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]]>The machine allows customers to deposit cash any time and any day of a week to their Brac Bank accounts and pay credit card bills within minutes, a press release said.
“RCDM will bring immense convenience to the customers as they can deposit money anytime and any day without visiting a branch. The machines will be deployed across the country in phases as part of the pursuit of strengthening our alternate banking channel,” said Nazmur Rahim, head of alternate banking channels at Brac Bank.
The customers can deposit minimum Tk 10 and maximum Tk 50,000 in a single transaction. The deposited amount will instantly be reflected on the beneficiary account balance with transaction notification through short message service (SMS).
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]]>all to uphold the rights of the people with disability.
They said mainstreaming of the potential of the people with disability would contribute to the process of overall development of the country, said a press release.
The programme held at the Shishu Academy auditorium in the capital.
The Promoting Social and Political Rights of People with Disability organised the programme.
The project is funded by the European Union.
The programme was addressed, among others, by Narayan Chandra Barma, additional divisional commissioner, Rangpur, Harun-Ar-Rashid, deputy director, Social Welfare and M Nurun Nabi, the programme manager of ADD.
A total of 76 participants, including presidents and secretaries of different oganizations working with disability, government officials, representatives of NGOs and members of civil society, participated in the daylong meeting.
ADD has initiated this project in nine districts in Bangladesh involving a total of 110 Disabled People’s Organisations to help establishing their rights.
-With New Age input
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]]>He called upon all concerned for ensuring quality education at all levels to make an educated nation befitting for the competitive 21st century.The mayor was addressing a discussion and prize giving ceremony arranged by Al Falah Institute after the conclusion of its 23rd annual sports competitions on its premises.
With Delwar Hossain Talukder, the chairman of the school managing committee, in the chair, headmaster of the institution Abdul Aziz, senior teachers Abdur Rahman Rubel and Ezaz Ahmed, addressed the ceremony as special guests.
Congratulating the managing committee, teachers, students and guardians of the institute on achieving cent per cent success in the last SCC examinations, the mayor hoped that the success would continue.
He assured of extending necessary cooperation to the authorities of the institute for its further development and asked the teachers for working with utmost sincerity to make the students worthy citizens through providing them time befitting knowledge.
Later, Jhantu distributed prizes and crests among the winners of the different sports events and meritorious students of different reputed institutions.
Earlier, the mayor formally inaugurated Bangladesh Dental Care, a modern dental medicare centre, at Dhap in the city at a ceremony as the chief guest.
-With New Age input
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]]>demanding transfer of the personal assistant to the RMCH director.
Hundreds of protesting employees seized the office of the director since morning and held demonstrations to push for their demands.
They would continue their movement until their demand for the transfer of the PA, Ruhul Amin, is met.
The strikers said that Ruhul Amin harassed employees on different occasions. Many staff were transferred due at his instigation and concocted report on them.
Fourth class employees’ union president Shahidul Islam, general secretary Abraham Linkon, former president of the union Abdur Rouf Sarker and former general secretary Moklesur Rhaman and members Abdul Latif Sarker and Ashiqur Rhaman spoke at the rally.
The RMCH director, Golam Mustafa, said an emergency fax message had been sent to the director general of health in the morning seeking the transfer order and the DG transferred the PA to Rangpur Medical College at noon.
But the striking employees did not accept the office order and demanded his transfer at any outstation of Rangpur, the director added.
When asked about the healthcare services at RMCH, the director said about three hundred employees went on strike pushing for their demand. We formed emergency squad at the hospital to handle the ongoing crisis.
-with New Age input
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Bhawaiya songs have been an integral part of the culture of Rangpur division from time immemorial. People from the region are deeply attached to the dialectic genre that is coupled with moving music.With the passage of time, Bhawaiya has become more exquisite and refined. Artistes of repute such as Abbasuddin, Harolal Roy, Mahesh Chandra and Kachim Uddin have enriched Bhawaiya with their melodious renditions.
Even today there is a great deal of talent in the region. However, due to the absence of patronage, cultural organisations in the region have not flourished.
This is where Banglalink comes in, says seasoned Bhawaiya artiste of Rangpur, Sirajul Islam. “For the second time the mobile phone operator has extended patronage for the Bhawaiya Festival in Rangpur,” points out Islam.
Chief guest Professor Dr. Mizanur Rahman, chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), inaugurated the three-day Bhawaiya Festival, sponsored by Banglalink and organised by Sound Touch last Thursday evening at Rangpur Central Shaheed Minar premises.
