25-10-2022

TUeSDAY, OCTOBeR 25, 2022
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Dhaka University Model United Nations Association observed 77th UN Day yesterday. DU VC Prof Dr
Md Akhtaruzzaman addressing the program as chief guest.
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Want fair investigation over RU
student's death: MP Badsha
RAJSHAHI : Rajshahi-2
lawmaker and president of
Rajshahi Medical College
Hospital
(RMCH)
management council Fazle
Hossain Badsha has called for
exhuming the body of deceased
Rajshahi University student
MGM Shahriar for autopsy.
He made the demand while
speaking in a press briefing at
his office in Hargram of
Rajshahi city on Sunday
afternoon.
He also demanded a highlevel
investigation by the
Ministry of Home Affairs over
the death.
Badsha, also the general
secretary of Bangladesh
Workers Party, said that an
emergency meeting of the
hospital management council
has been called on October 26.
"After that, we will send a letter
to the Ministry of Home Affairs
to investigate the incident,"he
added.
LGRD Minister Md Tajul Islam inaugurated the Clean-up Campaign at
the south plaza of National Parliament yesterday on the occasion of UN
Day.
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Family of late US Senator Kennedy
to visit Bangladesh Oct 29-Nov 5
DHAKA : Family members of late US
Senator Edward M. 'Ted' Kennedy,
who visited independent Bangladesh in
February, 1972, are scheduled to arrive
Dhaka on October 29.
"Yes, they are coming," Foreign
Minister AK Abdul Momen told UNB
on Monday.
Officials said they will be visiting
Bangladesh marking the 50 years of
Bangladesh-US relations.
When approached, a Spokesperson
at the US Embassy in Dhaka termed it
a "historic visit" and said Edward M.
Kennedy, Jr., son of late US Senator
Edward M. Kennedy and nephew of
late US President John F. Kennedy,
and his family will be in Bangladesh to
mark a "milestone" of the yearlong
celebration of the 50th anniversary of
Bangladesh-US relations.
They will meet Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister
AK Abdul Momen.
His accompanying family members
He also questioned the role of
some teachers during the
incident.
The MP said, we had a
meeting with the Intern
Doctors Association at noon.
We requested them to call off
their strike considering the
patients. They called off their
strike after a fruitful meeting
and they joined their work from
Sunday afternoon, he added.
Earlier, in the day, the
students of Rajshahi University
brought out a procession
protesting the death of their
fellow student on the campus.
They also took position in front
of the main gate of Rajshahi
University to press home their
nine-point demand including
arrest of those involved in the
attack on students and those
who made lapses in attending
to Shahriar.
Later, the interns of Rajshahi
Medical College and Hospital
also brought out a procession
protesting a scuffle between the
RU students and medical
interns. They also threatened to
continue their strike if the
authorities concerned would
not take any effective measures
in arresting the attackers and
ensuring a healthy atmosphere
for work.
On Wednesday night,
Shahriar, the fourth-year
student of the university's
marketing department, died
after allegedly falling off the
roof of Shaheed Habibur
Rahman Hall.
After Shahriar fell off the roof
of Shaheed Habibur Rahman
Hall of the university on
Wednesday night, some
students took him to RMCH
where he was declared dead on
arrival.
A five-member probe body
has been formed to look into
the incident.
Two complaints have been
lodged over the incident.
include Dr. Katherine "Kiki" Kennedy
(wife), Dr Kiley Kennedy (daughter),
Teddy Kennedy (son), Grace Kennedy
Allen (niece), and Max Allen (nephew).
Under the auspices of the US
Department of State's Speakers
Program, Kennedy will speak at Dhaka
University to commemorate the legacy
of his father as a staunch advocate for
Bangladesh's fight for independence
and will visit the banyan tree his father
planted to symbolize the friendship
between the United States and
Bangladesh.
As a lawyer and advocate for civil
rights of individuals with disabilities, he
will also deliver a lecture on disability
rights at the Edward M. Kennedy
Center for Public Service and the Arts.
During the one-week visit to
Bangladesh, the Kennedy family will
visit various cultural attractions and
meet with civil society representatives,
US government-sponsored exchange
programme alumni and Bangladesh
Prize Giving
Ceremony
of 'LitFest
6.0' held
at BUP
The Final Round and Prize
Giving Ceremony of
'Literature Festival- 6.0' was
held on Monday at Bijoy
Auditorium of BUP. The
LitFest 6.0 was organized by
BUP Literature and Drama
Club (BUPLDC) under the
supervision of the
Department of English,
Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences, a press release
said.
