Lakshmipur: The District Information Office held a branding press briefing on the government's successes and development ideas and special initiatives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Kamalnagar, Lakshmipur. The press briefing was organized at the Hazirhat Coastal Degree College auditorium on Wednesday (October 25) morning.
The press briefing began with a welcome speech by District Information Officer Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun. Upazila Executive Officer Mohammad Nasir Uddin Sarwar was the chief guest. Abdul Motaleb, Principal of Coastal Degree College, was the special guest.
He highlighted the success and development of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 10 special initiatives to build a middle-income Bangladesh free from hunger and poverty - one house, one farm, community clinic, shelter project, digital Bangladesh, education support program, women's empowerment, electricity in every home, social security, environmental protection, and investment development.

Lakshmipur: A court has sent 19 BNP leaders and activists to jail in the murder case of Jubo League leader Miraj Hossain Patwari in Raipur, Lakshmipur.
On Wednesday (October 25) afternoon, Lakshmipur District and Sessions Judge Dr. AKM Abul Kashem handed down the sentence.
When the accused applied for bail in the Lakshmipur District Judge's Court, keeping the case documents secret, the court rejected it and ordered them to be sent to prison. State lawyer PP Jasim Uddin confirmed the matter.
The state lawyer said that 19 leaders and activists, including Raipur Upazila Jubo Dal General Secretary Emran, Joint General Secretary Naju, BNP leader Bachchu, and others accused in the murder case, have been sent to jail. The remaining accused are absconding.
According to court sources, on the night of October 19, 2012, terrorists hacked local Jubo League leader Miraj Hossain Patwari to death in Keroa Union of Raipur Upazila of Lakshmipur. In this incident, the victim's mother Rani Begum filed a case with the police station accusing 40 people.
Later, the police investigated and filed a charge sheet in court against 39 people. On October 22, 2012, the accused were granted two-month bail by the High Court. On January 17, 2013, when they appeared in the lower court and sought bail again, the court ordered them to be sent to jail. On February 3 of the same year, they were granted another six-month bail by the High Court. Later, when they did not appear in court, the High Court rejected their bail on February 4, 2016. Later, when they appealed to the Supreme Court, the court upheld the same order.

 Lakshmipur: National Sanitation Month and Global Handwashing Day-2017 were celebrated in Lakshmipur with the slogan 'Clean Hands, Beautiful Future'. The district administration and the Public Health Engineering Department organized a rally and discussion meeting on Wednesday (October 25). In the morning, a rally started from the premises of Lakshmipur Adarsh Samad Government High School, circled the main roads and ended at the premises of Lakshmipur Collectorate School and College. Later, a discussion meeting was held in the conference room of the school. The discussion meeting was chaired by Zahir Sohel, Executive Engineer of the Public Health Engineering Department, and the chief guest was Deputy Commissioner Homayra Begum. Civil Surgeon Dr. Mostafa Khaled Ahmed, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Sheikh Murshidul Islam, Deputy Director (DDLG) Mir Shawkat Hossain, Additional Superintendent of Police Anirban Chakma and Upazila Executive Officer Mohammad Nuruzzaman were present as special guests. Also present at the event were District Children's Affairs Officer Abdullah Al Jabbar, Principal of Collectorate School and College Ranjit Kumar Pal, Ramganj Upazila Engineer Harun Or Rashid of the Public Health Engineering Department, Sadar Upazila Engineer Nasir Uddin, Ramgati and Kamalnagar Upazila Engineers Begum Monika and a large number of students from various educational institutions.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has ordered students to enter the exam hall half an hour before the start of the upcoming JSC and JDC exams to ensure a fair and cheating-free environment.

He made this statement at a meeting of the National Monitoring and Law and Order Committee, formed to ensure that the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent examinations are conducted in a fair, cheating-free and positive environment, held under the chairmanship of the Education Minister at the Secretariat on Tuesday (October 24).

The meeting discussed general issues including controlling the law and order situation, preventing the spread of rumors about passing the question papers, taking action against those who provide questions on Facebook, etc. In addition, the printing, distribution, storage of question papers and overall preparations for conducting the JSC and equivalent examinations were discussed.

It was informed in the meeting that mobile courts will be operational to ensure smooth conduct of the examination. Maximum action will be taken if any irregularities or question leaks occur in the examination. In addition, a control room related to the examination will be operational.

The Education Minister said in the meeting, this time all students will have to enter the examination hall half an hour before the start of the examination. The question papers will be opened after all the students enter the examination hall. He said that teachers or any person related to the examination will not be able to carry any mobile phone. Only the secretary of the examination center will be able to carry a regular phone for communication.

The Education Minister said that all concerned should keep a close watch to ensure that there are no irregularities, cheating or question paper leaks in this examination. He expressed hope that this time the examination will be held in a more disciplined and peaceful environment.

The meeting was attended by Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Department Md. Sohrab Hossain, Secretary of the Technical and Madrasa Department Md. Alamgir, Additional Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Department Chowdhury Mufad Ahmed, Director General of the Department of Secondary and Higher Education Dr. SM Wahiduzzaman, chairmen of various boards, representatives of the Police, RAB, CID and NSI, and representatives of the Ministries of Public Administration, Home Affairs, and Information.

This year's JSC and JDC exams will begin on November 1st and end on November 18th.

Queen Queen of Jordan, Queen Al-Abdullah, said that the people of the world must stand by the world on the side of the minority Rohingyas who have been tortured from Meanmar for the sake of justice for humanitarian reasons.
At the same time, he said that Jordan will support Bangladesh in the future on the Rohingya issue.

The Queen of Jordan said these things during a briefing at the Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar and the Jordanian government condemned the killing of Rohingya in the city of Mitanmar.

