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Seminar and workshop on physics education and research was held at barisal university on
thursday.
photo: Courtesy
Seminar and workshop on physics
education and research held at BU
Seminar and workshop on physics
education and research have been held
at Barisal University. Bangladesh
Physical Society and Barisal University
Department of Physics organized this
day-long workshop on Thursday at
Jibanananda Das Conference Hall of
the University from morning.
Chairman of Bangladesh Accreditation
Council and President of Bangladesh
Physical Society Professor Dr.
Mesbahuddin Ahmed was the chief
guest. Under the chairmanship of
Barisal University Vice-Chancellor
Professor Dr. Md. Sadequl Arefin, the
special guest of the program was the
treasurer of the university, Mohammad
Badruzzaman Bhuiyan, General
Secretary of Bangladesh Physical
Society, Mohammad Nazrul Islam
Khan and the chairman of the physics
department of the university, Md.
Khorshed Alam. During the speech of
the chief guest Dr. Mesbahuddin
RAB arrests 2 pirates
with indigenous
weapons in Banshkhali
Shibbir ahmed, banShKhali
CorreSpondent:
RAB-7 arrested two 'pirates'
with two one-shot guns in
Chattogram's Banshkhali.
The arrested are Md. Abdul
Halim Prakash Bachchu
(38) son of deceased Nurul
Afchar of Khudukkhali
village of upazila and son of
Sonai father's house Md.
Abdus Salam of upazila,
Sagar (42).
On Thursday at 5:30 in the
morning, they were arrested
on tip-off from Khudukkhali
area of Chanua UP. The
matter was confirmed by
RAB-7 Senior Assistant
Director (Public Relations)
Nurul Abchar.
He said, 'On Wednesday
morning, two pirates were
arrested in Khudukkhali of
Chanua UP in Banshkhali
upazila. Two one-shot guns
were recovered from them.
He also said that they
controlled the fishing
business in the sea area and
other businesses in the
surrounding area with this
weapon.
It is known that there is 1
case against Abdul Halim
among those arrested in
Banshkhali police station.
He also said that they have
been handed over to the
concerned police station.
Two motorcyclists
killed in road accident
in Gopalganj
GOPALGANJ: Two
motorcyclists have been
killed and another injured in
a triangular collision among
a truck, a bus and the
motorcycle under Kashiani
Upazila here in the small
hours of yesterday, reports
BSS.
The deceased were
identified as Mofiz Molla,
22, and Maruf Molla, 18.
Both were the residents of
Gopalganj Sadar Upazila.
They were heading towards
Gopalganj town from
Kashiani.
Ahmed said, quality education should
be emphasized in all fields. Because
quality education changes people and
drives them towards improvement.
And there is no substitute for research
to achieve quality education. Education
without research is of no use at all. The
way Bangladesh is progressing in all
fields today is the result of quality
education. Today, the world is moving
towards the 4th industrial revolution.
There is no way we can avoid it. It
should be remembered that there is no
alternative to acquiring quality
education and its proper application in
order to keep pace with the developed
world. A total of 13 papers on physics
education and research were presented
in this day-long workshop. Reputed
physicists from various universities,
distinguished researchers, Dean of Arts
and Humanities Faculty of Barisal
University, leaders of teachers'
associations, faculty and students
participated in the event. The program
was conducted by Assistant Professor
of Physics Department of Barisal
University, Mohammad Mahfuz Alam.
Man killed in lightening
strike in Chhatak
SYLHET: A man died after he was
struck by a thunderbolt at Bubrapur
village in Chhatak Upazila of
Sunamganj district yesterday morning,
reports BSS.
The deceased was identified as Joino
Uddin, 52, hailed from the village.
Local people said the man was struck
by the thunderbolt at around 6 am
while working in crop's field outside his
home during rain. Joino Uddin died on
the spot.
Chhatak Upazila Nirbahi Officer
Mamunur Rahman confirmed the
situation.
rab-7 arrested 2 pirates with indigenous weapons in banshkhali on
thursday.
photo: Shibbir ahmed
Two get life term after 20
years of gang rape
RANGPUR: A court here today sentenced
two accused to life term rigorous
imprisonment in the case of kidnapping and
gang rape of a teenage girl in Mithapukur
upazila of the district 20 years ago, reports
BSS.