The fest started on 21
October 2022. The purpose
of the fest was to create a
platform for literary
enthusiasts to develop their
thinking power, explore
their creativity and to
promote Bengali literature
in the world.
In the fest, around 300
contestants from 26
renowned universities
participated in 11 different
segments. Names of them
are Pop Quiz, Lit Quiz,
Recitation of Poetry,
Storytelling, Parody
Presentation, Stage Drama
etc.
Pro-VC of BUP Professor
Dr. Khondoker Mokaddem
Hossain was present as the
Chief Guest and distributed
the prizes among the
winnersin the fest, BUPLDC
Advisor and Dean of FASS
Brig Gen Mohammad
Shamsul Arefin, ndc, pscalso
chaired the session.
Associate Professor Dr. Md.
Mohoshin Reza, Chairman
of the Department of
English moderated the
programme.
Among others, BUP
Senior Officers, EC
Members, Faculty
Members, Students, and
Invited Guests were present
in the ceremony.
government officials.
In February, 1972, Senator Ted
Kennedy spoke to the students at
University of Dhaka and said, "You
know while some governments do not
yet recognise you, the people of the
world do recognise you, and they
recognise all you have accomplished
here in the name of freedom from
tyranny and oppression.We are
brothers in liberty, and no man, no
policy, no government can change that
fact."
Senator Kennedy planted a banyan
tree on Dhaka University's campus as a
living tribute to friendship, resilience,
and hope, and it stands.
Senator Ted Kennedy during his
1972 visit to Dhaka also said, "The
struggle of the people of Bangladesh
evokes the greatest memories of our
past."
Bangladesh and the United States
have been "strong enduring partners"
for the past five decades.
Two including
railway security
staff arrested with
marijuana in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM : Sleuths
of
Chattogram
Metropolitan Police's
Detective Branch (West)
two alleged drug peddlers
including a security staff of
the Bangladesh Railway
with marijuana from the
Chiattogram railway
station area on Saturday.
The arrestees are Imrul
Kayes and Sohel.
Manager of Chattogram
Railway Station Ratan
Kumar Chowdhury said
that Imrul Kayes came to
the station to perform the
duties of the Nazirhat
bound demu train on
Saturday evening. At that
time, some people
identified as DB in white
clothes took him away. But
he doesn't know why Imrul
was taken away.
Ali Hossain, deputy
commissioner of police
(West) said Imrul used to
sell cannabis through Sohel
for a long time.
On Saturday evening,
police arrested them while
sharing money for the sale
of marijuana, he added.
"Two kg of cannabis were
also recovered from their
possession," said the
officer.
RAJSHAHI : Integrated
approach can be the best
way of reducing preventable
child mortality besides
minimizing their illness and
disability coupled with
promoting healthy growth
and development of children
less than five years of age.
Every day, scores of
children with potentially
fatal illnesses are taken by
their caregivers and health
workers so there are no way
but an integrated approach
to reduce the illness and
mortality.
Child health specialists
came up with the
observation while
conducting the third day's
technical sessions of a fiveday
long training titled
"Integrated Management of
Childhood Illness (IMCI)" in
Rajshahi Medical College
and Hospital (RMCH).
Public
Health
Improvement Initiative
Rajshahi (PHIIR) project of
DASCOH Foundation
organized the training
aimed at preparing a
resource pool on IMCI at
seminar hall of ward
The Final Round and Prize Giving Ceremony of 'Literature Festival- 6.0' was held on Monday at Bijoy
Auditorium of BUP.
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Dhaka-New York flights
to resume soon, hopes
CAAB chairman
DHAKA : The Civil Aviation Authority of
Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman Air Vice Marshal M
Mafidur Rahman has expressed the hope that the
Dhaka-New York direct flights would resume soon.
He aired his hope when the US Ambassador to
Bangladesh Peter Haas paid a courtesy call at his
office on Sunday at 4pm.
During the meeting, the launch of air
communication between the two countries,
especially the Dhaka-New York flight, was
discussed. The CAAB chairman sought the US
ambassador's intervention and cooperation to
implement category 1 of the Federal Aviation
Authority. The US ambassador assured full
cooperation regarding the resumption of Dhaka-
New York flights.
