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FriDAY, OCTOBEr 9, 2020 63 terrorists held with weaponsin ManikchhariMD JAKIR HoSSAIn, MAnIKCHHARICoRRESponDEnT:Members of army arrested threeUpDF (main) terrorists on the basisof secret information in a remote areaof Batnatali in Manikchhari upazila ofKhagrachhari district on Tuesdaynight. The detainees are identified asRocky Tripura (20), SathoangMarma (30) and Jewel Tripura (23).They are all toll collectors of theUpDF (main) party. The operationwas led by Army Camp CommanderCaptain Wali. During the time, theterrorist were detained with 1 pistol, 2rounds of ammunition, 32,500 cash,wallet, 3 fake documents, 6 mobilephones, receipt of collection of dues,basic education and policy books ofthe party and various documents.As the remote area is underRamgarh thana, the army has startedthe process of handing them over toRamgarh police station. At around12.30 pm, they were taken toRamgarh police station by an armyteam.Director General of Department of Agricultural Extension Md. Abdul Muyeedcuts early variety of Aman in Kishoreganj recently. Photo: Mafe MahiuddinDG of Department of AgriculturalExtension cuts early variety of AmanMAFE MAHIUDDIn, KISHoREGAnJ CoR-RESponDEnT:Director General of Department ofAgricultural Extension Md. AbdulMuyeed cuts early variety of Aman. Heinaugurated the early variety of Amanpaddy sample harvesting programorganized by the Upazila AgricultureExtension Department at Kishoreganjin nilphamari on Sunday afternoon.A sample crop harvesting ceremonywas held in the field of farmerDinobandhu Roy of putimari Union ofthe upazila on Sunday afternoon. Thefarmer said that the yield has beenbumper.According to the AgricultureDepartment, the Moyna (hybrid)variety is in advance. Farmers cultivatethis variety for early potato cultivation.The incidence of this disease is less, ifpesticides and fertilizers are appliedless. Earlier it was seen that at this timethe agricultural laborers in northBengal used to stay at home due to lackof work as there was no crop in the fieldbut the Department of AgriculturalExtension encouraged the farmers tocultivate early varieties of aman paddy.As a result, farmers do not have to stayat home due to lack of work at this timeas before. During the time, MohammadAli, Director, ICT and planning Wing,Department of Agricultural Extension,Deputy Director of nilphamariAgriculture Extension Departmentobaidur Rahman Mandal, UpazilaAgriculture officer Md HabiburRahman, Upazila AgricultureExtension officer Tushar Kanti Royand others were also present on theoccasion.Members of army in a drive arrested three UPDF (main) terrorists remote area from a Batnataliin Manikchhari upazila of Khagrachhari district on Tuesday night. Photo: Md Jakir HossainBCG detains two smugglers alongwith huge quantity of yaba tabletsMembers of BangladeshCoast Guard, Station Teknafarrested a drug peddlernamed Kamal Hossain, 48,along with 10,000 pieces ofyaba tablets on Wednesdaynight. While conductingregular patrol of BangladeshCoast Guard, the man wasMembers of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive arrested a drug peddleralong with 10,000 pieces of yaba tablets from Teknaf on Wednesdaynight.Photo: Courtesyarrested along with Yaba aftersearching an area adjacent toBadir Bridge of naf Riverunder Teknaf police Station, apress release said.The detainee and the seizedyaba tablets were later handedover to Teknaf police stationfor further legal action.In another Coast Guardoperation, a man namedYasin alias Kaiya (23) wasarrested along with 55 Yabatablets by BCG stationHimchhari on Tuesdaymidnight. The detainee is theson of Mohammad Alam ofUttar Sonar para under Ukhiapolice station in Cox's Bazardistrict. The detainee waslater handed over to Ramupolice station for legal action.The Coast Guard hasadopted a zero tolerancepolicy to control law andorder, public safety as well askidnapping, robbery and drugcontrol in the areas covered bythe Bangladesh Coast Guard.Regular operations arecontinuing and will continuein the future as well.2020 Graduation Ceremonyheld in BochaganjSUMAn CHAnDRA, BoCHAGAnJ CoRRE-SponDEnT:Good neighbors BangladeshBochaganj CDp has organized a 2020graduation ceremony with 145sponsored children in Bochaganj,Dinajpur. The 2020 GraduationCeremony with the sponsored childrenwas held at the office