Bangladesh
2 motorcyclists killed in N’ganj
Two motorcyclists were killed when a vehicle hit their motorbike on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway near Kanchpur Bridge early Sunday, said police.
The deceased were identified as Srabon Reza, 18, son of Selim Reza and Amir Hamza, 18, son of Abdur Rashid Bhuiya of Siddhirganj area.
AKM Sharfuddin, in-charge of Shimrail Police Station said the accident occurred in the dead of night when an unknown vehicle hit the motorbike carrying two people, leaving them injured.
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Later, they were taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital and a private hospital in Dhaka where they succumbed to their injuries early Sunday.
Police are trying to identify the driver of the vehicles, said Nabir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kanchpur Highway Police Station.
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Police constable held with 96 tolas of gold
Police arrested a constable of Lalbagh Police Station and seized 96 tolas of gold ornaments from his possession from Jinjira in Keraniganj upazila on Saturday, police said on Sunday.
The arrestee was identified as Munshi Quamruzzaman,
Mamunur Rashid, officer-in-charge of Keraniganj Model Police Station, said a trader along with 96 tolas of gold ornaments was heading towards Tatibazar in the capital from Singair upazila in Manikganj district on August 9.
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When he reached Jinjira, contable Quamruzzaman along with some others arrested the trader and looted the gold ornaments.
A complaint was lodged with Keraniganj Model Police.
During the investigation, police found the involvement of Quamruzzaman and arrested him from the Jinjira area around 3:30 pm, said OC.
Day 1 of Anti-dengue drive: DNCC realises over Tk 4 lakh in fines
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Sunday found Aedes mosquito larvae and fined different establishments Tk 4.37 lakh on the first day of its seven-day special drive aimed at protecting the city dwellers from dengue.
The mobile courts led by DNCC filed 14 cases. The drive was operated in Gulshan, Uttara, and Khilbaritek in the capital.
During the drive, the DNCC found Aedes larvae from different houses, establishments, empty plots and drains.
DNCC Chief Health Officer Brig: General Zobaidur Rahman and Deputy chief Health officer Golam Mostafa Sarwar visited some areas during the drive.
Earlier on Saturday, Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam announced a weeklong special drive to control Aedes mosquitoes that spread Dengue.
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The mayor made the announcement on Saturday at an awareness campaign against the Aedes mosquito at Uttara in the capital.
The drive will be conducted by separate teams in each of the 10 zones under DNCC, he said.
A total of 1,128 dengue patients, including 893 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease.
Govt served legal notice to ban Hilsa export to India in 7 days
A Supreme Court lawyer on Sunday served a legal notice on the government to halt export of hilsa, a sought-after fish, to India in next seven days.
Lawyer Md Mahmudul Hasan sent the notice to the relevant authorities saying that the export of the popular fish has led to an increase in its price in the local market. Unless it is stopped a writ a petition will be filed before the High Court to take an action in this regard, said the notice.
The notice has been sent to the commerce ministry, fisheries and livestock ministry, foreign ministry, civil aviation and tourism secretary, chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR), Office of Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, chairman of Bangladesh Tourism Corporation.
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“Hilsa is Bangladesh’s national fish and yet poor people in the country cannot think of buying it while middle class also struggle due to its high price. At Bangladesh markets hilsa is being sold at Tk 1,000 to 1,200 per KG,” said the notice.
Hilsa from River Padma gets sold at Tk 1,200 to Tk 1,500 as a limited amount of fish can be harvested from there, it said.
“It is a matter of regret that the commerce ministry without considering national demand has permitted to export hilsa to India that too at a price lower than that in market here,” said the notice.
Hilsa is not a freely exportable product according to Bangladesh Export Policy 2021-24.
“The ministry of commerce has allowed the export of hilsa to India completely unjustly, ignoring the public interest”, said the SC lawyer in his notice.
