A Dhaka court on Monday (April 29, 2024) framed charges against 33 accused in case over the killing of Awami League leader Zahidul Islam Tipu and a female college student in Shahjahanpur area around two years back. The trial in the case began formally through framing the charges. Dhaka Special Judge Court-Judge Ali Hossain passed the order after rejecting an appeal for excluding the names of the accused from the charges.   The court also set May 21 to record testimony of the witnesses in the case, public prosecutor Md Rafik Uddin said. On April 25, a hearing on the appeal for exclusion of the accused was held while the court set April 29 for framing the charges against the accused. 3 of a gang arrested for manipulating stock market: DB Dhaka Metropolitan South unit Organizing Secretary of Awami League Golam Ashraf Talukder, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) ward councillor and Awami League leader Maruf Ahmed Mansur, expelled president of ward No 10 Jubo League Maruf Reza Sagor, Motijheel Thana unit of Jatiya Party leader Juber Alam Khan Robin, former convenor of Habibullah Bahar College unit Chhatra League Sohel Shahriar, former general secretary of Motijheel Thana unit of Chhatra League Khairul Islam Matbor and former president of ward No-11 unit of Jubo League Kamruzzaman Babu, Sumon Shikder Musa, Masum Muhammad Akash were among the accused. On the night of March 24, Tipu, who was on a microbus, and Samia Afrin Priti, a 22-year-old college student, who was returning home on a cycle rickshaw were killed in firing in front of Islami Bank Hospital at Shahjahanpur in Dhaka. Tipu was a former general secretary of the AL Motijheel committee and Priti was a student of Begum Badrunnesa Government College. Tipu’s driver was also injured in the firing. They were all stuck in a traffic jam in the area when a biker wearing a helmet and a mask appeared from nowhere and fired at them. HC wants to know the number of Rohingya voters in Cox’s Bazar The next day, a case was filed against unidentified people over the double murder. On June 5 last year, the investigation office of the case submitted a charge sheet against 33 people.

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock will set up 30 sell points in Dhaka to sell milk, eggs, meat, and fish at affordable prices throughout the month of Ramadan. Under the programme, liquid milk will be sold at Tk 80 per litre, beef at Tk 600 per kg, mutton at Tk 900 per kg, dressed broiler at Tk 250 per kg, and eggs at Tk 9.17 per piece. Will enhance market surveillance from today: State Minister for Commerce Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md. Abdur Rahman said these at the conference room of the Department of Livestock Services on Sunday. The minister said the programme will be conducted from 25 places in the capital from the first to the 28th Ramadan. Besides, the products will be sold at five more points at several permanent markets in the city. The 25 sale centers are: Natun Bazar (Badda), Korail slum (Banani), Khamarbari (Farmgate), Azimpur Matrisadan (Azimpur), Gabtoli, Diabari (Uttara), Japan Garden City (Mohammadpur), Shatfoot Road (Mirpur), Khilgaon (south of the rail crossing), beside the Secretariat (Abdul Gani Road),  Segun Bagicha (kitchen market),  Arambagh (Motijheel), Rampura, Kalshi (Mirpur), Jatrabari (at the mouth of Maniknagar Goli),  Bosila (Mohammadpur),  Hazaribagh (Shikshan), Lukas (Nakhalpara), Arambagh (Motijheel), Kamrangirchar, Mirpur 10, Kalyanpur (Jhilpara), Tejgaon, Old Dhaka (Bangabazar), and Kakrail. The five selling points at permanent markets are Mirpur Shah Ali Bazar, Mohammadpur Krishi Market, Natun Bazar (100 feet), Kamala Bazar, and Kazi Alauddin Road (Anandbazar). Well-equipped pickup cool vans will be used to sell the products. The cooling vans will reach each sale center by 9 am with the products and selling will start from 10 am, the minister said. BGB-BSF border conference wraps up with pledge to bring down border killings to zero Additionally, the Department of Fisheries has taken initiatives to sell fish at four designated spots in Dhaka North City Corporation and four designated spots in Dhaka South City Corporation. The spots are Bangabandhu Square at Farmgate’s Khamarbari, Mirpur-1 (Eidgah Ground); Segun Bagicha Bazar; and Merul Badda Bazar under Dhaka North City Corporation; and Mughdapara (Madinabagh Bazar); Jatrabari (Dayal Bharosa Market); Motijheel (Southeast Corner of Bangladesh Bank) and Palashi intersection under Dhaka South City Corporation. The fish sale will continue from 10 am to 3 pm every day, starting from March 11, and will continue for 15 days, the minister said. Read more: As Ramadan is about to begin, prices of essentials high in Khulna kitchen markets

