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Padma Bridge earns Tk 1,648 crore in two years
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25 Jun 2024, 17:30
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Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that 1.27 crore vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge in two years from June 25, 2022 to June 24, 2024. During this period, toll collection of Tk 1,648 crore was collected on the bridge in two years.
He said this at a press conference held at Setu Bhaban in Banani in the capital on Tuesday (June 25).
'The people of the country are the beneficiaries of the Padma Bridge. Built at a cost of Tk 32,605 crore, 3 crore people of these 21 districts are enjoying the benefits. So far, Tk 948 crore has been paid to the government's finance division in six installments with the income from the toll of the bridge. The seventh installment of Tk 314 crore will be handed over to the Finance Division through the Prime Minister on Thursday,' Obaidul Quader said.
He said, 'Two years ago, on this day, the construction of the Padma Bridge was completed. With the courage of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, this Padma Bridge has been built.'
Obaidul Quader said that the people involved in the construction of the bridge have been given time to meet the Prime Minister on June 27 at Ganobhaban.
Notably, PM Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Padma Bridge on June 25, 2022. Vehicles started moving on the bridge from June 26. After that, the train movement was inaugurated on October 10, 2023, but the train movement started with passengers from November 1 last year.
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Recovered pieces of flesh belonged to MP Anar: DB chief
The flesh recovered from the septic tank in Kolkata are believed to the flesh of MP Anwarul Azim Anar, According to Dhaka Metropolitan Detective (DB) Police Chief Additional Police Commissioner Mohammad Harun Or Rashid.
He said that the investigation of Anar's murder has progressed a lot due to the recovery of evidence and the collection of surrounding digital data. It can be confirmed only after getting the forensic report.
He said these things while talking to reporters at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after landing in Bangladesh from Kolkata after the investigation into the murder of Jhenaidah-4 Constituency Member of Parliament Anwarul Azim Anna on Thursday (May 30) afternoon.
Harun Or Rashid said that Anwarul Azim Anar was killed on the ground of Kolkata on May 13. A case has been filed in Bangladesh in this incident. A murder case has also been registered in Kolkata in the same incident. We have already arrested three murderers. Among them, the main killer is Amanullah alias Shimul Bhuiyan. The murder was planned in Bangladesh and the murder was organized in Kolkata. We went to Kolkata to investigate the case. We went there to verify the information given to us by the arrested accused and to see the evidences at the spot.
RAB ASP Uttam Kumar banned from leaving Bangladesh
RAB Additional Superintendent of Police Uttam Kumar Biswas has been banned from leaving the country by the court.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Mohammad Assamach Jaglul Hossain issued the order on Thursday (May 30).
It is learned that investigating officer and ACC Assistant Director Ruhul Haque applied for ban on emigration on behalf of the agency during the preliminary investigation of the case. After the hearing, the court ordered Uttam Kumar Biswas to be banned from leaving the country.
The petition states that a report has been issued in the name of Uttam Kumar Biswas and his wife, and an investigation has been initiated against Uttam Kumar regarding the allegations of acquiring assets beyond known income through various irregularities and corruption, which is still ongoing. Immediately after receiving the ACC notice, he withdrawing all money from numerous accounts and closing the accounts, which is suspicious. He has not cooperated in any way since the beginning of the investigation, but has been wasting time and trying to disrupt the investigation by providing false and misleading information at various times.
It also mentioned that during the investigation, Uttam Kumar planned to close all accounts and leave the country. There are fears that the search work may be hampered if he flees abroad. For this, he needs to be banned from traveling abroad.
On this day, ACC lawyer Mahmud Hossain Jahangir asked the court whether Uttam Kumar is still working or not. Later the court was informed that Uttam Kumar was still working. Then the court ordered him not to leave the country.
Anar murder: Shimul, Tanvir, Shilasti placed on 5-day remand
The three assused naned Shimul Bhuiyan alias Shihab alias Fazal Mohammad Bhuiyan alias Amanullah Sayeed, Tanvir Bhuiyan and Shilasti Rahman on a five-day remand each in a case filed over the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar.
They were produced before the court on Friday (May 31) after an eight-day remand.
Mahfuzur Rahman, assistant commissioner of Wari Zone of Detective Branch (DB) of police, also the investigation officer of the case, pleaded for an eight-day remand for the sake of investigation. After the hearing, the Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka, Shanto Islam Mallick passed the order.
On May 12, MP Anwarul Azim went to India from Kaliganj in Jhenaidah through the Gede border in Chuadanga's Darshana for treatment. He went to the house of a friend named Gopal Biswas at Mandalpara Lane in West Bengal. The next day, he left the house. Since then, Anwarul Azim has mysteriously disappeared.
Five days after leaving home, on May 18, Gopal Biswas filed a GD with Baranagar Police Station about the disappearance of Anwarul Azim. On May 13, he was murdered at Sanjeeva Residential Building in Kolkata's New Town. The body parts were then put in trolley bags and dumped in water bodies in different parts of Kolkata. Police have so far arrested Amanullah Sayeed alias Shimul Bhuiyan alias Shihab alias Fazal Mohammad Bhuiyan, 56, Tanvir Bhuiyan, 30, and Shilasti Rahman, 22. The CID of West Bengal Police has arrested a butcher named Jihad Howlader suspected over the murder.
