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Govt measures boost hilsa production in Khulna
Hilsa production has increased almost 22 times in the past 15 years in Khulna, thanks to the introduction of different steps taken by the district fisheries officials.
Catching of shrimp and fish including carp, catfish, crab, kuchia and production of dried fish also increased during this period, said experts.
According to the sources at Khulna District Fisheries Office, the production of hilsa has increased due to the effective steps taken by the government in the past 15 years in the district. As a result, the district is playing an important role in supplying fish after meeting the demands in the locality.
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Sources said, 115 metric tonnes of hilsa was produced in 2006-2007 fiscal years but now it stands at 2,555 metric tonnes in the current 2022-23 fiscal years.
Khulna District Fisheries Office claims that fish production has increased greatly due to the successful implementation of mother hilsa conservation campaign and jatka conservation programme.
The government also took steps to keep fishing at a tolerable level during Covid-19. During the pandemic, the government provided Tk 14,79,45,000 to 9,863 affected fishermen which played an important role to increase the production of hilsa.
Besides, the production of shrimp was 18,255 metric tonnes 15 years ago while it is now 25,375 metric tonnes in the current fiscal year.
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The production of carp variety fish was 66,265 metric tonnes during the fiscal year 2006-07 and now it stands at 1,21,750 metric tonnes in 2022-23 fiscal year.
Meanwhile, the production of crab was 4,250 metric tonnes in 2006-07 fiscal years while it is 7,860 metric tonnes in the current fiscal years.
Meanwhile, every year, the government imposes a two-month ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal, from May 20 to July 23, to ensure smooth breeding of fish, which is also an effective measure to boost fish production.
To increase the production of shrimp, the government has introduced a cluster system and already 94 clusters were made in Khulna district for financial assistance.
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Joydeb Pal, district fisheries officer, said the government has taken great steps for the development of the fisheries sector and the pilot project in shrimp cultivation is getting popular.
Besides, the production of hilsa also increased due to the government’s effective steps including a two-month ban and food assistance programme for fishermen during the ban period, he said.
Student drowns in Sitakunda waterfall
A university student drowned while bathing in a waterfall in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday.
AKM Naimul Hasan, 20, son of Md Abul Kashem of Dakshin Kattoli area in the port city of Chattogram and a honours second year of International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) went missing as he did not know how to swim.
Naimul and his two friends came to the waterfall in Bashbaria area under Sitakunda upazila from the port city in the morning.
Azharul Huq Bhuiyah, one of the friends, said they all went down Birashi waterfall to take bath around 11am and suddenly Naimul drowned and went missing.
Noticing this, they called the national emergency hotline services 999 while a rescue team from a nearby Fire Service and Civil Defence Department rushed to the spot after being informed, he said.
Later, the body was retrieved from the waterfall around 12:45 pm, said Firoz Mia, an officer at Kumira Fire Station.
DU student rescued 7 hours after abduction in Rangamati
Members of the Bangladesh Army accompanied by local police rescued a female student of the Dhaka University around seven hours after she was allegedly abducted by “a terrorist” group at Sajek in Rangamati district on Wednesday.
Mir Abu Touhid, superintendent of Rangamti police, said the abducted student was rescued from Daripara Buno Adham area across India’s border with Mizoram in Sajek upazila around 7pm.
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She is a post-graduate student of the Public Administration Department of Dhaka University, he said. They have taken her into their custody, the official said adding that she would be handed over to her family upon their arrival. She is a resident of Khagrachhari district.
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Earlier on Wednesday, a group of students including the abducted student of the Public Administration department was going to Sajek valley from Dhaka University. But a bus carrying the students suddenly broke down on Dhighinala-Sajek Road in Shijikchhara area under Sajek upazila, known to be a stronghold of hilly terrorist group UPDF. Suddenly 10-15 armed people got on the bus and wanted to know whether any indigenous student was there.
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After identifying her, they took her away on a bike.
One of the students called the national emergency hotline services 999 and informed them of the matter.
The Army and police jointly launched a drive to rescue the student and succeeded around 7:30pm
Blast at CNG filling station in Sylhet: 9 injured sent to Dhaka as their conditions deteriorate
The nine people who were injured in an explosion at a CNG filling station in Sylhet on Tuesday were sent to Dhaka on Wednesday after their health conditions deteriorated.
They were sent to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS) in Dhaka from Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital at 5:30pm on Wednesday.
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The health condition of four of the nine is said to be critical, as almost 40 percent of their bodies suffered burn injuries, said doctors at Sylhet Osmani Medical.
Director of Osmani Medical College Hospital Brig Gen Dr Mahbubur Rahman Bhuiyan said, "Among the injured, four are in critical condition as about 40 percent of their bodies were burned. The rest suffered 15 to 30 percent burns."
"That's why we decided to send all the injured to Dhaka," he said.
Relatives of the injured were seen visiting Osmani Hospital on Wednesday. All the victims are poor. As a result, they are worried about the cost of treatment. Meanwhile, the Sylhet district administration has provided Tk 10,000 as medical assistance to each of the injured.
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A relative of one of the injured, Utpal Das said, "The patient's condition has worsened since yesterday, which is why they are being taken to Dhaka. But how do we pay for the huge cost of treatment?" HE asked.
Earlier on Tuesday evening, a fire broke out at the CNG filling station in Mirabazar area of the city. Seven employees of the filling station and two pedestrians sustained burn injuries.
Two units of the Sylhet Taltola Fire Service Station rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control.
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Two die in separate road accidents in Savar
Two people, including an auto-rickshaw driver, died in separate road accidents at the Hemayetpur and Aminbazar sections of the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar.