Two policemen sustained injuries during a clash with traders when Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) conducted an eviction drive at Khilgaon rail gate kitchen market on Sunday. The injured were identified as Inspector (Operation) Mahidul Islam of Shajanpur Police Station and constable named Mehedi Hasan (24) of Public Order and Management (POM) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Dhaka calls for solidarity, unity, strong South-South cooperation to achieve sustainable development Among them, Inspector Mahidul received injuries on his head, while Constable Mehedi Hasan sustained bullet injuries at his leg. The incident took place between 2:00 pm and 2:30 pm when the DSCC authority went to the spot to conduct an eviction drive, said Officer-in-charge of Shahjahanpur police station Sujit Kumar Shaha. The DSCC has conducted the eviction drive in the kitchen market as the authority will build a multistoried market there. They had earlier issued several notices to the existing traders of the market to shift their belongings but did not comply with the order, the OC said. Plot-to-Plot BDS map set to start in February: Land Minister When the DSCC along with a large number of police went there, local traders swooped on them with brick bats. The police resorted to baton charge, hurled sound grenade and fired rubber bullets to disperse the unruly people.  During the clash, Inspector Mahidul received head injuries due to hitting of brick bats and Constable Mehedi might have received bullet injuries accidentally at his leg from the bullets fired by other police members, the OC added. PM visits Walton Mega Stall at Dhaka Int’l Trade Fair This incident took place on Sunday (January 21) around 2 o'clock. Injured policeman Mehedi Hasan is being treated at Dhaka Medical and Inspector (Operation) Mahidul Islam at Rajarbagh Police Lines Hospital. Injured policeman Mehedi Hasan is being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Inspector (Operation) Mahidul Islam at Rajarbagh Police Lines Hospital.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday said the construction work of Dhaka City Inter-District Bus Terminal in Narayanganj’s Kanchpur will be completed by the middle of next year. “Fifty percent of the project, including landfilling, has already been completed. The rest of the work will be completed within the stipulated time,” said the DSCC mayor while talking to reporters after visiting the construction work of the terminal in the morning. No one will be allowed to do business without trade licence in Dhaka South: Mayor Taposh Mayor Taposh also said the construction of other infrastructures including the boundary wall and bus parking depot around the terminal will be done in phases.  “Once the terminal is opened, buses of 16 districts in Chattogram and Sylhet divisions will operate their rom this terminal,” he added. Zia directly involved in Bangabandhu assassination: Mayor Taposh The DSCC mayor hoped that the opening of the terminal would improve the quality of passenger services while reducing traffic congestion in the capital and its surrounding areas. Meanwhile, the existing bus terminal at Sayedabad will be renovated and modernised and transformed into an inter-city bus terminal, said Taposh.  National Eidgah ready to hold Eid Jammat even in case of heavy rain: Taposh He also talked to the officials of the concerned department including the Road Transport and Highways Division to learn about the progress of the terminal’s construction work. 

Dhaka South City Corporation's eviction drive at Nilkhet roadside market has been extended for two more days till Wednesday. Mohammad Maniruzzaman, executive magistrate and property officer of DSCC, said the ongoing drive at Nilkhet Cotton Market in the city is going on and the drive will continue till Wednesday as the authorities concerned have decided to extend it for two more days. Read: DSCC evicts 188 illegal shops in Nilkhet Russel Sabrin, chief property officer of the Dhaka South City Corporation, also visited the spot.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Sunday said that his organization is working to improve Dhaka’s ranking in the Global Liveability Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Taposh made the remark at a MoU signing ceremony at a city hotel this noon. Taposh said that Dhaka has moved up four places in the global index, which shows that DSCC’s activities to turn the city into a livable place have proved to be effective. “DSCC is continuously working to make the city’s situation better, which will result in more improvement in Dhaka’s position in the index,” said Taposh. Also read: Dhaka world’s 7th least liveable city Taposh added that the Water Development Board (WDB) has handed over the inactive sluice gates to DSCC at today’s event. “We’ll start the maintenance works of these sluice gates from tomorrow. Senior Secretary of the Water Resources Ministry has said that these sluice gates are old-fashioned and can’t be activated. We’ll try our best to turn these sluice gates active,” said Taposh. Attending the event as chief guest, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Md Tazul Islam said that all the current bridges over Dhaka’s rivers will be demolished and new bridges will be built to make the rivers more navigable. “The current bridges over various rivers in Dhaka aren’t suitable for navigation. We’ve already marked these bridges and provided directions to demolish them. Traffic pressure in Dhaka city will decrease once river routes are activated,” said Tazul. Tazul added that the waterlogging problem has improved a lot under DSCC’s various measures this year. “The two city corporations of Dhaka are conducting many initiatives since receiving the jurisdiction of various canals from Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA). Besides, the two city corporations are also recovering many illegal canals and places in the city. As a result, the waterlogging problem of Dhaka city has improved to a great extent,” Tazul added. Also read: Steps taken for making rivers around Dhaka fit for navigation: Tajul State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruk, State Minister for LGRD Swapan Bhattacharjee, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam, and Senior Secretary of Water Resources Ministry Kabir Bin Anwar, among others, spoke at the event.

