Kushtia
Tagore’s historic Kuthibari is threatened by river erosion, locals scream for help
Erosion in River Padma during the peak monsoon has threatened the Kuthibari, the historic country house of Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, at Shelaidah in Kushtia district.
The erosion along the river’s bank near Kuthibari and its adjacent area has taken a serious turn and the residents of the area are passing days in fear of losing their land and homes to the mighty Padma.
Read:Riverbank erosion leaves Gashial residents on the edge
Earlier, the government had taken steps to protect the Kuthibari from river erosion in 2018 by building an embankment but it did little to help the villagers.
According to the Kushtia Water Development Board, the authorities concerned have built a 3,720 meter flood protection dam, involving Tk 167 crore in the fiscal year 2016-2018. Of the total dam, 2,720 meter built in Sultanpur part of Koya union while the remaining 1000 meter in Shelaidah portion.
The authorities named the project as ‘Kuthibari protection dam’.
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Local people alleged that the authorities concerned have built the dam excluding the 1.5 kilometre area of Kuthibari under the project. The project stretching from Shelaidah Kuthibari and adjacent areas remains in the paper but actually no dam has been built on the main portion of the Kuthibari.
Nine more die of Covid in Kushtia
Nine more people have died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours at Kushtia General Hospital, health officials said Saturday morning.
Of the deceased, eight were confirmed Covid patients while one had symptoms.
Kushtia General Hospital official Md Mejbaul Alam said that the number of Covid patients increased on Friday as compared to that of Thursday.
READ: Kushtia logs 7 more Covid deaths
As of Saturday morning, some 191 patients are being treated at the Covid unit of the hospital.
During this period, some 62 people yrsted positive for Covid of the 292 samples tested samples.
So far, 16,735 Covid-19 infected people have been identified in the district, of which 13,264 people have recovered and 662 died.
READ: Covid-19: 15 more die in Kushtia
Kushtia logs 7 more Covid deaths
Seven more Covid-related deaths were reported at Kushtia General Hospital in the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday morning.
All the deceased had tested positive for Covid, said statistics officer of Kushtia General Hospital, Md Mejbaul Alam.
Read:Covid: 9 more die at Kushtia hospital
Besides, 292 people have tested positive for Covid in the district in the past 24 hours. "Some 1,085 samples were tested during the period," he said.
The positivity rate rose to 26.91%, while the WHO recommends a positivity rate of below 5%.
A total of 191 people with Covid symptoms are currently undergoing treatment at the leading medical facility, officials said.
Read:Covid claims lives of 12 people in Kushtia in 24 hrs
So far, 16,587 people have been infected with the virus in the district, while the death toll reached 650.
On the other hand, 12,874 people have recovered from Covid to date.
Covid: 11 more die in Kushtia
Kushtia General Hospital on Thursday morning reported 11 more Covid-related deaths in 24 hours.
All the deceased were confirmed Covid-19 patients, said statistics officer of Kushtia General Hospital, Md Mejbaul Alam.
Read: 7 more die of Covid at Kushtia hospital
Besides, 231 people have tested positive for corona in the district in the past 24 hours. "Some 590 samples were tested during the period," he said.
The positivity rate currently stands at 39.15%.
A total of 211 people with Covid symptoms are currently undergoing treatment at the leading medical facility.
Read:Covid-19: 18 more lives lost in Kushtia
So far, 15,503 people have been infected with the virus in the district, while the death toll from Covid topped 589.
On the other hand, 11,649 people have recovered from Covid to date.
7 more die of Covid at Kushtia hospital
Seven more people have died of Covid-19 at Kushtia General Hospital in the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday morning.
“All the deceased had tested positive for Covid,” said Md Mejbaul Alam, statistics officer of the hospital.
Read:Covid-19 :9 more lives lost in Kushtia
Besides, 143 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the district in the past 24 hours amid a devastating Covid situation across the country.
"Some 389 samples were tested during the period," he said. On the other hand, the positivity rate currently stands at 36.76%.
Read:Kushtia man ends up 'fully vaccinated' in ten minutes
Meanwhile, 227 people are currently undergoing treatment with Covid symptoms at the leading medical facility.
So far, 15,272 people have been infected with the virus in the district, while the death toll from Covid topped 606. Besides, 11,526 people have recovered from corona to date.
3 held for beating conductor in Kushtia
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) held three men Tuesday who allegedly beat up a conductor using the blunt force of a hammer in Kushtia.
The detainees were identified as Md Mokaddes Hossain, 41, Amirul Islam Biltu, 45, and Md Jahurul Islam, 28.
Rab-12 Kushtia unit Company Commander Squadron Leader Md Elias Khan said in primary interrogation, the three accused have confessed to beating up conductor Shahidur Rahman Mintu under orders by two local political leaders and some others.