One of the incidents happened in the Aminbazar Salehpur Bridge area early Wednesday, and the other happened in front of Jamal Clinic in Hemayetpur in the morning. Savar Highway Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Moazzem Hossain confirmed the matter.
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One of the deceased was identified as Mamun Sheikh of Mansurapur village in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna. He was an autorickshaw driver by profession. The other deceased was a mentally unstable person whose identity is yet to be confirmed.
Mamun was run over by a vehicle on the Aricha-bound lane of the Aminbazar Bhanga Bridge area around 12:00 am. He was killed on the spot. On the other hand, the mentally unstable person died in front of Jamal Clinic in Hemayetpur on the same highway at around 5 am after being hit by another vehicle in the Aricha-bound lane, said police.
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Sheikh Abu Hasan, officer-in-charge of Savar Highway Police Station, said, "The bodies of the deceased were brought to the police station. Meanwhile, the body of the auto-rickshaw driver has been handed over to the family. PBI has been asked to ascertain the identity of the mentally unstable person. Efforts are on to identify the vehicles involved in the incident."
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"Besides, an auto-rickshaw driver named Sunil Chandra Das was seriously injured when a private car hit him in the Palli Bidyut area of the Nabinagar-Chandra highway and was admitted to Habib Hospital. The private car and the auto-rickshaw involved in the incident have been brought to the police station," he also said.
Two detained with 31 gold bars in Satkhira: BGB
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained two persons with 31 gold bars weighing 7.359 kilograms at the Baikari border in Satkhira on Wednesday.
On intelligence information, an operation led by the Satkhira 33 BGB Battalion apprehended the twoat the Baikari border in Satkhira Sadar Upazila.
The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Tuhin (20), son of Babar Ali, and Mohammad Sajib Hossain (22), son of Jahangir Hossain, both from the area under Satkhira Sadar Police Station.
“They were attempting to smuggle 31 gold bars from Bangladesh to India, said Lt Col Mohammad Ashraful Haque, the commander of the battalion.
The BGB confiscated the gold bars hidden inside the rear chassis pipe of their motorcycle. The current market value of the seized gold bars is Tk6,30,86,478.
Legal proceedings have been initiated against the detained smugglers at the Satkhira Sadar Police Station, where they are currently under police custody.
The seized gold bars have been handed over to the Satkhira Treasury Office as part of the ongoing legal process, said the BGB official.
3 dead as bus crashes into broken-down truck in Munshiganj
Three people were dead and 12 were injured when a speeding bus crashed into a broken-down truck on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway at Ramerkhola early Wednesday.
One of the deceased was identified as Hasina Begum, 42, while identities of two other deceased could not be known immediately.
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Kanchan Kumar, officer-in-charge of Hashra Highway Police, said the accident occurred around 4 am when the Dhaka-bound bus of ‘Labiba Paribahan’ from Kuakata hit a broken-down goods carrying truck from behind on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway and overturned after hitting the railing — leaving three people dead on the spot and 12 injured.
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The injured were taken to different hospitals in Dhaka.
Police seized the bus and the truck but drivers of both vehicles managed to flee the scene.
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Trade through Hili land port suspended for Janmashtami
Export-import activities between Bangladesh and India through the Hili land port in Dinajpur district is suspended since this morning due to Janmashtami, a major religious festival of the Hindu community.
All activities at the land port also remained suspended while immigration services are on as usual, said Mostafizur Rahman, general secretary of Hili Land Port Export-Import group .
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Trade between Bangladesh and India through Hili land port will resume on Thursday, he said.
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Gas cylinder blast in fishing trawler in Cox’s Bazar: 3 more die at CMCH
Three more people, who sustained burn injuries in a fire after a gas cylinder exploded inside a fishing trawler at ghat-6 of Nuniachara in Cox’s Bazar town on Friday, died at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) on Tuesday.
With this, the death toll from the blast reached at 5.
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The deceased were identified as Rahim Ullah, 30, Arman, 22 and Shaheen, 35.
Brig. General Shamim Ahsan, director of CMCH, said Ramin Ullah had been undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital with 90 percent burn injuries while Arman and Shaheen received 70 and 60 percent burn injuries, respectively.
The respiratory tracts of the deceased were affected due to the fire.
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Earlier, on Friday, 12 fishermen suffered burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded inside a trawler at ghat-6 of Nuniachara in Bazar town of Cox’s Bazar.
Of the injured, two injured fishermen were sent to Dhaka for better treatment.
And the rest of the injured, with 60-90 per cent burn, were sent to CMCH.
Two of the victims—Osman Goni and Ayub Ali succumbed to their injuries at the hospital on September 3 and September 2 respectively.
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9 injured in generator explosion at CNG filling station in Sylhet
Nine people were injured in a generator explosion at a CNG filling station in Sylhet's Mirabazar area.
Two of them are reported to be in critical condition.
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Five of the injured are employees of the CNG pump. The other four are pedestrians.
The injured were identified as Ripon, 34; Lutfur, 32; Rumel, 28, Minhaj, 27, Badal Das, 42; Rasimal, 18, Ruman, 23, Tarek, 30, and Muhin, 45.
They were taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, said Mohammad Ali Mahmud, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station.
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According to eyewitnesses, the generator at the Biroti Filling Station suddenly exploded at around 7:00 pm on Tuesday, resulting in a fire and injuring nine people.
Upon receiving information, firefighters arrived at the scene and doused the blaze after an hour of effort.
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Md Belal Hossain, senior station officer of the Sylhet Fire Service, said there was a lack of fire safety at the pump. Initially, the explosion appeared to have been caused by the weakness of the gas valve.