Hilsa, a popular fish mostly among the Bengalis in both Bangladesh and India, is found in plenty mainly in Meghna and Padma rivers during the monsoon.
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Bangladesh exports limited quantity of the fish to India especially before the celebration of Durga Puja, the biggest festival of Bengali Hindus who crave it most during this time. The festival will be celebrated first week of next month both in Bangladesh and neighbouring West Bengal.
DSCC runs eviction drive to free Gulistan footpaths
To free footpaths for pedestrians, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) conducted an eviction drive from Gulistan Zero Point through Bangabandhu Avenue to Ahad Police Box today (September 11, 2022).
The eviction drive started at 11 am and continued till 3 pm — led by Md Moniruzzaman, estate officer of DSCC.
During the drive, nine people were fined Tk 70,000 for illegally occupying roads and footpaths. The fines were collected under subsections 7 and 8 of section 92 of Local Government (City Corporation) Act 2009, said DSCC.
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DSCC official Md Moniruzzaman said DSCC Mayor has declared the area a “red zone” — off limits for hawkers, as traffic through Mayor Hanif flyover has increased since the opening of Padma Bridge.
The eviction drive was conducted following the announcement, after campaigning for the last three days in the area, he said.
Earlier a five-member committee was formed Sunday to mark the roads, walkways under DSCC as red, yellow and green zones.
PM likely to attend Queen’s state funeral
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19 for which her stay in London may be extended by one day, said a reliable source on Sunday.
On September 19, the Queen’s coffin will be taken in a procession to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral, which will be a Bank Holiday in the UK.
The coffin will proceed through central London on Wednesday, and then will be laid in state at Westminster Hall. It will remain there for the next four days.
PM Hasina is scheduled to leave Dhaka for London on September 15. She is likely to leave for New York from London on September 19 after attending the funeral, the source told UNB.
World leaders and dignitaries have been paying tributes to the Queen, who died on Thursday at the age of 96.
They remembered her deep sense of duty and her resilience, as well as the Queen's sense of humour and kindness.
Hasina will return home on October 4 after attending the 77th UN General Assembly in New York followed by a visit to Washington DC.
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Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam will be accompanying the PM during her upcoming visits to London, New York and Washington, an official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told UNB.
Momen was not part of the PM’s entourage during her just-concluded state visit to India (September 5-8), due to “health reasons”.
The seventy-seventh session of the UN General Assembly opens on September 13 with the theme, “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges.”
The theme stems from the recognition that the world is at a critical moment in the history of the United Nations due to complex and interconnected crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, humanitarian challenges of unprecedented nature, a tipping point in climate change as well as growing concerns about threats to the global economy.
At the UN General Assembly heads of states and governments will explore solutions to the outstanding global challenges on September 20.
This year’s general debate, which runs through September 26, is expected to be fully in-person.
7th edition of "BGMEA Cup" tournament begins September 29
The 7th edition of inter-garments football tournament titled ‘BGMEA Cup’ will begin on September 29 at Uttara Sector 4 Kallyan Samiti field.
Mid and upper-managements of 16 garment factories of the country will compete in the 8-A-Side football tournament which will be organized by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
The BGMEA Cup 2022 players' auction was held at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) , Dhaka on September 10 where the participating teams made additions to their squad, BGMEA said on Sunday.
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan attended the player auction ceremony as the chief guest.
BGMEA Vice President Shahidullah Azim, BGMEA Director Md. Imranur Rahman, garment entrepreneurs, players and representatives of sponsors were also present at the programme.
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A total of 16 reowned garment companies in Bangladesh will participate in the tournament.
