Bangladesh
Nordic countries keen to work with Bangladesh to combat marine litter
Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB) – Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh Sidsel Bleken has said the Nordic countries hope to work with Bangladesh to reach a global agreement to combat marine plastic litter and microplastics.
Govt alone can’t ensure road safety: PM
Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said ensuring road safety is not the responsibility of the government or drivers alone as all will have to come up to deal with it.
"Ensuring a safe road system is not only the responsibility of the government or the drives, it’s the responsibility of all--from pedestrians to all other citizens. All have to perform their own duties," she said.
The Prime Minister said this while addressing a programme marking the National Road Safety Day-2019 at Krishibid Institution, Bangladesh (KIB) organised by the Road Transport and Highways Division.
This year’s theme of the day is ‘Jiboner Age JibikaNoy, SarakDurghatanaArNoy’ (Livelihood not ahead of life, no more road accident).
The Prime Minister asked all, especially the educated people, to obey traffic rules. "This is very much important."
She said the awareness of pedestrians as well as that of drivers is very much important. "Our footpaths are always occupied… these have to be freed (from illegal occupants)."
Turning to illegal and indiscriminate car parking on roads, Sheikh Hasina said many shopping malls while taking approval from the authorities concerned show car-parking spaces in their designs, but they later sell those as shops.
"As a result, people have to park their cars in front of shopping malls and occupy roads," she said.
The Prime Minister asked the traffic officials to be harsh against illegal car parking on roads and impose fine. "There should be parking spaces while the footpaths have to be freed for pedestrians."
Hasina asked the authorities concerned to stop plying of unfit vehicles on roads. "They somehow make the vehicles fit to run and earn money…this type of attitude has to be changed."
The Prime Minister also put emphasis on preventing bad competition on roads and uncontrolled speed of vehicles to end accidents.
She said development of road communications is very much important for developing a country.
Two motorcyclists killed in Kushtia road crash
Kushtia, Oct 22 (UNB) – Two motorcyclists were killed and another was injured as the motorbike they were riding fell into a pond at Kuthipara intersection in Khokshaupazila here on Monday night.
President Hamid attends Japan’s Emperor’s enthronement ceremony
Tokyo (Japan), Oct 22 (UNB) – President Abdul Hamid joined the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito at the State Hall of Imperial Palace at 1pm (local time) on Tuesday.
Bhola police super’s Facebook ID ‘hacked’
Bhola, Oct 22 (UNB) – The Facebook ID of Police Superintendent of the district has allegedly been hacked.
Farmer dies from electrocution in Magura
Magura, Oct 22 (UNB) - A farmer was electrocuted at Pukhuria Baliadanga village in Sadar upazila on Monday night.
Foam factory catches fire in Gazipur
Gazipur, Oct 22 (UNB) – A fire broke out at a foam factory in Mirerbazar area of Pubail here on Tuesday.
Chattogram youth held for sharing provocative FB post
Chattogram, Oct 22 (UNB) – Police arrested a youth from a hotel at Laldighi here on Monday night for reportedly sharing a provocative status on his Facebook wall against the Chattogram Police Commissioner.
The arrestee was identified as Rabiul Alam, 28, son of Ahmed Hossain of Purba Puichhari village in Bashkhali upazila.
Mohammad Mohsin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said police arrested Rabiul around 11pm from the hotel for sharing a provocative status on his Facebook ID against Chattogram Police Commissioner Mahbubur Rahman.
Rabiul shared the status with a picture attached to it saying, “The man who issued the order to fire on ‘Touhidi Janata’ during the clash in Borhanuddin upazila in Bhola.”
The arrested youth identified himself as chief coordinator of Chattogram Dakkhin Jatiya Cyber Party. He shared rumours against the Commissioner to destabilise the situation, the OC added.
A case was filed against him under the Cyber Security Act.
Four people were killed and about 200 others injured in a clash between police and demonstrating locals in Borhanuddin upazila of Bhola, demanding the punishment of a youth for allegedly hurting religious sentiments on the social media.
SC stays graft case proceedings against Mirza Abbas
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed for four weeks the proceedings of a case filed against BNP leader and former minister Mirza Abbas.
SC stays graft case proceedings against Mirza Abbas
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed for four weeks the proceedings of a case filed against BNP leader and former minister Mirza Abbas.