Bangladesh
Bangladesh records 1699 new cases, 16 deaths from Covid-19
Bangladesh reported 1,699 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Tuesday, raising the caseload to 423,620.
19 new dengue cases recorded in 24 hours
Nineteen people were diagnosed with dengue in the past 24 hours until Tuesday morning, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Currently, 73 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals across the country.
Since January, the health authorities reported 767 dengue cases, and 689 of the patients recovered.
Bangladesh recorded 101,354 dengue cases last year and 179 people died from the mosquito-borne fever, according to official figures.
A similar situation this year, amid the coronavirus pandemic, would put the country’s health system under great stress, experts said.
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GK Shamim indicted for money laundering
A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charges against eight people, including Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, in a money laundering case.
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-10 Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam framed the charges against them.
The court also fixed Nov 19 for witnesses deposition.
Shamim and his bodyguards rejected the charges and pleaded not guilty. All of them are now in jail.
GK Shamim, who was known as an influential contractor of Sabujbagh, Basabo and Motijheel areas of the capital, was arrested on Sept 20, 2019 from Niketan area during a drive against casino and other anti-social business.
Seven of his bodyguards were also arrested during the raid.
Rab members seized Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs) worth Tk 165 crore, Tk 1.8 crore in cash and a huge stash of foreign currencies.
A foreign-made pistol, seven shotguns and a huge cache of bullets were also seized from the office of ‘GKB & Company Pvt Limited’.
The elite force filed three cases –- one under the narcotics control, one under the money-laundering prevention and the other under the arms acts -– against Shamim with Gulshan police on Sept 21.
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Posts DG Sudhangshu sent on forced leave
The Posts and Telecommunications Division on Tuesday sent Director General of the Directorate of Posts Sudhangshu Shekhar Bhadra on forced leave as primary investigation found evidence of corruption against him.
Case filed over death of Barishal ASP
A case was filed at Adabor Police Station early Tuesday over the death of Barishal Metropolitan Police’s (BMP) Senior ASP Anisul Karim Shipon.
Man sentenced to death for killing college student in Khulna
A Khulna court sentenced a man to death on Monday for killing a college student in 2012.
The convict is Mohammad Bachhu Sheikh. The court also jailed him for 10 years under two different sections and fined him Tk 20,000 and Tk 10,000.
Meanwhile, Mozammel Hossain Milon and Abul Kalam Azad were jailed for seven and two years respectively in the case. They were fined Tk 10,000 and Tk 5,000 by the court.
According to the prosecution, Obaidur Rahman Rubel, a college student of Dumuria upazila was abducted by the convicts on October 23, 2012.
Rubel’s body was found the following day with his throat slit.
Sheikh Lutfur Rahman, the victim’s father, filed a case at Dumuria Police Station.
Taijul Islam, inspector of Dumuria Police Station and also the investigation officer of the case, submitted chargesheet against three people on November 17, 2013.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Yearab Hossain delivered the verdict.
All the convicts were tried in absentia.
IU says no to unified admission test
The authorities of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia have decided not to take part in the uniform admission test system.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the IU admission test committee with Vice-Chancellor Professor Shaikh Abdus Salam in the chair, IU Information, Publication and Public Relations Office said in a statement on Monday night.
Among others, IU Pro-VC Professor M Shahinoor Rahman, chairmen and deans of different departments were present at the meeting.
IU acting Registrar SM Abdul Latif said that the university authorities will conduct its entry test for the students as per its previous system.
“Most of the departments opposed holding the admission test under a unified admission test system and that’s why we aren’t joining it,” he said.
Further information regarding the admission test would be finalised from the next meeting, he added.
On January 23, the University Grants Commission (UGC) decided to introduce a uniform entry test in all public universities from the academic year 2020-21, aiming to reduce the plight of the admission-seekers and their guardians.
UP chairman suspended in Barishal
The local government, rural development, and cooperatives ministry has suspended a union parishad (UP) chairman of Barishal for being imprisoned on charges of extortion.
Six police officers promoted to Additional IGP
Six senior officers of Bangladesh Police have been promoted to the rank of Additional Inspector General of police (AIGP).
Salary of 234 fisheries department employees upgraded
The fisheries and livestock ministry has upgraded the salary scale of 234 fisheries department employees of six categories.