of Goodneighbors Bangladesh Bochaganj CDpon Thursday.CDp project Manager Ratan Balapresided over the function whileUpazila Mahila Vice Chairmanputul Rani Roy was the chief guest.Among others, Utpal Roy Bulu, UpChairman, Ishania Union no. 2 andMd. Ahsan Habib, UpazilaSecondary Education officer werepresent as special guests. CDp'sAssistant Major (program) Md.Kamal Uddin also spoke on theoccasion.Massive awarenesson sanitation stressedin GaibandhaGAIBAnDHA: Speakers at a meeting heldhere yesterday underlined the need forraising massive awareness about the use ofsanitary latrines, safe drinking water andhygienic rules for a healthy and disease-freesociety, reports BSS.'The people of haor and chars are stilldefecating in open places affecting totalsanitation coverage but they will have to bebrought under the sanitation coverage at anycost', they said.They made the observation whileparticipating in a preparatory meeting heldWednesday noon in observance of theupcoming Global Hand Washing Day-2020and the national Sanitation Month.Additional Deputy Commissioner(General) Alamgir Kabir Saikat, ExecutiveEngineer of Department of public HealthEngineering (DpHE) Mohammad RezwanHossain, Deputy Director of Women AffairsDepartment nargis Jahan, DistrictInformation officer Md. Haidar Ali,representative of SKS Foundation AshrafulAlam and Coordinator of GUK AftabHossain among others spoke at the meeting,The meeting adopted many decisionsand a number of programmes have beenchalked out to celebrate the nationalSanitation Month And Global HandWashing Day-2020 in the district in abefitting manner.Global Hand Washing Day would becelebrated on october 15 in the district andthe students of primary and high schoolswould be taught about proper hand washingsystems from 9.30 am to 11 amsimultaneously at respective academicinstitutions to save them from differentdiseases.Executive Engineer of DpHE MohammadRezwan Hossain said the district has so farachieved 92.63 percent sanitation coverageand it will be brought under 100 percentcoverage in order to achieve SustainableDevelopment Goals by 2030.Additional Deputy Commissioner AlamgirKabir Saikat urged all to turn the sanitationcampaign into a social movement to achieve100 percent sanitation coverage as declaredby prime Minister Sheikh Hasina throughstopping open defecation.A good number of government officials,nGo representatives, and socials workersand the journalists of print and electronicmedia took part in the meeting.RAKUB disbursesTk 87.46-cr SMEloan in RajshahiRAJSHAHI: SMEFinancing Company Limited,a subsidiary company ofRajshahi Krishi UnnayanBank (RAKUB), hasdisbursed Small and MediumEnterprise (SME) loan worthTaka 87.46 crore among8,493 SME entrepreneursaims at promoting the sectorin different potential areas ofRajshahi region tillSeptember last, reports BSS.The company has disbursedTaka 14.44 crore among 1,324entrepreneurs and recoveredloan of Taka 14.84 crore from1,154 entrepreneurs duringthe past three months of thecurrent 2020-21 fiscal year.It was revealed in the 30thvirtual meeting of thegoverning council of thecompany held at the Boardroom of RAKUBHeadquarters here yesterday.Roisul Alam asked thecompany officials to expeditethe SME credit programthrough intensifyingmotivational, awarenessbuilding and monitoringactivities so that the targetgroup of people can derive itstotal benefits.Good Neighbors Bangladesh Bochaganj CDP has organized a 2020 graduation ceremony with 145sponsored children in Bochaganj on Thursday.Photo: Suman Chandra387 die, 22,160 infected, 20,374recover in Khulna Covid-19KHULnA: With detection of 50 morepositive cases in all ten districts of thedivision, the total number of CoVID-19infected patients now hit 22,160 till lastnoon, reports BSS.A total of 20,374 have been cured fromthe lethal virus infection and recoveryrate of the lethal virus now stands at 91.94percent," Assistant Director (Health) forKhulna division Dr. Ferdousi Akhter toldBSS.The total number of CoVID-19 patientsrose to 22,160 with 50 new positive caseswere reported after testing 136 samples atthe Khulna Medical College Laboratoryand two others CoVID-19 laboratories inKhulna division in the last 24 hours tillthis noon.of the total new positive cases, thehighest 12 were detected in Jashorefollowed by 11 in Khulna, 10 in Kushtia,five in Chuadanga, four