19-10-2020

MoNDAY, oCToBeR 19, 2020 6
Payra port takes initiative to make
vulnerable families self-reliant
goUtaM haLder, kaLaPara
CorreSPondent:
Mechanical workshop and lathe
machine training has been
completed for 50 affected family
members to make them self-reliant
in land acquisition for construction
of Upazila Payra Port at kalapara.
Certificates were distributed to the
trainees at the kalapara kiit
auditorium after six months of
training on Saturday.
Shyamal Chandra Pal, deputy
team Leader of development
organisation of the rural PoordorP,
presided over the certificate
distribution ceremony organized by
the Payra Port authority in
collaboration with dorP. Ma Saleh,
Principal, kiit spoke as the chief
guest at the occasion while among
others journalist amal Mukhaji, Md.
Shamsul alam, Md. abul kalam
azad and Md. ruman of droP.
during the six-month training, each
member was given tk 72,000 and
certificates.
earlier, on october 14, 50
members of the 5th and 6th batches
of the Basic Computer Course were
awarded certificates at the
Multipurpose Building in Payra Port
after six months of training.
Members of Bangladesh Army in a drive arrested an UPDF (Main) toll collector along with arms and ammunition
from Manikchhari-Ramgarh border area recently.
Photo: Zakir Hossain
terrorist arrested with arms in Manikchhari
Md. Zakir hoSSain, ManikChhari CorreSPondent:
Bangladesh army is working
relentlessly to establish peace in the hilly
areas. UPdf (Main) toll collector konj
Marma (24) has been arrested from
Manikchhari-ramgarh border area in
an army operation at Batnatali camp in
Sindukchhari zone.
during the time, an Lg, 4 rounds of
ammunition, 6 mobile phones, 15
receipt books, tk 2,500 in cash and a
stock register of regular dues were
seized from him. according to police
and army sources, Captain Md. Wali
Ullah, Batnatli Camp Commander,
conducted the operation on friday night
on a tip-off about the location of armed
terrorists on the Manikchhari-ramgarh
border. during the time, in the middle of
the night, UPdf worker konj Marma
(24) of ramgarh Upazila was arrested
with arms and ammunition.
Later on Saturday at 9:30 am in
Manikchhari sub-zone, the army
officials revealed the details of the
detainee along with weapons and
recovered weapons. Later, as the place
of detention of the detainee was
ramgarh, the detainee and all the
equipment were handed over to
ramgarh police station. they said that a
case was being prepared against the
detainee.
Mechanical workshop and lathe machine training has been completed for 50 affected family members
to make them self-reliant in land acquisition for construction of Upazila Payra Port at Kalapara
on Saturday.
Photo: Goutam Halder
Bit policing rally against rape and
torture of women held in jashore
two-day long online workshop
held in kishoreganj
Mafe Sheikh, kiShoreganj
CorreSPondent:
a two-day online workshop titled
"Strategic Communication for good
governance" was concluded in
kishoreganj Upazila of nilphamari.
Shahin islam, ndC, director
general of national institute of Mass
Communication delivered the closing
speech at the workshop through the
Zoom app from dhaka last Saturday.
during the time, ayesha akhter,
joint-Secretary of the Cabinet
division, abuzar gaffari, deputy
director (radio Program) of national
institute of Mass Communication,
abdul Mannan and assistant director
(Visualization and Lineage training)
were among others also present at the
occasion.
the program was moderated by
Munjurul alam, director
(administration and development) of
national institute of Mass
Communication and focal Point
officer of the project.
Later, certificate was distributed at
the local press club by abuzar gaffari,
deputy director (radio Program) of
national institute of Mass
Communication, abu hassan Sheikh,
Convener of the Press Club and
others. the workshop was attended
by 25 journalists working in
kishoreganj Upazila.
Shahid joy, jaShore
CorreSPondent:
a bit policing rally against
rape and torture of women
has been held in jashore.
the rally was organized by
kotwali Model Police Station
and jashore Municipal
Ward 5 Community Policing
at Shamsul huda Stadium
premises on Saturday.
district Superintendent of
Police Mohammad ashraf
hossain as the chief guest
said jashore district Police
has adopted Zero tolerance
Policy to prevent violence
against women. not only the
police department, but also
the government has not
given any concession in such
activities. Violence against
women is increasing at
different levels of society. it
has emerged as a social
collapse today. We all have to
work towards how we can
get rid of it. We need to work
with the utmost importance
on how women feel safe in
society, in school and college
and at work. the rally called
for building a social
movement to prevent rape
and torture.
jashore kotwali Model
Police Station officer-in-
Charge (oC) Moniruzzaman
presided over the function
A bit policing rally against rape and torture of women has been held in Jashore on
Saturday.
