Committee at union level for vaccination and controlling surge of corona



Senior Correspondent, Barta24.com, Dhaka
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To deal with the corona situation, the government is planning to launch a massive vaccination campaign. Vaccines will be administered at the union level across the country from Saturday, August 7. At the union level, a committee has been formed in each union and ward of the country to properly control the vaccination and corona surge.

On Wednesday (July 28) an order to this direction was issued signed by Deputy Secretary Abu Zafar Ripon. Union Committee: The chairman of this committee will be the chairman of the concerned union council. Other members of the committee are: a secondary school teacher, a prominent social worker / a local dignitary, a freedom fighter, deputy assistant agricultural officer, union land assistant officer, assistant health inspector, family welfare assistant, a madrasa teacher, a primary school teacher, at union level a representative of the working NGO, a representative of the management committee of the largest hat-bazaar under the union, the UP secretary of the concerned union council. This committee may co-opt one or more members for the convenience of work.

Ward Committee: The president is the concerned ward member. The members of the committee are: a primary school teacher, a prominent social worker / local dignitary, a prominent freedom fighter, a madrasa teacher, a reserved female member, a union representative working at the union level, family welfare inspector, health assistant, imam of the mosque, hatbazar management committee. A representative, community health care proprietor, village police concerned ward, a member of Ansar / VDP. However, in the case of election of members, the opinion of the chairman of the committee will prevail.

Scope of the Committee: To motivate people from all walks of life to get vaccinated, to help bring the elderly to the Vaccine Center, to check the body temperature and oxygen level of the coronavirus suspects, to send them to the Upazilla Hospital for rapid antigen test if applicable, to isolate the identified persons. Ensuring isolation quarantine of infected people and preventing secondary infections through them, encouraging people of all walks of life to use hygiene masks in hygiene, avoiding crowds at hat-bazaar tea shops or public gatherings, assisting in safety app registration, hygienic masks, vaccine activities, etc. The committee will also arrange miking in the area's hat-bazaar and other places.

   

JU Proctor Firoz-ul-Hasan resigned in the face of the agitation



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Jahangirnagar University proctor ASM Feroze-ul-Hasan has resigned in the face of teachers and students' agitation. He is an Associate Professor in the University's Department of Government and Politics.

This information was informed in an office order signed by Registrar Abu Hasan on Monday (March 18).

It is said in the office order, the proctor of Jahangirnagar University A. S. M. Feroze-ul-Hasan's resignation was accepted in pursuance of his written request.

Earlier, Associate Professor Feroze was accused of forcing the victim woman to write a letter of acquittal to save Mahmudur Rahman Jani, a newly expelled teacher of the University and recently neglecting responsibility in the rape of a housewife in the campus, covering up a criminal incident in the campus.

Meanwhile, the teachers-students protesting under the banner of anti-oppression platform have expressed their satisfaction with the resignation of the former proctor for a long time demanding the resignation of the proctor.

Alif Mahmood, a student of the 47th batch of English department among the protestors, said that the resignation of the proctor proved that there is no place for the rapist's helper in Jahangirnagar University. The removal of Feroze ul Hasan, the mastermind behind making the university into a crime zone, will help the University to run its activities normally. We demand that he be investigated and punished. So that in the future no one in any administrative position would have the slightest courage to do such a misadventure.

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High Court's incompetence to hear Juthi's bail plea



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A High Court bench has ruled out hearing the anticipatory bail plea of independent secretary candidate Advocate Nahid Sultana Juthi in the case of fighting during the counting of votes in the Supreme Court Bar Association elections. Juthi is the wife of Jubo League chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash.

On Monday (March 18) a High Court bench consisting of Justice Md. Selim and Justice Shahed Noor Uddin expressed disqualification. Accused in the same case Advocate Shakila Raushan, Barrister Chowdhury Moushumi Fatema (Kabita) also applied for bail.

On March 14, independent secretary candidate Advocate Nahid Sultana Juthi and defendant Advocate Shakila Raushan and Barrister Chowdhury Moushumi Fatema (poetry) applied for anticipatory bail in the relevant bench of the High Court.

In the case of beating and vandalism in Supreme Court Lawyers Association elections, 20 lawyers including independent secretary candidate Nahid Sultana Juthi and BNP supported secretary candidate Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kajal were accused in this case at Shahbag police station.

On the evening of March 9, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police arrested Kajol from his chamber at Topkhana Road, Paltan in the capital. He has been in jail since then.

In the statement of the case, it is said that the accused, under the direction and direct leadership of the accused No. 1, opened the door of the lower floor Shaheed Shafiur Rahman auditorium of the Supreme Court Bar Association and forcibly entered with weapons and abused other members of the election sub-committee including the plaintiff. When the iron rod held by defendant No. 5 hit the plaintiff in the middle of the head with the intention of killing him, the plaintiff was injured while resisting. The other accused assaulted and kicked the plaintiff with wooden sticks, wooden and plastic chairs and injured various parts of the plaintiff's body and tore the clothes he was wearing.

