A police officer in Munshiganj was ‘closed’ and attached to the district police line for allegedly trying to extort money through threats of crossfire from a businessman. The accused is Mohammad Suman, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Gazaria police station. Mahfuzur Rahman Al Mamun, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Munshiganj, said the officer was closed and attached to the district police line today. The businessman, Shakil Farazi, said the police officer informed him on Sunday that a narcotic case was filed against him at Narayanganj port police station. The ASI picked him up on a white microbus on Monday morning, he said. The microbus went to a remote area of Char Baushia area. Shakil said there were three other persons in the microbus- constable Rafiqul, unidentified man who claimed to be an ASI, and the driver. “They held me at gunpoint and demanded TK 2 lakh,” he said. They snatched away his mobile phone, and money, beat him, and tried to handcuff him, he said. Meanwhile, some locals gathered on the spot and rescued him. The accused ASI, Suman, told UNB that one of his friends, a police officer at Narayanganj port police station, informed him about a case filed against the businessman. “My friend came to Gazaria, and we took Shakil there to talk in ‘private’.”  

Eleven athletes, including three under-17 players, and a coach, who participated in the just-concluded Sheikh Kamal 2nd Bangladesh Youth Games in Dhaka, were arrested  in Rajshahi on charges of ‘beating’ a police officer and ‘stealing’ his wife’s ornaments. The arrestees are Brishti Moni, 16, Jemi Akter, 14, Rimi Khanan, 17, Farhana Khandokar, 17, Sabrina Akter, 19, Dipali, 19, Papia Sarwar Purnima, 19, Khadiza Khatun, 18, Abdul Al Jahid, 16, Ali Azam, 19, Ramjan, 19, Akash Ali Mohan, 20, and coach Ahsan Kabir, 45. Belal Hossain, a relative of a minor female athlete said, the athletes and the coach returned to Rajshahi by Dhumketu Express train from Dhaka Sunday noon. Also Read: Youth Games: Rangpur, Rajshahi divisions reach women's football final Police constable Golam Kibria assaulted a female athlete while the athletes were searching for their missing luggage after the train reached Rajshahi rail station, he alleged. “He attacked another athlete as well. After they got off the train a fight erupted again,” he said. He also said railway police took them to the police station to settle the matter but later filed a case against them. Also Read: PM Hasina opens final phase of Sheikh Kamal Youth Games Gopal Kumar, officer-in-charge of Rajshahi Railway Police Station, said, police constable Golam Kibria’s wife Sultana Razia Sultana filed the case against athletes alleging that they beat up her husband and stole her gold chain. Kibria was sent to the Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital, he said. He also said that the police officer’s brother Golam Sarwar, also a witness in the case, denied any incident inside the train. “He claimed they had a dispute over getting off the train, and then a fight erupted,” said the OC. Liton Hossain, acting chief judicial magistrate of the chief judicial magistrate court of Rajshahi, sent seven of the accused athletes to jail when they were produced before the court. Women and Child repression Prevention Tribunal-2 granted the minors and women athletes interim bail till 10 am on Monday. The lawyer of the accused, Mainul Islam said, there’s no specific allegation against the minors. “Judge Md. Hasanuzzaman will give the final decision after the full hearing on Monday,” he said.    

A police officer was killed in a collision between two motorbikes in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday noon. The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, a sub-inspector of district  Special Branch of police and hailed from Sirajganj district. AKM Alamgir Jahan, officer-in-charge of Chapainawabganj Model Police Station, said the accident occurred around 1pm when the two vehicles collided head-on in Islampur area, leaving the motorcyclists critically injured. Read more: Cop killed in Naogaon road crash They were rushed to Sadar Hospital where SI Nurul was declared dead upon arrival, he added.

A police officer on highway patrolling duty died after being hit by a speeding truck on the BKSP bypass in Khulna city in the small hours of Thursday, police said. The deceased was identified as Abdul Haque, 55, a resident of the city. He was posted at Khanjahan Ali police station of Khulna city. Read:2 killed, 10 injured in Gopalganj road crash The accident occurred around 12am when the truck hit sub-inspector Abdul on the high-speed corridor while he was on patrolling duty in the area, said Md Kamal Hossain Khan, officer-in-charge of Khanjahan Ali police station. Later, he was rushed to Khulna Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 1am, he added. Read:2 killed in Bogura road crash The body has been kept in the hospital morgue, said the OC.