Photo: Shahid Joy
while among others, jashore
Press Club President Zahid
hasan tukun, jashore
Municipal Ward no. 5
Councilor habibur rahman
Chakladar Moni, district
Policing forum Member
Secretary and dr. abdur
razzak, Municipal College
Principal jM iqbal hossain
and Stadium Para regional
Policing forum President
advocate Badruddoza Badar
were also present at the
occasion.
Certificates were distributed after completing a two-day online workshop titled "Strategic Communication
for Good Governance" in Kishoreganj Upazila of Nilphamari recently.
Photo: Mafe Sheikh
Matri puja held at central raghunath
jiu temple in Mohadevpur
M ShakhaWath hoSSain,
MohadeVPUr CorreSPondent:
Matri puja was held at the
central raghunath jiu
temple in Mohadevpur,
naogaon on Sunday. Md.
Salim Uddin tarafdar Selim,
Member of Parliament for
naogaon-3 constituency
inaugurated and addressed
the function as the chief
guest under the
chairmanship of ajit kumar
Mandal, President of
Upazila Puja Udyapan
Parishad.
during the time, Upazila
Parishad Chairman ahsan
habib Bhodan, Upazila Vice
Chairman anukul Saha
Budu and Women Vice
Chairman rabeya rahman
Polly, Upazila agriculture
officer arun Chandra roy,
Md. Salim Uddin Tarafdar Selim, Member of Parliament for Naogaon-3 constituency
as the chief guest inaugurated Matri puja at the central Raghunath Jiu temple in
Mohadevpur on Sunday.
Photo: M Shakhawath Hossain
Upazila awami League joint
general Secretary Babul
Chandra
ghosh,
Mohadevpur Sadar UP
Chairman Mahbubur
rahman dholu, Cheragpur
UP Chairman Shibnath
Mishra, Bhimpur UP
Chairman ram Prasad
Bhadra, Matri Prasad
Chatterjee, nirmal Chandra
Biswas, Babul Banerjee and
amit Chandra Mandal were
among others also p resent
at the occasion.
at the end of the
discussion, the children
from 11 upazilas of the
district performed Matri
puja with their own hands
out of love for their mother.
rCC to provide tk 10,000 to each
Puja mandap in rajshahi
Like the previous year, rajshahi
City Corporation (rCC) will also
extend taka 10,000 to each of the
Puja mandaps in the city this year
aims at making the forthcoming
Celebration of durga Puja, largest
religious festival of the hindu
community, more festive and
enthusiastic among the devotees,
reports BSS.
City Mayor ahM khairuzzaman
Liton revealed this while addressing
a meeting with all the officials
concerned including the leaders and
members of puja udjapan parishad
to mark the ensuing Sharodiya
durga Puja-2020 at the city bhaban
conference hall here on Saturday
afternoon as the chief guest.
he also announced that the city
bhaban and the important crossings
of the city will be eliminated on the
occasion.
Besides, closed-circuit cameras
will be added to all the immersion
points side by side with full-proof
security.
With rCC Ward Councilor Belal
ahmed in the chair, the meeting
was addressed, among others, by
additional deputy Commissioner
Shariful haque and deputy
Commissioner of rajshahi
Metropolitan Police Sazid hossain.
the meeting was told that the
durgotsob will be celebrated in 69
Puja mandaps in the city this year
from october 22 to 26. each of the
Puja mandap was given 500
kilograms of rice by the district relief
and rehabilitation office this year.
Mayor Liton urged the puja
committee leaders to set up closed
circuit cameras in the important
puja mandaps alongside metal
detectors in the main entrances.
there should be separate gates for
male and female.
he asked the police
administration to keep close
coordination with the puja
committee round the clock. he also
gave instruction to the traffic
division to enhance traffic
management.
"We have to put in our level best
efforts to ensure communal
harmony for all faiths in each of the
puja mandaps," he added.
Meanwhile, preparation for
celebrating the durga Puja is going
on everywhere in the metropolis at
present. People of the community
are passing their busiest days with
the works of decorating and
painting idols and Puja mandaps
ahead of their festival.
idol makers commonly known as
Pauls are passing their busy days in
the final touch works of idols of
hindu deities. With only five days
left, the Pauls are working round the
clock to make sure that the idols are
ready in time.
decorations of temples, lighting,
and setting up of mandaps are
expected to turn the city into a
festive look within the next couple of
days.
Police administration has chalked
out elaborate security measures to
make the celebration a total success.
"We have adopted tight security
measures to make the rajshahi
city's durga Puja celebration
festive and successful," said Sazid
hossain.