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NEWS ThuRSDAY, JAnuARY 31, 2019 2 Arrests in Brazil dam disaster, dead fish wash up downstream Authorities arrested five people Tuesday in connection with the collapse of a Brazilian mine dam, while the death toll rose to at least 84 and the carcasses of fish floated along the banks of a river downstream that an indigenous community depends on for food and water, reports UNB. The dam that held back iron ore waste, owned and operated by big mining company Vale SA, collapsed Friday, burying a company cafeteria and other Vale buildings and inundating part of the small southeastern city of Brumadinho. Grieving relatives buried some of the victims in Brumadinho and rescue teams continued a delicate search through swaths of muck for more victims or survivors. Lt. Flavio Godinho of the Minas Gerais state civil defense agency said Tuesday evening that the number of confirmed dead had risen to 84 from 65. He said the number of missing stood at 276. The dead fish and trash were seen by a reporting team for The Associated Press about 18 kilometers (11 miles) downstream from the dam along the banks of the Paraopeba River. The Pataxo Indians living alongside the river who use it to fish, bathe and gather water for the plants they cultivate as food were told by Brazilian environmental officials that they should no longer do so, said Hayo, the village chief who goes by one name. "We used the river to take baths, to fish, to water our plants and now we can't do any of that," said Hayo, wearing a large feathered headdress and a red and black-beaded necklace. "We can't even water our plants because they say it damages the soil." Two agents with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, the country's environmental enforcement agency, took water samples and talked with tribe members but said they were not authorized to speak about their findings. In a statement sent to The Associated Press on Tuesday, the agency said it asked Vale to "remove the dead fish, which are having an impact on the indigenous population." The statement gave no details about the water tests and did not say whether tribal members had been told the water was unhealthy. The signs of possible ecological consequences came as the arrests of company workers with links to the dam were made in Sao Paulo and in the state of Minas Gerais. Three of the arrested worked for Vale, the company said, adding that it was cooperating with investigating authorities. Authorities arrested five people Tuesday in connection with the collapse of a Brazilian mine dam, while the death toll rose to at least 84 and the carcasses of fish floated along the banks of a river downstream that an indigenous community depends on for food and water, reports UNB. The dam that held back iron ore waste, owned and operated by big mining company Vale SA, collapsed Friday, burying a company cafeteria and other Vale buildings and inundating part of the small southeastern city of Brumadinho. Grieving relatives buried some of the victims in Brumadinho and rescue teams continued a delicate search through swaths of muck for more victims or survivors. Lt. Flavio Godinho of the Minas Gerais state civil defense agency said Tuesday evening that the number of confirmed dead had risen to 84 from 65. He said the number of missing stood at 276. The dead fish and trash were seen by a reporting team for The Associated Press about 18 kilometers (11 miles) downstream from the dam along the banks of the Paraopeba River. The Pataxo Indians living alongside the river who use it to fish, bathe and gather water for the plants they cultivate as food were told by Brazilian environmental officials that they should no longer do so, said Hayo, the village chief who goes by one name. "We used the river to take baths, to fish, to water our plants and now we can't do any of that," said Hayo, wearing a large feathered headdress and a red and black-beaded necklace. "We can't even water our plants because they say it damages the soil." Two agents with the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, the country's environmental enforcement agency, took water samples and talked with tribe members but said they were not authorized to speak about their findings. In a statement sent to The Associated Press on Tuesday, the agency said it asked Vale to "remove the dead fish, which are having an impact on the indigenous population." SATKHIRA : Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained a teenage boy from the town's stadium area on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in selling fake question papers of the upcoming SSC examinations, reports UNB. The detainee Ishtiaq Hossain Ahmed Yeakub, 18, son of Nur Alam Mantu of Razpara in Rajshahi district, used to live in a rented house in Palashpole area of Sadar upazila. Yeakub was involved in luring people to provide fake question papers of different public examinations including the SSC by creating a