Discussions were also held on enhancing mutual
communication and cooperation between the
aviation sectors of the two countries.
Ambassador Haas said that the United States
will assist Bangladesh in order to develop skilled
manpower in the aviation sector of Bangladesh.
Integrated approach
stressed to reduce
preventable child mortality
number 11 supported by the
Swiss Red Cross.
All the senior and junior
teachers and doctors of the
Department of Pediatrics of
RMCH and Rajshahi
Medical College are taking
part in the training.
Head of the Pediatrics
Department Prof Belal
Uddin, Assistant Prof Dr
Naznin Parvin and
Consultant Dr Syeda Nasifa
Islam conducted the
sessions.
In his remarks, Prof Belal
Uddin said children brought
for medical treatment
coming from marginalized
and other low-income
families are often suffering
from more than one
condition. At the first level of
primary health care services,
diagnostic supports such as
laboratory and radiology
services are commonly
limited or non-existent.
He opined that WHO and
UNICEF designed the IMCI
strategy to improve access
and quality of care for
newborns and children in
primary health care services
aims at improving health
ICMAB delegation
meets CAG
DHAKA : A delegation of the Institute of
Cost and Management Accountants of
Bangladesh (ICMAB) headed by its
President Md. Mamunur Rashid called
on Comptroller and Auditor General of
Bangladesh (CAG) Mohammad Muslim
Chowdhury at his office yesterday.
The ICMAB President apprised the
Comptroller and Auditor General of
Bangladesh about the role of cost and
management accountants on the
matters of public interest, financial
management, accounting and auditing.
He also sought help from the CAG of
Bangladesh for further development of
the ICMAB and CMA profession, said a
press release.
In response, CAG Mohammad
Muslim Chowdhury assured to provide
all out support and assistance to
ICMAB. Former SAFA and ICMAB
President AKM Delwer Hussain,
director Mirza Mostafa Walid and chief
accounts and finance officer of CAG
Office Mohammad Ruhul Quddus were
present, among others, in the meeting.
With the financial assistance of Kuwait Society for Relief (KSR), Society for Islamic
Training Center Bangladesh (SITCB) organized a 10-day-long workshop on vegetable
and fish farming recently at Arial Beel Training Institute at Muksudpur
Union under Dohar upazila in Dhaka.
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worker skills, improving the
health system and
improving family and
community practices.
Main thrust of the strategy
is to strengthen prevention
and management of
common childhood
illnesses, including in the
newborn period, and
support children's healthy
growth and development.
As a whole, IMCI is
imperative to achieve the
Sustainable Development
Goal target 3.2 of reducing
child mortality to at least 25
or less deaths per 1000 live
births by 2030.
The PHIIR Project is being
implemented in five upazila
health complexes, 42
UH&FWCs and 110
Community Clinics under
Bagmara, Charghat and
Tanore upazilas in Rajshahi
and Porsha and Sapahar
upazilas in Naogaon
districts.
The project is intended to
improve the health of the
targeted population with
special focus on maternal,
neonatal and child health at
primary health care level.
Workshop
on vegetable,
fish farming
held
With the financial
assistance of Kuwait
Society for Relief (KSR),
Society for Islamic
Training Center
Bangladesh (SITCB)
organized a 10-day-long
workshop on vegetable and
fish farming recently at
Arial Beel Training
Institute at Muksudpur
Union under Dohar
upazila in Dhaka.
A total of 175 men and
women participated in the
workshop.
DoharUpazilaNirbahi
Officer
(UNO)
MobasherAlam distributed
certificates, saplings and
bags among the
participants as the chief
guest at the closing
ceremony.
Upazila Agriculture
Officer Mohammad
MamunYakub, Fisheries
Officer MstLutfunnahar,
Dohar Assistant
Commissioner (Land) SM
Mostafizur Rahman and
SITCB officers were also
present.
At the closing ceremony,
speakers appreciated KSR
and SITCB and urged them
to arrange such workshop
across Bangladesh.
Dr Gazi MdJahirul Islam,
Director General, KSR,
Bangladesh office,
inaugurated the workshop
on October 8. SITCB
Director Md Abdul Quddus
conducted the inaugural
function and closing
ceremony.