MonDAY, noveMBeR 15, 20212I want to workfor everyone:Mayor BadshaAzahar Ali, BoguraCorrespondentBogura Pouroshova MayorRezaul Karim Badsha saidthat modern Bogura wouldbe built with thecooperation of all. He saidwhile addressing areception program atBogura press clubyesterday. He informedthat various plans havebeen adopted for theoverall development of theBogura Pouro area. Badshasaid that he would work forthe overall welfare of thepeople with the help ofjournalists.The program waspresided over by BoguraPress Club Vice PresidentAbdus Salam Babu andconducted by GeneralSecretary Arif Rehman.Bogura Pouroshova Mayor Rezaul Karim Badsha was given reception atBogura press club yesterday.Photo : TBTKhaleda Zia transferredto CCU of Ever CareTBT reportBNP Chairperson andformer Prime MinisterBegum Khaleda Zia hasbeen shifted to the CCU ofEver Care Hospital fortreatment under closeobservation. Dr. ZahidHossen member of hermedical team told reportersthat Madam is now in CCU.There she is being treatedand tested. He said themedical board has a meetingat 4.30 pm. There her latestcondition and test resultswill be reviewed.Khaleda Zia was admittedto Bashundhara EvercareHospital from her Gulshanhome Firoza last Saturday.The medical boardrequested that she will bebrought to the hospital asshe had been feeling unwellsince Friday night. Afterbeing taken to the hospital,her body underwent a fewtests and was placed in acabin.Khaleda Zia is under thesupervision of a medicalboard headed by specialist ofHospital Dr. ShahabuddinTalukder. Former PrimeMinister Khaleda Zia hasbeen suffering from variouscomplications includingarthritis, diabetes, kidney,lung and eye problems formany years.After 26 days of treatmentat Evercare Hospital, theBNP chairperson returnedhome on November 7. Fivedays later she was admittedto the hospital again. Afterbeing convicted in the ZiaOrphanage Trust case onFebruary 8, 2018, KhaledaZia was imprisoned in theCentral Jail.GD-1676/21 (5x4)MYcÖRvZš¿x evsjv‡`k miKvievsjv‡`k cywjkcywjk mycv‡ii Kvh©vjqbvivqYMÄÒ3q †KvqvUvi `icÎ weÁwßÓ`icÎ weÁwß bs-05/2021-2022GD-1675/21 (13x4)
MoNDAY, NoVEMBER 15, 20213Dhaka to welcome anumber of ForeignMinisters this weekDU CHA Unit admission test result published on Sunday. Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof. Dr.Akhtaruzzaman published the result.Photo : CourtesyMayor Liton asksengineers to completeuplift works timelyRAJSHAHI : Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC)Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton has askedthe engineers and contractors to completeworks of the ongoing development projectstimely with utmost sincerity."We are determined to implement theuplift projects accurately so that the citydwellers can derive total benefits of those,"Liton said, adding transparency andaccountability must be ensured in all theinfrastructure development works.He was addressing a review meeting of thedevelopment projects with engineers andcontractors at the city bhaban conference hallon Saturday. He told the meeting that massivedevelopment works are being implemented atpresent as part of RCC's TK 2,993-croreproject titled 'Integrated Urban InfrastructureDevelopment in Rajshahi City'.Robbery bid atATM booth :3 held in cityDHAKA : Police havearrested three people duringtheir bid to loot money fromthe ATM booth of IFICbank's Badda branch in thecity, reports UNB.The arrestees are MdRubel, Hridoy, and MamunPolice said the CCTVcamera operator of IFICbank's head office callednational emergency servicenumber 999 when he foundthat a man was trying tobreak the vault at the boothentering there breaking awall.Inspector (investigation)of Badda police station NureAlam Masud Siddique said ateam of police rushed to thespot after getting the call andarrested a man from insidethe booth.Later, his two associateswere arrested, he said.A case was filed with theBadda police station in thisregard, said the inspector.In addition to five more flyovers and 19infrastructures, implementation works ofvarious infrastructure development works areprogressing fast under the project scheduled tobe completed by June, 2024, Mayor Litonadded.He urged all the engineers and othersconcerned to discharge their duties withutmost sincerity and honesty for successfulimplementation of all the developmentprojects within the stipulated timeframe.Liton said the Rajshahi city will get a newlook upon successful implementation of themega project."We are working relentlessly to make the citygreen and habitable," he added. RCC PanelMayors Shariful Islam and Razab Ali andSuperintending Engineer Nur Islam, amongothers, shared their views in the meeting.Parliament mourns deathof 6 ex-MPs, othersDHAKA : Parliament on Sunday unanimously adopted acondolence motion expressing profound grief at the death ofsix former MPs. including an ex-minister and some notedpersonalities, reports UNB.Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury moved thecondolence motion in the House in the beginning of the 15thsession of the 11th parliament.The six former MPs are ex-minister Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu(Chattogram-6 and 9), Dr Mizanul Haque (Kishoreganj-4), MdFazlul Haque Aspia (Sunamganj-4), Mokbul Hossain (Pabna-2), Ali Osman Khan (Mymensingh-17 and Netrakona-4) andSheikh Shahidur Rahman (Khulna-4).The House also expressed deep shock at the death of notedpersonalities, including veteran lawyer Abdul BasetMajumder, noted cultural personalities Dr Enamul Haque andMahmud Sajjad, renowned journalist, dramatist and poetRafiqul Haque, chairman of Sylhet Zila Parishad advocateLutfur Rahman and former cabinet secretary Kazi ShamsulAlam.Besides, the Jatiya Sangsad expressed profound grief at thedeath of physicians, health workers, members of theadministration, police, political leaders, media people,business and social dignitaries, other staff of the governmentand private sector, who lost lives in the coronavirus at homeand abroad, and those who were killed in the recent SierraLeone explosion caused by collusion between a fuel tanker anda lorry, and other accidents in different places at home andabroad.Before passing the condolence motion, a one-minute silencewas observed and a munajat offered, seeking the eternal peaceof the departed souls.PM returns homeending 2-weekforeign tourDHAKA : Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina returned homeon Sunday morning,wrapping up her two-weekvisit to the United Kingdomsand France, reports UNB.A VVIP flight of BimanBangladesh Airlines, carryingthe Prime Minister and herentourage, landed at HazratShahjalal InternationalAirport at 7:24 am.Earlier, the flight left DeGaulle International Airportin Paris at 4:20pm (local time)on Saturday.On October 31, the PrimeMinister left Dhaka forScotland on the foreign visit toattend the 26th UN ClimateChange Conference of theParties (COP26) at Glasgow inScotland, and BangladeshInvestment Summit 2021 inLondon and hand over thefirst 'Unesco-BangladeshBangabandhu SheikhMujiburRahmanInternational Prize for theCreative Economy' in Paris.During the tour, Hasina hadmeetings with British PrimeMinister Boris Johnson,French President EmmanuelMacron, French PrimeMinister Jean Castex, FrenchPrime Minister Jean Castex,Australian Prime MinisterScott Morrison and otherheads of state or government.Besides, she had meetingswith UK's Prince Charles,First Minister of ScotlandNicolaSturgeon,Commonwealth SecretaryGeneral Patricia Scotland, BillGates, as well as otherimportant dignitaries fromdifferent organisations andbusiness bodies.The Prime Minister leftScotland for London onNovember 3 and then went toParis on November 9.In London, the PrimeMinister inaugurated the"Bangladesh InvestmentSummit 2021: BuildingSustainable GrowthPartnerships" and Roadshowon November 4.During her stay in Paris, shealso attended the inauguralsession of the 75th Foundinganniversary of Unesco and theParis Peace Forum.Combined Military Hospital brought out a rally in Dhaka Cantonment on Sunday marking WorldDiabetes Day.Photo : ISPRDHAKA : A number Foreign Ministersrepresenting IORA countries, including theMinister for South Asia, the United Nationsand the Commonwealth at the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office(FCDO) Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, willbe visiting Bangladesh this week, reports UNB.British Minister Tariq Ahmad will deliver akeynote speech at a programme titled"Bangladesh-UK: Partners in Progress" onMonday afternoon.The talks will be held at the Foreign ServiceAcademy with Foreign Secretary Masud BinMomen in the chair.The British Minister will also have a meetingwith Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momenduring his stay in Dhaka, said an official. TheForeign Ministers of Sri Lanka, Union ofComoros, Indonesia, South Africa and aMinister of Tanzania will also be visitingBangladesh.US Deputy Assistant Secretary KellyKeiderling is likely to arrive here on Tuesday,said an official.Keiderling is the South and Central AsianAffairs Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary forPublic Diplomacy and Bangladesh, Bhutan,Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.The United States is an observer at the IORAtalks. Bangladesh, as the incoming Chair ofIndian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), willhost the 21st IORA Council of Ministers'(COM) meeting on November 17.The 23rd Committee of Senior Officials(CSO) and its related meetings will be heldNovember 15-16 in a hybrid format (in-personand virtual), officials said.Bangladesh will assume the position of theIORA Chair in November.The Chairship of Bangladesh is to run from2021-2023, with the new Vice-Chair, theDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka,and the United Arab Emirates now taking theposition of the Past-Chair.The forthcoming ministers' meeting will bepreceded by the 23rd CSO meeting taking stockof the Association's progress, and to endorsethe next IORA's Action Plan (2022-2027).Meanwhile, a Strategic Dialogue on theImpact of Covid-19 and perspectives ofeconomic recovery in the Indian Ocean Regionwill be held on November 17.Foreign Minister Dr Momen will host dinnerin honour of the delegations who will be here toattend the IORA meetings.The Indian Ocean Rim Association is aninter-governmental organisation which wasestablished on March 7, 1997.The