At around 11:55 PM, Rani Rani Al Abdullah visited the Rohingya camp directly, and saw the situation of Rohingya women, men and children from the country.

It should be noted that since the beginning of the last violence in Mynmar on August 25, more than 5 lakh Rohingya have come to Bangladesh.

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is visiting Dhaka, met with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

He sat in the meeting at the capital's Hotel Sonargaon at 8 pm on Sunday after meeting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban.

Apart from Khaleda Zia, 7 members including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee members Dr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Dr. Moin Khan, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury were present at the meeting.

Earlier, Sushma had a courtesy call with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the evening. She is also scheduled to meet Opposition Leader Rowshan Ershad later in the night.

Lakshmipur: The government-imposed 22-day ban on Hilsa fishing will end at midnight on Sunday (October 22). Once the breeding season ends, there will be no more obstacles for fishermen to fish in the Meghna River in Lakshmipur, like in other parts of the country. About 60,000 fishermen from Lakshmipur will go fishing in the river again.
The fishermen have already made a lot of preparations. They have been fixing various fishing equipment including nets and boats in their free time. If the weather is favorable, the fishermen will go fishing in the river after midnight.
From October 1 to October 22, it was the full breeding season for Hilsa. During these 22 days, the government banned fishing for all species of fish, including Hilsa, in the Meghna River in Lakshmipur. Due to the ban, fishing was stopped in the 100-kilometer Meghna River area from Ramgati in Lakshmipur to Shatanal in Chandpur. During this time, fishing, transportation, storage, marketing and sale of fish were prohibited. Hundreds of fishermen were jailed and fined in different parts of the country for violating this law. Millions of meters of current nets were destroyed by burning.
From field visits and various reliable sources, it is known that awareness among fishermen has increased. Compared to previous years, mother hilsa has been able to release fry without any problems during the current hilsa breeding season. Fishermen did not go into the river. The administration, Coast Guard and Fisheries Department were much more active.
It was found that the government was supposed to provide VGF assistance to fishermen for refraining from fishing during the prohibited time. But even after the stipulated time, 60,000 fishermen of Lakshmipur did not receive it. During this time, the fishermen have been living on loans and debts, but still did not go fishing in the river.
Talking to local fishermen, it is known that fishing in the Meghna River is their only profession. Since they could not catch fish in the river, they had to spend their time idle. Their family spent these 22 days in hardship. They had to take money from the moneylenders. They bought rice and pulses from the markets and markets with the rest.
Regarding the ban, fishermen said, "Even if I had the opportunity, I did not go into the river. In the last few years, I have found a lot of hilsa in the river without eggs. I have also paid off past debts."
Roijal Mia, a fisherman from Char Kalkini village, said, "If the government had supported us with rice and pulses during the operation, no one would have taken the risk of going hunting in the river."
The ban is ending. They also said that they have already repaired their boats, repaired their torn nets, and are preparing for a new fishing venture.
According to the Lakshmipur District Fisheries Office, the breeding season for Hilsa is 22 days, including the four days before the full moon of the month of Ashwin, the day of the full moon, and the 17 days after. During this time, mother Hilsa come in droves from the sea and lay eggs in the Meghna of Lakshmipur. A large Hilsa can lay up to 2.3 million eggs. In order to produce more Hilsa, a ban has been imposed on fishing for all species of fish, including Hilsa, so that the mother Hilsa can lay eggs without hindrance.
Lakshmipur District Fisheries Officer SM Mohib Ullah said that the scheduled time for the Hilsa breeding season will end on October 22 at 12 midnight. After that, there will be no restriction on fishing. 14 fishermen have been jailed and two have been fined for violating the law during the breeding season.
The fisheries official also said that the government will provide VGF assistance to 37,326 fishermen very soon.

Dhaka: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed the Rohingya crisis with her.

The UN Secretary-General telephoned the Prime Minister at around 9:30 pm on Saturday (October 21).

Prime Minister's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said Antonio Guterres spoke to the Prime Minister on the phone for about 20 minutes. They discussed the Rohingya crisis.

At this time, the Prime Minister requested the UN Secretary-General to pressure Myanmar from the UN to take the Rohingyas back from Bangladesh to their homeland and ensure their safe resettlement.

The Prime Minister sought the UN Secretary-General's cooperation in implementing the five proposals made at the 72nd session of the UN last month to resolve the Rohingya crisis.

The Prime Minister also thanked the UN Secretary-General for the call and requested his continued involvement and cooperation in the Rohingya crisis.

At the time, the Prime Minister mentioned Bangladesh's bilateral efforts with Myanmar to resolve the Rohingya crisis.

The Prime Minister told the UN Secretary-General that you are quite aware that the root of this problem lies in Myanmar and that its solution can also be found in Myanmar.

The Prime Minister said that the Bangladesh Foreign Minister will visit New York to inform the UN Secretary-General about the latest situation and reality of the Rohingya crisis.

He said, "I am sending the Bangladesh Home Minister to Myanmar to find a solution to the Rohingya crisis."

At the time, the UN Secretary-General expressed concern about the influx of millions of Rohingya into Bangladesh. He also praised the people and government of Bangladesh for sheltering and serving the Rohingya.

The Prime Minister urged the UN Secretary-General to play a role in bringing the UN Security Council and the world community to support the resolution of the Rohingya crisis.

The Prime Minister said that about 1 million Rohingyas, including 600,000 who arrived recently, have taken refuge in Bangladesh.

Sheikh Hasina said her government has sheltered these Rohingya refugees considering humanitarian aspects.

The Prime Minister informed the UN Secretary-General at that time that international and local NGOs, including the UN, should be given full access to work in the Cox's Bazar area.