They are
FAKIR FASHION, AKH GROUP, URMI GROUP, SAYEM GROUP, BABYLON GROUP FARIHA GROUP
EPYLLION GROUP, SNOWTEX OUTERWEAR, AMAZING FASHIONS, APPARELS VILLAGE KIMS CORPORATION, EVINCE GROUP, TORQUE FASHIONS TEAM GROUP, LAILA GROUP, BANDO DESIGN
The tournament is powered by “Turag Active” while Platinum Sponsors are – SHELTECH, BUFT, FARIHA GROUP
Gold Sponsors – CLUB11, TWELVE CLOTHING, SARA LIFESTYLE LTD, PORCELANOSA BANGLADESH, SPARROW, NIPA GROUP, ANTRIX SOLUTIONS LIMITED.
Broadcast Partner – T-SPORTS
Internet Partner- Aamra
Gift Partner-CBL Munchee
Fitness Partner-Movement Solutions BD
Venue Partner- Uttara Kallyan Samiti.
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These are the partners of this football tournament.
The 16 teams will be divided into 4 groups and the group stage matches will be played at Uttara Sector 4 Kallyan Samiti filed.
The final match of the football tournament will be held at the Army Stadium at a later date.
Md. Imranur Rahman, a Director of BGMEA and Managing Director of Bando Design Ltd, is a passionate footballer and an organizer who initiated the corporate football tournament in the garment industry ‘BGMEA Cup’ back in 2016.
Open Russian tech universities’ offshore campus in Bangladesh: Palak to ambassador
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak today (September 11, 2022) requested Russia to open offshore campuses of its technical universities in Bangladesh – to develop the IT sector here and upskills youths.
He made the call at a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Alexander Mantytskiy, at the former’s office at ICT Tower in Dhaka’s Agargaon area.
During the meeting, they discussed various issues, including cooperation in cyber security capacity building and introduction of inter-operable digital transaction (IDTP) system between Russia and Bangladesh
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Besides, business and investment by Russian technology companies in robotics, machine learning, AI, AR and VR, land allocations for Russian companies in hi-tech parks here, arrangement of Bangladesh-Russia investment summit, participation of Russian IT companies in Digital World Summit here in December, and start-up exchange programs came up for discussion in the meeting.
The Russian ambassador assured full cooperation in these sectors, expressing hope that the bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields including ICT will be strengthened in the near future.
ICT Senior Secretary NM Zeaul Alam, Managing Director of Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority Bikarna Kumar Ghosh and Director General of Digital Security Agency Khairul Amin were present, said a PID handout.
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China’s Sinopec to drill for gas at Well No-10 of Sylhet Gas Field
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that the government would continue to put priority on exploration and production of natural gas.
Urging the officials to expedite the implementation of the projects in this regard, he said, it is essential to complete schemes even before the deadline.
He made the call while virtually addressing the contract signing ceremony for drilling works of the Well No-10 of the Sylhet Gas Field on Sunday.
As per the contract with the Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL), China’s Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation will work as turnkey contractor in the project for land development and civil works, supply of logistics and equipment, third-party engineering service and all others necessary works for drilling,
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Officials hope that after completion of the drilling, about 10 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD) will be produced from the well.
Nasrul said whatever the quantity of gas coming either from work over or exploration wells would play an important role in the development of the country.
He underscored the need for taking up realistic projects in gas exploration and production.
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The event was also addressed by additional secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division ZAkir Hossain, Petrobangla chairman Nazmul Ahsan and managing director of the SGFL Mizanur Rahman.
Dengue death toll rises to 33 as another dies, 360 more hospitalised in 24 hrs
Another Dengue patient died in 24 hours till Sundaymorning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 33.
During this period, 360 more people were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued to increase in Bangladesh, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The latest death was reported from Cox's Bazar.
With the new numbers, the dengue death toll from Chattogram division stood at 17, it stood at 13 at Dhaka and three at Barishal division.
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Of the new patients, 239 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 121 outside it, DGHS said.
A total of 1,128 dengue patients, including 893 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country.
On June 21, the DGHS reported the first death of the season from the viral disease.
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This year, the directorate has recorded 8,750 dengue cases and 7,589 recoveries so far.