group in the social media site Facebook, said Lieutenant Commander BNMM Zahidul Kabir, deputy director of Rab-6. The Rab team also seized a mobile phone set from his possession. END/UNB/Corr/MAS/RH Rab-Arrest Apollo opens first Proton Therapy Centre for Cancer in SE Asia DHAKA : Apollo Hospitals has launched the first ever first ever Proton Therapy Centre for Cancer in South East Asia, reports UNB. The 150-bed APCC is an integrated cancer hospital in Chennai providing worldclass 360-degree comprehensive cancer care and offers the most advanced site/organspecific personalized treatment procedures. The APCC will offer patients advanced multiroom proton therapy with cutting-edge pencil-beam GAZIPUR : Two suspected robbers were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Rathura village in Kaliganj upazila early Wednesday, reports UNB. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. A group of robbers numbering 10-12 swooped on the house of one Majnu Mia in the dead of night, said Abdul Quader, chairman of Nagori Union Parishad. Sensing danger, the GD-176/19 (12 x 4) inmates of the house raised alarm seeking help, he said. GD-175/19 (6 x 3) Members of Rapid Action Battalion detain a teenage boy from the town's stadium area in Satkhira on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2019. Photo: Courtesy Zihad torture case: Miscreants torch plaintiff's house RAJSHAHI : The house of Zihad, who was falsely accused of theft and subjected to barbaric torture in Rajshahi in 2015, was set afire in the early hours of Wednesday in Paba Upazila, reports UNB. His father Imran Ali claimed that those who tortured his son were behind the arson. "It was an attempt to kill my family," he said. "They (the accused) have been threatening me to withdraw the case I filed against 13 men over the 2015 incident," Imran said. "They doused our house in petrol and set it on fire," he said. "We survived but our livestock and chickens and ducks have perished." He suffered minor burn injuries while trying to save his livestock. He was treated at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Paba Police Station's incharge Rezaul Hasan said they had visited the spot and assured the victims of taking necessary legal measures after investigation. BCL infighting leaves 9 injured in Chandpur CHANDPUR : At least nine leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured in a clash between two of its factions over formation of the subcommittees at Shahrasti upazila sadar on Tuesday evening, reports UNB. The injured are Upazila Unit President Emadadul Huque Milon, General Secretary Md Sohel Hossain, activists- Al Amin, Saiful Islam, Kazi Yead, Shohag Hossain, Robiul Islam, Rafiqul Islam and Sohel. The followers of BCL upazila unit President Emdadul Huque Milon and General Secretary Md Sohel Hossain locked into an altercation at a meeting arranged to form the new committee around 6 pm, said Mohammad Shah Alam, officer-in-charge of Shahrasti Police Station. On information, police rushed there and brought the situation under control, he said. The injured were taken to Upazila Health Complex and were released after medical treatment in the night, the OC added. Two 'robbers' killed in Gazipur lynchmob attack One held for 'selling' fake SSC question papers in Satkhira nvwi q Avgvi GBP. Gm. wm cixÿvi g~j mvwU©wd‡KU nvwi‡q‡Q| hvnvi †ivj bs- 118496, †iwR‡÷ªkb bs- 552929| cv‡ki mb- 2011, †evW©- XvKv| G wel‡q †gvnv¤§`cyi _vbvq wRwW Kiv n‡q‡Q| wRwW bs- 2162, ZvwiL: 29-01-2019, †gvnv¤§`cyi _vbv, wWGgwc| - Bqvwmb AvivdvZ/EASIN ARAFATH scanning technology that provides the highest degree of precision. Shri Venkaiah Naidu, hon'ble vice-president of India, said, "Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and is a major cause of mortality in India. This pioneering treatment also marks a new milestone in the medical journey of our One held for 'selling' fake SSC question papers in Satkhira Satkhira, Jan 30 (UNB) - Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained a teenage boy from the town's stadium area on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in selling fake question papers of the upcoming SSC examinations. The detainee Ishtiaq Hossain Ahmed Yeakub, 18, son of Nur Alam Mantu of Razpara in Rajshahi district, used to live in a rented house in Palashpole area of Sadar upazila. Yeakub was involved in luring people to provide fake question papers of different public examinations including the SSC by creating a group in the social media site Facebook, said Lieutenant Commander BNMM Zahidul Kabir, deputy director of Rab-6. The Rab team also seized a mobile phone set from his possession. country." Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said, "The launch of the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre puts India on the global map for the best and latest in cancer treatment and will give new hope to cancer patients not just in India, but across South East Asia, the Middle East and Africa."
