26-07-2021

MONDAY, jULY 26, 2021
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UP member Amar Sajib organized an Eid-ul-Fitr reunion with poor and helpless people and
distributed masks in Manda upazila of Naogaon on Sunday. Photo: Shahzada Tuhin
Tk 1.48cr allotted
to help poor in
Jamalpur
JAMALPUR: With a view to
help the poor people during
lockdown announced to
prevent covid-19 spreading,
Taka one crore 48 lakh was
allotted for distribution in the
district, reports BSS.
Relief and Rehabilitation
Office sources said poor
people who suffers during the
lockdown in all the seven
upazilas of the district will get
the government assistance
staying home.
Relief and Rehabilitation
Officer Md Nayeb Ali said
poor families who are staying
home will get the assistance.
He said upazila and district
administrations will arrange
to reach the aid to their homes
after getting phone call at the
number 333 for assistance.
He said 847 poor families
received the assistance till
yesterday.
TK 60,200 fined for
flouting lockdown
rules in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA: An amount of
TK 60,200 was fined for
violating lockdown rules as
the district administration
yesterday conducted 10
mobile courts in all seven
upazilas to ensure strict
enforcement of governmentannounced
curb, reports BSS.
The courts led by executive
magistrates filed 73 cases and
fined TK 60,200.
executive magistrates also
distributed masks to the poor
people during the drives, said
SM Foyez Uddin, executive
magistrate of the district
administration.
The law enforcement
agencies assisted the courts.
Deputy Commissioner
(DC), also district magistrate,
Abdul Matin urged the people
to abide by the rules of the
restrictions to protect
themselves from covid-19.
Special OMS of rice, flour
begins in Rangpur
RANGPUR : Special open market sale (OMS) of rice and flour
began yesterday in Rangpur to assist the poor and lowincome
group people in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic
situation.
Rangpur Divisional Commissioner Abdul Wahhab Bhuiyan
inaugurated the special OMS program in a function held at
Robertsonganj School Ground in the metropolis as the chief
guest.
The Department of Food organised the function strictly
abiding by the health directives in the wake of the Covid-19
pandemic with District Controller of Food Md Abdul Quader
in the chair.
Mayor of Rangpur Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa, Rangpur
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Alim
Mahmud, Rangpur Regional Controller of Food Md Abdus
Salam, Deputy Commissioner Md Asib Ahsan and Chief
Executive Officer of Rangpur City Corporation Md Ruhul
Amin Miah were present.
In his brief welcome speech, District Controller of Food Md
Abdul Quader said each of the 1,500 consumers would be able
to buy five kg of rice at Taka 30 per kg and five kg of flour at
Taka 18 per kg daily.
The government has launched this special OMS program
for the poor, jobless, helpless, destitute and low-income
group people in Rangpur as elsewhere across the country to
address the crisis during the Covid-19 pandemic period.
A total of 7,500 kgs of rice and 1,500 kgs of flour loaded in
three roving trucks will be sold every day in Rangpur city
corporation area till August 7 next," Abdul Quader added.
On the occasion, the Divisional Commissioner said the
government has engaged all-out comprehensive efforts to
stand beside the helpless people to assist them in various
ways to face the Coronavirus pandemic situation.
"To address the current crisis, the special program has been
launched to sell rice and flour also to contain price hikes in the
open markets so that people who work hard can buy this riceflour
under the OMS program at lower prices," he said.
"Allegations of any kind of irregularity and corruption in
this special OMS activity of the government will not be
tolerated. If some quarters try to corrupt the dealers with this
rice and flour, stringent actions will be taken against them,"
he said.
CHATTOGRAM : Former
office assistant of state run
news agency Bangladesh
Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
Abdul Gafour passed away
at his residence in
Laksham upazila of
Cumilla district on
Saturday evening.
He was 68.
