaws, 10 trucks, 48 motorcycles and 15,072 cubic feet wood and also 3,857 kg tea. The paramilitary force also seized two pistols, four oneshooter guns, nine round bullets and four magazines. Besides, the BGB arrested 151 people over their alleged involvement in smuggling contraband items and drugs between May 1 and May 31. The BGB arrested 83 Bangladeshis for illegally crossing Bangladesh borders and then handed them over to local police stations. Ten Indians were arrested for illegally trespassing into Bangladesh territory from India. Of them, nine were handed over to Indian BSF during the period, said BGB Headquarters Public Relations Officer Mohsin Reza. So far, smuggled goods and illegal drugs worth around Tk 468.13 crore have been seized by the BGB in first five months till May 31, he added. Tuomo Poutiainen becomes ILO Country Director in BD DHAKA :Tuomo Poutiainen has taken up his post as the Country Director for the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Bangladesh, reports UNB. He has already presented his letter of appointment to Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, said the ILO on Monday. Poutiainen has worked with the ILO for 19 years including spells in the Philippines, Switzerland, Cambodia, Thailand and Bangladesh. During his time with ILO he has been involved in community-based development, child labour, indigenous people's issues, livelihoods promotion and peace and development initiatives. In recent years Poutiainen has specialized in developing and running efforts aimed at addressing working conditions, labour rights and managing industry improvement processes in global supply chains. Prior to his appointment as ILO Country Director for Bangladesh, Poutiainen was Head of Quality and Factory Services for the ILO/IFC Better Work Programme. GD-826/18 (7 x 4) GD-823/18 (5 x 4)
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