Warm reception of blue water descending from the blue sky!



Mansura Chameli, Senior Correspondent, Barta24.com
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From Hulu Male(Maldives): Blue Sea Marine Paradise - Maldives. Where the sky and blue water meet! Fish happily swim in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Where the sun spreads its light and fills people with light. Blue sea turns her eyes to the serenity of peace and keeps it obsessed. The murmur of the waves of the sea carries an unspoken joy in the heart.

A four-and-a-half-hour flight from Dhaka Airport in Bangladesh to go directly to that natural coral island state! That journey by US Bangla Airlines! After getting on the plane, everyone started taking Selfies! Besides taking pictures, there is also marathon gossip - what generally happens if it is a group tour! Let it be a plane or bus! In this way, after three of four hours, the feeling of drowsiness came, and some people fell asleep! "We are now landing in the Maldives," the pilot announced. That means our plane in the sky of Maldives then. Once again, the feeling of being awake comes back to everyone.

Someone from the side of the window said 'Wow'. We started to get down. After a while the moments to be fascinated began. When we looked down, we could see rows and rows of islands surrounded by clear blue water. The islands are green. Flashing light of beauty! When the clouds parted, the island of blue water slowly began to greet. Fortunately, those who got the window seat - their eyes were full of excitement. They captured the scenes on camera. Passengers sitting next to them were also peeking at the eye-catching scene.

Fascinating everyone, the plane landed at Velana International Airport in Maldives. The airport is sitting on the lap of the sea. The wind was blowing, the sun was shining brightly. The Maldives government is issuing on-arrival visas for Bangladeshis. Immediately after we finished the immigration, we got a warm welcome from the airport.

Around as extra clean-tidy! Sometimes the waves of the sea are roaring calmly. Row upon row of white boats lined the jetty. Some were going to specific destinations; some are out on pleasure trips.

There was a rush to take pictures in front of that scene, like a picture painted on a canvas out of the airport. A senior journalist brother looked at the picture he had taken and said, "It looks like I've been edited with a picture behind me."

The landing of such a scene at the airport raised everyone's expectations about the Maldives. We got in the hotel cars hoping to meet expectations. Our destination was then an island in the country called Hulu Male.

Cars are running on the silky road that runs along the side of the sea; with the roar of the sea. Within 15 minutes we reached Hotel Tropicana Beach & Spa. The hotel is next to the beach. The roar of the sea can be heard from the room. When we went out on the verandah, we could see the eternal blue Indus from behind the Tamarisk tree.

   

India's Foreign Secretary's visit to Dhaka postponed



Staff Correspondent, Barta24.com, Dhaka
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India's Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra's visit to Bangladesh has been postponed.

A diplomatic source confirmed the matter on Thursday (April 18).

According to sources, the visit will take place on a mutually convenient new date. This is part of the high-level exchange between Bangladesh and India and the review of the progress of the bilateral cooperation agenda of the two countries.

A message in this regard has also been given to the guests invited to attend the dinner with the Indian Foreign Secretary on April 20. It said, "The trip has been postponed."

Although no official announcement was made from Dhaka and New Delhi regarding the visit, he was scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Saturday for a brief visit.

In addition to the meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, the Indian Foreign Secretary was supposed to have a meeting with Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud.

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‘Amrita Sagar’ variety banana of Narsingdi gets GI recognition



Sharif Iqbal Russel, District Correspondent, Barta24.com
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Narshingdi: Narsingdi's ‘Amrita Sagar’ variety banana has received Geographical Indication or GI (Geographical Indication) product recognition. Farmers are happy to get this recognition. The Deputy Commissioner said that Narsingdi's position has been taken higher.

In the context of the soil, water, and weather of a specific territory of a country, if the culture of the people there plays the most important role in the production of a product, it is recognized as a GI product of that country.