Gafour, former office
assistant of BSS,
Chattogram bureau,
Ex-office
assistant of BSS
Abdul Gafour
dies
breathed his last at Uttor
Pachaimgaon village under
Lacksham upazila around
5.15 pm yesterday, family
UP Member
Amar Sajib holds
Eid reunion with
poor in Manda
SHAHzADA TUHIN, MANDA
CORRESPONDENT
UP member Amar Sajib has
organized an Eid-ul-Fitr
reunion with poor and
helpless people in Manda
upazila of Naogaon.Member
of Ward No. 3 of Paranpur
UP of the upazila organized a
lunch with the poor and
helpless people of his own
ward. At his own initiative,
he organized a program and
distributed masks among
more than 300 men and
women.
On Sunday afternoon, the
UP member organized the
meal with the helpless poor
people at his residence. At
the end of the event, more
than a hundred men and
women handed over their
saris and lungis. During the
time, UP member Amar
Sajib said that during the
Corona period, Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina has
asked the government as well
as the rich and social workers
to come forward alongside
the poor. As a result I am
also trying to stand by the
helpless people.
During the time, Social
worker Fattah Sardar, retired
teacher Masir Uddin Sardar,
Madrasa Superintendent
Khwaja Uddin and lecturer
Mujib Sardar were present
during the distribution.
sources said.
He had been suffering
from fever for last few days,
they said. He left behind
wife, two sons, three
daughters and a host of
relatives and well-wishers
to mourn his death.
His namaz-e-janaza was
held around 10 pm at his
village. Later, he was
buried at his family
graveyard.
Sale of rice-flour
begins in open market
in Ishwardi
Gopal Odhikari, Ishwardi
Correspondent
To ensure food security, the
government has started selling rice
and flour in the open market
(OMS) in Ishwardi municipal area.
Simultaneous OMS activities were
inaugurated at four points in the
municipal area on Sunday (July
25) morning.
During the time, Municipal
Mayor Ishaq Ali Malitha, Upazila
Nirbahi Officer P.M Imrul Kayes,
Upazila Food Officer AKM
Shahidul Haque and General
Secretary of Bangladesh Teachers
Association Ishwardi Branch
Mostafizur Rahman Robi were
present.
The food department has started
selling rice in the open market in
the post office junction, Akbar
junction, Piarpur and SM School
and College areas of the municipal
area. Anyone can buy five kg of
rice or flour per person from OMS
shop.
According to the Upazila Food
Officer, each dealer has been
allotted 1,500 kg of rice and 1,000
kg of flour per day for the OMS
program. This activity will
continue till 7th August. Rice is
being sold at Tk 30 per kg and flour
at Tk 18 per kg.
11 die, 801 more
tested positive for
Covid-19 in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM: A total of 801 more
people have tested positive for Covid-19
in the district in the last 24-hour, reports
BSS.
The number of corona cases in
Chattogram district is on the rise
gradully. New records are being rebuilt
every day.
The infection rate is 38.54 percent. This
is the highiest infection rate in a single
day in Chattogram district till inception
corona.
Health officials said the number of
COVID-19 cases speedily raised to 75,363
as 801 more persons were reported
Covid-19 positive after testing 2078
samples on Saturday in the district.
"The infection rate is showing a quick
enhancing trend again and recovery rate
is also gradually reducing continuously in
the district in recent weeks," Focal Person
of COVID-19 Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil
surgeon of Chattogram, told BSS
yesterday.
The health experts of Chattogram urged
city dwellers again and again to strictly
follow health rules and use masks.
Among the newly detected patients,
469 are from Chattogram city and 332
from different upazilas of the district,
hospital sources said.
With the 11 deaths on Saturday, the
number of coronavirus (COVID-19)
deaths in Chattogram reached 885, Dr
Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, said.
Among the reported fatalities, 543 were
the residents of the port city and the rest
343 were from different upazilas of the
district, he said.
Civil surgeon told BSS that among the
total infected persons, 56,909 are the
residents of the port city and the rest
18,454 are residents of different upazilas
of the district.
"The number of cured patients from the
lethal virus infection has reached 54,161 in
the Chattogram district with the recovery
of 263 more patients on Saturday," Dr
Rabbi said, adding that the percentage of
recovery rate stands at 71.61.
A total of 3515 infected patients are now
undergoing treatment at designated
hospitals here, the health official
mentioned.
Government has started selling rice and flour in the open market (OMS) in Ishwardi municipal area on
Sunday.
