December- the month of great victory



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December is the month of victory achieved through the great war of liberation. The glorious symbol of independence gained in exchange for the disgrace of three million martyrs and two lakh mothers and sisters will be celebrated through various ceremonies in the month of this year's victory.

The greatest event in the long political history of Bangladesh was the great liberation war of 1971. This month marks the fulfillment of thousands of years of social, political and economic dreams of the Bengali nation through a historic event of armed freedom struggle under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The greatest achievement of the Bengali nation was the unforgettable glorious final victory of the war of liberation which was achieved on 16th December of this month. Bengalis gained recognition all over the world as an independent nation. Bengalis acquired its own territory. And its own national flag inlaid with red sun on the green chest. The nationalism that developed on the basis of language, the freedom declared after the victory after a bloody war is fulfilled on this day.

This December is also a month of mourning for the Bengalis as they have fulfilled their thousand year old dreams and achieved this in exchange for many fresh lives and respect of their mothers and sisters.

In the same month, the anti-independence forces, in collaboration with their local collaborators Razakar-Al-Badr Al-Shams, carried out a brutal massacre of the country's best sons, intellectuals. There is no other instance in the world of such a heinous massacre to make the entire nation cripple.

From the beginning of December 1971, news of the defeat of the barbaric Pakistani aggressors in the face of guerrilla attacks by the freedom fighters and the joint force of the Indian Allied Forces on water, land and air began to spread.

On 16 December this year, Pakistani forces were forced to surrender at the historic Race course Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka. On March 7, the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the architect of independence, called for independence, saying, "This time the struggle is for our liberation, this time the struggle is for freedom." The final victory of the bloody war of liberation of 9 months was achieved. And the nation achieved the freedom of a thousand years dream.

On the fateful night of March 25, 1971, the Pakistani executioners launched a surprise armed attack on the unarmed people, killing thousands and forcing an unequal war on the unarmed Bengalis. Bangabandhu formally declared independence before being arrested by the Pak army on the night of March 25, 1971 and in response to his call the Bengali nation unitedly jumped into the war of liberation. On the night of March 25, the Pakistani aggressors faced armed resistance at the Rajarbagh police line. The final victory of the nation was achieved on 16th December in return for the loss of 30 lakh martyrs and 2 lakh mothers and sisters in the long 9-month armed people's war.

In addition to the national program to celebrate the month of this great victory, detailed programs have been taken up by various political, social, cultural and professional organizations.

Various freedom fighters including Muktijoddha Sangsad, Sector Commanders Forum, Muktijoddha Oikya Parishad, Muktijoddha Oikya Jote, Muktijoddha Sanghati Parishad, Muktijoddha Sangram Parishad headed by Shahjahan Khan MP, President of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Liberation War will hold a historic Suhrawardy Udyan at 9:30 am on Tuesday. Sammilita Muktijoddha Sangsad has organized a discussion meeting at the office of the organization at 10 am on the same day at Swadhinata Bhaban in Segunbagicha.

The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasad will observe the Freedom Fighters' Day on Tuesday, December 1. On this occasion, the Central Committee of the JSD will pay homage to the eternal flame at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan tomorrow at 9.30 am. The JSD Dhaka Metropolitan West Committee will also place a wreath at the Bir Muktijoddha Graveyard in Mirpur at 8 am and pay homage and held a discussion meeting outside the graveyard.

   

Dhaka is the sixth most polluted city in the world, Seoul is on top



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Today, Dhaka is sixth in the list of the most polluted cities in the world. The air quality of the capital has become 'unhealthy' with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 172 at 6:50 am today.

South Korea's capital Seoul topped the air quality index with 343. South Korea's Incheon, Pakistan's Lahore, Vietnam's Chiang Mai and India's Delhi occupy the second, third, fourth and fifth places in the list with AQI scores of 217, 187, 179 and 177 respectively.

An AQI score between 101 and 200 is considered 'unhealthy' for sensitive groups. An AQI score between 201 and 300 is considered 'very unhealthy'. And an AQI between 301 and 400 is considered 'hazardous', posing a serious health risk to residents.

AQI in Bangladesh is determined based on 5 parameters of pollution, namely - Particulate Matter (PM10 & PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone (O3).

Dhaka has been suffering from air pollution for a long time. Its air quality generally becomes unhealthy during winters and improves slightly during monsoons.

