DoE Director General dies from Covid-19
Director General of Department of Environment Dr. AKM Rafique Ahammed died after being infected with coronavirus (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun).
He died at around 4 am on Saturday at Rajarbag Police Hospital in the capital while undergoing treatment.
Dipankar Bar, Public Relations Officer of environment, forest and climate change ministry confirmed the information.
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44 killed in devastating Bailey Road fire incident
At least 44 people, including men, women and children have been killed in a fire that broke out in a multi-storey building at Kachchi Bhai Restaurant on Bailey Road in the capital.
Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen confirmed that at least 43 people including women and children had been declared dead at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is monitoring the fire incident.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Bangladesh Police, Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun told reporters that another one victin died in the fire at Central Police Hospital, Rajarbag.
The fire service rescued 75 people alive. Of them, 45 were sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in an unconscious state.
At least 13 teachers and students killed in Bailey Road fire
At least 46 people have been killed in a massive fire that broke out at a multi-storey commercial building on Bailey Road in the capital. A teacher and 12 students were reported dead.
The fire broke out at a multi-storey building on Bailey Road in the capital around 9:50pm on Thursday ( Feb 29 ). So far 46 people have died.
In addition, at least 22 people were seriously burnt. It is feared that the death toll may increase further as none of them is out of danger.
Bailey Road Tragedy: 43 dead bodies handed over
The dead bodies of 43 people who lost their lives at Green Cozy Cottage on Bailey Road in the capital have been handed over to their relatives.
Two bodies are still lying in the morgue of Dhaka Medical College Hospital and one at Sheikh Hasina Burn Institute.
Additional district magistrate AKM Hedayetul Islam of the Dhaka district administration confirmed the information on Saturday afternoon (March 2). Earlier on March 1, the relatives received the bodies of 40 people.
The identities of the two bodies currently in Dhaka Medical College Hospital have not been identified yet. On the other hand, the process of handing over the body of journalist Abhishruti Shastri pending due to identity complications.
Earlier, The fire broke out at a multi-storey building on Bailey Road in the capital around 9:50pm on Thursday ( Feb 29 ).
Bailey Road Tragedy: Top officials of real estate company Amin Mohammad Group vanish
Fire broke out at a multi-storey building at Green Cozy Cottage on Bailey Road in the capital around 9:50pm on Thursday ( Feb 29 ).
So far 46 people have died in the tragedy, most of them died from smoke inhalation than by fire burn. There was a clothing store on the third floor of the building. The rest were restaurants. The restaurants had gas cylinders in it. Gas cylinders made the fire intense and it has spread terribly.
Amin Mohammad Group is one of the leading real estate companies. They constructed the building Green Cozy Cottage.
The Green Cozy Cottage was managed by Amin Mohammad Property Management Services Limited (AMPM) which is a sister concern of Amin Mohammad Group.
According to some sources, Amin Mohammad Group handed over the flats to AMPM in 2015.
AMPM holds all the rights of the building including it's security, safety measures, personnel for guarding, and lifts.
After the tragic incident, Most of the senior officials mobile phones were found switched off.
Additionally, executive director of Amin Mohammad Group, Mohammad Tanvirul Islam, left Dhaka by a Turkish Airlines flight early Friday (March 1), an intelligence agency and immigration at the airport said.
On the other hand, senior officials were absent in the head office of Amin Mohammad Group in the capital.
The lawyer of Amin Mohammad Group, Zahid also refused to talk to reporters when contacted.
Turkey to support Bangladesh for Rohingya repatriation
Turkey has assured Bangladesh for the repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar. At the same time, the country has assured to work with Bangladesh on regional and global issues. Both countries expressed eagerness to increase bilateral trade by diversifying trade commodities.
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud held a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Antalya on Sunday (March 3). Fidan vowed to work with Bangladesh on various international issues on behalf of his country.
Hasan Mahmud proposed contract-based farming between the two countries. Where Bangladeshi farmers and experts will cultivate seasonal crops in Turkey and return to Bangladesh after harvesting.
Local people of Cox’s Bazar now turned the minority: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said today (March 4) that the local people of Cox's Bazar have now become a minority by sheltering the forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar. She also said that a large number of Rohingyas have now become a threat to the environment of Bangladesh.
Professor Payam Akhavan who is the appointed lawyer of Bangladesh in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Sangsad Bhaban office on Monday (March 4).
Sheikh Hasina reiterated the importance of ensuring the return of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their homeland.
At the same time, the prime minister said a part of the Rohingya people has already been involved in criminal activities like smuggling arms, women and drugs. This is a matter of great concern for Bangladesh.
Facebook service declines
Social media platform Facebook has suddenly become inactive.
Users in Bangladesh are not able to log in to Facebook. Even the IDs that are active on Facebook are automatically logged out.
Users have been reporting the problem since 9 pm Bangladesh time on Tuesday (March 5).
According to some sources, due to technological default in Meta the service of Facebook, Instragram and Messenger are currently unavailable all over the world.