06-06-2022

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Professor Dr. M Lutfar Rahman, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. S M Mahbub Ul Haque, Pro Vice
Chancellor and Prof. Dr. Mostafa Kamal, Dean Academic Affairs of Daffodil International University
are leading the Rally at Daffodil International University brought out to mark the "World
Environment Day 2022".
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Early treatment can cure clubfoot problems: experts
RANGPUR : Experts at a discussion
yesterday said early treatment can cure
the clubfoot problem of babies born
with crooked feet to the tune of 5,000
annually in Bangladesh.
Treatment of babies born with
clubfoot problems should be started as
soon as possible after their birth, they
said.
Walk for Life, a Bangladesh Clubfoot
project run by The Glencoe
Foundation, organized the event with
the support of donor organizations
Miracle Fit and Action on Poverty at a
private medical college here in
observance of the World Clubfoot Day-
2022. Associate Professor and Head of
the Department of Orthopedics and
Traumatology of Rangpur Prime
Medical College and Hospital
(RPMCH) Dr Shariful Haque Sharif,
Social Services officer Md. Nazrul
Islam, Physiotherapist of The Glencoe
Foundation and Walk for Life project
Nazrul Islam Nayeem and President of
Parosh Protibondhi Unnayan Sangstha
Atiar Rahman addressed the
discussion. Dr. Sharif said clubfoot or
crooked foot or curved foot is a type of
birth defect in a baby's body that can be
seen from the time the baby is born.
"This defect affects the structure and
function of one or more organs of the
baby. Children under the age of three
are receiving cost-free treatment and
medical care through The Glencoe
Foundation's Walk for Life project in
Bangladesh," he said.
"As many as 30,500 children with
clubfoot problems have been treated in
the country in the last 14 years from
2009 to May 2022. About 95 percent of
them recovered through treatment," he
said. Physiotherapist Nayeem said the
government is working jointly with
development agencies through
different projects to remove disability
of children from the country.
FBCCI President
mourns deaths in
container depot fire
DHAKA : FBCCI President
Md. Jashim Uddin has
expressed deep sorrow at
the loss of lives and injuries
in BM Container depot fire
at Sitakunda in Chattogram.
In a condolence message
on Sunday, the FBCCI
president prayed for the
salvation of the departed
souls extended his deepest
sympathy to the bereaved
family members.
He called for ensuring
maximum safe working
environment in all industrial
mills, buildings and
warehouses to avoid such
tragic accident in future.
Parliament goes
into budget session
SANGSAD BHABAN : The
Parliament opened its
budget session on Sunday.
The national budget for
FY2022-23 will be debated
and approved during this
18th session of the 11th
Parliament.
The session started at 5pm
with Speaker Shirin
Sharmin Chaudhury in the
chair. Finance Minister
AHM Mustafa Kamal is
slated to place the budget
proposals on June 9.
On May 18 last, President
Abdul Hamid summoned
the JS session exercising
power bestowed upon him
by Article 72(1) of the
Constitution.
JS selects 5-member
panel of chairpersons
SANGSAD BHABAN :
Speaker Shirin Sharmin
Chaudhury on Sunday
nominated a five-member
panel of chairpersons for the
18th session of the 11th
parliament.
The panel members are
Shamsul Islam Tuku, AB
Tajul Islam, Muhibur
Rahman Manik, Mujibul
Huq Chunnu and Hamima
Akhter Khanom.
Sitakunda fire
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In any difficult situation of the
country, it is visible today that
the people of Chattogram jump
into the service of the highest
humanity.
Sitakunda Model Police Station
OC Abul Kalam Azad told
The Bangladesh Today that
export goods were stored at the
container depot. Upon receiving
the news of the fire, the
police of Model Police Station
went to the spot. The bombardment
struck shortly after
noon in front of a police station,
injuring several policemen.
One policeman's leg was
severed in the blast. He said
people were being stopped at
the entrance of the depot to
avoid the accident and awareness
was being done in the
area's mosque to evacuate the
locals to a safe distance.
The BM container depot,
spread over an area of 26 acres,
employs at least 1,000 people,
sources said. There are more
than a thousand containers
laid out one on top of the other.
In the first case, a fire broke out
in a container full of chemicals
and firefighters had to rush for
three to four hours. Most of the
casualties were caused by curious
crowds who were on duty
at the scene or went live from
their mobile phones and
watching the blaze. The first
flammable container exploded
two hours later, causing extensive
damage. One flammable
container after another on the
back of the container caught
fire. In addition to the chemical
containers, there were containers
of garments and poultry
feed. Drivers were able to rescue
at least 130 car-covered
vans on the east side of the area
when they were able to control
the blaze at 2 am. The fire started
at 8.30 pm and was burning
for a long time. Since late night,
volunteers from thousands of
social, political, religious, government
and non-government
organizations provided services
to CMC Hospital and BM
Container Depot in Shitalpur.
Chattogram Civil Surgeon
Elias Chowdhury has called
upon all the doctors and nurses
in Chattogram to cancel
their leave and come to the
spot immediately.
BM Container calculates
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According to relevant
sources, there are 19 private
container depots in the
whole country. According to
the rules of the Board of
Revenue of the country, it is
mandatory to bring 41 types
of imported cargo containers
through Chattogram
port to such depots and
unload them. On the other
hand, at present no export
goods are loaded in containers
at the port. About 93 per
cent of the exported goods
are brought to these depots
from factories and loaded in
containers and exported
through ports.
In response to a question
as to why the chemical was
hidden, the depot authorities
said, "We did not hide
any information from the
fire service. What we need
most now, from a moral and
humanitarian point of view,
is to stand by the victims,
that is what we are doing."
We are being humiliated in
the media in a purposeful
manner which is a disgrace
to the industrial revolution
of the country.
Chattogram District Commissioner
Mominur Rahman
said over the phone
that there were about
19,000 containers in the
depot, some of which contained
dangerous flammable
substances, which spread
the fire quickly.
According to BM Container
Depot sources, there are
about 19,000 containers in
the depot. There are several
empty containers. Most of
The magnitude of the explosion
was such that the chemicals
were mixed with water and
spread around like lava of fire.
Several people were also burnt
when the heat of the explosion
and the chemicals in the hands
and feet of the people on the
spot started burning. Chattogram
BGMEA vice-president
Rakibul Alam Chowdhury said
they could not find the four
members who were staying
there.
Sitakunda Upazila Nirbahi
Officer (UNO) Shahadat Hossain
told The Bangladesh
Today, "I am at the scene all
the time. Some people were
seriously injured in the blast.
The exact number of people
killed is not known at this time.
It will take more time for the
situation to come under control."
Newton Das, Deputy Assistant
Director of the Fire Service,
told The Bangladesh Today
"We have lost our colleagues at
the BM Container Depot,
which is the biggest tragedy for
the fire service and civil
defense in the history of the
country."
the products in the container
are garments products.
These products were
brought to the depot for
export. The goods exported
through Chattogram port
are first brought to the private
container depot. After
completing the tariff
process, the exported goods
are taken directly to Chattogram
port for shipment.
The company claimed that
it had stockpiled flammable
chemicals such as hydrogen
peroxide with the permission
of the Customs Clearance
and Explosives Directorate
and the concerned
department, but the Directorate
of Explosives clarified
that no approval had been
obtained for the BM container
and its name was not
on their approval list.
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