In March 2019, a report by the Department of Environment and the World Bank stated that the three main causes of Dhaka's air pollution are brick kilns, smoke from vehicles and dust from construction activities.

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Taka 400 crores laundered through digital Hundi, controlled by Dubai



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Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested 5 people for allegedly laundering around Tk. 400 crore abroad through Digital Hundi using Mobile Banking Service (MFS).

CID Chief Additional IGP Mohammad Ali Mia informed this in a press conference at CID headquarters on Thursday (March 28) afternoon.

The arrested are - Nasim Ahmed (62), the owner of Tasmia Associates, Fazle Rabbi Sumon (32), the territory sales manager of Agent SIM, Md. Kamruzzaman (33), Zahir Uddin (37), representative of Jet Robotics Apps Bangladesh and Khairul Islam alias Pius (34).

Additional IGP Mohammad Ali Mia said, a gang has smuggled around Tk. 400 crore abroad through digital Hundi using mobile banking services. Five members of this gang were arrested during the operation.

He said that Tk. 400 crores illegally came to Bangladesh through Jet Robotics app in the last few months. Police traced the app through intelligence.

He also said that the money of this gang was transacted from the Chattogram based distribution house. Five members of the gang were arrested in separate raids in Dhaka and Chattogram on Wednesday night.

He said that Tk. 28 lakh 51 thousand cash was seized from them at the time of arrest. He said that they used to rent development agent SIMS and deliver money through them to the grassroots level.

The head of CID said that Mamun, the master of this gang lives in Dubai. He is using agent SIM here. This app used for smuggling cannot work outside 48 SIM along the specific link sent from Dubai. Only seven people can enter this app.

Referring to this as a modern form of Hundi business, he said, money is being circulated in the country through this app by blocking remittances coming to Bangladesh. Already we got 5-7 more such organizations who are working like this.

He said, in the last three months, Tk. 400 crores have been hindered from coming to Bangladesh through Jet Robotic Apps. Five people using these apps have been arrested and their devices seized.

He said, Chattogram's development distribution house Tasmia Associates company has 1000 Bkash Agent SIMs. These agent SIMs who are not performing well, the agent SIMs provide DSOs to the users of Jet Robotic Apps.

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Demand for punishment for those responsible for electrocution death in Moulvibazar



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The death of 6 members of the same family due to electrocution in Moulvibazar is very shocking and heartbreaking. The chairman of the National Human Rights Commission Dr. Kamaluddin Ahmed said that the main responsible person and institution should be brought under accountability.

He made this comment at a discussion on 'Role of Media in Protection of Human Rights and Consumer Rights' organized by 'Business Digest' at a hotel in the capital on Thursday (March 28).

The Chairman of the Human Rights Commission said, after investigating the incident of Moulvibazar, appropriate legal action should be taken against those responsible and necessary measures should be taken to prevent the recurrence of such incidents. We could not do anything for one family, but we have to do for hundreds of such families.

He also said that the issue of rights is directly and indirectly the daily practice of the media. Media can question all the irregularities; make people aware of their rights and duties and play an important role in establishing rights. We can carry out reformative activities only in view of the news published in the media.

Dr. Kamal Uddin Ahmed called on the media workers to take all-out efforts to spread the necessary knowledge about the constitution, law and rights among the people.

At one stage of the discussion, he said about the recurrence of fires, we have not learned proper lessons from the big fires and explosions in Nimatli, Newmarket and Bangabazar in the past years. Had we taken effective measures, recurrence of fires could have been prevented.

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Suggestion to introduce Human Rights Wing in the Foreign Ministry



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Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended setting up a new wing on human rights to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The suggestion was made at the parliamentary committee meeting held at Jatiya Sangsad Bhavan on Thursday (March 28). After the meeting, this information was informed in a press release of the Parliament Secretariat.

The meeting recommended taking necessary steps to recognize March 25 as International Genocide Day. A proposal was made in the meeting to visit the Rohingya camps Kutupalong and Bhasanchar with the members of the Standing Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Chairman of the committee AK Abdul Momen chaired the meeting and members of the committee and Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud, Shahriar Alam, Nahim Razzak, Nizam Uddin Jalil, Nurul Islam Nahid, Habibur Rahman, Saimum Sarwar, Zara Zabeen Mahbub took part in the meeting. #

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