03-09-2021

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
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Eight out of 60 multipurpose accessible rescue boats under construction for the Ministry of
Disaster Management and Relief at Narayanganj Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited run
by Bangladesh Navy have been handed over. Rescue boats were officially handed over to the
Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief by Narayanganj Dockyard and Engineering Works
Limited on Thursday.
Photo : ISPR
Bangabandhu
is real hero of
nation: Murad
DHAKA : State Minister for
Information and
Broadcasting Dr Murad
Hasan BSS said Father of
the Nation Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is
the real hero of the nation as
he has brought the
independence of the
country, reports BSS.
"Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman broke the
shackles of subjugation and
gave the Bengali nation an
independent sovereign
state….So, he is the real hero
of the nation", said Murad
speaking as the chief guest at
an award-giving ceremony.
Mirror Magazine
organised the function at a
city hotel Wednesday, said a
press release. Referring to
the tragic incident of August
15, 1975, the state minister
said, "One of the worst
names in the history of
Bangladesh is Khandaker
Mushtaq Ahmed… the
history of dishonesty was
written on the pages of
history due to his greed for
the presidency".
RAB members have arrested four swindlers on the charge of cheating in the name
of promising to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at the earliest.
Photo : TBT
Humayun urges investors to set
up factories for manufacturing
vehicles in Bangladesh
DHAKA : Industries Minister Nurul Majid
Mahmud Humayun on Thursday urged
domestic and foreign investors to set up
factories for manufacturing vehicles and
parts in Bangladesh.
"For industrialization in the country, we
are providing all kinds of assistance to
foreign investors to facilitate industrial
investment. In order to increase the
production and export of the products
produced in the country, our government
has been providing all kinds of cooperation,
including industrial policy assistance," he
said. The minister was speaking at a
memorandum of understanding (MoU)
signing ceremony between Bangladesh Steel
and Engineering Corporation (BSEC) and
Mitsubishi Motor Corporation (MMC) of
Japan at the ministry's conference room in
the city, said a press release. BSEC Chairman
Shahidul Haque Bhuiyan and Mitsubishi
Motor Corporation Europe, Middle East,
US likely to send more vaccines
to Bangladesh: Miller
DHAKA : US Ambassador to Bangladesh
Earl Miller has said his country is expected to
donate more COVID vaccines to Bangladesh
in coming days, while handing over one
million more doses of US's Pfizer vaccine in
the capital.
"It will not be the last such gift. We expect
further vaccine arrivals soon," he said during
the handing over ceremony at Hazrat
Shahjalal International Airport here on
Wednesday afternoon.
Health Service Division Secretary Lokman
Hossian Miah received the one million Pfizer
vaccines. With the arrival of the one million
doses of Moderna vaccines, the total number
of vaccines gifted by the US rose to 6.5
million.
The US ambassador welcomed the arrival
of one million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19
vaccine to Bangladesh, donated by the
United States as part of the U.S.
Government's commitment to purchase and
donate 500 million doses of Pfizer vaccines
globally. "It is a pleasure to once again
welcome a life-saving donation of one
million COVID-19 vaccines - a gift from the
United States and the American people to
the people of Bangladesh," Miller said. ?
This shipment of Pfizer vaccines is given
for free and is designed to bolster the
ongoing effort to protect Bangladeshis from
Africa and South Asia General Manager
Kurahashi Masatsugu signed the MoU on
behalf of their respective organizations.
State Minister for Industries Kamal
Ahmed Mojumder was present at the
function as special guest while Industries
Secretary Zakia Sultana presided over it.
Among others, Japanese Ambassador in
Dhaka Ito Naoki was present on the
occasion. The MoU has been signed between
BSEC and Mitsubishi Motor Corporation to
determine the way to set up a joint venture
factory based on a study and discussion on
the possibility of setting up a joint venture
company to manufacture Mitsubishi brand
cars in Bangladesh by 2025.
Expressing hope for the launch of "Bangla
Car" brand by 2025, the industries minister
said, "Our government is working
relentlessly for industrialization and
development of industry to take the country
to the highest or greater stage.
the deadly coronavirus, he added.
The envoy said this donation is part of
fulfilling President Biden's commitment to
purchase and donate 500 million doses of
the Pfizer vaccine to countries around the
world while Bangladesh is one of the first
nations to benefit from this initiative.
