03-03-2022

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Two more Covid-19
casualties in Rangpur
A discussion meeting on Bangabandhu and Bangladesh has been held at the initiative of Baraigram
upazila Administration of natore.
photo: Amor D Costa
Discussion meeting on Bangabandhu
and Bangladesh held in Baraigram
Amor D CostA, BArAigrAm CorresponDent
RANGPUR: Two more Covid-19
fatalities were reported during the last 24
hours ending at 8 am yesterday from
Rangpur division where the pandemic
situation continues improving
constantly during the last two weeks,
reports BSS.
Health officials said the number of
Covid-19 positive cases continues
declining as the spread of the lethal virus
has already become weaker in the
division.
"With the two more deaths reported
from Rangpur district alone, the total
number of casualties reached 1,282 in
the division," Divisional Director
(Health) Dr. Abu Md. Zakirul Islam
Lenin told BSS yesterday.
The district-wise breakup of the 1,282
fatalities stands at 300 in Rangpur, 84 in
Panchagarh, 92 in Nilphamari, 73 in
Lalmonirhat, 69 in Kurigram, 259 in
Thakurgaon, 340 in Dinajpur and 65 in
Gaibandha of the division.
The average casualty rate stands at two
percent in the division.
Meanwhile, 12 fresh Covid-19 cases
were diagnosed after testing 252 samples
at the 4.76 percent positivity rate on
Tuesday in the division.
Earlier, the daily Covid-19 positivity
rates were 4.93 percent on Monday, 2.56
percent on Sunday, 10.19 percent on
Saturday, 8.64 percent on Friday, 7.45
percent on Thursday and 8.50 percent
on Wednesday last in the division.
"With the diagnosis of 12 fresh Covid-
19 cases, the total number of infected
patients has reached 64,065 in Rangpur
division," Dr. Islam said.
The district-wise break up of total
64,065 patients include 14,943 of
Rangpur, 4,415 Panchagarh, 5,472 of
Nilphamari, 3,277 of Lalmonirhat, 4,973
of Kurigram, 8,577 of Thakurgaon,
16,903 of Dinajpur and 5,505 of
Gaibandha in the division.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, a
total of 3,37,195 collected samples were
tested till Tuesday, and of them, 64,065
were found Covid-19 positive with an
average positivity rate of 19 percent.
At the same time, the number of
healed Covid-19 patients reached 61,445
in Rangpur division with the recovery of
172 more patients on Tuesday.
The average recovery rate presently
stands at 95.91 percent.
Among the total 64,065 patients, 41
are under treatments at isolation units,
including six critical patients each at ICU
beds and High Dependency Unit beds,
after recovery of 61,445 patients and
1,282 deaths while 1,297 are remaining
in home isolation. "Meanwhile, the
number of citizens who got the first dose
of the Covid-19 vaccine rose to
1,32,15,406 and among them, 84,61,608
got the second dose and 3,90,688 got the
booster dose till Tuesday in the division,"
Dr Islam added.
Principal of Rangpur Medical College
Professor Dr. Bimal Chandra Roy told
the national news agency that the
number of Covid-19 cases is declining to
improve the pandemic situation in
Rangpur division in the last two weeks.
However, he suggested common
people abide by the health directives to
further reduce spread of the lethal virus
in the division.
A discussion meeting on
Bangabandhu and Bangladesh has
been held at the initiative of Baraigram
Upazila Administration of Natore.
Professor Abdul Quddus, Member of
Parliament for Natore-4 (Baraigram-
Gurudaspur) constituency and District
Awami League President, was present
RMCH counts two
more fatalities in
Covid-19 unit
RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi
Medical College Hospital
(RMCH) recorded two more
fatalities in its Covid-19 unit
during the last 24 hours till
9am yesterday, reports BSS.
RMCH Director Brigadier
General Shamim Yazdani said
both of the deceased were the
residents of Rajshahi and they
died with post-Covit-19
complexities.
Meanwhile, one more
patient was admitted to the
Covid-19 unit during the last
24 hours, taking the number
of admitted patients to 16,
including nine positive for the
lethal virus, at present.
However, two others
returned home after being
cured during the same time.
On the other hand, 34 more
patients were found Covid-19
positive after testing 319
samples in Rajshahi's two
laboratories on Tuesday,
showing a one percent
infection rate in Rajshahi,
while 28.35 percent in Natore,
11.11 percent in
Chapainawabganj and 10.45
percent in Joypurhat districts.
Boro cultivation
exceeds target in
Mymensingh
MYMENSINGH: The Boro
paddy cultivation target has
exceeded in all 13 upazilas of
the district during the current
season with fixing the
production target of 11,04,899
tonnes of clean rice, reports
BSS.
