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NEWS MONDAY, AuGuST 6, 2018 2 A human chain was formed at the foot Aparajeyo Bangla protesting attack on students who are demonstrating for safety road. Photo : TBT ‘Drug trader’ killed in Cumilla ‘gunfight’ CUMILLA : A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Olipur Bazar in Nangalkot upazila on Saturday night, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan, son of Ekramul Haque of the same village. Tipped-off, when a police team conducted a drive at the bazar a groups of drug traders opened fire on the police personnel, prompting them to take action, police said. At one stage, Mehedi was caught in the line of fire and sustained bullet wound while three police members were also injured. Later, he was rushed to Comilla Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead, they added. 4 to die for murder in Sylhet SYLHET : A tribunal here on Sunday convicted four people and sentenced them to death for killing a girl after rape, reports UNB. The convicts are Abul Uddin, Babul Uddin, Russel Ahmed and Sadik Uddin of Kanaighat upazila. It also fined them Tk one lakh each. The tribunal also sentenced the convicts to seven years imprisonment and fined Tk 10,000 each for dumping the body of the girl after murder. According to the prosecution, Sultana Begum, 12 went to her friend's house Farzana on May 25, 2016. Abul Uddin along with three other convicts violated Sultana in turns when they found her alone in Farzana's house and killer her. Later they concealed the body digging a hole. Sultana's family lodged a general diary with Kanaighat Police Station, Sultana's body was recovered on the following day. Brazil party names jailed leader as presidential nominee The Workers' Party in Brazil named jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday as its nominee for the country's top job in October's election, reports UNB. Delegates of the left-leaning party confirmed da Silva, who served two terms as Brazil's president between 2003 and 2010, with enthusiastic approval at a convention in Sao Paulo. The former president is likely to be barred by Brazil's electoral court, though. Since April, the former president has been jailed on a corruption conviction, but he denies any wrongdoing and claims he is being politically persecuted. Da Silva leads polls for the office by a large margin, and surveys show voters would lend their support to another Workers' Party candidate if he cannot participate. The party is not expected to name his running mate until Monday. In a recorded message to the convention, da Silva said that "it is those that sentenced me that are jailed in a lie." "Brazil needs to restore its democracy, find itself and be happy again," he said. "They might lock me up, shut me up, but I will keep my faith in the Brazilian people." After his nomination was approved, another message written by da Silva was read aloud. "They already brought down a president that was elected and now they want to veto the right of the people to elect their next president. They want to invent a democracy without people," he said. Meanwhile, other candidates criticized da Silva and his party. "It pains my heart, but I don't expect anything from them now," said left-leaning presidential hopeful Ciro Gomes, of the Democratic Labor Party. Conservative Geraldo Alckmin, who was named by the Social Democracy Party as its presidential nominee Saturday, cast blame for the country's 13 million unemployed. "It was the lies and the radicalism that created the chain of events that is the tragic heritage of the Workers' Party," he said. Workers' Party chairwoman Gleisi Hoffmann, who is trying to lure other left-leaning parties to the ticket, addressed supporters at the convention after two fringe parties endorsed da Silva's run. "They tried to exclude Lula from the political discussion," she said. "There is no political discussion in Brazil without Lula and the Workers' Party." Centrist Marina Silva was also nominated by the Rede party on Saturday. Polling third, Silva will bid for the presidency for a third time. But this time her campaign isn't nearly as structured as in previous opportunies. "They already brought down a president that was elected and now they want to veto the right of the people to elect their next president. They want to invent a democracy without people," he said. Meanwhile, other candidates criticized da Silva and his party. "It pains my heart, but I don't expect anything from them now," said left-leaning presidential hopeful Ciro Gomes, of the Democratic Labor Party. "We are here maybe in a much harder situation, but we trust that this time our position will beat the establishment," she said at the convention of her Rede party. Man held with 15 kg gold at Chattogram airport CHATTOGRAM : Customs officials detained a man along with 115 gold bars weighing 15 kg from Shah Amanat International Airport here on Sunday morning, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Jahed, a resident of Hathazari upazila. He arrived here by a flight of US-Bangla Airlines from Muscat. Sarwar-e-Jaman, manager of the airport, said on information, a team of customs officials challenged the man and recovered the gold from his possession worth TK 6 crore. Ensure transparency in spending public money: President DHAKA : President Abdul Hamid has stressed on ensuring accountability and transparency in spending public money. The President made the urge when the newly appointed Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of Bangladesh Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Sunday. President's