At the same time, the court fined the
convicts Taka one lakh each, or in default, to
undergo one more year in prison.
Judge of the Women and Children
Repression Prevention Tribunal of Rangpur
Md. Mostafa Kamal handed down the
sentence in presence of the convicts this
noon.
The convicts are Rafiqul Islam and Shah
Alam of village Muradpur in Mithapukur
upazila of the district.
Prosecution said the victim girl of the
same village of Muradpur went to her elder
sister's house in the nearby area on May 14,
2002. At around 8 pm on the day, the victim
went to bring water from a tube well outside
her sister's house when the accused forcibly
abducted the girl and gang-raped her in a
nearby paddy field
The local people came forward on her
screams when the accused fled from the
spot.
The victim's father went to the
Mithapukur police station to file a case on
the next day, but failed to file the case in this
connection. Later, he filed a case in the court
when the Judge directed the Officer-in-
Charge of Mithapukur police station to
record the case and take necessary
measures.
Accordingly, the police investigated the
incident after the case and subsequently,
submitted a charge sheet against the
accused to the court on June 30, 2002.
After examining eight witnesses and other
evidences of the case, the court sentenced
the two accused to life imprisonment and
fined them Taka one lakh each.
2 killed in
lightning strike
in Meherpur
MEHERPUR: Two people were killed and
two others injured as they were struck by
separate thunder bolts at Gangni upazila
here yesterday afternoon, reports BSS.
The deceased were identified as Akram
Hossain, 65, hailed from Haravanga
village and Jahangir Alam, 54, an
inhabitant of Kazipur village in the
upazila.
Akram and Jahangir were struck by the
thunderbolts when they were working in
crop fields during rain. They died on the
way to Gangni Upazila Health Complex,
said Gangni Upazila Parishad Chairman
M A Khalek.
Bangladesh's agriculture
will be transformed into
profitable, dignified:
Razzaque
RAJSHAHI: Agriculture
Minister Dr Muhammad
Abdur Razzaque, MP, said
the coming agriculture of
the country will be
transformed into profitable
and dignified with more
investment, reports BSS.
"We are working
relentlessly for substantial
and sustainable promotion
of farm mechanization to
boost production through
bringing a quality change in
this potential sector," he
said while addressing the
plenary session of a daylong
workshop here today as the
chief guest.
Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) of the
United Nations and the
Department of Agriculture
Extension (DAE) jointly
organized the workshop
titled "Investment for
Agriculture Transformation
in Bangladesh" at Hotel
Grand Riverview in
Rajshahi city.
Human Chain formed in
Sunamganj demanding
aK milon, Sunamganj
CorreSpondent:
Fishery and livestock
farmers of Sunamganj have
demanded rehabilitation.
They formed a human chain
on Municipal city's traffic
point on Thursday. During
this movement, the farmers
said that the chickens of the
poultry farm died in the
flood, cows, goats, sheep
died, the shed of the farm
was broken by the strong
current and waves of the
flood, and the fish of the fish
farm were washed away. The
farm is the only source of
livelihood of the poor
farmers in floods. Many
farmers have huge bank loan
liabilities and informal debt.
In the present reality it is
impossible to pay off debts
and start a new farm.
The rehabilitation farmers
demanded rehabilitation
loans, government
incentives for small and
marginal farmers,
rescheduling of bank loans,
bringing fisheries and
livestock sector under
insurance in consideration
of future risks, and
government management of
projects for the
rehabilitation of fisheries
and livestock sectors in
Sunamganj district..
20,000 meters of
net seized from
Halda River
CHATTOGRAM: A team of
Sadarght River Police in a
drive seized 20,000 meters
of current net from
different areas of Halda
River under Raozan
upazila here yesterday
morning, reports BSS.
The team led by Officerin-Charge
of Sadarght
River Police ABM Mizanur
Rahman conducted the
drive in Noapara,
Chiyachar and north
Mohora areas of Halda
River and seized the net.
Man sentenced to death for killing
child after rape in Jashore
JASHORE: A court here today sentenced a
man to death in a case filed over killing a
child after rape in Chaugachha upazila of
the district in 2018, reports BSS.
The Women and Children Repression
Prevention Tribunal-2, District and Sessions
Judge Nilufar Shirin handed over the verdict
yesterday afternoon.
