27-06-2021

SuNDAY, JuNe 27, 2021
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Dairy farmers
protest throwing
milk on the street
NATORE : Dozens of dairy
farmers on Saturday threw litres
of milk on a road protesting its
falling prices amid corona
lockdowns, reports UNB.
About50 dairy farmers staged
the protest near Bahadurpur
Bazar in Singra Upazila.
They complained that the
price of milk has been falling in
the village markets due to the
continuous lockdowns.
They said they don't even sell
the milk Tk. 20 per kg.
The farmers demanded that
Milkvita buys milk from them
under
government
management so they get fair
price.
Benapole: International
kidney trading racket
busted, one held
BENAPOLE : Border Guard
Bangladesh (BGB) has
claimed to have busted an
international human kidney
trading racket and detained a
gang member, reports UNB.
Members of the force also
rescued a man from the
clutches of the accused as he
was about to be trafficked to
India through the Benapole
border, the BGB said in a
release.
The accused has been
identified as Anisur Rahman,
27, son of Fazlul Haque of
Gazipur City Corporation
area. The rescued man, Md
Yunus Ali, 36, is the son of
Idris Ali Mandal of
Dhukuriabera village in
Sirajganj district.
Newly appointed Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed on Saturday paid tribute to the war
heros through laying wreath at National Memorial.
Photo : ISPR
Reward announced for info on
missing Chinese engineer
MUNSHIGANJ : A 26-year-old Chinese
engineer, working in the Padma Bridge
Project, remains missing three days after
he presumably fell into the river near the
Shimulia ferry terminal in Munshiganj's
Louhajang.
Zhao Jianpeng, who was working for
Padma Bridge Project contractor China
Major Bridge Company, went missing on
June 22.
China Major Bridge Engineering
Company announced a Tk2 lakh reward
for information about Zhao's
whereabouts, Mawa river police Officerin-Charge
of Sirajul Kabir said Friday.
"There was no trace of the missing
person, although the fire service, coast
guard, river police; and army personnel
working in the security team of the
project conducted rescue operations
from Tuesday night to Friday," Sirajul
said. "However, the operations will
resume Saturday."
Zhao was tasked with installing a
power tower (number 13) of the National
Grid as part of the project. He had gone
to the tower point for work at 5pm and
went missing around 8:30pm on June
22. His colleagues alerted police after
failing to locate him.
It is suspected that Zhao fell into the
Padma river. However, the local and
foreign engineers, who were also
working there, could not confirm if Zhao
fell into the river since no one saw it
happening.
Sirajul said, "Several engineers and
other workers stay at a makeshift camp
near the ferry terminal in Louhajang,
and they use boats to go to the tower
point in the river daily." "On Tuesday
night, Zhao went to the tower point for
work but went missing around 8.30pm.
His colleagues alerted us after failing to
locate him," he added.
Nuruzzaman elected 1st Vice
President of Asia Startup
Committee of WBAF
Mohammad Nuruzzaman, Group CEO of Daffodil Family,
has recently been elected as the 1st Vice President of Asia
Startup Committee of the World Business Angels
Investment Forum (WBAF). He was also appointed as
Senator of World Business Angels Investment Forum
(WBAF) last year. He will represent Bangladesh in the
grand assembly of WBAF scheduled to be held in February,
2022, a press release said.
This achievement of Mohammad Nuruzzaman paved the
way for the expansion of Bangladeshi Startups in the
international arena. From now on, the access for
Bangladeshi young entrepreneurs to get various global
opportunities has opened up. On the and inputs from the
grassroots levels have not been taken into consideration.
The stimulus package or other incentives work only when
there is an honest business environment, which is lacking
in the country," she said. other hand, local angel investors,
incubation centers, private equity firms, co-investment
funds, and potential entrepreneurs in Bangladesh will be
able to interact with the world's leading business leaders.
Mohammad Nuruzzaman is leading 41 sister concerns of
Daffodil Family and simultaneously working continuously
behind growing up the alumni of different educational
institutions of Daffodil Education Network as Startups.
Beside this, he has associated himself as an Angel investor
with some successful Startups as well.
WBAF is the world's largest forum for startups and
entrepreneurial development. 138 high commissioners and
senators from 79 countries are associated with this forum.
The WBAF Business School has 50 teachers in 32 countries
and 5 International Working Committees. The WBAF
World Congress is held yearly in February.
CGS webinar on Budget 2021-2022:
Business friendly or lacks
transparency ?
DHAKA : Speakers at a webinar on Friday
engaged in a healthy debate on if the national
budget 2021-2022 was a 'one step forward' or
if it severely lacked accountability and
transparency.
Planning Minister M.A. Mannan MP stated
that the government is on the right track in
formulating the budget, reports UNB.
He also stated that a deficit budget is
necessary for growth and poverty alleviation.
The planning minister said that the budget
was business-friendly and "one step forward"
for the country, but he did highlight that he has
not seen the rate of growth in Bangladesh's
economy that he had expected to see yet.
However, Center for Policy Dialogue
executive director Fahmida Khatun said that
the implementation of the budget lacks
accountability and transparency, and
highlighted the lack of discourse on the budget
at the parliament.
"The budget has been prepared using a topdown
approach, and inputs from the
grassroots levels have not been taken into
consideration. The stimulus package or other
incentives work only when there is an honest
business environment, which is lacking in the
country," she said.
According to her, the budget also doesn't
provide sufficient guidance of recovery for
Bangladesh after the pandemic.
They came up with the remarks while
addressing an online discussion organised by
the Centre for Governance Studies on the
proposed National Budget for 2021-2022.
Former commerce minister and BNP
standing committee member Amir Khasru
Mahmud Chowdhury said that t people are too
focused on the details of the budget and not
paying attention to the actual unique economic
model in Bangladesh. He stipulated that the
whole economy has been geared to serve the
2106-180
interest of certain syndicates who are
responsible for vast amounts of money
laundering and black money. Since these
money laundering schemes are also factored
into the GDP measure of the country, he
argued that key indicators of development in
Bangladesh are being distorted. He
emphasised that political decisions have to be
made while keeping the interests of the general
public and not powerful groups and
syndicates.
Besides, former National Board of Revenue
chairman Muhammad Abdul Mazid, Dhaka
University professor Rashed Al Mahmud
Titumir and Economist Muhammed Parvez
Imdad were among the notable speakers at the
event.
Former UPDF member
hacked dead in Khagrachhari
KHAGRACHHARI : A former member of the
United People's Democratic Front (UPDF)
was hacked to death by miscreants in
Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Amar Jiban
Chakma (40), son of Suresh Chandra Chakma
of Hazarachora Bridge area.
He was picked up from his in-law's house in
Noapara village of the upazila at the late hours
of Friday and was murdered.
Vijay Chakma, father-in-law of the deceased,
said when Amar was sleeping after dinner
some people woke him up and took him to
Baradam East Khamarpara and hacked him to
death with sharp weapons. According to locals
Amar was an active member of UPDF (Prasit
Khisa group).
Dighinala Police Station officer-in-charge
Piar Ahmed said police recovered the body.
Legal action will be taken, he said.
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