in Jhenidah,three each in Bagerhat and Magura andtwo in narail in the division.With the new detected cases, thedistrict-wise break-up of the patients are6,454 in Khulna, 3,964 in Jashore, 3,321in Kushtia, 1,957 in Jhenaidah, 1,453 inChuadanga, 1,361 in narail, 1,103 inSatkhira, 999 in Bagerhat, 1,003 inMagura and 626 in Meherpur, she added."Among the total 22,160 coronavirusinfected persons, 2,407 are undergoingtreatment at isolation units of differenthospitals as 20,374 have been recoveredand 387 died while the rest areundergoing treatment in isolation at theirrespective homes in the division", Dr.Ferdousi said.Talking to BSS yesterday, DivisionalDirector (Health) Dr. Rasheda Sultanasaid the number of total fatalities nowstands at 387 in the division with no moredeath was reported in the division onWednesday.The district-wise break-up of the deathtolls are 96 in Khulna, 73 in Kushtia, 47 inJashore, 35 in Jhenaidah, 34 inChuadanga, , 30 in Satkhira, 24 inBagerhat, 20 in narail,15 in Meherpurand 13 in Magura in the division."The average casualty rate among all22,160 CoVID-19 positive cases nowstands at 1.75 per cent in the division,"she mentioned.on the other hand, a total of 51 morepeople have been sent to home andinstitutional quarantine afresh while 79others were released in all ten districts ofthe division over the last 24 hours till 12last noon.A total of 60,555 people had, so far,been kept under quarantine since March10 to prevent community transmission ofthe coronavirus (CoVID-19).of them, 59,090 have, by now, beenreleased as they were given clearancecertificates after completing theirrespective 14-day quarantine periodand 2,407 are currently remaining inhome or institutional quarantine in thedivision.
FrIDAY, OCTOBer 9, 20207For the sixth time in the Atlantic hurricane season, people in Louisiana are once more fleeingthe state's barrier islands and sailing boats to safe harbor while emergency officials ramp upcommand centers and consider ordering evacuations.Photo : APBusy 2020 hurricane season hasLouisiana bracing a 6th timeMORGAN CITY : For the sixth time inthe Atlantic hurricane season, people inLouisiana are once more fleeing thestate's barrier islands and sailing boatsto safe harbor while emergency officialsramp up command centers andconsider ordering evacuations.The storm being watched Wednesdaywas Hurricane Delta, the 25th namedstorm of the Atlantic's unprecedentedhurricane season. Forecasts placedmost of Louisiana within Delta's path,with the latest National HurricaneCenter estimating landfall in the stateon Friday.The center's forecasters warned ofwinds that could gust well above 100mph (160 kph) and up to 11 feet (3.4meters) of ocean water potentiallyrushing onshore when the storm'scenter hits land."This season has been relentless,"Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said,dusting off his now common refrain of2020 - "Prepare for the worst. Pray forthe best."Delta strengthened back into aCategory 2 hurricane early Thursdayafter a hurricane warning was issuedIn about-face,Trump seeks tosalvage parts ofvirus aidWASHINGTON : PresidentDonald Trump onWednesday tried to salvagea few priority items lost inthe rubble of COVID-19relief talks that he himselfblew up, pressing for $1,200stimulus checks and new aidfor airlines and otherbusinesses hard hit by thepandemic. But it's not clearwhether he can undo theself-inflicted politicaldamage so close to theelection.In a barrage of tweets,Trump pressed for passageof these chunks ofassistance, an about-facefrom his abrupt andpuzzling move on Tuesdayafternoon to abandon talkswith a longtime rival, HouseSpeaker Nancy Pelosi. TheCalifornia Democrat hasrejected such piecemealentreaties all along.Trump's tweets amountedto him demanding his way innegotiations that he himselfhad ended. Trump, whoabsorbed much politicalheat for abandoning thetalks, is the steward of aneconomy whose continuedrecovery may hinge onsignificant new steps such aspandemic unemploymentbenefits. His tweets seemedto move the financialmarkets into positiveterritory, though it was farfrom certain whether theywould impress votersdemanding more relief.He called on Congress tosend him a "Stand Alone Billfor Stimulus Checks($1,200)" - a reference to apreelection batch of directpayments to mostAmericans that had been acentral piece of negotiationsbetween