People’s mobility surpasses pre-pandemic levels
Google’s community mobility report on Bangladesh shows
Tourist attractions like Patenga sea beach in Chattogram are witnessing huge turnout amid optimism created by the arrival of coronavirus vaccines. Photo: Star
People s mobility has reached the pre-pandemic level in Bangladesh, according to a new Google report, although the coronavirus pandemic is still prevailing in the country.
Bangladesh is the only country in the world that has shown positive growth in all the six indicators of the Covid-19 Community Mobility Report, which was published on March 2.
The positive growth came compared to the baseline period of January last year. The baseline is the median value, for the corresponding day of the week, during the five-week period from January 3 to February 6.
Ignoring its own probe committee s recommendation to take punitive measures against 21 officials for purchase anomalies, the railways ministry has promoted one of them and started the process for another.
Of the officials, all but one continue to serve in their positions without facing any departmental action in the last three months since the submission of the probe report.
One official was suspended last year over a separate allegation.
The three-member body, formed by the ministry on August 25 last year, found the officials involved in irregularities in the procurement of Covid-19 protective materials at higher prices, even before the completion of any tender process.
12 killed as train rams bus
Gateman of level crossing near Joypurhat town ‘left gate open’
Firemen and onlookers in front of the wreckage of a bus after it was hit by a train on a level crossing near Joypurhat town yesterday morning. Photo: collected Our Correspondent, Dinajpur Our Correspondent, Dinajpur
At least 12 people were killed and eight others injured as a train hit a bus on a level crossing near Joypurhat town yesterday morning.
The gateman had left the crossing s gate open, said police after primary investigation.
All the victims were travelling on the bus.
The accident happened in Joypurhat s Puranpoil area around 7:00am when intercity train Uttara Express from Dinajpur was on its way to Rajshahi, said police quoting locals.