As a result of continuous and rapid changes in climate, natural disasters - such as sea level rise, floods, droughts, river erosion, cyclones, and salinity - are becoming more extreme and destructive with time. It is affecting all the continents of the world. The impacts of climate change are causing loss of crops, and agricultural productions challenging the food security of the world today. In simple words, climate change is threatening the safety of life and property of people and animals around the world.  To fight these issues, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) comes in. This 27th edition of the climate conference known as COP27 will take place in November, 2022. Let’s focus on what COP27 can achieve for the climate change affected countries. What is COP27? ‘Cop’ means ‘Conference of the Parties. It is a United Nations initiative. In 1995, the first conference of COP was held in Berlin, Germany, which took place in a different country every year.  These conventions serve as the formal meeting of the UNFCCC (Conference of the Parties, COP) parties to discuss progress in attempting to alleviate the effects of climate change, and they began attending discussions beginning roughly in the mid-1990s. The conference also negotiated the Kyoto Protocol with an aim to establish legally binding obligations for developed countries to decrease their greenhouse gas emissions. Read Huge work ahead of COP27; commitments need to turn into action: Robert Dickson This year COP27 will take place at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6 to November 18. However, COP 27 was initially expected to occur from November 8-20, 2021. But, due to covid 19 pandemic, COP 26 was rescheduled from November 2020 to November 2021. That led to COP 27 from November 2021 to November 2022. As of 2019, 197 countries have become UNFCCC members. So, this year it is expected that all the member countries will meet with their valuable proposal for the sake of the environment. UNFCCC COP27 is going to be an important event regarding environmental pollution and climate change. The conference discusses the risks and solutions to climate change. This event is promising because it will help to create a consensus on how to prevent global climate change. Read Bangladesh-UK Partnership: Experts to discuss priority climate actions Friday What Should COP27 Achieve for the Vulnerable Countries? The COP conference should aim to provide a space for vulnerable countries to share their experiences, learn from each other, and create new ideas on how to prevent climate issues. This would help reduce the risk of another devastating conflict in the future. Mitigation COP26 was the very first test of the Paris Agreement’s goal-raising function for mitigating climate change. In other words, preventing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Yet it fell short of reaching its objectives. By the end of this century, if member states would implement all changes from the ‘nationally determined contributions or ‘NDCs,’ it would still be predicted that the world’s average temperature would rise by 2.4 degrees Celsius. The COP26 final outcome urges all the parties to increase their targets by 2030 to become compatible with NDCs by 2022. Therefore, COP27 is more significant than the previous COPs. So, COP27 should achieve a mitigation plan so that the vulnerable countries’ risk gets reduced in the long run. Read How Can One Person Reduce Environmental Pollution? Adaptation The COP26 urges the developed countries to double the adaptation financing along with the launch of a two-year work program towards the Global Goal Adaption (GGA). The GGA conducts international support to lessen the vulnerability of countries to climate change and adapt to the environment through holistic, sustainable development. Vulnerable countries have been seeking assistance for decades. And it is expected that COP27 will bring out a proper adaptation plan for the affected countries. Finance The COP26 summit was a major point of frustration and anger for many developing nations. In particular, they expressed frustration and anger at the failure to deliver on promises of regular financing to assist them in adaptation and mitigation efforts. There should be a move toward fulfilling historic pledges to provide annual climate financing of $100 billion from 2020 to 2025 every year, but those commitments are yet to be met. So, COP27 can be a milestone for vulnerable countries in getting their expected financing for mitigation and adaptation plans. Read Effects of Air Pollution on Unborn Children, Neonates, Infants Global Stocktake COP 27 will host a Technical Dialogue as part of the 2021-23 global stocktake (GST). The GST will assess progress towards fulfilling the Paris Agreement, happening every five years in sync with the ratchet mechanism. GST evaluates the progress made toward mitigation, adaptation, and preventive measures, assessing the mechanisms that help lessen climate change and its social effects. COP27 will be a crucial moment for scrutinizing the results of such deals. Hence, this can bring adequate outcomes for the susceptible countries. Compensation for Loss and Damage Loss of or damage to the environment refers to violations of the constraints of the natural environment that cannot be prevented by preventive measures or adaptation. Developing countries that are least responsible for climate change seek financial support for that irreparable loss and damages from the countries that are highly responsible for the climate crisis. So, COP27 should achieve compensation for the affected countries. Read E-Waste Crisis: Effects of Electronic Waste on Environment and Human Health Final Words The COP27 should make progress on agreement signings and declarations, which can help secure more financial support for vulnerable countries. The conference should provide them with new ideas on how to fight climate change, help them build resilience to climate shocks, and give them access to mitigation and adaptation plans. So far, we have discussed what COP27 should achieve for the climate vulnerable countries. Stay with us to know the updates of the COP27 conference in 2022.