press secretary Joynal Abedin briefed reporters after the meeting. The head of the state said audit activities should be conducted in a proper way to ensure of using the public money maintaining the deadline. He suggested taking necessary steps for settling audit objections remained pending for long. The CAG sought cooperation of the President in discharging his duties. The government appointed Finance Division Secretary Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury as the next Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh replacing Masud Ahmed who has been serving in this capacity since April 28, 2013. Bam Ganatantrik Jote organized a view exchanging meeting at National Press Club on Sunday. Photo : TBT Sherif urges all to work unitedly for reducing poverty PABNA: Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif yesterday urged all to work unitedly for reducing poverty and materializing the dream of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS. "All have to work unitedly to materialize the dream of Sheikh Hasina of establishing poverty free nation," he said this at an allowance distribution programme for under privileged people at Atgharia upazila parishad under Pabna district. Sherif distributed old-age allowance, deserted wife's allowance, deprived disabled allowance and allowance for bede and harijan under social safety net programme of 2017-18. Under the programme, Sherif distributed power tillers among six farmers, stipend among 55 students and educational kits among 50 students. Later, he inaugurated a three-day tree fair at Debottor Kobi Bande Ali Miah High School premises. Police to render improved services to people: Rangpur DIG RANGPUR: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Bangladesh Police for Rangpur Range Devas Bhattacharya today said the police forces would render improved services to people of Rangpur region, reports BSS. The newly appointed DIG came up with these commitments while addressing a views-sharing meeting with civil society members held at Police Community Hall here as the chief guest. The district police administration organised the meeting presided over by Superintendent of Police for Rangpur Md Mizanur Rahman. The DIG sought cooperation of civil society members to further improve police services for delivering the same to citizens as everyone needs police assistance always for safely doing any activity. "There are some vested quarters who do not like the country and its independence and never recognise massive developments. They want to create unstable situation through false propaganda to provoke common people and hinder uplifts," he said. However, the DIG said the present government had strongly resisted militancy with spontaneous support of common people and none could get anything by utilising and misinterpreting religion as part of conspiracies. Citing recent cocktail explosion in Rajshahi, telephonic conversations of political leaders over Gazipur city elections and current student movements, he said vested quarters might create more similar incidents and evil designs before the next general elections. "This is our country and we have to work for eliminating drugs, terrorism and militancy and maintain our tradition of communal harmony for continuation of development so that our children could grow well in congenial atmosphere," he said. Additional DIG for Rangpur Range Mazid Ali, Acting President of district Awami League (AL) Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, its General Secretary Advocate Rezaul Karim Raju, city AL President Shafiur Rahman Shafi and its general Secretary Tushar Kanti Mandal, Pirganj municipality Mayor Tazimul Islam Shamim and membersecretary of the district and divisional community policing coordination committees Shahanshah Bhowmick, addressed as special guests. Parliament Member Mamunur Rashid Kiron exchanged views with the head of various educational institutes in Noakhali yesterday. Photo : Noakhali Correspondent . 69th birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal observed in Ctg CHATTOGRAM: The 69th birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, a valiant freedom fighter and the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed through day long programme in the city and elsewhere in the district yesterday, reports BSS. Awami League (AL), its associate bodies and different political, sociocultural and sports organizations have observed the day through various programmes. The day's programme began with placing wreath at the portrait of Sheikh Kamal in city's Abahani Club at Halishahor this morning. Shaheed Sheikh Kamal was the founder of the premier sports club Abahani of the country. Leaders of Chittagong city AL paid tributes to Sheikh Kamal by placing wreath at his portrait at city's Darul Fazal Market party office. Quran Khani, Doa and Milad Mahfil were the highlights of the day's programmes. Chattogram south district unit of AL held a discussion and doa Mahfil in addition to placing wreath at the portrait of Sheikh Kamal at its Andarkillah party office.Chaired by its unit President Muslem Uddin Ahmed the meeting was attended by its General Secretary Mofizur Rahman, treasurer Mujibur Rahman, CIP and advocate Jahir Uddin. The speakers urged the new generation to be imbued with the ideals of Sheikh Kamal, who introduced Bangladesh in the global sports arena through his sports activities. In observance of the day, Chittagong University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) also organized a Milad Mahfil at the central mosque of the university last noon. Thousands protest contentious Israel