METRO tHUrSDAY, JANUArY 31, 2019 3 Special Envoy of Prime Minister and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Nguyen Quoc Dzung calls on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban on Wednesday. Photo : PID UAE Navy chief meets PM DHAKA : isiting Chief of Naval Staff of UAE Rear Admiral Pilot Saeed Bin Hamdan Al-Nahyan met the prime minister at Ganobhaban, reports UNB. The press secretary said both the Prime Minister and the UAE Navy chief stressed the need for strengthening cooperation in different fields, including training between the naval forces of the two countries. Mentioning that there is a manpower demand in the UAE Navy, Saeed Bin Hamada said Bangladesh Navy could play a role in this regard. He expressed his country's interest in the development of Bangladesh shipbuilding sector. The Prime Minister also said Bangladesh's shipbuilding sector is flourishing fast for various initiatives of her government. Chief of Naval Staff Vice-Admiral AMMM Aurangzeb Chowdhury, Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division Lt Gen Mahfuzur Rahman, PM's Military Secretary Maj Gen Mia Mohammad Zainul Abedin, PMO Secretary Sajjadul Hassan and the Bangladesh Ambassador to the UAE and the UAE ambassador in Dhaka were present. EC meeting Feb 3 to decide Upazila Parishad polls schedule DHAKA : The Election Commission (EC) will hold a meeting on February 3 to decide on the schedule of upcoming Upazila Parishad polls, reports UNB. EC Deputy Secretary (Establishment) Shahedunnabi Chowdhury called the meeting through a letter on Wednesday. Sources at the EC said the 45th commission meeting would be held at 3pm at the chief election commissioner office about reserved seats and schedule of the fifth upazila polls. EC Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed on January 10 said the polls would be held in phases starting from the first week of March. The first Upazila Parishad election took place in 1985. The following three were held in 1990, 2009 and 2014. The last one was organised in six phases. Azerbaijan PM congratulates Hasina DHAKA : Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Novruz Mammadov has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her reappointment as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, reports UNB. In the message, the Azerbaijanian Prime Minister has expressed that the existing cooperation between Bangladesh and Azerbaijan based on mutual confidence and mutual support would be further strengthened and deepened through joint efforts for the benefit of the two peoples, said the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. 2 DU students get M r tarafdar Scholarship DHAKA : Two meritorious students of the Department of Islamic History and Culture of Dhaka University (DU) have been awarded "M R Tarafdar Memorial Scholarship" for securing the highest CGPA in BA (Hons) examination of 2018. The recipients of scholarship are- Md. Jalal Uddin and Razia Sultana Bithi. Dhaka University Vice- Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman distributed scholarships among the students as chief guest at a function held yesterday at the VC's lounge of the university. IU CYB gets new committee ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY : Shamimul Islam Sumon of Arabic language and literature department and Mustafizur Rahmanof folklore studies department were elected as the president and secretary of Consumer Youth of Bangladesh, a volunteer organisation of the university, on Wednesday, reports UNB. Professor M Maher Ali of IU English department and the director of Institute of Islamic Education and Research, also the moderator of the organisation, announced the committee in the afternoon. Among others, Professor Rashiduzzaman of IU Bangla department, CYB IU unit member and tourism and hospitality management department lecturer Shoriful Islam Jewel and CYB Joint Secretary Emran Shuvro were present. Other office bearers are - vice-presidents Humayun Kabir Shuvo and AR Rashed, Joint Secretary Wahed Ali, Treasurer Sajed Akter Joly, Assistant Treasurer Majhar Uddin, Organising Secretary Abdur Yusuf, Assistant Organising Secretary Shahedul Islam, Office Secretary Nazmul Islam, Publicity Secretary Raton Ali, Public Relation Secretary Saifur Rahman, Consumer Rights Secretary Shammi Akter, Research Secretary Reshma Akter, while Taskin Habib Akash, Kamona Khatun, Arman, Nazrul Islam and Ashraful Islam are its members. The newly-elected committee will hold office for the next one year, said Professor M Maher Ali, the committee's moderator. Professor M Maher Ali of IU English department and the director of Institute of Islamic Education and Research, also the moderator of the organisation, announced the committee in the afternoon. Among others, Professor Rashiduzzaman of IU Bangla department, CYB IU unit member and tourism and hospitality management department lecturer Shoriful Islam Jewel and CYB Joint Secretary Emran Shuvro were present. Other office bearers are - vice-presidents Humayun Kabir Shuvo and AR Rashed, Joint Secretary Wahed Ali, Treasurer Sajed Akter Joly, Assistant Treasurer Majhar Uddin, Organising Secretary Abdur Yusuf, Assistant Organising Secretary Shahedul Islam, Office Secretary Nazmul Islam, Publicity Secretary Raton Ali, Public Relation Secretary Saifur Rahman, Consumer Rights Secretary Shammi Akter, Research Secretary Reshma Akter, while Taskin Habib Akash, Kamona Khatun, Arman, Nazrul Islam and Ashraful Islam are its members. The newly-elected committee will hold office for the next one year, said Professor M Maher Ali, the committee's moderator.
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