The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed a case against the former chief revenue officer of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Yusuf Ali Sardar for illegally earning around TK 1.39 crore. The case was filed at Dhaka Coordinated Office of the ACC after the investigation. Read: DSCC engineer sacked for graft Deputy Director of ACC Public relation office Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB that Deputy Director Syed Nazrul Islam filed the case. According to the case statement, ACC found the TK 3 crore 34 lakh 43 thousand belonging to Sardar while his earning from legal source should be TK 1. 95 crore.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Thursday terminated two cleaning staffs for illegally taking allotment of a garbage truck and allowing someone else to drive it. In a press release DSCC said, cleaning staff Md Harun Mia was terminated for taking allotment of the truck through illegal means, and Md Abdur Razzak was terminated for help in driving it. A departmental case was filed against Md Iran Mia, another driver (heavy vehicle) of the corporation and he was temporarily suspended for allowing someone else to drive a truck that was illegally allotted, said DSCC. Read: Notre Dame College student dies being hit by DSCC truck The irresponsibility of the DSCC cleaning staffs led to the death of a Notre Dame College student Wednesday as a garbage truck hit him while crossing a road at Golchattar in the city’s Gulistan area. Patrol police in the area detained the driver Russel Khan while he was fleeing and seized the truck, said Md A Ahad, deputy police commissioner of Motijheel range of DMP. A case was filed at Paltan police station in this regard following a complaint lodged by Naim’s father, he said. Read: Death of Notre Dame College student sparks protests in city Russel was neither appointed by DSCC as a driver nor he has any driving license, said the police official. DSCC driver Harun used to allow Russel to drive the vehicle in his absence, he said.

In a bid to contain the dengue outbreak Dhaka South City Corporation  on Tuesday filed six cases and collected a fine of Tk 1.05  lakh from owners of buildings where Aedes mosquito larvae was found. As many as four mobile courts conducted the drive in Kalabagan, Demra, and Dhakeshwari area of South Dhaka. During the drive the mobile courts inspected153 buildings and found Aedes larvae in six  of them. Executive Magistrate Tanjira Kabir Tropa, who led the drive at Kalabagan said, "Today we conducted a raid in the Crescent Road area of Kalabagan. During the raid, stagnant water was seen in several places on the ground floor of a house behind the Green Life Hospital.” Read: Dengue control room to function from tomorrow: DSCC “We have fined its owner Tk 70,000,” she said. Also on Tuesday a record 343 patients were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease , said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among the new patients, 286 were admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 57 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS. Some 1,281 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Tuesday morning, according to DGHS. Read: Provide info on Aedes larvae: DSCC mayor to city dwellers Of them, 1,133 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 148 were listed outside Dhaka. This year’s total death toll from dengue remained static at 52.

A total of 287 fresh dengue cases were reported in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Monday morning , the highest number in single day so far this year. The outbreak of dengue fever –over 100 dengue patients reported daily for more than a week—has sparked new worries as the country’s health services are already overburdened with growing Covid cases and fatalities. Read: Dengue alert: CU survey team finds Aedes larvae at 15 spots in Chattogram Of the new dengue cases, 279 were reported in Dhaka while only eight from outside the capital, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). According to the (DGHS), 978 patients are currently receiving treatment at different hospitals across the country. Some 3,182 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January and 2,200 of them have been released after they recovered. Read: Dengue control room to function from tomorrow: DSCC To eradicate dengue larvae in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) areas a control room will be opened from Monday, said DSCC mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. Sheikh Taposh said that the control room of Dhaka South City Corporation will be opened from August 2 to eradicate the source of dengue larvae. The mayor said this at Nagar Bhaban on Sunday while addressing the meeting regarding measures to control dengue. Read: Worsening Dengue: 237 patients hospitalised in 24 hrs Dengue fever was first reported in Bangladesh in 2000, claiming 93 lives that year. In the years that followed, the country learned to deal with the disease much better. The fatalities had almost fallen to zero at one stage, before surging again in 2018, leading to the severe outbreak the following year.