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Monday, September 13, 2010

[ALOCHONA] Successful health and hospital management



Successful health and hospital management
 
Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) experiences an influx of treatment seekers during the Eid holidays. The picture was taken from the ward number 14 yesterday
 


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[ALOCHONA] Hasina alerts govt high-ups



Intelligence agencies fear bid to destabilise country

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday alerted her cabinet colleagues that the opposition might try to destabilise the country within the next couple of months in a bid to foil the upcoming trials of war criminals, according to highly placed government sources.

The premier issued the warning while chairing a weekly cabinet meeting in Bangladesh Secretariat.

Hasina, also the president of ruling Awami League (AL), directed ministers, state ministers, lawmakers and other authorities concerned to alert the people about the threat as well.

"The opposition was saying that they will launch a movement after the Eid. We will have no objection if they do that staying within the legal bounds. But the fear is that they might carry out destabilising activities in a planned way in the name of a movement," the premier was quoted as saying, by a cabinet member.

The sources told The Daily Star that the warning came following information from different intelligence agencies at home and abroad that an attempt on the prime minister's life might be carried out between this month and November.

The intelligence agencies also said simultaneous multiple sabotage might be carried out as well during the period by the anti-liberation war forces, in collaboration with an Indian separatist organisation and different local militant outfits.

They said the opposition might take the chance to mislead the people about some of the government's major initiatives including the move to try the war criminals, according to one of the sources who had talked to the prime minister recently.

AL insiders said before the premier departs for the US on September 18 to attend the UN general assembly, she might brief some of her close aides about the latest situation of the country and their tasks.

Mahbubul Alam Hanif, a special assistant to the prime minister, said Sheikh Hasina's life is under threat at all times.

The defeated forces of the liberation war, the killers of the father of the nation and their collaborators, the masterminds and patrons of the August 21, 2004 grenade attack, and the international arms smugglers who tried to smuggle 10 trucks of arms and ammunition through Bangladesh the same year, might try to assassinate the premier, he said yesterday.

"As she is the leader of the House, the prime minister, and the president of ruling Awami League -- the administration, and the law enforcement and intelligence agencies will take all possible measurers to thwart any attempt on her life," he added.

About the ruling party's preparation to thwart any such attempt, Hanif, also the acting general secretary of AL, said they will organise rallies at district headquarters, and grand rallies at divisional headquarters to mobilise public support for the government's move to try the war criminals, and to counter the opposition's anti-government propaganda.

Welcoming opposition leader Khaleda Zia's statement that they want to help the government, the AL spokesperson urged her to join the parliament to criticise the government.

"But the people won't allow any movement to save the war criminals, and to cover up the corruption and misdeeds of the Zia family including Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko," he said.

He hoped that the opposition leader will understand the pulse of the people, and refrain from engaging in negative and destructive politics.
http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=154348


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[ALOCHONA] Want to live longer? Get a grip!



 

Want to live longer? Get a grip!

LONDON (Reuters) - A firm handshake could be a sign of a longer life expectancy, according to British researchers.

Scientists at the Medical Research Council found that elderly people who could still give a firm handshake and walk at a brisk pace were likely to outlive their slower peers.

They found simple measures of physical capability like shaking hands, walking, getting up from a chair and balancing on one leg were related to life span, even after accounting for age, sex and body size. The study is the first to provide a comprehensive view of the existing research by pooling data from 33 studies.

"These measures have been used in population-based research for quite a long time," said Rachel Cooper of the Medical Research Council's Unit for Lifelong Health and Aging. "They may be useful indicators for subsequent health."

Cooper, whose study appears in the British Medical Journal (http://link.reuters.com/wat72p), said more studies are needed to clarify whether the measures would be helpful to doctors as a screening tool. "I wouldn't suggest that we roll them out into clinical practice tomorrow, but it is possible that they could be used in the future," she told Reuters Health.

The researchers examined 33 studies involving tens of thousands of people, most of whom were aged over 60 but living in the community rather than in hospital or care homes.

Of 14 studies dealing with grip strength, the researchers found that those with the strongest hand grasps tended to live longer than those with limp grips.

The death rate over the period of the studies for people with weak handshakes was 67 percent higher than for people with a firm grip.

The slowest walkers were nearly three times more likely to die during the study period than swifter walkers.

The people who were slowest to get up from a chair had about double the mortality rate compared to the quick risers.

"Those people in the general population who have higher physical capability levels are likely to live longer," Cooper said.

(Reporting by Frederik Joelving of Reuters Health, Editing by Belinda Goldsmith)

 

 

















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[ALOCHONA] Successful police



Indian diplomat's house burgled
 
Dhaka, Sep (bdnews24.com) — First secretary of the Indian high commission Anil Kumar Rai's house at Gulshan was burgled on Sunday night. Gold ornaments worth Tk 300,000 and cash Tk 1,600 are missing.

Gulshan zone police commissioner Nurul Alam said the thief had broken into the house through a window grill. No one was at home during the theft.

Returning home Rai found the grill cut and informed the police. He filed a case with Gulshan police on Monday morning following the incident. A female domestic hand was fired from Rai's house last month. The police suspect that the incident may be connected with the theft.


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[ALOCHONA] Two garment union leaders released



Bangladesh releases two garment union leaders
 

DHAKA: Bangladesh has released on bail two union leaders who were arrested during garment worker demonstrations, a prison official said Saturday, following appeals by US labour groups. Kalpona Akter and Babul Ahkter, leaders of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity, were arrested on August 12 during demonstrations over pay.(AFP)

"They were granted bail and have been released," central jail superintendent Touhibul Islam told AFP.

Their release came after the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organisations (AFL-CIO), the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) and other US-based labour groups urged the government "to immediately release the labour rights advocates and drop unsubstantiated charges against them".

The two top officials of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity were accused of inciting unrest after thousands of garment workers took to the streets of the capital Dhaka to demand higher wages.

The workers involved in the protests, which spread rapidly through the country's major manufacturing hubs in July and August, stitch clothes for top Western brands.

In July, the government raised the minimum monthly wage to 3,000 taka (43 dollars) from 1,662 taka, but the move fell short of the 5,000 taka demanded, provoking the mass worker unrest.

The government has launched a major crackdown on union leaders, including filing criminal cases against dozens of them. Many have since gone into hiding.

New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch has condemned the crackdown, saying arrests, intimidation and a "harsh rhetorical campaign against the protesters" have been used to prevent further unrest.

Garments account for 80 percent of impoverished Bangladesh's annual exports.

The country's 4,500 garment factories employ some three million workers, around 40 percent of its industrial workforce.

 http://theindependentbd.com/natioanal/8958-bangladesh-releases-two-garment-union-leaders.html



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