25-10-2022

tUeSDAy, OctOBeR 25, 2022
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Armed forces to
evacuate people
from remote areas
DHAKA : State Minister for
Disaster Management and
Relief Enamur Rahman has
said that the Army, the Navy
and the Coast Guard
members will evacuate
people from hard-to-reach
areas as cyclone Sitrang is
heading towards
Bangladesh.
The state minister said
this during a press briefing
at the ministry's conference
room at the Secretariat on
Monday.
"We've requested the
representatives of the
armed forces and the Coast
Guard to assist us in
relocating people from
danger zones to the safe
cyclone shelters and they've
agreed. The volunteers of
the Fire Service and the Red
Crescent are also working
alongside volunteers of
Cyclone Preparedness
Program (CPP) to ensure
safety to the affected
people," Enamur said.
Replying to a question, he
said that Sitrang is a severe
cyclonic storm and it is
unlikely to turn into a very
severe or super cyclone like
Sidr in 2007.
"We've prepared a total of
7,030 cylcone shelters in 15
coastal districts where
around 25 lakh people can
be accommodated. In each
of these districts, we've
allocated Tk 5 lakh and
supplied daily essentials like
rice and lentil so that people
can eat cooked food.
Besides, dry foods like
biscuits have also been
made available so that
people may not suffer from
hunger," Enamur said.
Asked when Sitrang will
hit Bangladesh, the state
minister said that the
impact will be between
6:00am to 7:00am on
Tuesday morning.
"The Met office has
hoisted danger signal 7 in
various coastal districts
including Bagerhat, which
may go up to signal 10. We'll
ensure the safety of people
and their cattle, but we can't
assure that the agricultural
and fisheries resources will
remain unaffected,"
Enamur added.
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BTRC asks operators to keep
telecommunication uninterrupted
in coastal areas
DHAKA : Bangladesh Telecommunication
Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on
Monday asked mobile operators and
internet service providers to ensure proper
service in coastal regions as Cyclone Sitrang
approaches.
A BTRC notice in this regard said as the
cyclone located in the north Bay is rapidly
moving toward the coastal region, power
supply is being hugely disrupted.
The notice was sent to all mobile phone
operators, tower-company operators,
Nationwide Telecommunication
Transmission Network operators (NTTN),
Internet Service Provider Association of
Bangladesh (ISPAB), and International
Internet Gateway Association, Bangladesh
(IIGAB).
Cyclone Sitrang is likely to disrupt
people's lives causing huge sufferings and
telecommunication will become their only
means of communication during the
disaster, it said.
In this situation, BTRC asked the
telecommunication operators and internet
service providers to arrange portable
generators and take other emergency
measures to provide uninterrupted and
quality service in cyclone hit regions.
Cyclone Sitrang is likely to intensify
further, move in a north, north-easterly
direction and cross Barishal-Chattogram
coast near Khepupara by midnight or early
Tuesday, the latest Met office bulletin said.
Meanwhile Association of Mobile
Telecom Operators of Bangladesh
(AMTOB), in a statement, said that due to
the powerful cyclone Sitrang, they have
experienced power outages in several areas
in the southern part of the country.
"Mobile operators are doing their utmost
to keep the network up and running by
using batteries and generators wherever
possible. Considering telecom service as an
emergency public service, we urge the
Power Division and other concerned
authorities to ensure uninterrupted
power," it said.
DMP arrests 56 for
consuming, selling
drugs in city
DHAKA : As part of the anti-drug drive in the
capital, members of the Dhaka Metropolitan
Police (DMP) has arrested a total of 56 people
on charges of selling and consuming drugs
during last 24 hours till 6am, Monday.
According to a release issued by the DMP,
police conducted the operations against the
drug sellers and consumers in different areas
under various police stations of the capital.
They also detained a total of 56 drug traffickers
and recovered huge drugs from their
possessions from 6am of October 23 to 6 am,
on Monday.During the anti-drug drives, police
seized 7.250 kilograms of cannabis (ganja),
5,174 pieces of yaba tablets, 63 grams of heroin,
04 bottles local made liquor.
District Detective (DB) Police arrested two drug dealers from Saltha in
Faridpur. On Monday a team of DB Police raided the divisional area of
Atghar Union of Saltha Upazila and arrested them. At this time, 1007 peices
yaba tablets were recovered from the drug dealer. Photo: Md. Shofiqul Islam
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Nine dead and 47
wounded in attack on
south Somalia hotel
MOGADISHU : Nine people
were killed and 47 wounded
Sunday in an attack on a
hotel in Kismayo, southern
Somalia, claimed by the Al-
Shabaab Islamist group, the
region's security minister
said.
The port city is the latest to
be hit following a recent
resurgence of attacks by the
Al-Qaeda-linked group,
which has mainly targeted
the capital Mogadishu and
central Somalia.
Sunday's assault began at
12:45 pm (0945 GMT) when
a booby-trapped car
rammed the entrance of
Hotel Tawakal. It ended
around 7:00 pm after the
attackers were killed by
security forces.
Among the casualties were
students leaving a nearby
school, Jubaland security
minister Yusuf Hussein
Osman told reporters. All
four attackers, including the
suicide bomber, were killed,
he added, reports BSS.
"The first one detonated
himself and the (remaining)
three were killed by the
security forces", he said,
confirming an early police
statement.
"This is not a government
target," police officer
Abdullahi Ismail said. "It is
just an ordinary, civilianfrequented
hotel."
Farhan Hassan was
outside the hotel when the
attack happened. "A suicide
bomber drove a vehicle into
the entrance of the hotel
before the gunmen entered
the building," he said.
Al-Shabaab claimed
responsibility for the sixhour
attack, saying members
of the federal government of
Jubaland, where Kismayo is
located, were meeting in the
hotel at the time.
HSBC, DHL ink deal
to support local
Bangladeshi students
DHAKA : HSBC and DHL
recently signed a
Memorandum
of
Understanding (MoU),
offering various benefits for
students who wish to study
abroad.
Tanmi Haque, Country
Head of Wealth and Personal
Banking, HSBC Bangladesh
and ASM Shakil, Senior
Director, Commercial, DHL
Worldwide Express (BD) Ltd
signed the MoU on behalf of
their respective organisations,
said a press release received.
Under the direction of Nilphamari Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman,
Dimla police station has conducted a traffic awareness campaign to prevent road accidents simultaneously
like other police stations of the district.
Photo: Mohinul Islam Sujon
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