Pelosi and theWhite House.for a stretch of the northern U.S. GulfCoast. Some weakening is forecast onceDelta approaches the northern GulfCoast on Friday, when the NationalHurricane Center predicted hurricaneconditions would begin in parts of thearea. The center said Delta is expectedto become a major hurricane again, likeit was days earlier before hitting theMexican Yucatan Peninsula onWednesday.So far, Louisiana has seen both majorstrikes and near misses. The southwestarea of the state around Lake Charles,which forecasts show is on Delta'scurrent trajectory, is still recoveringfrom an Aug. 27 landfall by Category 4Hurricane Laura.Nearly six weeks later, some 5,600people remain in New Orleans hotelsbecause their homes are too damagedto occupy. Trees, roofs and other debrisleft in Laura's wake still sit by roadsidesin the Lake Charles area waiting forpickup even as forecasters warned thatDelta could be a larger than averagestorm.New Orleans spent a few days lastmonth bracing for Hurricane Sallybefore it skirted to the east, makinglandfall in Alabama on Sept. 16.Edwards said President DonaldTrump has agreed to sign a federalemergency declaration in advance forthe state. The Democratic governorsaid he doesn't expect widespreadmandatory evacuations.But Edwards said Wednesday thatDelta is moving fast, so hurricane forcewinds could reach well inland, andexpected heavy rains could causeflooding.Plywood, batteries and rope alreadywere flying off the shelves at the TigerIsland hardware store in Morgan City,Louisiana, which would be close to thecenter of the storm's path."The other ones didn't bother me, butthis one seems like we're the target,"customer Terry Guarisco said as a storeemployee helped him load his truckwith plywood needed to board up hishome.In Sulphur, across the CalcasieuRiver from Lake Charles, Ben Reynoldswas deciding whether to leave or stay.He had to use a generator for power fora week after Hurricane Laura.Trump administration turns toimmigration as vote nearsWASHINGTON : It had the ingredients of aPresident Donald Trump campaign speech:dangerous immigrants, attacks on Democratruncities, even a mention of "America First."But it was Chad Wolf, acting secretary ofthe Department of Homeland Security,announcing a routine, and relatively minor,enforcement operation Wednesday at aWashington news conference."It's not about Republicans, it's not aboutDemocrats, it's not about elections," Wolfinsisted, twice, to reporters, reports UNB.Yet it was the third time in a week theadministration rolled out actions to appeartough on immigration, reviving an issue thatwas at the heart of Trump's successful 2016campaign, but largely on the back burner inthe current one. And it added to charges fromTrump critics that DHS and other agencieshave become overtly politicized under thispresident. DHS, which was created toimprove America's resistance to externalthreats following the Sept. 11 attacks, hasbeen a tool of key Trump administrationpolicies from the start - enforcing stricterimmigration policies, building the borderwall and, most notoriously, separatingfamilies apprehended trying to enter theUnited States. Its political role has increasedin recent months, with the decision to deployDHS tactical agents to Portland, Oregon, toconfront protesters outside the federalcourthouse without the consent of localauthorities as part of Trump's "law and order"campaign theme."His modus operandi for the vast majorityof the administration has been to use DHS tobenefit him politically," said Miles Taylor,who served as the agency's chief of staff from2017-19. "Now, he's trying to use thedepartment to benefit himself electorally."Few issues are as important to Trump'spolitical base as immigration. His get-toughapproach and promise to build a border wallwere cornerstones of his 2016 campaign. Butattention to the issue has ebbed in the 2020race, as Trump has focused more on unrest inDemocratic cities, leftist activists and othermatters. But the effort to rekindle the antiimmigrationfervor has gained steam.In recent weeks, the administration hasannounced time limits for students tocomplete their studies, requirements foradditional biometrics and even DNA in somecases to get immigration benefits and a newrule for immigrant sponsors to submit yearsof credit reports, bank statements and