The festival was inaugurated with a rally in the town, followed by a Bhawaiya competition.
Among others, secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tajul Islam Chowdhury; renowned singer and researcher Mustafa Zaman Abbasi; noted Bhawaiya artiste of Rangpur, Sirajul Islam; RD, Bangladesh Betar, Rangpur, Sayed Mostafa Zaman; GS, Sound Touch, Moksuder Rahman Mukul and Shibli Sadik, Liaison officer of Banglalink were present at the inaugural ceremony.
Banglalink Bhawaiya Festival in Rangpur incorporated a Bhawaiya competition, discussion, and presentation of Bhawaiya songs by veteran artistes from eight districts, under Rangpur division.
A sizeable number of Bhawaiya artistes from Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Dinajpur, Thakurgoan and Panchagarh signed up to participate in the competition.
Professor Dr. Mizanur Rahman, chairman of National Human Rights Commission, said, “I am very glad to participate in such a superb traditional music festival. We have enough talent but without adequate patronage they are nipped in the bud.”
He said that Banglalink deserves praise for extending patronage to cultural organisations to ferret out talent in the cultural field.
Shibli Sadik, liaison officer of Banglalink said, “We believe that the festival will encourage everyone, especially children, to develop their talents and become leading Bhawaiya artistes.”
-With The Daily Star input
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]]>Family members of the prisoner accused the law enforcers of strangling him to death.
The deceased Mosharraf Hossain Babu, 35, was scheduled to appear before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court-4 in the afternoon.
Police brought him to the court from jail in the morning.
Around 3:00pm, when Babu’s mother wanted to bring food for her son, in return for the favours police demanded Tk 400 from her, alleged some prisoners of the court custody on condition of anonymity.
As she refused to pay up, an altercation brewed between the prisoner and the police. At one stage the policemen beat Babu up and strangled him to death, alleged his family members.
The policemen then hung the body from the ceiling of the toilet to pass it as suicide, they claimed.
Denying the allegation of strangulation and torture, Taherul Islam, additional superintendent of Rangpur Police said Babu had hanged himself with his own lungi.
Altaf Hossain, officer-in-charge of the Kotwali Police Station said the body has been sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.
An unnatural death case was filed in this connection.
Following the incident, agitating people demonstrated protests in the court area, demanding exemplary punishment of the policemen.
Son of Momtaz Ali of Purba Khasbagh area of the town, Babu was arrested on September 27, 2011 on charge of drug-peddling.
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]]>Five of the deceased were identified as Asad Ali, 55, of the district town; Rezaul Karim, 55, of the upazila; and Kafil Uddin, 55, Sadeque Ali, 60, and Akil Uddin, 60, of Badarganj upazila, reports our Rangpur correspondent.
Altaf Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said the Muslim devotees of Tablig Jamat hired the bus to return home after attending the akheri munajat of the Bishwa Ijtema preparatory congregation held on the east bank of the river Turag in the capital on Tuesday. A three-day Bishwa Ijtema will begin from January 13 on the river bank.
The accident occurred around 5:30am when the driver of a Badarganj-bound bus of Chishtia Paribahan lost control over the steering and fell into a roadside pond while giving way to a microbus coming from the opposite direction in Nazirerhat area of the upazila, said Selim Haider, an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the police station.
“I am afraid the death toll might go up as the condition of six to seven injured passengers was stated to be critical,” he said.
All six passengers died on the spot, Selim Haider added.
The ASI suspected that poor visibility triggered by the dense fog may have been the major reason behind the accident.
The injured were rushed to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
The injured passengers complained that the bus was carrying more passengers than its capacity and it also had a number of people on its roof.
They also complained that the driver was very reckless while driving and would not pay heed to the passengers’ request to drive carefully considering the poor visibility due to the dense fog.
The bus driver, helper and supervisor however managed to flee the scene immediately after the accident.
The bodies were handed over to the victims’ family members without autopsy following their request, the OC added.
A case was filed with the police station in this connection.
-With The Daily Star input
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]]>Maloti Rani, 38, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) around 6:00am while five-year-old Rakib Hossain at about 9:00am, Dr Zakir Hossain, head of RMCH Medicine Department, told The Daily Star.
Maloti, wife of Monoranjon of Kaharul upazila in Dinajpur, and Rakib, son of Shahabuddin of Kawnia upazila in Rangpur, were admitted to the hospital on Thursday, he said.
Since January 31, Nipah encephalitis claimed the lives in seven districts–Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Dinajpur and Kushtia.
Courtesy of The Daily Star
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