07-10-2021

ThuRSDAY, OCTOBeR 7, 2021
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Press conference demanding exemplary
punishment of accused held in Rangpur
azaM PaRVez, RaNgPUR CoRResPoNDeNt
a press conference has been
held in Rangpur demanding
swift arrest and exemplary
punishment of the accused in
the case of barbaric attack,
torture and indecent assault
on a woman journalist. afroza
sarkar, literary and cultural
secretary of the Rangpur
Reporters Club, read out a
written statement at a press
conference at the Rangpur
Press Club auditorium on
Wednesday.
During the time, Club Vice-
President tajidul islam lal,
general secretary Bayezid
ahmed, joint secretary azam
Parvez, executive Member
touhidul islam Babla, Press
Club joint secretary sajjad
Hossain Bappi, Press Club
treasurer abdur Rauf sarkar,
Press Club Member Marina
lovely and Press Club
President Mahbub Rahman
Habu were among others also
present at the occasion.
she said in her written
statement that the Reporters
Club, an organization of
promising journalists, has
been conducting the
organizational activities of the
club since its inception on the
basis of the views of the
general members and
majority members of the
executive committee.
following this, the executive
Committee has been formed
every 2 (two) years by vote of
the members or by direct vote.
During the distribution of
food after the pre-announced
general meeting at the club
office on friday 24.09.2021 at
3 pm, some expelled
members carried out a
barbaric attack on the general
A press conference was held in Rangpur Press Club demanding swift arrest
and exemplary punishment of the accused in the case of barbaric attack,
torture and indecent assault on a woman journalist.
Photo: TBT
meeting in a completely
planned manner. several
members of the club,
including me, were injured.
the attack was led by sarkar
Mazharul Mannan, a. aziz
Chowdhury saeed, Nazrul
islam Raju who were expelled
from the club 6 years ago, and
15/20 people including the
club member, former general
secretary Mozaffar Hossain,
surrounded me and asked
why i came to that meeting.
they started torturing me and
tore my clothes. When i tried
desperately to escape from
their hands, they brutally beat
me and humiliated me. My
colleagues admitted me to
Rangpur Medical College
Hospital in critical condition.
in this incident, i filed a case
with the Rangpur
Metropolitan Kotwali Police
station. Case No. 63, dated
26.09.2021.
she added that even though
1 (one) week of the case has
passed, the identified
attackers have not been
arrested yet. those who
sexually assault a female
journalist, who have no
respect for women, and whose
mothers and sisters are not
safe. she urged the Minister of
Home affairs, secretary to the
Ministry of Home affairs and
senior officials of the Rangpur
Metropolitan Police to arrest
the accused quickly and bring
them under the law.
National Birth and
Death Registration
Day observed in
Morrelganj
M PalasH sHaRif, MoRRelgaNj
CoRResPoNDeNt
National Birth and Death
Registration Day 2021 has
been observed in Morrelganj
of Bagerhat on Wednesday.
Marking the occasion, a
discussion meeting was held
at Morrelganj sadar Union
Parishad meeting room
organized by the upazila
administration.
Upazila Nirbahi officer Md
jahangir alam presided over
the meeting while Upazila
Vice Chairman Mozammel
Haque Mozam and Union
awami league President UP
Chairman Mahmud ali spoke
as special guests. among
others, UP members jahangir
Hossain and Nasima Begum
spoke.
at the end of the meeting,
the registered mothers were
given towels, mugs and a
packet of powdered milk.
During the time, Upazila
Nirbahi officer Md. jahangir
alam said that as per the
Prime Minister's directive,
100 percent birth and death
registration will be brought by
2025. if a child born within 45
days is registered, one
thousand towels will be given
to each of them in 16 unions
in phases.
In observance of National Birth and Death Registration Day 2021, child
protection materials were distributed in Morrelganj on Wednesday.
Photo: M Palash Sharif
RajsHaHi: Rajshahi
Medical College Hospital
(RMCH)brecorded three
more fatalities at its Covid-
19 unit in the last 24 hours
till 6am yesterday, taking the
death toll to 18 in the first six
days of this month, reports
Bss.
However, the previous
day's fatality figure was four,
while on sunday the death
figure was just one, which
was the lowest-ever fatality
in the hospital since the
second wave of the
pandemic hit the country
around six months back.
earlier, the number of
casualties was 167 in
RMCH records
three more deaths
in Covid-19 unit
september, 340 in august,
566 in july and 405 in june,
health officials said.
RMCH Director Brig gen
shamim Yazdany told
journalists that one of the
deceased was the resident of
Rajshahi, while two others
were from Naogaon.
among the new fatalities,
all of them had Covid-19
symptoms. of the deaths,
two were female and one
male.
twenty-four more
patients were admitted to
the designated Covid-19
wards of the hospital in the
last 24 hours, taking the
total number of admitted
patients to 91.
thirteen other patients
returned home from the
RMCH Covid-19 unit after
being cured during the time.
Meanwhile, 13 more
people were diagnosed with
Covid-19 after testing 28
samples in Rajshahi's two
laboratories on tuesday,
showing 4.56 percent
positivity rate against 4.04
percent on Monday.
BCIC-161, Date: 6.10.21
GD-1471/21 (5x4)
GD-1472/21 (5x4)
GD-1470/21 (6x4)
GD-1469/21 (7x4)