Read: 2 associates of Helena Jahangir held in Dhaka
"Victim Mintu was reluctant to file a case in this regard in fear but now he has been convinced. Actions will be taken after filing the case with the police station,' said Officer-in-Charge of Kushtia model police station Sabbirul Alam.
On Monday morning, some terrorists beat conductor Mintu in front of the Kushtia Local Government Engineering Department (LGD) office. Video footage of the incident soon went viral on social media.
Conductor Mintu said he has long been in this profession and licensed with government offices like LGED, Water Development Board, Roads and Highways Department, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation.
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As a reason for the attack, Mintu said he submitted a tender for construction work of a portion of Mirpur road, a project under LGED worth Tk 7 crore.
Though he didn’t get the tender, a local Awami League leader and conductor has been threatening him since the submission over phone calls.
Due to the threats he couldn’t start construction of another road building project of LGED worth Tk 1 crore in Mirpur upazila for the last three months, said the victim.
Covid-19 :9 more lives lost in Kushtia
Nine more Covid-related deaths were reported at Kushtia General Hospital in 24 hours till Monday morning amid a devastating virus situation across the country.
“All the deceased had tested positive for Covid,” said Md Mejbaul Alam, statistics officer of the hospital.
Read:Covid-19: 18 more lives lost in Kushtia
Besides, 480 people have tested positive for the virus in the district in the past 24 hours and 1125 samples were tested during the period, he said.
The positivity rate currently stands at 42.66%.
Meanwhile, 226 people are currently undergoing treatment with Covid symptoms at the leading medical facility.
Read:Kushtia man ends up 'fully vaccinated' in ten minutes
So far, 14,896 people have been infected with the virus in the district while the death toll from Covid topped 593. Besides, 11,004 people have recovered from Covid to date.
Covid-19: 18 more lives lost in Kushtia
Eighteen more Covid-related deaths were reported at Kushtia General Hospital in 24 hours till Sunday morning amid a devastating virus situation across the country.
“All the deceased were Covid-19 patients,” said Md Mejbaul Alam, statistics officer of the hospital.
Read: Covid-19: Kushtia sees 7 more deaths in 24 hrs
Besides, 181 people have tested positive for the virus in the district in the past 24 hours and 533 samples were tested during the period, he said.
The positivity rate currently stands at 33.95%.
Meanwhile, 243 people with Covid symptoms are currently undergoing treatment at the leading medical facility.
Read: Kushtia man ends up 'fully vaccinated' in ten minutes
So far, 14,416 people have been infected with the virus in the district while the death toll from Covid topped 584. On the other hand, 10,795 people have recovered from Covid to date.
Kushtia man ends up 'fully vaccinated' in ten minutes
A man received two consecutive jabs of Covid vaccine in Khoksa Upazila Health Complex in Kushtia just within 10 minutes Thursday.
Basharuzzaman, 38, resident of Bujruk Mirzapur village went to the designated room of the health complex at noon with his vaccination card to receive the first jab of the Covid vaccine.
After receiving the first jab he mistakenly entered the room again and the nurse on duty gave him another shot of the vaccine.
Read: Covid-19: Bangladesh lowers vaccination age to 25
Later when he asked the nurse if he was supposed to receive back-to-back two shots of the vaccine like that, the matter got the attention of everyone present there.
Currently all the Covid-19 vaccines being distributed in Bangladesh are all two-shot vaccines. Timeline for receiving the second dose after the first one is between 3-6 weeks.
Vaccine recipient Basaruzzaman said he didn’t know the system and stood again in line after receiving the first shot.
Upazila Health officer Dr Md Kamruzzaman said it’s Basaruzzaman’s mistake as he didn’t inform the nurse about having received the shot once already.
Read: Covid in Bangladesh: Daily toll remains above 200; 15,271 more infected
However, It should not cause any health issues in him, the doctor said.
Meanwhile Civil Surgeon of the district Dr HM Anwarul Islam said there is no scope for the authority to deny their negligence in this incident, as many illiterate general villagers may come to receive vaccines in the centers.
The involved officials have already been warned to not repeat such mistakes, he said.
Covid claims 11 more lives in Kushtia
Kushtia General Hospital on Thursday morning reported 11 more Covid-related deaths in 24 hours.
All the deceased were confirmed Covid-19 patients, said Statistics Officer of Kushtia General Hospital, Md Mejbaul Alam.
Read:Covid: 19 more deaths recorded in Kushtia
Besides, 149 people have tested positive for corona in the district in the past 24 hours. "Some 522 samples were tested during the period," he said.
The positivity rate currently stands at 28.54%.
Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 patients in the hospital has increased again.
Read:Covid claims 20 more lives in Kushtia
A total of 201 people with Covid symptoms are currently undergoing treatment at the leading medical facility.
So far, 14,051 people have been infected with the virus in the district, while the death toll from Covid topped 550. On the other hand, 10,081 people have recovered from Covid to date.