Bangladesh stands top of human trafficking in Europe by sea
Human trafficking in Europe rises day by day. 12% died while crossing Europe illegally. In the last five years, 247 human trafficking cases were reported in Madaripur of which 1 thousand 252 are accused. Although only 164 people were detained. But not a single one punished. Bangladesh is at the top of the list to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea. In the first 4 months of the current calendar, 21% of the people who entered Europe through this dangerous route are Bangladeshis.
According to UN statistics, Bangladesh is at the top of the list of people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. Its amount is 21%. Among them, 12% of Bangladeshis are dying.
According to local people, it is better not to go abroad on such a risky route. Many people have died or never come back. But no one should go abroad in such a way.
Still it is a burning question, why Bangladeshis going on this path, one of the deadliest route in the world? When asked about this to a person named Bandhan Mandal, who survived the boat, said that, 'After preparing to go abroad, I was told that the visa will be done within 1 year. 1 lakh was paid for this. But 1 was payable after receiving the visa. They take 30 thousand Tk. and the rest they not to return to me. Later we had to choose the way from Libya, is called Libya Game
Madaripur is one of the illegal immigration areas of Bangladesh. According to calculations, in the last decade, many Bangladeshis have died on their way to Italy by crossing the Mediterranean Sea, many of whom live in this Rajoir upazila.
60pc buildings of Dhaka to collapse if 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurs on Madhupur fault
A study conducted under the Urban Resilience Project of RAJUK revealed that if an earthquake of 6.9 magnitude occurs on Madhupur fault in Tangail, 13 lakh 91 thousand 685 to 8 lakh 64 thousand 619 buildings in Dhaka will collapse which is almost 60pc of Dhaka's buildings.
Rajuk chief engineer and project director Abdul Latif Helali revealed this information at a seminar on earthquake risk management organized by RAJUK on Saturday (June 1).
Abdul Latif Helali said that if an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 occurs in Tangail's Madhupur fault, 8 lakh 64 thousand 619 to 13 lakh 91 thousand 685 buildings in Dhaka will collapse, which is 40.28 to 64.83 percent of the total buildings. Apart from this, if an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 occurs in Sylhet Lineament, then 40 thousand 935 to 3 lakh 14 thousand 742 buildings of Dhaka will be damaged; Which is 1.91 to 14.66 percent of the total number of buildings.
According to the report, if earthquake occurs in the in the morning, then 2 lakh 10 thousand to 3 lakh 10 thousand people will be killed in Dhaka. 270,000 to 400,000 people will be killed in the afternoon, and 320,000 to 500,000 people will be killed at night.
Advance sale of train tickets started for Eid
On the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Adha, the advance sale of train tickets has started.
The sale of these tickets started on Sunday (June 2) from 8 am. Tickets of June 12 started to sold on June 2 and tickets of June 13, 14, 15 and 16 will be sold on June 3,4,5, and 6 respectively.
100% advance tickets are being sold online. No tickets are being sold from the counter.
Meanwhile, return tickets for June 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 can be purchased on June 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, respectively.
How to purchase
Passengers can easily buy tickets from the website of Bangladesh Railway. For this, you have to register once on the railway website. And those who have already registered, they can buy tickets by logging in directly.
Those who have not registered in advance should enter the website of Bangladesh Railway and click on the section 'Registration' at the top. Later a new page called Registration will appear. The required personal information must be provided accurately. Then a One Time Password (OTP) will be sent to the mobile number. After filling it correctly and clicking on the verify button, the registration will be done successfully. Later a new page named Bangladesh Railway will come. There the user will be automatically logged in. Then you can buy tickets.
To buy tickets, first you need to log into the website of the railways. If one is not logged in automatically, login by using email and password. Then on the page that appears, fill in the desired travel date, departure station, destination station category and click on the 'Find Ticket' button. Next page will show train name, seat availability and train departure time. From there you have to click on the 'View Seats' button according to the train and select the preferred seat subject to availability and click on 'Continue Purchase'.
In case of payment, an e-ticket will be automatically downloaded if you pay by Visa, MasterCard or Bkash. A copy of the ticket will also be sent to the e-mail of the passenger. After printing the ticket from the e-mail inbox, the pre-departure printed ticket can be collected from the concerned station by printing the e-ticket along with the photo ID. But there is no problem even if you don't print the ticket, you can show it from your mobile phone.
ACC to file two cases against Benazir, his wife and daughters
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, his wife and two daughters. The agency is preparing the case on the basis of the evidence found in the investigation of their illegal wealth.
Confirming the matter, a reliable source of ACC said that the ACC summoned Benazir on Thursday (June 6). His wife Zeeshan Mirza, eldest daughter Farheen Rishta bint Benazir and younger daughter Tahsin Raisa bint Benazir have been summoned on June 9.
Sources said that the former IGP fled the country with his wife and daughters. In this situation, the ACC will file two cases.
According to sources, a case will be filed against Benazir and her family on charges of acquiring illegal wealth. The ACC will also file another 'non-submission' case. If found guilty of amassing wealth beyond known sources of income, the punishment is 10 years in jail. In addition, Benazir and his wife and daughters could be sentenced to three years more in the non-submission case.
On condition of anonymity, an ACC official said notices will be sent to Benazir and her family members soon seeking their account of assets. If no one is found to receive the notice, it will be hung on the wall of the house. However, according to the news, it is believed that Benazir Ahmed will not be able to receive the notice as she has left the country with her family. In this case, there will be a 'non-submission' case.
In March, a national daily published a report accusing former IGP and Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Benazir Ahmed of amassing huge wealth. Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman, MP of Habiganj-4 (Madhabpur-Chunarughat) constituency, appealed to the ACC chairman to investigate the matter.