vision for IORA originated during a visitby late President Nelson Mandela of SouthAfrica to India in 1995. Promoting sustainedgrowth and balanced development within theIndian Ocean region, IORA strengthenscooperation and dialogue with Member States.The member States are Australia,Bangladesh, Union of Comoros, FrenchRepublic, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya,Madagascar, Malaysia, the Maldives,Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles,Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka,Tanzania, Thailand, the United Arab Emiratesand Yemen.Lt. Col. Md.Abu Sayedobtains PhDfrom DULt. Col. Md. Abu Sayedobtains PhD degree fromDhaka University (DU). DUSyndicate at a meeting heldrecently awarded him thisdegree for his thesis titled"Assessing Disaster RiskReduction at School Level: AStudy of Dhaka North CityCorporation Area". Prof. Dr.Md. Humayun Kabir of DUGeographyandEnvironment Departmentwas his research supervisor.Lt. Col. Md. Abu Sayedworks at Bangladesh Army.He took his B.Sc (Hons.) andM.Sc degrees from DUGeographyandEnvironment Department.He hails from villageIndrakul under BauphalUpazila of PatuakhaliDistrict. He is the youngestson of Abdur Rashid andFatema.Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud placed a wreath at the bust of Father ofthe Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in London on Saturday. Photo : CollectedHasan offerswreath atBangabandhu'sbust in LondonDHAKA : Information andBroadcasting Minister Dr HasanMahmud placed a wreath at thebust of Father of the NationBangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman in London on Saturday.Awami League leader of theUnited Kingdom unit Afsar Sadekhas set up the bust ofBangabandhu at his own initiative,said a release.Hasan extended thanks to Sadekfor setting up the bust in front ofhis own house. The minister saidSadek faced many problems to setup the bust and even a case waslodged in this regard.He (Sadek) has installed the bustafter winning the case in the highcourt, he added."I would like to extend thanksand congratulations to Sadek. It isthe manifestation of his respectand love for Bangabandhu and theBangalees as well," the ministersaid.Later, he talked with eminentjournalist, writer and columnistAbdul Gaffar Chowdhury overmobile phone and enquired abouthis health condition andtreatment.Hasan, also Awami League jointgeneral secretary, prayed for earlyrecovery of Abdul GaffarChowdhury.Chowdhury also extendedthanks to the minister. Hasan isexpected to return home onNovember 17.Rash Purnima pujato begin Nov 17KHULNA : The authorities of theDepartment of Forest (East) have takenspecial security measures at Alorkol inDublar Char near the Sundarbans ahead ofthe Rash Purnima puja (Holy Bath) whichwill begin on November 17.The three-day 'Rash Purnima Puja' willend on November 19.Alongside taking other measures, theauthorities have imposed a ban on carryingall kinds of meat, except chicken, fireworksand explosives, any domestic weapons andfirearms.Sources said deer hunting spree sees asharp rise during the Rash Purnima Pujaevery year as hundreds of boats carryingthousands devotees throng the venue atAlorkol in Dublar Char, close to the coast ofthe Bay of Bengal under SharankholaRange of the mangrove forest."We had a meeting with the districtadministration to stop poaching of deer atany cost during the puja period," said MdMahmudul Hasan, divisional forest officer(East Division) of the Sundarbans, addingthat the pilgrims will have to travel at fiveselected points during day time.Use of loudspeakers, any electronicdevice and carrying of firearms andammunition are completely restricted andtravelling will be prohibited at night, hesaid.All preparation has been completed tocelebrate the Rash Purnima Puja,Mahmudul Hasan said, adding: "Rash Melahas been prohibited due to coronaviruspandemic (Covid-19) and the RashPurnima puja committee has been asked tomonitor deer hunting during the festival.""Alongside Rapid Action Battalion (RAB),Coast Guard and Bangladesh Navy andPatrol teams of the forest department willhave work for the protection of the pilgrimsin the Pashur, Shewla, Bhola and Shibsarivers from November 17 to 19," the forestofficial said."The forest department has fixed fiveriver routes from Khulna, Bagerhat,Satkhira and adjacent Barguna for thepilgrims to travel to the venues," he said,adding that visitors will have to finish alltheir activities and rituals while leaving theforest area before the sunset on November19.AL leader MostafijurRahman Labupasses awayDHAKA : Mostafijur Rahman Labu, vicepresidentof Zanaigati Upazila AwamiLeague (AL) in Sherpur passed away athis residence last Friday at the age of 74.He left behind his wife and a son, onedaughter and a host of relatives andadmirers to mourn his death, said a pressrelease.Awami League General Secretary andRoad Transport and Bridges MinisterObaidul Quader expressed profoundshock and sorrow at the death of Labu.In a condolence message, Quaderprayed for eternal peace of the departedsoul and conveyed deep sympathy to thebereaved family members, added thepress release.
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