"Donating vaccines is also just one part of
our broader partnership with Bangladesh,
where the United States is the largest donor
of COVID-19 assistance in this country,
contributing not only 6.5 million doses of
vaccines - so far - but also over $96 million to
battle the pandemic," he said. ??
Miller said these Pfizer vaccines arrive at a
crucial time to bolster the ongoing roll-out of
national vaccination campaign in
Bangladesh and the US is proud to partner
with Dhaka in the effort to get as many
vaccinations into the arms of as many people
as possible.??
"We continue to stand together with the
people of Bangladesh no matter how
challenging this pandemic may be," he said.
Noting that the US and Bangladesh have
been close partners for the past five decades,
Miller said, "Today, our partnership is
stronger than ever as we face the challenge of
overcoming COVID-19 together-
Bangladeshis, Americans, and all people
around the world."
CHATTOGRAM : An Indian
Navy offshore patrol vessel,
INS Savitri - arrived here on
Thursday delivering two
mobile oxygen plants
(MOP), each with a capacity
of generating 960 litres of
oxygen per minute, reports
UNB.
While in Bangladesh,
the ship's company would
be interacting with their
Bangladesh counterparts;
on its journey out, Indian
Navy and Bangladesh
Navy ships will be
engaging in passage
exercise in the Bay of
Bengal on Friday.
This visit by INS Savitri is
also the second port call by
Indian Navy vessels to
Bangladesh in 2021, when
India and Bangladesh are
jointly commemorating the
Golden Jubilee of the 1971
Liberation War.
Earlier in March 2021, two
Indian Navy ships had made
a historic maiden visit to
Mongla to jointly celebrate
Mujib Borsho.
These MOPs were
developed
and
manufactured by DRDO in
India, and given to the
government of Bangladesh
to support to the natural
effort to fight the Covid
pandemic.
One MOP is to be set up at
the Dhaka Medical College
and Hospital and the other
plant is for the Bangladesh
Navy, to be set up at BNS
Patenga, said the Indian
Owner of e-
orange.shop, 2
others land in jail
DHAKA : A Dhaka court on
Thursday sent three people
including owner of virtual
outlet e-orange.shop to jail
in a fraud case filed over
embezzlement of Tk 1,100
crore from consumers,
reports UNB.
The accused are its owner
Sonia Mehzabin, her
husband Masukur Rahman
and Aman Ullah, Chief
Operating Officer of e-
Orange.
Dhaka Metropolitan
Magistrate Baki Billah
passed the order rejecting
their bail petition when they
were produced before it on
completion of their 5-day
remand.
Earlier on Aug 23, Dhaka
Metropolitan Magistrate
Morshed Al Mamun
Bhuiyan placed the accused
on a 5-day remand in the
fraud case. On Aug 17, the
court sent them to jail
rejecting their bail prayers
when they surrendered to
Dhaka Additional Chief
Metropolitan Magistrate
Abubakar Siddique's court.
On August 16, an
aggrieved customer of E-
Orange Md Taherul Islam
filed a fraud case with
Gulshan police station in
presence of 37 other
customers who testified
against the accused.
Flood situation
worsens as 1 lakh
people marooned
in Sirajganj
DHAKA : Flood situation in
Sirajganj has worsened as
Jamuna River continues to
swell above the danger level
leaving at least one lakh
people marooned, reports
UNB.
The Jamuna is flowing 61
cm above the danger level in
Sirajganj, deputy- assistant
engineer Zakir Hossain of
the Water Development
Board told UNB on
Thursday. Sirajganj Sadar,
Shahzadpur, Kazipur,
Chowhali and Belkuchi have
been the hardest hit
upazilas, he added.
As usual, low-lying areas
and croplands have mostly
been affected by the flood.
Medical oxygen plants
delivered to Bangladesh
by INS Savitri
High Commission in Dhaka.
These fully equipped,
state-of-the-art MOPs
generate medical oxygen onsite
in a highly cost-effective
manner.
In addition to direct
installation at hospitals, they
can also be used for refilling
oxygen cylinders as well.
The MOPs generate
medical breathing standard
oxygen using Zeolite
(Molecular Sieve)
technology with Pressure
Swing Absorption (PSA)
principle for medical
applications.
Goethe-Institut's int'l conference
on Masculinity begins Friday
DHAKA : Goethe-Institutes in Bangladesh
and India are set to virtually inaugurate a 2-
day international conference titled 'M3:
Man, Male, Masculine' on Friday, reports
UNB.
