Local administration in Thakurgaon has imposed section 144 in RB Bricks area of Ranisankail upazila to avert possible deterioration of law and order following a rumor over presence of gold in soil piled up there.
Ranisankail Upazila Nirbahi Officer Rakibul Hasan slapped the emergency section, said a press release.
The emergency section was imposed from Saturday night and will remain in force till further notice.
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has issued an order to suspend all types of watercraft, including ferries, in coastal areas due to the low pressure created in the sea and the potential cyclone Remal.
However, no such directive has been issued yet for ferries and other watercraft operating on the country inland water routes.
On Saturday afternoon, BIWTA Joint Director Joynal Abedin confirmed this information to the journalists.
He said that the deep depression formed in the Bay of Bengal could potentially turn into a cyclone. For this reason, all necessary precautions have been taken. Ports have been instructed to display a Level 3 warning signal, and all types of launches and watercraft in coastal areas have been banned. However, what directives will come for launches operating in internal river ports depends on time. Measures will be taken based on the situation.
Referring to the recent spate of money laundering, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah has said that the commission cannot expedite action against criminals due to the delayed arrival of the money laundering complaints from Bangladesh Bank (BB).
“We have nothing to do as most of the time the Bangladesh Bank informs the commission six months after the money laundering takes place,” Abdullah said while addressing a programme on the role of the citizens in curbing corruption held at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday.
At one point in his speech, the ACC chief also raised a question about how the money laundering incident takes place, dodging the attention of the Bangladesh Bank officials.
Over 500 shops and houses were gutted in a fire at the Balukhali Rohingya Camp in Ukhiya of Coxs Bazar on Friday.
The fire that started around 11:00 am was brought under control around 12:00 pm.
Three firefighting units worked to bring the fire under control, said Kamal Hossain, deputy assistant director of Ukhiya Fire Service.
The exact extent of the damage will be known after a survey is conducted, he added.