A cop taking a stroll near a police patrol van parked along the busy Gobindaganj regional highway in Dinajpur was fatally knocked down by a speeding truck early on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Omar Faruk, a constable posted at Ghoraghat police station as a driver. He was originally from Phulbaria union in Gaibandha. Also read: Road accident kills soldier, injuries three others in Bandarban The accident occurred at Nitai Saha point on the Gobindaganj regional highway. "At the time, a patrol team of Ghoraghat police station was on duty on the highway. The truck hit Faruk as he was taking a stroll near the parked van, leaving him dead on the spot," said Abu Hasan Kabir, officer-in-charge of Ghoraghat police station. Also read:  2 bikers killed in Pabna accident The driver of the truck fled the spot, leaving the vehicle behind. "But his helper has been detained. The truck was also seized," said the OC.

A man set his motorcycle on fire following a dispute with a police officer in the Court Hargram area of Rajshahi on Monday.The biker, Ashiq Ali,30, set fire to his motorcycle out of frustration after a traffic sergeant wanted to see his driving license and registration documents to penalize him for a traffic rule violation, according to the police.Witnesses said Ashiq Ali was crossing the area riding with two others around 1:45 pm. The traffic sergeant stopped them at the checkpoint and wanted to see his papers. Also read: RU student killed in road crash: students vandalise and set fire on vehiclesAshiq failed to provide his papers as he left these at his home. However, Ashik wanted to bring his papers but the police approached to file a case.Later, he got disappointed and at one stage set his bike on fire.Moushumi Akhter, Sub-Inspector of Kashiadanga Police Station was on patrol duty in the Court Railway Station area at that time. On information, she visited the spot and said that there were three men on the motorcycle. None of them had helmets and there were no documents of the motorcycle.Anirban Chakma, deputy commissioner of police (Traffic) of the city, said they interrogated the biker and talked to his father. Also read: Locals set fire to truck that killed 2 youths on motorcycle in KushtiaAshiq was mentally upset over the financial issue and he might have done this over mental sickness, added the officer."Legal action will be taken in this regard," he said.

A constable was killed after being hit by a bus in Baraigram upazila of Natore on Friday. The deceased was identified as Firoz Ahmed, 35, constable of Bonpara Highway police. The accident occurred around 7pm when a bus of ‘Rafi Paribahan’ hit Firoz near Haroa Sarkarpara Mosque in the upazila. Later, he was rushed to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) where he succumbed to his injuries, said Bogura Region Superintendent of Highway Police Munshi Shahabuddin. Police seized the killer bus, however, the driver and the helper managed to flee the scene, he added. Read: Road crash leaves one dead in city

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four people, including a cop, with 5,260 pieces of Yaba at Chattogram medical college area in the port city on Thursday night. The arrestees were identified as Upal Chakma, 45, a constable of special branch of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), his accomplices Nantu Dash, 42, Md Kamrul Islam, 30, and Md Gias Uddin, 42. Mokhlesur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (DC-north) of the CMP, said on Friday that on secret information Rab members conducted a drive in front of a restaurant in the medical college area at around 10:45pm. He said the members of the elite force found the Yaba pills from the possession of the four men. Also Read: One lakh Yaba pills seized in Cox’s Bazar Md Shahidul Islam, Deputy Assistant Director of Rab-7, filed a case related to drug peddling against the four suspects at the local police station, the DC added.  

A police official drowned in a pond in Kalaroa Upazila of Satkhira  district  Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Rashedul Islam, 40, sub-inspector (SI) of Kalaroa police station. SI Rashedul drowned in the pond of the police station while bathing around 10 am, said Kalaroa Fire Service and Civil Defense Station Officer Md Obaidullah. Also read: DU student drowns in dormitory pond Later, the fire service divers rescued him and rushed him to Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Nasir Uddin Mridha, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kalaroa police station, said SI Rashedul might have suffered a cardiac arrest while swimming in the pond. Also read: Manikganj: 5-year-old drowns while swimming in Kaliganga