otherfinancial information.It had the ingredients of a President Donald Trump campaign speech:dangerous immigrants, attacks on Democrat-run cities, even a mention of"America First."Photo : APSri Lanka closeskey state officesas virus outbreaksurgesCOLOMBO : Authorities in Sri Lanka closedkey government offices and furtherexpanded a curfew Thursday to contain asurging coronavirus outbreak.The foreign ministry closed the consularaffairs office for the week and suspended allservices to prevent the public fromcongregating. The ministry said it wouldonly accept queries and documentationassistance related to deaths of Sri Lankansoverseas, strictly by appointment.Other departments providing servicesrelated to revenue, immigration, pensions,vehicle license and registrations also closedfor the week, and a state-sponsoredexhibition was canceled.The outbreak that surfaced this week hasgrown to 1,034 cases with more than 2,000others asked to quarantine at home.It is centered around a garment factory inthe Colombo suburbs where the first patientand many others worked. Police havewidened the curfew in the suburbs wheremany of the patients live. Schools haveclosed, public gatherings were orderedhalted and restrictions were imposed onpublic transport.The cluster comes after the Indian Oceanisland nation reported going two monthswithout any community infections, andhealth officials say it poses a high risk ofspreading the virus because employees atthe factory worked close together and alsowent home every day and mingled withothers in society. The country has reported4,252 cases, including 13 deaths. Of the totalpatients, 3,274 have recovered.Before attack, a Pakistani teensought better life in FranceKOTLI QAZI : Ali Hassan was only15 when he left Pakistan to besmuggled to Europe, following thepath of his older brother and manyother young men from his homecountry dreaming of a better life.Nearly three years later, Hassan istoday in a Paris jail after allegedlyattacking and seriously woundingtwo people with a meat cleaver.Before the Sept. 25 attack, heproclaimed in a video he wasseeking vengeance after the Frenchsatirical newspaper Charlie Hebdopublished caricatures of Islam'sProphet Muhammad.Little is known about Hassan'stime in France. There has beenconfusion over his age, but TheAssociated Press obtained hisofficial identification documents inPakistan that confirmed he iscurrently 18. French authorities areinvestigating the Sept. 25 stabbingsas an Islamic extremist attack. Thestabbings echoed a January 2015attack on the newspaper that killed12 of its staffers by militants whoclaimed they were acting in thename of al-Qaida.So far, there has been noindication Hassan was connected toany terrorist group. Instead, thewrath of the teenager - far fromhome in a world vastly differentfrom any he knew - may have rootsin Pakistan's draconian blasphemylaws. Hassan's journey began in hishome village of Kotli Qazi, deep in arural area of Punjab province. Thetiny village lies down a narrow,rutted dirt road weaving throughvast agricultural fields.The small cement houses arecrowded together, their wallspacked with dung patties baking inthe blistering noon day sun. Bysunset they'll be peeled off thewalls and used to fuel the eveningfires.Many of the young men, includingchildhood friends of Hassan, saidthey dreamed of reaching Europe tofind prosperity - at least 18 youthsfrom the village have emigratedabroad in recent years. At the sametime, they held up Hassan as a herofor carrying out the attack.In the district where Kotli Qazi islocated, a hard-line political party,Tehreek-e Labbaik, holds powerfulinfluence - almost its sole agenda touphold the blasphemy laws, whichcall for the death penalty againstthose who offend Islam. Only a fewmonths after Hassan arrived inFrance, Labbaik Party-backedprotesters rallied and blocked roadsin the district and other parts ofPakistan in November 2018, furiousthat a young Christian woman, AsiaBibi, was freed from death rowwhere she'd faced execution onblasphemy charges.Authorities in Sri Lanka closed key government offices and further expanded a curfew Thursday to containa surging coronavirus outbreak.Photo : APMorocco reportshighest daily2,776 COVID-19cases, 140,024in totalRABAT : Morocco onWednesday reported 2,776new COVID-19 cases, thebiggest single-day increaseso far, taking