Photo: Gopal Odhikari
2 drug peddlers
held with liquor
in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI: Rapid Action
Battalion (RAB), in an anticrime
drive, arrested two
alleged drug peddlers with
500 bottles of liquor here on
Saturday night, reports BSS.
According to the RAB
sources on Sunday, the
arrested were identified as
Hannan Ali, 45, son of Yeasin
Ali and Khairul Islam, 43, son
of late Abu Bakkar. A team
of the elite force, being
informed, conducted a raid in
Machipukur area under
Godagari Upazila in the
district and arrested them
with 500 liters of countrymade
liquor around 8.30 pm
red-handed, they said.
A case was recorded with
Godagari Police Station in this
connection and the arrested
persons along with the seized
goods were handed over to
police.
College Principal harassed
by spreading rumors
in Morrelganj
M PALASH SHARIF, MORRELGANJ CORRESPONDENT
Various rumors have been brought up against
Matribhasha College Principal (Current
Responsibilities) Md. Kamrul Islam Malla. The
palace is spreading the net of the fictional story
of 21 years ago.
A written statement was read out a press
conference on Sunday morning in Morrelganj
Press Club.It is alleged that after the
establishment of Matrihasha Degree College in
1999, the then principal Nazrul Islam Talukder
was in charge till 2007. Oliur Rahman, the
acting principal, later served for 13 long years.
Former Principal Nazrul Islam returned to his
post in 2020 under the direction of the High
Court. He retired on 15 January 2021. On
January 9, 2021, Chadan Kumar Kabulashik,
the acting principal of the Board of Directors of
the College, proposed that he be incapable of
fulfilling his responsibilities due to various
family problems. According to the rules of the
National University, the proposal to appoint
one of the top seniors was taken at the meeting
of the teachers' council.
Instantly according to oral instruction rules
assistant professor Md. Kamrul Islam Malla
was instructed to perform the duties of the
current principal. After Kamrul Islam got the
responsibility of the principal, a group
including office assistant Rezaul Islam brought
up deep conspiracy against him.
Rezaul Islam is the head office assistant but
does not hold regular office. There are various
allegations against him, including irregularities
and misappropriation of money from students.
The conspiratorial group is trying to catch
fish in the form of imaginary news. Principal
Kamrul Islam Malla has demanded the
concerned higher administration to take legal
action accordingly.
Due to the full moon and low pressure, the tidal waters of Payra and Srimanta rivers in Mirzaganj of
Patuakhali have increased and the lowlands have been inundated.
Photo: Uttam Folder
UTTAM GOLDER, MIRzAGANJ CORRESPONDENT
Due to the full moon and low
pressure, the tidal waters of Payra and
Srimanta rivers in Mirzaganj of
Patuakhali have increased and the
lowlands have been inundated.
Hundreds of families were stranded in
the river at three points near Sikdar
Bari in Doklakhali village of Deuli
Subidkhali union on Sunday morning
when the water level of Payra and
Srimanta rivers rose by 5 to 6 feet
above normal.
The pond and fish enclosure have
been washed away and the aman
seed flelds and aush fields have been
Hundreds of
families stranded
in Mirzaganj as
river protection
dam breaks
submerged. The Subidkhali-Jalisha
road has been submerged in water.
This maked it difficult to drive.
Locals said that the road is flooded as
it has not been repaired. After the
incident , Upazila Parishad Chairman
Khan Md Abu Bakr Siddiqui visited
the spot.
Upazila Chairman Khan Md Abu
Bakr Siddiqui said, there is low
pressure in the sea. As a result, when
the water level of Payra and Srimanta
rivers increased, the dam broke and
more than a hundred houses in
Doklakhali village were flooded. I
visited the spot and talked to the
locals. In order to speed up the
construction of embankments in the
area, the construction of dams will be
expedited in consultation with the
Water Development Board and the
locals.
A written statement was read out a press conference on Sunday morning in Morrelganj Press Club for
bringing up various rumors have been brought up against Matribhasha College Principal (Current
Responsibilities) Md. Kamrul Islam Malla on Sunday.
Photo: M Palash Sharif