Recognition of GI is very significant in domestic and international trade. Now in the list of GI products Narsingdi’s ‘Amrita Sagar’ banana. On February 8, the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, an institution under the Ministry of Industries, granted the Geographical Indication or GI product recognition to Amrita Sagar banana of Narsingdi. The GI certificate was handed over to the Prime Minister on February 11. Banana cultivators are happy with this recognition.

According to the sources of Narsingdi Agricultural Extension Department, because of loam and sandy loam soil in Narsingdi, cultivation of Amrita Sagar banana is high here. Amrita Sagar banana is supplied to the surrounding districts and the capital to meet the local market demand.

Not only that, this banana is also being exported outside the country. In this context, an application was made by the district administration to include Narsingdi’s latkon and Amrita Sagar banana as geographical indication products in collaboration with e-commerce development center. Following the application, the authority recognized Sagar banana as a GI product after vetting the application.

Narsingdi Deputy Commissioner Dr. Badiul Alam said, due to recognition as a GI product, Amrita Sagar banana will have a huge response in commercial exports in the country and abroad.

According to the information of the District Agriculture Department, Amrita Sagar banana has been cultivated in 580 hectares of land in the district this year. In this recognition, its cultivation will increase further next year, and there is optimism in the conscious community.

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242 metric tons of Indian sugar seized in Pabna, 23 detained



Staff Correspondent, Barta24.com
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Pabna district police seized 12 trucks with 242 metric tons of Indian sugar smuggled from India by evading customs duty. At this time, 23 people including the truck driver and helper were arrested.

They were arrested in a special operation by the District Intelligence Police on Thursday (April 18) afternoon.

Pabna Additional Superintendent of Police Masood Alam confirmed the matter.

He said that for a long time a gang was bringing illegally imported Indian sugar to the country and selling it in different districts. Based on such news, the police entered the field. Later they were arrested in a raid in the Kazirhat Ghat area. At that time they could not show the valid documents of the goods. They were later seized and 23 people were arrested.

Additional Superintendent of Police Masood Alam also said that the case is under process. Details will be given after the investigation.

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Parimoni has been summoned to appear in court



Special Correspondent, Barta24.com, Dhaka
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The court has issued a summons to the plaintiff businessman Nasiruddin Mahmud to appear in the court in the case of attempted murder in the case against the popular and criticized actress Parimani. At the same time the accused Junaid Bogdadi Jimmy asked to appear in court.

Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate M Saiful Islam gave this order on Thursday (April 18). Nasiruddin, the plaintiff in the case, had applied for the issuance of an arrest warrant against Parimoni.

The plaintiff's lawyer Abul Kalam Mohammad Sohail gave this information.

Earlier, the investigation officer of the case, police inspector Monir Hossain filed a report in the Dhaka Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court stating that the allegation of beating and intimidation against Parimoni and her costume designer Junaid Bogdadi Jimmy alias Jim was found to be true.

However, the report mentions that the allegations against another accused, Fatema Tuz Jannat Boni, were found to be true.

Businessman Nasiruddin filed the case in court on July 6, 2022.

In the statement of the case, it is said that Parimoni and her associates are alcoholics. Taking advantage of the opportunity, they entered various famous clubs and drink alcohol and do not pay the price with the parcel. Parimoni threatened harassment by filing false cases with police officials she knew. On June 9, 2021, after 12 midnight, the accused entered Savar's Boat Club and used the washroom on the second floor.

Later they sat inside the club and drank alcohol. When the plaintiff and his accomplice Shah Shahidul Alam were leaving the club at around 1.30 am, Parimoni purposefully called the plaintiff Nasiruddin and requested him to sit with them for some time. At one point Parimoni tried to lure Nasiruddin through obscene gestures and pressured the plaintiff to give the parcel a bottle of Blue Label alcohol free of charge.

As the plaintiff did not agree to this, Parimoni insulted the plaintiff. During an altercation between the plaintiff and the accused, Paramoni threw a serving glass at the plaintiff and also threw the mobile phone in his hand. Nasiruddin was injured in the head and chest. Parimoni and her accomplices beat up and threatened to kill Nasiruddin and vandalized him. 

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