Department of Agriculture
Extension (DAE) has set a
target of cultivation of Boro
paddy on 2,60350 hectares of
land with the production
target of 11,04,899 tonnes of
rice.
The farmers have already
cultivated Boro paddy on
2,62,825 hectares of land. But
the target has exceeded by
2475 hectares.
DAE office sources said of
the total cultivated land, the
farmers cultivated Hybrid
variety on 74,485 hectares,
Opshee variety on 1,88,285
hectares and local variety on
55 hectares of land.
Deputy Director of DAE
Motiuzzaman said quality
seeds, fertilizers and other
logistic support were also
provided among the small
and marginal farmers to assist
them in boosting the
production.
He also said sub assistant
agriculture officers have been
monitoring and giving
necessary advice to the
farmers.
as the chief guest at the discussion held
at the Upazila Parishad meeting room
on Wednesday afternoon on the
occasion of the golden jubilee of
independence.
UNO MSt Mariam Khatun chaired
the occasion while among others,
Upazila Parishad Chairman Dr.
Siddiqur Rahman Patwari, Baraigram
Municipal Mayor Majedul Bari Nayan,
Upazila Awami League President
Abdul Quddus Miyaji, Gopalpur UP
Chairman valiant freedom fighter Abu
Bakkar Siddique, valiant freedom
fighter Abul Khair among others
spoke.
Human Rights Commission
exchanges views with UNO
in Banaripara
s mizAnul islAm, BAnAripArA CorresponDent
A view exchange meeting of the newly
formed committee of Bangladesh Human
Rights Commission, Banaripara branch was
held with Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ripon
Kumar Saha on Wednesday.
The Central Approval Copy of the Branch
Committee was formally handed over to
UNO at the meeting. Meanwhile, UNO
Ripon Kumar Saha assured full cooperation
A view exchange meeting of the newly formed committee of Bangladesh
human rights Commission, Banaripara branch was held with upazila
nirbahi officer ripon kumar saha on Wednesday. photo: tBt
National Voters’ Day
observed in Rajshahi
division
RAJSHAHI: The National
Voters' Day-2022 was
observed in the division as
elsewhere in the country
yesterday in a befitting
manner aimed at
spreading awareness
among the youth on
democracy, election and
voting rights, reports BSS.
Marking the day, 25 new
voters including some
transgender were given
smart cards aimed at
ensuring their basic rights.
On the day, a discussion
meeting was held at
Rajshahi Regional Election
Office in the morning with
a call to encourage the
common people to cast
their votes for
strengthening democracy
in the country besides
highlighting the
importance of the day.
Divisional Commissioner
GSM Zafarullah and
Commissioner of Rajshahi
Metropolitan Police Abu
Kalam Siddique addressed
the meeting as the chief
and special guests
respectively with Deputy
Commissioner Abdul Jalil
in the chair.
Additional Deputy
Inspector General of Police
Joydeb Kumar Bhadra and
Senior Election Officer
Saiful Islam also spoke on
the occasion.
This year's slogan of the
day is 'Mujib Year's
commitment is to protect
voting rights'.
Zafarullah said the
National Voters' Day will
make the young people
aware about the voting
rights to give democracy an
institutional shape.
He laid emphasis on
creating mass awareness
among the people on
voting rights through
to the Bangladesh Human Rights
Commission, Banaripara branch. During the
exchange of views, Commission President
ATM Mostafa Sardar, Secretary S Mizanul
Islam, Organizing Secretary Md. Zahid
Hossain, Vice President Maksuda Akhter,
Ruhal Amin Shuvo, Treasurer Md. Saiful
Islam, Executive Member Professor Emam
Hossain, Office Secretary Abdul Awal and
others were present.
making the National
Voters' Day a success.
The chief guest termed
the observance of the day
as a time-befitting decision
of the government as the
basic foundation of the
democratic culture and
development remained
hidden in the day's theme.
The spirit of this day
would get transmitted
among the people for
registration of new voters,
deletion of the names of
dead voters and transfers
the voters to desired
addresses, he added.
Earlier, they inaugurated
the day's programme
through releasing pigeons
and balloons.
District and upazila level
offices of the EC also
observed the day in all
eight districts under
Rajshahi division with due
manners.
National
Voters' Day
celebrated
in Kaunia
AshrAFul hABiB tushAr,
kAuniA CorresponDent
The National Voters' Day
has been observed
through various
programs organized by
the Kaunia Upazila
Election Office in
Rangpur with the theme
"Promise of Mujib Year, I
will protect the right to
vote".
