Dhaka, 20 September :(L) Passengers travel atop a train headed for Mymensing from Dhaka. (R) Passengers wait for a train at a railway station in Dhaka.
Millions of residents in Dhaka are travelling home from the capital city to celebrate the Eid holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. န Photos : Reuters
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4 killed as bus overturns on Dhaka-Sylhet highwayDhaka, 20 September : At least four people were killed and several injured when a passenger bus overturned on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway on Sunday afternoon near Narsingdhi on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway.
Local police said three of the deceased came from a single family. Injured was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment. The bus was heading towards Monohordi from Dhaka when it veered off the road and fell into a roadside ditch, Shamim Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Narsingdhi Sadar Police Station, told reporters.
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Kolkata's Kumartuli potters join E-Selling bandwagon
Kolkata, 20 September : Working out of their tiny tents in the dingy bylanes of north Kolkata, potters of Kumartuli are now banking upon the Internet to reach out to the overseas clients.E-selling of idols of Durga is catching up with a few doing brisk business through the world wide web. Earlier, organisers of Durga Puja abroad had to come down personally or contact the sculptors through relatives or intermediaries in the city. "But now with our website, we easily sell our products to buyers settled abroad. They just log onto the website, see the catalogue posted there and e-mail us their requirement. We then deliver the idol at a place of their choice," said Pradyut Pal, who is involved in sculpting for generations.
Pradyut looks after marketing while his uncle Gopal Paul, cousins and brothers make the idols. န Photo : AFP
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Kolkata Police set up "Blog" for popular feedbacks
Kolkata, 20 September : In a bid to become more people friendly, Kolkata Police have started a blog where people can express their thoughts about the city police. “One can express his or her likes or dislike about the Kolkata Police in this blog,” Police Commissioner Goutam Mohan Chakrabarti said.The www.kolkatacops.com gives a comprehensive view of the various social work done by the police apart from their usual work profile. Chakrabarti asserted this blog would be different from the blogs maintained by the celebrities and the focus would be to improve the services of the city policemen. He said this blog would help people to know about Kolkata Police’s various initiative, like Nabadisha (New Direction) an educational and healthcare programme for the vulnerable children in the streets of the city, Kiran, a project launched to impart computer training to the lesser-privileged children, Probaho (the constant flow) the yearlong blood donation camp and many more.
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W Bengal to press on with anti-Maoist ops in Lalgarh
Kolkata, 20 September : Though anti-Maoist operations by the central security forces and the police launched on 19 June in Lalgarh in West Midnapore district have not been as successful as desired, the West Bengal government would carry on with it."Though initially we had some success, it was not up to our expectations. So we have changed our plans. We are going to succeed, though it might take some time," Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said. "The ground reality in Lalgarh and its adjacent areas including Purulia and Bankura districts, besides Jharkhand, is that the problem is showing very little sign of receding till now," he said. There were 17 companies of central forces in Lalgarh working in close co-ordination with the state forces, he said, while another 10 companies have been sought, Sen said.
"We have asked for another 10 companies from the Centre. Our DGP is meeting Union Home minister P Chidambaram," he said. "The central forces will stay for an indefinite period till the problem of Lalgarh is resolved," Sen said. န File Photo : Swapan Mahapatra (PTI)
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Three-tier security arranged in Barisal city during Eid
Barisal, 20 September : The Bangladesh law enforcing agency in Barisal city had taken a three-tier security measure before and after the Eid vacation to ensure safe bservance of the festival and to resist hijacking and pick pocketing. 
More than five hundred members of different law enforcing agencies have been engaged in this duty with arms and metal detectors and they are also checking and guarding the cattle markets, main Eid prayer grounds and mosques, entrance and departure points of the passengers, water and road transport terminals.
Besides armed police battalion are patrolling in the city streets and out skirts and plain clothed male and female members of the law enforcing agencies have also been deployed for assuring safety and security of the festival. Eight patrol teams from Police and four from RAB are cruising to the city roads day and night to provide safety and security to the Eid-passengers, businessmen and customers as well as the city dwellers who are staying in their houses during Eid holiday and to those who are journeying to other places with relatives.
Special patrol teams on routes and surrounding areas of Eid shopping places have also been arranged. These special arrangements have already started functioning and will continue till the opening of the offices after Eid vacations and return of the Eid passengers to their destinations, Dr. Abdur Rahim, acting Commissioner Barisal Metropolitan Police said.
More than five hundred members of different law enforcing agencies have been engaged in this duty with arms and metal detectors and they are also checking and guarding the cattle markets, main Eid prayer grounds and mosques, entrance and departure points of the passengers, water and road transport terminals.Besides armed police battalion are patrolling in the city streets and out skirts and plain clothed male and female members of the law enforcing agencies have also been deployed for assuring safety and security of the festival. Eight patrol teams from Police and four from RAB are cruising to the city roads day and night to provide safety and security to the Eid-passengers, businessmen and customers as well as the city dwellers who are staying in their houses during Eid holiday and to those who are journeying to other places with relatives.
Special patrol teams on routes and surrounding areas of Eid shopping places have also been arranged. These special arrangements have already started functioning and will continue till the opening of the offices after Eid vacations and return of the Eid passengers to their destinations, Dr. Abdur Rahim, acting Commissioner Barisal Metropolitan Police said.
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1st Grid-connected solar project begins generation
PTI, Kolkata, 20 September : The country's first grid connected solar power project in Asansol has begun operation, marking a major breakthrough in the green energy revolution in the country."The project has become operational and power generated is is being pumped into the grid. This is first grid connected venture so far," DPSC MD S Radhakrishnan told PTI. The plant, implemented in collaboration with DPSC and Green Energy Development Corporation, was expected to generate 3 million units of electricity a year. It annual revenue was pegged at Rs 4.8 crore. WBGEDC could earn a further 97 paise per unit through the sale of carbon credits that the project would accrue.
Radhakrishnan said, "We are buying solar power at Rs 5 a unit from the project for distribution as our commitment towards the environment".
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BD's Mirpur Zoo prepares to welcome holiday visitors
Dhaka, 20 September : The Dhaka Mirpur Zoo is being prepared to welcome visitors during the Eid and Puja holidays despite several consecutive deaths of animals over the last few days.
The authorities are taking special security measures and cleaning up the zoo, expecting some one lakh visitors during the Eid vacation. As many as 21 rare animals have died in one year and three animals died in last two weeks the aging Royal Bengal Tiger, Garjan, died on 12 September, lion Ringo on 10 September and a giraffe on 7 September. After the death of the giraffe, the authorities had temporarily suspended the zoo curator and deputy curator and formed a probe committee to investigate the deaths of the animals at the country's largest zoo. The zoo publicity officer, Saiful Islam, said the authorities are taking all measures to entertain the visitors. A control room will be set up inside the zoo for one week from the Eid day where the visitors will be given assistance and guideline, the official said.Sprawling over 186 acres of land, the Dhaka zoo at Mirpur has more than 2,000 animals of some 150 species. The zoo receives as many as 10,000 visitors on an average every day.
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