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Upazila roundup

From Our Correspondent
KURIGRAM
Obituary
April I kfrAtuTChandra Chowdhury, a renowned businessman and ex-President of Kurigram Marchant* Aaaocia tion and founder member of Hindu Kalyan Truat, Dhaka and a social worker of Kurigram died of heart attack in Rangpur Medical College Hospital recently
He was 73. He left behind hts srtfe, three sons, three daughter* and many friend* and admirer* to mourn hi* death
The funeral ceremony was one at Kurigram funeral-pyre
BHOLA
Coir rope industry faces problems
April I : Coir rope Industry of the district is beset with manifold problems due to leek of capital. equipment and patronage. reports UNB
At least 5.000 people of seven upaziias have been directly or Indirectly affected by worsening condition of the industry
The situation aggravated following price hikes of raw materials like cotr of coconut, wood and rod.
A labourer can produce two sheers of coir rope per day But the selling price of one seer of cotr rope is Taka 35 which Is too meagre in comparison with production cost.
Huge foreign currency can be saved by enhancing production of coir rope which may replace plastic rope now being imported from developed countries said an industrialist
Owner* have urged the authorities to provide adequate financial support like bank koan to help survive the Indus T
CHANDPUR
Absconding criminal arrested after 14 years
April 1 : After 14 years, local police finally got bold of an absconding criminal from a rural market tn Matlab upazila here, reports UNB.
According to source*. Md. Quddu* of Ghilatoli village un-der Matlab upazila was wanted by the police In connection with several cases of murder, loot and arson.
Quddu* was arrested from Narayanpur bazar in Matlab upazila last week after he remained tn hiding for about 14 years
The court rejected his ball petition and sent him to Chand pur .ub jall
MAULAV1 BAZAR
Husband gets life-term for killing wife
April 1 : The District and Sessions Judge here has •warded transportation for life to one Sreedhar Suite of Ra-jghat under Srlmangal upazila for murdering bls wife, reports UNB.
Court sources said Sreedhar hit hi* wife Chltamonl with a bamboo stick during a quarrel a year back.
The learned Judge after examining the evidences and records found Sreedhar guilty and awarded the puniahment recently
Chickrai paz
Sporadic cases of chicken poz have been reported from the different places of the district including the district
No report of small pox ha* yet been reported.
Steps have already been taken actinst the disease by W local health department.
Babisai.
13.31 lakh saplings distributed
April I : Off-shore Afforestation Department of Barlsal sone ha* sold a total of 13.31214 saplings of different fruit-bearing and fire-wood trees In six southern district* of the country during the Last —report* BSS.
The district* covered by thi* programme are. Barlsal. JhaUkati. Plrojpur. Bhola
According to an official source, the^ plant* were sold these districts among the growers The plants are of Mehaganl. Shtsu Karat Raintree. Iptl-iptl. Amlaki Jhau Debdaru. Segun Kadam, Jackfruit lemon Amrha. Jalpsi Saved* Kamranga
Kad bel, Daiim. Coconut and -5^, 60.000 plant.
Bartaal Sedar 1.88.033 from
Gau mad I 2.06.707 from Jbaiakatl 168 837 from Sbotpra 3.08.386 from Bhola 87 187 from Charfeaaion.
68.000 from Monpura. 16.024 from Batoergonj and 18.000 frooj^tbe nursery of
jIamaltvs.
Ashtami Snan
M I : Aahtarru Snan. a feotivto Of M* Hindus WB Md at Mrartoteatean Upoofc —gar I—I,,, te. trict recently reports BSS
A Urge number of devotees took port in the Ashtami Snan , in the river Brahmaputra.
A three-day me la was also held at Sharishabari to mark the occasion.
Basanti Puja was also cele brated by Sharishabari Ashtami Snan celebration commuter'
Satkhira
Kidnappers seek Tk 3 lakh ransom
April 1 : Kidnappers abducted a youngman and have demanded ransom of Taka three lakh against his release, police said here today, reports
According to witnesses, some armed hooligans recently abducted Shahidul Islam (17). from a paddy field at Shoipur of the district and allegedly took him to Hasanabad under 24 Pargana district in India.
The kidnappers later in a letter demanded Taka three lakh from Peer All of Brojopat-uh village in Kaliganj upazila for his son’s release.
A case was filed at Kaliganj police but Shahidul is yet to be rescued.
MAMDEB COURT
No ambulance in hospital
April 1 : Hundreds of patients are deprived of emergency treatment at the Noakhall Modern Hospital for want of an ambulance, reports UNB.
The only ambulance in pos session of the hospital went out of order a year back and is not yet repaired. Civil Surgeon said.
Serious patients travelling from remote areas have to use more than one mode of transport to reach the hospital.
It is leamt that urgent calls and delivery cases from far away places were regretted by Ilie hospital.
Rajbari
4 house wives commit suicide
April 1 : Four housewives allegedly committed suicide by taking poison in a week in different unions under Sadar upazila of the district, police said today reports UNB.
The victims were Marjina Begum (20) of Mazanpur union. Rokeya Begum (25). of Hanibaha union. Khatun Begum (40). of Panchooria union and Blva (20). of Chanddanl union.
Family feuds were the reason* behind their alleged suicide. it is learnt
Four cases of unnatural deaths were registered with pohee
PtRAJPUlt
3 women rescued
AprU 1 Bangladesh Ri fie* rescued three women and arrested three human traflfek
village under Blrol upazila of the district, reports UNB
Acting on a tip. BDR jawsn.
a magistrate raided the house of Aheia Begum of the village
^n»e ^nU
are Nargis Akhtar Rokeya Akhtar and Sabra Akhtar
The victims admitted to the
trafficker* who allured them of raiding Job. tn India