The government has decided to introduce an area-based
load-shedding for one to two hours across the country from Tuesday (July 19) in
a bid to tackle the ongoing power crisis.
Prime minister’s energy advisor Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury
announced the decision after a high level meeting at the Prime Minister’s
Office on Monday (July 18).
State minister for power, energy and mineral resources
Nasrul Hamid and principal secretary to the prime minister Ahmad Kaikaus also
attended the meeting.
after the announcement of the state minister, two
electricity distribution companies, Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited
(DPDC) and Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO) have announced the
schedule of load shedding for different areas.
The load shedding schedule was published on DPDC and DESCO website
on Tuesday (July 19).
To know load shedding schedules for July 19, 2022 at different areas in Dhaka, click the link below.
Load shedding Schedule of DPDC
DPDC DESCO Load Shedding Schedule
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A national
level competition on recitation of holy Quran is going to be held for the first
time in collaboration with the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque to recognise the
talents.
Any Hafiz,
aged below to 15, will be eligible to participate in the competition that will
be kicked off soon, organisers told a press briefing at Islamic Foundation
conference room of the national mosque in the capital.
The
country has been divided into 11 regions for holding the competition in a
smooth way, they said.
Baitul
Mukarram National Mosque Musalli Committee will organise the mega Islamic
reality show styled ‘Quraner Noor’ with technical support of Bashundhara Group.
The
leading industrial conglomerate in the country patronised the nationwide
programme for recognizing the unsung talents of the holy text from Allah
Subhanau Wa Ta’ala.
Musalli
Committee chief advisor and Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan
Anvir was present at the press conference.
The
organisers also said that they would soon request the interested participants
to register their names online.
The
recorded programme will be aired on News24 from the first day of Ramadan, they
added.
However,
any winner of such international competition would not be able to take part in
Quraner Noor programme.
The
competition will be telecasted at News24 television while featured videos on
the participants will stream through YouTube.
Noted
Islamic scholar Shaykh Qari Ahmad Bin Yusuf Al Azhari, Baitul Mukarram Khatib
Mufti Ruhul Amin, Pesh Imam Mufti Maulana Muhammad Muhibullahil Baki, Maulana
Mizanur Rahman, Mufti Ehsanul Haque Jilani, Maulana Mohiuddin Kashemi were
present at guests of honour on the occasion.
Musalli
Committee president Eakub Ali and senior vice president Gulzar Ahmed spoke on
the occasion while general secretary Mizanur Rahman Manik moderated press
conference.
Musalli
Committee president Eakub Ali said the competition will be organised across
eleven regions of the country to bring the talents to national level.
“Top 45
contestants will participate in the second round of the competition. A
distinguished panel including noted Islamic scholars will short out the top
finalists from the round. The champion of the competition will be awarded Tk 1
million,” he said.
Pesh Imam
Mufti Maulana Muhammad Muhibullahil Baki appreciated the role of Bashundhara
Group for its decision to use the name of the group after the title to show
respect to the holy book.
“I would
like to mention another specialty of the media outlets under the conglomerate.
News24 telecasts Islamic programme without any break. It helps the scholar to
share religious knowledge without interruption of commercials. Other channels
can follow News24 television while running Islamic programmes,” he said.
Musalli Committee senior vice president Gulzar
Ahmed expressed gratitude to Bashundhara Group managing director for extending
supports for devotees at national mosque.
“Some 86
devotees have performed umrah as our chief advisor pledged to support 104
underprivileged to support rituals in holy land. We hope to complete the phase
within next week. Sayem Sobhan Anvir pledged support for another 500 devotees
to perform umrah and traditional hajj. Let’s pray for his prosperity,” he said.
Ahmed
informed the meeting that Musalli Committee will arrange iftar for 60 thousand
devotees at national mosque during the Ramadan this year with support from
chief advisor Sayem Sobhan Anvir.
Daily Sun,
Kaler Kantho, Bangladesh Pratidin, Banglanews24 and Radio Capital are the media
partners of the nationwide competition.
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Bashundhara Group stands by 10,000 cold-hit people in Faridpur
Bashundhara Group, the country’s largest business conglomerate, distributed blankets among 10,000 cold-hit people of Sadar, Nagarkanda, Saltha and Sadarpur upazilas of Faridpur.
The blankets were distributed with the all out support from Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir.
Bashundhara Group's executive director and Faridpur district Awami League’s industries and commerce affairs secretary Advocate Jamal Hossain Miah distributed the blankets at Talma Union Parishad chairman’s residence on Friday morning.
Speaking on the occasion, Jamal Hossain Miah said, “Bashundhara Group always stands by the people of the country. With the help of Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir, blankets are being distributed among the cold-hit people across the country, including Faridpur. Bashundhara Group will continue effort to serve people in the future.”
After getting blankets, the poor people expressed their gratitude to Bashundhara Group for giving them worm cloth during this bone-chilling cold.
Bashundhara Group general manager Md Yunus Khan, Chief Operating Officer (Banking Sector) Md Razib Samad, Faridpur Press Club general secretary and Bangladesh Pratidin correspondent Kamruzzaman Sohel and Talma Union Parishad Chairman Kamal Hossain Mia were present among others in the event.
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Awami
League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader
pays a courtesy visit to Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Chairman of country’s leading
industrial conglomerate Bashundhara Group.
Obaidul Quader was greeted with flowers by the Bashundhara family during the meeting at the Bashundhara Group chairman's residence in the capital on Monday.
Bashundhara Group Managing Director, Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Limited Chairman and Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association President Sayem Sobhan Anvir, Rongdhanu Group Chairman Alhaz M Rafiqul Islam, Awami League Office Secretary Biplab Barua, Bangladesh Pratidin Editor Naem Nizam and Badda thana Awami League General Secretary AM Jahangir Alam were also present during the meeting.
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Leaders of Narayanganj district and Rupganj upazila units of Awami League held a view-exchange meeting with Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan on the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Rupganj.
MP from Narayanganj-4 constituency AKM Shamim Osman, Rongdhanu Group Chairman Alhaz Rafiqul Islam, Rupganj upazila AL General Secretary Alhaz Shahjahan Bhuiyan, Vice-President Barrister Khan Mohammad Shamim Aziz, Bashundhara Group Director Liakat Hossain, Kanchan municipality Mayor Alhaz Rafiqul Islam Rafiq, former upazila AL Vice-President Khandaker Abul Bashar Tuku, Daudpur Union Parishad Chairman Alhaz Nurul Islam Jahangir, Rupganj Union Parishad Chairman Alhaz Saladuddin Bhuiyan, upazila AL Information and Research Secretary Kamal Hossain Kamal, Health and Population Secretary Dr Faisal Ahmed and Kanchan municipality AL leader Tariqul Islam Mughal were present at the meeting held at the Bashundhara Group Chairman’s residence in Bashundhara Residential Area in the capital on Monday.
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A national level competition on recitation of holy Quran is going to be held for the first time in collaboration with the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque to recognise the talents. Any Hafiz, aged below to 15, will be eligible to participate in the competition that will be kicked off soon, organisers told a press briefing at Islamic Foundation conference room of the national mosque in the capital.