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Upazila roundup
Barisal
Plan to set up 47,000 latrines
January. 16: Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department has undertaken a programme to set up about 47.000 low-cost sanitary latrines in 11 districts during the current financial rear, reports UNB
Of the total. 7.600 latrines will be set up In Barisal, 3200 in Jhatakatf. 6100 tn Pirojpur. 6800 In Patuakhall. 3005 In Bormina. 4800 in AuH. 2650 in Madarlpur. 3900 tn Shariatpur. 3350 In Gopalganj. 2500 in Rajbari and 4200 In Bhola.
According to official sources, the pre-fabricated la trines has concrcetc slabs and some rings which can be set up easily. Slabs and rings are sold in the district and upaztla offices of Public Health Engi nee ring
PHE has already sold about 2197 latrines.
Tubewells
A scheme is underway to install 5.318 tubewells to fad] Hate drinking water supply tn 11 southern districts during the current fiscal
Funded by UNICEF, the programme will be Implemented by Public Health Engineerlag Depertment (PHE)
According to official ^sources, of the total. 4.201 are deep and the rest are shallow tubewells.
i District-wise allocation of tubewells are: Barisal 1,125 deep and 86 shallow tubewells. Patuakhall 598 deep. Bhola 140 deep and 260 shallows. Barguna 334 deep. Jhalakathi 640 deep and 36 shallows. Pirojpur 361 deep and 114 shallows. Madaripur 47 deep and 202 shallows. Shariat pur 290 deep and 149 shallows. Gopalganj 30 deep and 16 shallows. Faridpur 316 deep and Rajbari 320 deep and 204 shallow tubewells
Honours courses in Brojmohon College
BSS adds: Honours courses in seven other subjects will be Introduced to the government Brojmohon College from the 1990-91 session.
According to an official source, honours will be taught in English. mathematics, soil ■ science, social science, philosophy. zoology and botany.
With this introduction the students will have the opportunity to study honours courses tn 16 subjects and masters in 12 subjects in the college.
Ebola
Maternity centre in a mess
January 16: The Maternity and Child Welfare Centre at Lalmohon upaztla here is plagued with various problems, reports UNB
According to sources inad equate water supply, lack of proper maintenance of the building and shortage of doctors. medicines and beds In the centre have been hamper ing medicare of the patients.
There is no provision for running water and the lone tubcwell in the compound often remains out of order.
In addition. on duty doctors are rarely seen |n the centre
Patients are packed like sardines on the floor due to lack of ac.ommodallon
Sufferers say they are to buy emergency medicines from markets at exorbitant prices
Kushtia
Roads in bad shape
January 16 : TWo highways connecting the district with a bnd shipe .
feting to the travellers and damaging vehicles reports UNB
Innumerable cracks and Erent points on kushtta-Jhentdah^snd Kushtia Me
-”***• -re’S^Xm-^d after Hying on the roads
In addhtton. accidents have
MM Sty a foreljpi ftm. which
reconstruct the Kushita JhenMah rood to yet to start
Comilla
Arms recovered
January 16: Eighteen firearms and other lethal weapons were recovered by Devidwar. Muradnagar and Daudkandf poMos foot week from different part* of the district, reports UNB.
The seized arms included 2 SMGs. six pistols. 10 ^ipeguns. one sword and a
The arms were left abandoned at different parts of three upazilas in the district.
Another report from the district says that 75 cataract patients including 15 women were operated upon ^nd another 1500 eye patients given treatment in a 10-day eye camp held here recently.
The cmap was Jointly organised by Nangalkote Jana kalyan Sengstha and BNSB Pahartall. Chittagong.
Bhuapur
Flood protection embankment
January 16: The work Sir a road-cum-flood protection embankment to be built on ihe eastern end of the Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge at a place named Gobindashi under Bhuapur Upazila. was inaugurated Tuesday through holding a Milad Mahfil. a press release In Dhaka said, reports BSS.
Mr. Shafiul Alam. Vice-Chairman of the Jamuna Multi Purpose Bridge Authority. Inaugurated the work. Others present on the occasion were. MR. Najem Ahmad Choudhuiy, Secretary. Roads and Road Transport Division. Mr. M. A. Bari. Chief Engineer. Roads and Highways Division and Mr. Abdul Monem. owner of Ihe contracting firm. A. M. L. Mon ico.
Mr. Shafiul Alam urged the local government administrations including the Tangall District Administration to cooperate in the Implementation of this construction work.
Netrakona
Law, order situation reviewed
January 16 : A meeting of the District Development Coordination Commissioner Committee was held here recently with the Deputy Com missioner. Netrakona in the chair, reports BSS.
An official source said, progress of various on-going development projects under taken in education, agriculture. health and family plan nlng. communications and other sectors was discussed in the meeting.
Law and order situation in the district was also reviewed in the meeting. All the district-level officers attended.
Chandpur
Jubo Sanghati leader freed
January 16 : Convener of the district Jatiya Jubo Sang-hati Advocate Iqbal Bln Bashar was released on Tuesday on bail, reports UNB.
He was taken to custody on January 9 after his ball petition tn a case was rejected by the Sadar Upazila Magistrate Court.
His release was hailed with a procession brought out In the town by JP supporter*, who also chanted slogans in favour of Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad.
Later, addressing a meeting at the local Poura Park, the JP leaders demanded release of the deposed President.
Dinajpur
Woman trafficker arrested
January 16: Kulsum (13). was rescued and a woman trafficker Rabi Das arrested from a house under Phulbaria upazila Police said reports UNB.
The victim was rescued while she was being smuggled into India by Rabi who al legedly bought Kulsum from her brother-in-law at Taka 2000.
Acting on a tip off Phulbaria Police raided the house of Mahiruddin tn the upazila and arrested the trafficker.
Kulsum was made the see ond wife of a local rich man by her father against her will but she used to live with her sis
Jhenidah
Distressed families given loan
January 16: Government fas* disbursed Taka^64.0(K)
ports UNB n
Social Welfare Department distributedthe amount under
of jfer
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