It is mentioned in the case that the entire incident is recorded in the CCTV footage of the Supreme Court Bar Association. This incident took place under her leadership on the illegal demand to declare the accused number 1 elected as the secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association without allowing the defendants to complete the work of counting the votes and announcing the results of the elections held.

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Extortion going on in the name of raids on restaurants: Owners association



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The Bangladesh Restaurant Owners Association has alleged that the government agencies are extorting money in the name of raids after the fire at Kacchi Bhai restaurant in the capital's Bailey Road.

On Monday (March 18) at 11:00 pm, Secretary General of the organization Imran Hasan made this complaint in Nasrul Hamid Auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity.

Imran Hasan said that restaurants are being vandalized and sealed in a terrorist manner. But why action is not being taken against the government agencies which have been negligent.

Stating that restaurant closure is not a solution, Imran Hasan said that a high-level task force can be formed for a permanent solution. Protect investment and employment in the nation's restaurant sector. Advise on providing safe food. Extend a helping hand. Stop locking play during Ramadan. Businessmen are not responsible for the negligence of all government agencies in fulfilling their respective responsibilities.

He said there are about 12 organizations monitoring the restaurant industry. The Bangladesh Restaurant Owners Association applied to the government to bring all the restaurant services in the country under one organization and give them licenses. License facilitation means that licensing requires documents that are impractical or impossible to provide. Complicating the process of obtaining a license is forcing it to be managed in an unscrupulous manner.

He said that if the building owners, restaurant owners and government agencies work together, it is possible to manage this sector properly through specific compliance. This industry is a highly neglected sector.

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Order of suspending Dr. Yunus' sentence is invalid: High Court



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In the case of violation of labor laws, the High Court canceled the order suspending the sentence of 6 months imprisonment against four top officials of Grameen Telecom including Noble Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus as illegal.

On Monday (March 18)the bench consisting of Justice Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Ibadat Hossain passed the order. As a result, Dr. Yunus' 6-month sentence will continue.

Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun appeared in court on behalf of Dr. Yunus. Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan appeared on behalf of the Department of Factories.

In the case of violation of the labor law, Dr. Yunus received a sentence of 6 months without work. After the hearing on March 14 on the validity of the suspension of sentence of four persons including Muhammad Yunus, the High Court fixed March 18 for the order.

Earlier, the Labor Appellate Tribunal stayed the proceedings of the judgment and order passed by the Third Labor Court. The High Court issued a ruling asking why the order should not be cancelled.

At the same time, the chairman of Grameen Telecom who was exempted from the sentence in the case of violation of the labor law. Muhammad Yunus has to take court permission to travel abroad. The remaining three accused in this case will also have to comply with the same order in respect of foreign travel.

On February 5, the judge of the High Court heard the revision application made in this regard. A bench consisting of Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Ibadat Hossain passed the order.

At the same time Dr. The court issued a ruling seeking to know why the order given by the Labor Appellate Tribunal should not be annulled by suspending the sentence of four persons including Yunus.

On this day Dr. The High Court gave this order after hearing the petition made by the Department of Inspection of Factories and Institutions against the order given by the Labor Appellate Tribunal suspending the proceedings of Yunus' sentence of six months' imprisonment without labor.

On January 1, Dhaka Labor Court-3 Judge Sheikh Marina Sultana sentenced four people including Dr. Yunus to prison. Under section 303 (e) of the Labor Act, they are sentenced to imprisonment for a maximum of six months without work and a fine of Tk. five thousand, in default they are to suffer 10 days more imprisonment. On the other hand, under section 307, the court imposed a fine of Tk. 25 thousand, in default of payment, 15 days imprisonment.

After that, the accused applied for bail on the condition of appeal. The court granted the application and granted bail for one month on a bond of Tk. five thousand. The convicts appealed within that period. Apart from Dr. Yunus, the other three defendants are MD of Grameen Telecom. Ashraful Hasan, Director Nurjahan Begum and Md. Shah Jahan

The Labor Appeal Tribunal on January 28 granted four people including Dr. Yunus bail till March 3. Accepted for hearing the appeal and summoned the documents. The Tribunal also suspended the sentence till March 3.

Later, the Department of Inspection of Factories appealed to the High Court against the suspension. On February 5, the High Court issued a ruling in this regard. Besides, it ordered that if the convicts want to go abroad, they should inform the Labor Appellate Tribunal.

On September 9, 2021, Labor Inspector Arifuzzaman of the Department of Inspection of Factories and Institutions at the Third Labor Court of Dhaka filed this case against four people including Dr. Yunus.

On May 8 of last year, the Chairman of Grameen Telecom, the Nobel-winning economist, the Appellate Division dismissed Dr. Muhammad Yunus' leave to appeal. Then on June 6, the court ordered the trial to begin by framing charges against him.

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