Recently, several sensational robberies have taken place in the capital's Mohammadpur. Locals have protested by surrounding the police station to improve law and order.

In such a situation, a total of 45 members of robbers, extortionists and juvenile gangs have been arrested with sharp weapons from Dhaka Udyan, Chand Udyan and Navodaya Housing in a joint force operation.

The joint operation was conducted from Mohammadpur area at around 10 pm on Saturday (September 26) by the 23rd East Bengal, RAB and police of the 46th Independent Brigade of the Army.

The army said that since the acquisition of magisterial powers, the army has arrested a total of 152 criminals, 18 firearms, 271 rounds of ammunition, 172 types of various domestic and foreign weapons, 1 grenade and a large amount of narcotics under Mohammadpur, Adabor and Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police stations.

Recently, a sensational robbery took place at a mini super shop in Basila, Mohammadpur. In the robbery, some men armed with knives, seen in the CCTV footage, took two people in the super shop hostage and fled with money from the cash counter. And a woman was robbed of money at gunpoint in the Navodaya Housing area. Locals alleged that armed robberies are now a daily occurrence in every area of Mohammadpur in the daytime.

Following these incidents, law enforcement agencies have increased surveillance to restore law in Mohammadpur. The joint forces have also arrested the main accused in the sensational robbery at a supermarket in Basila on Saturday (September 26). The name of the arrested robber is Md. Aslam alias Rubel alias Alam (32).

It is learned that three people, including a child, were shot in the Geneva Camp by drug dealers on Saturday (October 26) evening. Locals surrounded the police station at night seeking security due to the extreme deterioration of law and order.

A local victim said, "I was standing next to a child. Suddenly, a bullet hit my hand and leg. And the child also got a few shots."

Locals said that the law and order situation in Mohammadpur of the capital has deteriorated drastically after the fall of the Awami League government.

Tejgaon Zone ADC Mohammad Zia told the media, "Our operation is going on. We are trying; there is no flaw in our efforts. Perhaps patrolling is getting weak due to our capacity. We have informed our higher authorities for this. Additional force is being provided from today. "We will resolve this dangerous situation in the Mohammadpur area by strengthening patrols." 

Ethiopian Airlines is going to start direct flights from Dhaka to Addis Ababa on November 2. If this flight of Ethiopian Airlines is launched, the country's interests will be damaged. As a result, the national flag carrier Biman will lose passengers on various European routes and the Toronto route in Canada. 

In the meantime, the airline has announced to operate five flights a week. Not only that, but it has also offered a buy one get one free offer. This offer started from November 3 and will continue until November 18. It is said that marketing is being done to attract passengers with the motto 'Pay local, fly global'.

Those concerned say that as a result of this offer of free and low-priced tickets, Biman will lose passengers on the Rome, Manchester, and London routes in Europe. In addition, Biman will have to incur losses on the popular Toronto route in Canada.

Ethiopian is the top airline on the African continent and one of the top airlines in the world. They have a strong network on the Addis Ababa to London and Toronto routes. Moreover, Biman does not have more than two to four flights on these routes. On the other hand, Ethiopian operates flights on these routes seven days a week. Along with this, it is offering free tickets and low-cost tickets for the price of one ticket, which will easily attract passengers.

This airline from the African continent is also targeting countries where a large number of Bangladeshi workers live, including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. It will take passengers from Dhaka to Addis Ababa and then take them to various Middle Eastern routes through transit flights. By doing this, Ethiopian Airlines will hit Biman's strong network in the Middle East. If passengers on these routes also go to Ethiopian Airlines, Biman will have nothing to do.

Ethiopian will attract these passengers with the mantra of selling tickets at low prices. There are 20 lakhs Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia alone. In addition, more than 1 million Bangladeshis live in other countries in the Middle East. Ethiopian Airlines has planned to operate flights from Dhaka targeting this large number of Bangladeshis.

An airline official told Barta24.com on condition of anonymity that no country's aviation authority in the world will take any decision that will harm the interests of its own country. However, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has taken such a decision where the airline will be directly affected, passengers will be lost. This will result in the country's money going to foreign airlines.

He said that since independence, the CAAB would always allow foreign airlines to operate flights if they got the green signal from the airline. Now the CAAB does not care about these things. India also once allowed the airline to carry passengers as it wanted. After a certain number of passengers, the airline had to pay a levy per passenger. Now you might say that the CAAB's job is to look after the interests of the passengers. Explaining that view, the official said that passengers may temporarily get tickets at a slightly lower price. But a foreign airline will take the money of thousands of Bangladeshi passengers. How will the country's interests be protected in this?