nation law in Tel Aviv Thousands of members of Israel's Druze minority and their Jewish supporters packed a central Tel Aviv square Saturday night to rally against a contentious new law that critics say sidelines Israel's non- Jewish citizens, reports UNB. It marked the first time in recent memory that the Druze community, typically fiercely loyal to the state, staged a large public protest. High-ranking Druze reserve military officers were expected to speak at the rally attended by Jewish former defense officials and others who flocked to Rabin Square in solidarity. Israeli media said tens of thousands participated in the protest. Israel's 1948 declaration of independence defined the country as a Jewish and democratic state. The government says the bill merely enshrines the country's existing character, but critics say it undercuts Israel's democratic values and marginalizes the country's Arab minority, which makes up about 20 percent of the population. One clause of the bill downgrades the Arabic language from official to "special" standing. Hundreds of five-colored Druze flags - rarely seen outside the community - fluttered alongside Israeli flags, and mustachioed Druze elders, wearing red and white fezzes, cheered ahead of speeches by Druze and Jewish leaders. Protest leaders emphasized that only those two flags, not the Palestinian flag, would fly at the rally. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Cabinet ministers have met with Druze leaders to try and pacify their concerns. But recent meetings did not go well. According to Israeli media, Netanyahu abruptly ended a meeting with Druze officials this week and lawmaker Avi Dichter, a co-sponsor of the law, was heckled by Druze in attendance at another. Like other minorities, the Druze have been outraged by the law, which they say renders them second-class citizens. Several Druze military officers recently said they would stop serving in response to it, sparking fears of widespread insubordination. The Druze, who follow an offshoot of Shiite Islam, have managed to survive in a turbulent region by showing loyalty to their country of residence - sometimes at the cost of fighting other Druze on the battlefield. In Israel, they have been fiercely loyal to the state and have risen to high office in the military and politics. Unlike most of the Arab population, which largely identifies with the Palestinians, the Druze see themselves as patriotic Israelis who have shed blood in the country's defense. Military figures often invoke the "alliance of blood" between Jews and Druze. High-ranking Druze reserve military officers were expected to speak at the rally attended by Jewish former defense officials and others who flocked to Rabin Square in solidarity. Israeli media said tens of thousands participated in the protest. Israeli Druze leaders say their alliance with Jews dates back long before they helped them win independence in 1948. The Druze revere Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, whose tomb in northern Israel is one of their most sacred sites. Israel's 130,000 Druze live mostly in the north of the country.
METRO MoNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2018 3 RMG workers' living cost marks 17pc yearly rise in 2013-18: CPD DHAKA : Garment workers living cost has marked a 17 percent yearly rise during 2013-18 period, said Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Sunday, reports UNB. CPD Research Director Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem revealed the information while presenting his research study at a dialogue proramme on "Minimum Wages and Livelihood Conditions of RMG Workers" in the city's Brac Centre Inn. Presenting the report titled "Addressing the Livelihood Challenges of RMG Workers: Exploring Scope within the Structure of Minimum Wages and Beyond", Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem said, the living cost of the workers in 2013 was Tk 10,353 while in 2018 it increased to Tk 19,267. The research was conducted in four areas- Dhaka, Gazipur, Savar and Narayanganj, he said. According to his study, the average monthly expenditure of ready-made garments (RMG) workers is Tk 22,435 of which food cost is Tk 8,125 and nonfood cost is Tk 11,142 said Dr Moazzem adding that, the ratio of food and nonfood cost was found to be 50:50 in 2013 which is 42:58 in 2018. Among the four areas, living cost is the highest in Gazipur as workers in this region faced the burden of additional expenses compared to other regions because of limited development of facilities and supplies, he said. "Such rise in expenditure is not fully explained by rise in inflation and this rise is partly influenced by rise in income as well", said Dr Moazzem. According to the study report, among different food items, the highest costs are related with cereal, which is 24.8 percent of total food cost followed by meat and eggs which is 14.7 percent. The highest non-food cost is repaying monthly dues, which is 22.3 percent while other major non-food costs include house rent (18.9 percent), followed by costs for education (15.1 percent) and cost for medicare (9.7 percent), said the report. Housing cost is highest in Dhaka followed by Gazipur and lowest in Narayanganj among the four areas. "Nearly 40 percent workers don't have any table, 44 percent don't have any chair and the most depressing part is 17 percent of them don't have any bed and they sleep on the floor", said Dr Moazzem adding that, in a positive note, 91 percent workers have mobile phone, 65 percent have television, but only 24 percent workers have refrigerators which are owned through 