the number ofinfections in the countrysince March 2 to 140,024.The total number ofrecoveries from COVID-19in Morocco increased to118,142 after 2,788 new oneswere added, the ministry ofhealth said in a statement.The death toll rose to2,439 with 29 new fatalities,while 424 people are inintensive care units.China has helped Moroccoin its fight against theCOVID-19 pandemic.A batch of medicalsupplies donated by thegovernment of northwestChina's Ningxia HuiAutonomous Region wastransported on June 8 toCasablanca-Settat inMorocco.On May 14, ChinaDevelopment Bank sent abatch of donation, includingrespirators and medicalprotective masks, to helpMorocco fight the COVID-19pandemic.China's Guizhou Provincealso donated 15,000 surgicalgloves, 20,000 medicalmasks and 2,000 protectivesuits to help protectMoroccan medical workersfighting the pandemic.‘Catastrophically short of doctors’:Virus wallops UkraineSTEBNYK : Coronavirus infections inUkraine began surging in late summer, andthe ripples are now hitting towns likeStebnyk in the western part of the country,where Dr. Natalia Stetsik is watching therising number of patients with alarm andanguish."It's incredibly difficult. We arecatastrophically short of doctors," saysStetsik, the chief doctor at the only hospitalin the town of 20,000 people. "It's very hardfor a doctor to even see all the patients."The hospital is supposed to accommodate100 patients, but it's already stretched to thelimit, treating 106 patients with COVID-19.Early in the pandemic, Ukraine's ailinghealth care system struggled with theoutbreak, and authorities introduced a tightlockdown in March to prevent hospitals fromgetting overwhelmed.The number of cases slowed during thesummer but began to rise again quickly,prompting the government at the end ofAugust to close Ukraine's borders for amonth. Despite that, the number of positivetests in the country reached a new peak of4,661 a day in the first weekend of October.Overall, confirmed COVID-19 infections inthe country have nearly doubled in the pastmonth, topping 234,000, and experts say allreported numbers in all countries understatethe true toll of the virus."The number of patients is rising, and anincreasing share of them are in gravecondition," Stetsik told The Associated Pressof the situation in Stebnyk, a quiet town inthe Lviv region. "The virus is becoming moreaggressive and more difficult to deal with."She said many of those doing poorly are intheir 30s, adding that an increasing numberof them need expensive medication."There is a similar situation across entireUkraine," she said, adding that hospitalshave run out of funds to provide drugs,forcing patients in some areas to buy theirown.The World Health Organization warns thatthe number of infections in Ukraine couldcontinue to grow and reach 7,000-9,000 aday.The government wants to avoid imposing anew lockdown, but officials acknowledgethat the rising number of infections couldmake it necessary. It has sought to introducea more flexible approach to minimize theeconomic damage, dividing the country intovarious zones, depending on the pace ofinfections.At a meeting Monday with officials in Kyiv,President Volodymyr Zelenskiy chastisedthem for failing to do enough to slow thespread and taking too long to providenecessary supplies."We spend weeks on doing things thatmust be done within days," he said.Zelenskiy specifically urged them to movefaster on ensuring that hospitals haveenough supplementary oxygen, noting thatonly about 40% of beds for COVID-19patients have access to it.Ukraine's corruption-ridden economy hasbeen drained by a six-year conflict withRussia-backed separatists in the eastern partof the country, and Zelenskiy'sadministration inherited health care reformsfrom his predecessor that slashedgovernment subsidies, leaving hospitalworkers underpaid and poorly equipped.Last month, Zelenskiy ordered thegovernment to increase wages for medicalworkers. Official statistics show that 132medical workers have died from thecoronavirus, although the figure doesn'tinclude those who tested negative but hadsymptoms typical for COVID-19.One of them was Ivan Venzhynovych, a 51-year-old therapist from the western town ofPochaiv, who described the challenges ofdealing with the outbreak in an interviewwith the AP in May.
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