District Awami League
Liberation War Affairs
Secretary
and
Muktijoddha Company
Commander Sardar
Abdul
Hakim
inaugurated the program
at the Upazila premises by
flying balloons on
Wednesday. Later,
colorful rallies and voter
lists were unveiled.
During the time,
Assistant Commissioner
(Land) Mohammad
Mehedi Hasan, Education
Officer Abdul Hamid
Sarkar, Upazila Social
Service Officer Samiul
Alam, Information
Officer Akter Jahan,
Election Officer Sumiyara
Parveen and others were
present.
National
Voters Day
celebrated
in Atrai
omAr FAruk, AtrAi CorresponDent:
National Voters' Day and
discussion meeting has
been held keeping in view
the theme "Promise of
Mujib Year, I will protect
the right to vote" at Atrai in
Naogaon on Wednesday
organized by the Upazila
Election Office at the
Upazila Parishad
auditorium.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer
Md. Iktekharul Islam
presided over the function
while among others, Md.
Abul Kalam Azad, Member
of Naogaon District
Council Md. Ferdousi
Yasmin R Chowdhury,
Upazila Women Vice
Chairman Md. Mamtaz
Begum, Former Freedom
Fighter Commander Md.
Akhtaruzzaman, Social
Service Officer Md. Abul
Salam,
Youth
Development Officer Md.
Fazlul Haque, Disability
Affairs Officer PM
Kamruzzaman, Abul
Hasan, Dr. Zakaria, Md.
Anwar were also present at
the occasion.
the national Voters' Day was observed through various programs organized by
the kaunia upazila election office on Wednesday. photo: Ashraful habib tushar
2,20,67,702 doses Covid-19
jabs inoculated in Rangpur
RANGPUR: Some 2,20,67,702 doses of Covid-
19 jabs were inoculated till Tuesday in
Rangpur division where the pandemic
situation is improving consistently during the
last two weeks, reports BSS.
Health officials said the Covid-19
vaccination campaign continues smoothly
through inoculation of eligible citizens with the
first, second and booster doses of the jabs in
the division.
Presently, citizens are being vaccinated with
five types of Covid-19 jabs from different
companies like Moderna, AstraZeneca,
Sinopharm, Pfizer-BioNTech and Sinovac
across the division.
"Among the 2,20,67,702 crore doses of
innoculated jabs, 1,32,15,406 people got the
first dose and of them, 84,61,608 got the
second dose and 3,90,688 got the booster dose
RAJSHAHI: The government has, so far,
procured around 1.62 lakh tonnes of Aman rice
during the current procurement drive
contributing a lot towards ensuring food
security, reports BSS.
As part of the nationwide ongoing Aman rice
procurement drive, the government has
procured the food grain from all eight districts
in Rajshahi division. Faruque Hossain
Patwary, Regional Controller of Food, said they
procured around 1,62,312.85 tonnes of boiled
rice at the rate of Taka 40 per kilogram till
till Tuesday in the divsion," said Divisional
Director (Health) Dr Abu Md Zakirul Islam.
The first dose recipient 1,32,15,406 citizens
include 39,28,912 people vaccinated with
AstraZeneca Covid-19 jabs, 52,18,964 people
with Sinopharm,1,31,876 with Moderna,
19,53,025 with Pfizer-BioNTech and
19,82,629 with Sinovac Covid-19 jabs.
The second dose recipient 84,61,608 citizens
include 19,85,710 inoculated with AstraZeneca
Covid-19 jabs, 48,61,975 with Sinopharm,
1,27,554 with Moderna Covid-19 jabs,
14,86,137 with Pfizer- BioNTech Covid-19 and
232 with Sinovac Covid-19 jabs.
"Meanwhile, the 3,90,688 booster dose
recipients include 3,78,069 vaccinated with
AstraZeneca Covid-19 jabs, 9,529 with Pfizer-
BioNTech Covid-19 jabs and 3,090 with
Moderna Covid-19 jabs," Dr. Islam added.
Govt procures 1.62 lakh tonnes
of Aman rice in Rajshahi
Tuesday last.
He said the procurement drive of the newly
harvested rice is going on in full-swing
everywhere in the division that created a high
hope of ensuring food security.
Faruque Patwary said the government has
set a target of procuring 1,62,374 tonnes of
boiled rice during the current drive. He said
they will procure 2,904 tonnes of rice from the
growers directly. Contracts have been signed
with 3,951 millers for collecting 1,62,373.73
tonnes of boiled rice.
national Voters' Day was observed in Atrai in naogaon on Wednesday.
photo: omar Faruk