The convicted was identified as Tajibur
Rahman, 50, a resident of Fakirabad area of
the upazila. The court also fined him Taka
one lakh.
Advocate Mostafizur Rahman Mukul,
Special Public Prosecutor (PP) of Jashore
Women and Children Repression
Prevention Tribunal, confirmed the matter
to BSS.
According to the details of the case, in
the afternoon of June 22, 2018, Sharmila,
a third class student, daughter of Hafizur
Rahman Kalu, a resident of Fakirabad area
Fishery and livestock farmers association of Sunamganj formed a human
chain demanding rehabilitation on thursday.
photo: aK milon
a group of dacoits attacked and hacked two people in narayanganj on thursday.
of Chaugachha Upazila, went to pick
mangoes in the mango garden of her
neighbor Taimur Hossain Khan. She did
not return home even after evening, the
family members searched for her. On the
evening of June 26, they came to know
that a rotting body was lying in the mango
garden of Zaman Mridha of the
neighboring Hakimpur village. The
relatives went there and identified her
body.
Hafizur Rahman Kalu, the father of victim
filed a murder case against Tajibur Rahman
with Chaugachha police station on June 27,
2018. Tajibur Rahman confessed to killing
Sharmila after raping her. Later, police
submitted charge-sheet before the court
against him.
After examining 14 witnesses, the court
found him guilty and handed down the
verdict yesterday.
Weeklong tree fair begins in Lakshmipur
LAKSHMIPUR: A weeklong tree fair began
on the premises of the district stadium in
the district town yesterday morning, reports
BSS.
The theme of this year is 'Brikhaprane
Prokriti-Protibesh, Agami Projanmer Teksai
Bangladesh'.
District Administration and Forest
Department jointly arranged the fair that was
inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner
(DC) Md. Anwar Hossain Akand as the chief
guest. On the occasion of the day, a colorful
rally was brought out from the premises of
the district stadium and ended at the Zila
Shilpakala Academy. After the rally, a
discussion meeting was also held at the Zila
Shilpakala Academy Auditorium today with
Divisional Forest Officer
Farid Miah in the chair.
(Noakhali) Md
Dacoits hacked mother
and son in Araihazar
Sajahan Kabir, narayanganj CorreSpondent:
A group of dacoits attacked the house of
Ziauddin, a day laborer in Singarpur village
of Araihazar Fatepur Union of Narayanganj
and seriously injured two persons with sharp
weapons. The incident happened on
Wednesday. Householder Ziauddin's wife
Zakia Akhter (40) and her son Rakib Mia
(20) were injured in the incident. Rakib Mia
is under treatment at Dhaka Medical College
Hospital in a state of stupor.
Injured housewife Zakia Akhtar said, at
that time her husband Ziauddin came out of
the house to go to the washroom. As soon as
he came out, he fell in front of a group of 15-
20 armed dacoits stationed near the house.
Then the dacoits took him hostage and
Superintendent of Police Dr. A. H. M.
Kamruzzaman, Additional District
Commissioner (General) Mohammad Noor
Alam, Mayor of Lakshmipur Municipality
Mozammel Haider Masum Bhuiyan,
Assistant Conservator of Forests Department
Firoz Alam, District Education Officer Md.
Abdul Matin, among others, were present on
the occasion. The speakers underscored the
need for planting more trees at the
homesteads and open spaces to protect the
environment from its degradation and to save
the country from catastrophe of climatechange
side by side mitigating the nutritional
and wood demand.
A total of 100 stalls with seedlings of
various species of fruit, forest and medicinal
plants have been set up on the fair premises.
The tree fair will continue till next August 3.
started beating him. Hearing his screams,
when Zakia Akhtar and her son Rakib Mia
came out of the house, the dacoits brutally
attacked them with sharp knives and took off
a gold chain weighing about 1 vori from
Zakia Akhtar's neck. After that, the dacoits
left the victims on the spot with serious
injuries. It has been seen from the scene of
the incident that there is a crowd of local
people in the affected house. They
demanded justice for this incident.
In this regard, the housekeeper said that he
will file a complaint at the Ziauddin police
station. However, at the time of writing this
report, no written complaint has been given
to the police station, Azizul Haque
Howladar, OC of Araihazar Police Station
said.
photo: Sajahan Kabir.