The international conference will bring
together intellectual and cultural
perspectives from experts and artistes from
South Asia and Europe on the theme of
masculinities, Goethe-Institut Bangladesh
said in a press release.
M3: Man, Male, Masculine is a South-
Asian regional project on the theme of
Masculinities, aiming to discuss current
visions of masculinity across the gender
spectrum in Bangladesh and India and
explore the current visions on masculinities
across the gender spectrum through various
discursive, cultural, and educational
activities, the press release added.
The idea is to provide, through various
perspectives and formats, a chance to not
only develop an understanding of
stereotypes and role models but also reflect
on individual perceptions of masculinity.
The focuses on masculinities in general
with a particular emphasis on the prevailing
scenario in Bangladesh and India.
It also intends to explore the different
notions of masculinity, such as how men are
perceived and how masculinity is
constructed in media, art, and performances,
and how does all this make young humans,
who identify themselves as male, feel.
From the Bangladesh frontier, Esha
Aurora (Journalist, Bangladesh) and Fikri
Anil Altintas (Writer and #HeForShe
Catalyst, Germany) will be in conversation
on 4th September at 5 pm (Bangladesh
time), regarding Performing Masculinity.
The interactive conversation shall
encompass perspectives and contexts of
gender performance; the Topic of Honor of
ascribed non-white masculinity, Genderbased
violence, and the concepts of
19th University Day of Chittagong University of Engineering and
Technology (CUET) has been celebrated on Wednesday. Photo : TBT
19th University Day of
CUET celebrated
GAZI JOyNAL ABEDIN, RAOZAN, CHATTOGRAM
19th University Day of Chattogram
University of Engineering and Technology
(CUET) has been celebrated. The day begins
on Wednesday at 9 am with the hoisting of
the national flag and the flag of the university
and the planting of trees.
Then at 10 am a discussion meeting was
held on the virtual platform. CUET Vice-
Chancellor Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul
Alam spoke as the chief guest at the
meeting.
He said, the main job of a university is to
do research, the universities work to create
new knowledge through research. CUET has
already had many successes. To bring more
Orientalism in masculinity.
Performing Masculinity will also be
discussed within the realm of Contemporary
South Asian Cinema. A Panel Discussion
moderated by film curator and journalist
Meenakshi Shedde.
The speakers include acclaimed
Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar
Farooki (Bangladesh), Rubaiyat Hossain
(Bangladesh), Devashish Makhija (India)
and Tillotama Shome (India).
The discussion intends to explore how
different roles are written for men and
women actors. It will also look at how
differently men and women are directed and
treated onset, gender disparity in pay scales
for actors, as well as directors. It will also be
exploring childhood events that may have
shaped these stakeholders into the people
they are today and how often men watch
films directed by women.
Other speakers include Urvashi Butalia
(Feminist Researcher and Writer, New
Delhi), Florian Fischer (freelance Consultant
on Social Issues, Germany), Meena
Kandaswamy (anti-caste activist, novelist,
India), Michael Meuser (Professor of
Sociology, Dortmund University), Sumathi
Ramaswamy (Professor of History and
International Comparative Studies, Duke
University, USA), and more.
Artistes including Aditi Mittal (writer,
comedian, actor, India), Anamika Joshi
(Spoken-word artist, India), Mandeep
Raikhy (Dance practitioner and
choreographer, India), Susanne Sachsse
(actress, Berlin Germany), Kerstin
Rickermann and Silke Beller, Film-makers
Germany) and more will be performing in an
around the same topic.
To participate in the conference via Zoom
and to register in advance for the sessions on
3rd and 4th September 2021, visitors are
required to follow the link at
https://bit.ly/RegisterGIM3.
research success, we all need to make
continuous contributions from our
respective positions.
CUET National Day Celebration
Committee President, Dean of the Faculty of
Engineering and Technology and Director of
Student Welfare, Prof. Md. Rezaul Karim
was the special guest while the Dean of the
Faculty of Civil Engineering. Md. Moinul
Islam, Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering presided over.
Incidentally, on September 1, 2003,
Chattogram University of Engineering and
Technology (CUET) emerged as the only
higher education institution for engineering
and technology education and research in
the south-east of Bangladesh.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir addressing a program which was organized on
the occasion of party's founding anniversary.
Photo : TBT