'pooled resources of the workers'. For adjustment of minimum wages, he proposed to reduce the number of grades of workers and upgrade grade VII workers as grade VI, likewise grade VI to grade V, grade V to grade IV, grade IV to grade III and grade III to grade II. Grade I and II could be considered under the top grade as grade IA and grade IB respectively, he added. Considering the slowdown in profit margin of enterprises as well as possible future business risk such as trade war, rise in petroleum price and gas price, the proposed minimum wage for newly introduced grade VI is proposed to be Tk 11,004 and Tk 9228 for the workers having no children, said Dr Moazzem. The wages for following grades could be Tk 10,715 for grade V, Tk 11,786 for grade IV, Tk 13,319 for grade III, Tk 15,317 for grade II, he said adding that all types of allowances would be proportionately increased with the promotion of workers. He also proposed for child care and education allowance, service benefit with 3 percent of the basic centrally deposited under 'Provident Fund', transport and communication allowance and so on. Wage structure needs major revisions taking into consideration of changes in the living costs but it is not possible to accommodate workers' livelihood requirements only by adjusting wages, added Dr Moazzem urging the government and private sector to come forward to work jointly for the development of the workers. While speaking as the chief guest at the programme, State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu said, garments brand buyers should be pressurized internationally to increase the price so that the workers can get more wages. House rents also need to be fixed so that the workers can get the benefit of their wage rise, he added. CPD Chairman Rehman Sobhan urged the factory owners to consider the workers as their solution and business partners rather than seeing them as problem. While adjusting the minimum wage, justice should be considered as well as their living cost, he added. BGMEA President Siddiqur Rahman said the wage should be adjusted considering the need of the workers and the capability of the owners. Garments Workers Trade Union Centre President Advocate Montu Ghosh and Executive Director of CPD Professor Mustafizur Rahman also spoke, among others, in this occasion. Bangabandhu Sangskrit Jote organized a discussion meeting on Sunday marking 70th birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal. Photo : TBT BCL hands over 2 students to police in Chattogram CHATTOGRAM : Two students, who took part in a demonstration for safe roads in the port city on Sunday morning, were handed over to police from Wasa intersection on the allegation that they are pro- Jamaat Shibir activists, reports UNB Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and activists caught the duo and handed them over to police allegedly after a good thrashing around 10 am. The arrestees were identified as Md Sifat, 22, and Asif, 21, said Md Taraq Ahmed, deputy commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (South). He said police arrested them for interrogation as BCL men handed them over to police suspecting the duo as Shibir activists. Protesting students alleged that while a good number of students from different schools and colleges staged demonstration in the morning, the BCL leaders and activists along with police personnel resisted them. Knowledge sharing programme workshop held at UGC DHAKA : A Knowledge Sharing Programme (KSP) workshop on startup and business incubation was held at UGC auditorium on Sunday, reports UNB. The programme was organised by Asian Development Bank (ADB) with the financial assistance from Export Import Bank of Korea. This was the Final Dissemination Workshop for higher education project in IT sector for developing Startup and Business Incubation to produce skilled IT manpower. The ultimate goal of KSP is to assist the government for developing business incubation in the IT Park, academic-industry linkage and capacity building of IT professionals. Professor Abdul Mannan, Chairman of UGC was chief guest of the workshop while Professor Dr. Mohammad Yousuf Ali Mollah, Member of UGC presided over it. The Chairman of UGC, in his speech said that the forthcoming IT project is highly needed for capacity building of IT professionals to materialize the dream of digital Bangladesh. Md Abdullah Al Hasan Chowdhury, Additional Secretary of Secondary and Higher Education Division of Ministry of Education, Manmohan Parkash, Country Director of ADB Bangladesh Resident Mission were Special Guests. RU students protest Jhigatala attacks RAJSHAHI : The students of Rajshahi University brought out a silent procession on the campus protesting Saturday's attacks on school and college students in Dhaka's Jhigatala during their demonstrations demanding safe roads, reports UNB. Witnesses said, the students of RU brought out a silent procession on the campus in the morning. Besides, the teachers of RU under the banner of 'Teachers against repression' brought out a silent procession and joined the students expressing solidarity. The RU students also blocked Dhaka- Rajshahi Highway at Talaimari road around 11 am, disrupting traffic movement. Meanwhile, students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) on Sunday took Dhaka-Rajshahi highway demanding safe road, halting vehicular movement on the busy road. Witnesses said several hundred students of RUET with placards and festoons took the street in front of the campus around 10:30 am in a bid to express solidarity with the students agitation programme in Dhaka and chanted slogans