HC directs govt Take steps to save Dolphins in Halda river soon

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Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Tuesday directed the concerned bodies of the government to take necessary steps immediately to prevent killing of the Dolphins in Halda river of Chattogram and to protect them.
The court also asked the director of the department of environment in Chattogram to submit a report in this court through email in 72 hours citing what measures have been taken to prevent killing of the Dolphins in Halda river and to protect them.
Fisheries and Livestock Secretary, Forest and Environment Secretary, Director General of the Department of
As part of the ICC’s comprehensive contingency planning process and after consultation with members and with the relevant government and public health authorities, the decision has been taken to postpone the qualifier to the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 and the start of the qualification pathway to the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2022.
The ICC will work with all participating members to identify when these events will be able to be staged, said an ICC media release on Tuesday (May 12).
Chris Tetley, the head of the ICC events said: “In light of the continuing travel restrictions, global health concerns and government and public health authority advice we have decided to postpone two further upcoming qualifying events due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the Europe qualifier to the U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 have both been impacted.
“Our priority during this difficult period is to protect the well-being of players, coaches, officials, fans and the whole cricket community and we will take well-informed, responsible decisions in relation to both postponing events and resuming international cricket.
“These are both important events with the Women’s CWC Qualifier one step away from New Zealand 2021 and the Europe qualifier which signifies the start of the U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 pathway. We will work in partnership with the Members to find an appropriate window to reschedule these events as soon as is safe and practical to do so. I would like to thank the members for their cooperation and continued support.”
The two remaining ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup Regional Qualifier Division 2 events are being monitored and kept under review: the Africa event is due to take place in Tanzania between August 7 and 14 and the Asia event between December 1 and 9 in Thailand.
The Division 1 events in all five regions are scheduled to take place in 2021.

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