19-10-2020

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KOICA holds seminar on
road maintenance,
management system issues
DHAKA : The Korea International
Cooperation Agency (KOICA) recently
organised a de-briefing online seminar on
road maintenance and management
system issues of Bangladesh, reports
UNB.
'Strengthening and Building the
capacity of Roads and Highways
Department (RHD), Bangladesh
officials focusing on Road Maintenance
and Management System issues
(Bangladesh)' was held on Thursday,
said a press release. It was co-hosted by
RHD.
"In this de-briefing seminar, two
fellows who attended nine-day long
online training from September 21 to
29, 2020 from Roads Transport and
Highways Division (RTHD) shared their
experiences and knowledge gained from
the training.
Also, Roads and Highways
Department (RHD) officials shared
their Action plans for improvement of
RHD sectors in Bangladesh."
Due to the current COVID-19
pandemic, KOICA organised the
training virtually through online
platform.
For the smooth implementation of the
training, KOICA has granted learning
devices such as Samsung Notebook and
other accessories for better access in the
online learning environment.
KOICA's Fellowship Program is
designed to nurture key leaders in
developing countries who can
contribute to their respective
organisations for better result.
This country-focused fellowship
programme has been launched in 2019
and will be continued until 2021. The
total number of the direct beneficiaries
will reach around 75, according to the
release.
This year, total 21 fellows from RTHD
and RHD got this opportunity.
As transportation sector is the one of
Korea's development priority areas for
Bangladesh, KOICA is about to finance
$8.9 million from 2020 to 2023 to an
upcoming project titled "Improving the
Reliability and Safety in National
Highway Corridors of Bangladesh by
Introduction of ITS (Intelligent
Transport System)", the press release
says.
Through this comprehensive support
from Korea, it is believed that Bangladesh
can develop Road and Safety Masterplan
along with establishment of effective road
management system which will reduce
time and accidents for much-needed
improved road conditions in the country.
Russel was an
obedient polite
boy : DU VC
DHAKA : Vice-Chancellor
(VC) of Dhaka University
(DU) Md. Akhtaruzzaman
said Shaheed Sheikh Russel
was very modest and
humble boy who was also
very respectful and obedient
to his teachers.
"Little Russel was a very
compassionate boy . . . his
classmates liked him very much
as he shared tiffins with them,"
said Akhtaruzzaman while
speaking at the inaugural
ceremony of a mural of
Shaheed Sheikh Russel at
University Laboratory School
and College on Sunday.
Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina unveiled the mural and
inaugurated 'Shaheed Sheikh
Russel Bhaban' through video
conference from his official
Ganabhaban residence
marking the 56th birth
anniversary of Sheikh Russel,
the youngest son of Father of
the Nation Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The event was jointly
organised by the University
Laboratory School and
College and Awami League's
(AL) sub-committee on
Relief and Social Welfare
with DU VC Prof. Md.
Akhtaruzzaman in the chair.
Milad and Doa Mahfil was held on the occasion of the 57th birth anniversary of Shaheed Sheikh Russel, the
youngest son of Father of the nation bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at the Juba League Central Office
on Sunday.
Photo : Courtesy
Postage stamp released
marking birth anniv of
Sheikh Russel
DHAKA : The Directorate of Posts on
Sunday released a commemorative
postage stamp marking the 56th birth
anniversary of Sheikh Russel, the
youngest son of Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,
reports UNB.
Posts, Telecommunications and
Information Technology Minister
Mustafa Jabbar inaugurated the stamp
worth Tk 10 at a programme. He also
unveiled an envelope worth Tk 10 and a
data card worth Tk 5.
Initially, the postage stamp and
envelope will be available at the Philatelic
Bureau of Dhaka GPO from Sunday and it
will be gradually made available in all
GPO's across the country.
Russel, the youngest brother of Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina, was born on
October 18, 1964, at the historic
Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi. He
was killedon August 15, 1975, along with
most of his family members, including his
father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman.
Satkhira 4-murder
Deceased's younger brother
put on 5-day remand
SATKHIRA : A Satkhira court
on Sunday placed Raihanul,
the younger brother of
Shahinur Rahman who was
killed with his wife and two
children in Khalsi village of
Kolaroa upazila, on a five-day
remand, reports UNB.
Satkhira judicial magistrate
court-2 Senior Judicial
Magistrate Yeasmin Nahar
passed the order on Sunday
after hearing of a 10-day
remand petition filed by Tariqul
Islam, inspector of CID, also
investigation officer of the case.
A team of CID arrested Raihanul
on Friday and he was shown
arrested in the murder case.
Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Raunak Mahmud talked to reporters after visiting
Rangpur Zoo on Sunday afternoon.
Photo: PbA
VGF rice being distributed to
fishermen in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA: Rice under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF)
activity is being distributed for last few days to the fishermen
who are residing on the bank of the river Brahmaputra and
whose families are fully dependent on catching fishes in the
river, reports BSS.
The government imposed a 22-day ban on Hilsha catching,
selling, hoarding and transporting across the country from
October 14. As the livelihood of most of the fishermen is
dependent on catching fishes in the river and selling the fishes
to the customers at nearby hat and bazaars, the fishermen face
more trouble during the ban period for want of food.
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