The residents along the Teesta River are passing their days in fear of possible flood as the Teesta River was flowing above its danger level on Monday.
The Teesta River was flowing 25 cm above its danger level around 6 pm on Monday due to onrush of water from the upstream, creating panic among the local residents.
Executive Engineer of Water Development Board, Nilphamari Dalia Division, Md Asafuddoulla said the char areas along the Teesta river have been inundated due to the rise in water level.
However, all the gates of the Teesa Barrage were kept open due tackle the situation.
Source: United News of Bangladesh
HC directs JaPa leader Ruhul Amin to surrender within two weeks
The High Court on Monday ordered former Jatiya Party General Secretary ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader to surrender within two weeks in a graft case.
Bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir hayat Khan passed the order with issuing a rule.
On January 21, 2021 Ruhul Amin was exempted from a 30-year-old graft case by Dhaka divisional special judge court. The Anti-Corruption Council later moved to the High Court seeking review of the order.
“The court issued a rule today questioning why the exemption order will not be repealed and asked Ruhul Amin to surrender within two weeks of getting the order,” said advocate AKm Fazlul Haque, representing ACC at the court.
On November 19, 1991, Md Delwar Hossain, Deputy Director of then Corruption Bureau filed a case against Ruhul Amin at Tejgaon police station for taking financial benefit during his tenure as Textile and Jute Minister. He was accused of illegally giving a work order to an organization worth Tk 31.54 lakh.
In 1989, another case was filed against him at Ramna police station for embezzling Tk 40, 643 in his tenure as the health minister. In that case, the trial court exonerated Ruhul Amin on December6, last year.
On March 7, this year, the High Court ordered him to surrender within four weeks upon receiving an appeal from ACC.
Source: United News of Bangladesh