Former Managing Director and CEO of Biman Shafiul Azim said that if Biman gets permission to operate flights in a country, it has to burn a lot of wood. And if it gets permission, it has to be late at night, which is not a convenient time for passengers. It is not even possible to think of getting permission to operate flights during prime time.

However, some have questioned the capacity of domestic airlines like Biman or US-Bangla. What can the government do if domestic airlines do not increase their capacity?

In this context, civil aviation expert ATM Nazrul Islam said that the capacity of domestic airlines must be increased. And for this, the government must work. Otherwise, if the world's top airlines are allowed to operate flights as they wish, the country will lose money, and domestic airlines will not be able to survive in the competition.

Convener of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Hasnat Abdullah said that a dialogue has been held with BNP to reach a national consensus on the president removal issue.

He told reporters in front of the BNP Chairperson’s political office in Gulshan, the capital, on Saturday (October 26) night after a meeting with BNP leaders.

In response to a question from journalists, Hasnat Abdullah said that discussions have been held with BNP leaders on three issues including the removal of the President, second independence, and elimination of fascism.

To a question about the removal of the President, he said that although no time limit has been set, discussions have been held on the fact that the President must go. Hasnat Abdullah said that BNP leaders have assured to discuss in their own forum and announce a decision.

Hasnat Abdullah said, we had called for national unity on October 23. The democratic parties that led us to overthrow Sheikh Hasina in the initial stage of the elimination of fascism in the mass uprising. The removal of President Shahabuddin has come before us as another obstacle to the elimination of fascism.

He said, BNP leaders have heard everything we said. They said they will discuss our message in the party forum. They will announce their decision later.

Hasnat said that they agreed on the issue of removing the president in the meeting with Jamaat. He said, we had a meeting with the Islamic Movement on the same issue. They also want the removal of the president from a moral point of view.

Hasnat Abdullah said that in the future, meetings will be held with the Democracy Forum, the 12-party alliance and the Gana Adhikar Parishad on these issues.

According to the BNP media cell, seven members of the Anti-Discrimination and Citizens' Committees participated in the meeting. However, while talking to the media after the meeting, the National Citizens' Committee convener introduced 9 people.

They are: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement convener Hasnat Abdullah, spokesperson Humaya Fatima, member secretary Arif Sohel, chief organizer Abdul Hannan Masud, coordinator Rifat Rashid, National Citizens Committee convener Nasiruddin Patwari, spokesperson Samantha Sharmin, member secretary Akhtar Hossain, and member Ariful Islam Adib.

The victimized students have highlighted their experiences of torture and protests against female students in various universities of the country during the July Revolution.

At a discussion titled 'Declaration of tortured female students on campus and responsibility for building a non-discriminatory learning environment' organized by the Education Rights Association at the RC Majumder Auditorium of Dhaka University (DU) on Saturday (October 26), they narrated the incidents of torture they suffered.

In the meeting, Jagannath University students Khadijatul Kubra, Kazi Farzana Mim, Eden College student Joyma Munmun and many others narrated stories of torture.

Islamic University student Phulpori Khatun said that the Chhatra League leader was torturing me so much that she wrote a suicide note from me and said, 'This time I will hang you.'

Eden College student Joyma Munmun said that for the last 15 years, Chhatra League has been occupying the halls. Students were forced to participate in political programs and were involved in immoral activities.

Synthia Mehrin Sakal, a fighter of the July Revolution at Dhaka University, said, "On July 15, the Chhatra League chased me and hit me on the head with a rod. I thought I might have died."

But my suffering is not over yet. I am suffering the consequences of the injuries every day. I am like a living martyr.

She also said that if the administration in a university is not held hostage by political parties, then it will be possible to build a safe campus for students.

Kazi Farzana Mim, a student of Jagannath University, said, "I was initially sexually harassed for participating in the July movement. But after filing a complaint, I was subjected to harassment. The influence of the ruling political party hindered the judicial process."

Dhaka University Professor Dr. Moninur Rashid, Jagannath University Professor Md. Shahnewaz Khan Chandan, BUET Professor Dr. Mahbubur Razzak, National Citizens Committee Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain and other individuals were present.