saying 'We want to do peaceful movement, safe road and safety of our life'. They also formed a human chain by standing both sides of the highway demanding safe road. Later, the students urged all to refrain from attack on students and refrain from paying any heed to rumors during the movement. A Citizen Assemblage was held demanding unconditional release of Begum Khaleda Zia. Photo : TBT 'Nas Daily' covers BD protest in video DHAKA : Worldwide phenomenon Nuseir Yassin, better known by the name Nas Daily as per his Facebook page, has released a video speaking up for the teens of Bangladesh protesting against reckless driving, reports UNB. His Facebook 'Nas Daily' published the video Sunday around 4pm Bangladesh time. Upon release it took over the internet and in the first two hours crossed 600,000 views. The video was given the title 'This Country Needs Attention'. Nuseir mentions receiving hundreds of emails pleading to make a video on ongoing student protests in Bangladesh. He further says, "Students are on the street right now protesting. They want something as simple as their roads to be safer. Because there are too many people dying in reckless accident." Nuseir alleged that their protests were answered with violence while hundreds got injured. In the final part of the video, he applauded students' use of social media to be vocal about their demands, praising it as 'an amazing form of online grassroots activism'. While replying to a comment Nuseir says, "For all other details, I decided to leave it to news agencies with due diligence, etc etc. This video is meant to raise awareness first and foremost." Nuseir Yassin is an Israeli-Palestinian Harvard graduate who has committed to documenting every day of his life for 1,000 days. He has many avid followers worldwide. SUST indigenous students launch demo demanding safe road SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY : The Association of Indigenous Students, of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) unit on Sunday formed a human chain and rally demanding safe roads and justice for rape victims of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, reports UNB. They formed a human-chain around 1 pm and held a procession which marched around the campus. Later the students held a rally at central library of the campus. The speakers of the protest said the government should ensure social security and safe roads but the government seems indifferent to such demands. They said incidents of rape continue to persist in the Hill Tracts and around the DHAKA : Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday directed the principals of government and private colleges of Dhaka to convince their students to vacate roads and return to their classes at any cost, reports UNB. The minister came up with the direction during a meeting with the principals of colleges around 3 pm at International Mother Language Institute. "The chiefs of educational institutes will be accountable for the movement of students. They have to take steps from their own positions and figure out how to convince and take the students back from the streets to the class room", he said. "Otherwise they (teachers) have to take the responsibility of everything. The government will monitor their efforts to bring back the protesting students to their class rooms", he said. Referring to the protesting students, Nahid said "The government has accepted their ninepoint demand, they have achieved victory and now to sustain their victory they should return to their classes. The current situation can't be tolerated at any cost." "If the movement runs for long many vested groups may instigate it to other directions. Rumors may be spread and anarchy may occur", he said. An alliance over safety road organized a press conference at DRU yesterday. country and condemned government for all such incidents. They also urged the government to bring the culprits of accidents and rape under justice and ensure security for countrymen. On July 29, Diya Khanam Mim and Abdul Karim Rajib, students of the college section of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin School and College, were killed as a 'Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan' bus ploughed through some students in front of Kurmitola General Hospital on Airport Road which sparked off protests among the students across the country. On the same day at Noymile area of Dighinala in Khagrachhari a class V female student of ethnic community was brutally killed after being raped. Nahid asks teachers to take students back to classes The minister also sat with the head masters of different schools in this regard. Students of different schools and colleges have been staging demonstrations for the last eight days demanding punishment of those responsible for July 29 road accident that killed their two fellows in the city. BNP leader Amir Khasru sued over 'leaked phone conversation' CHATTOGRAM : A case was filed against BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury with Kotwali Police Station in the port city under the Information and Communication Technology(ICT) Act and Special Powers Act on Saturday night, reports UNB. Bangladesh Chhatra League chittagong city unit acting general secretary Zakaria Dastagir filed the case, said Md Mohsin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station. . Earlier, a reported audio clip of telephonic conversation between Amir Khasru and an unknown boy over intensifying the ongoing student movement went viral on Facebook and YouTube on Saturday. Photo : TBT
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