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Notes from Madaripur

From Our Correspondent
MADARIPUR, May 14 : Frequent power failure and fluctuation of voltage in Mad-aripur town and its adjoining areas have been causing financial toss to the businessmen and Inconvenience to the town dwellers.
The power disruption has suspended operation of deep and shallowtubewells, power pumps and husking mills. As a result production in agricultural and cottage Industries are being hampered in the district.
Night post office
Trade and commercial activities are being hampered greatly in the district due to absence of a night post office in the town.
With the upgradatlon of Madaripur subdivision to a district the volumes of postal activities have increased to a great extent. But due to shortage of post office most works are to be performed till late hours.
Mayly observed
May Day was observed in Madaripur town with due solemnity. In this regard different socio-political organisations chalked out separate daylong programmes like seminar, meeting at AR Hswlader Jute Mills ground.
Jatiya Shangbadik Sangstha also organised a discussion meeting to observer the day.
Sufferings rf potAtu growers
Potato growers of the district have been deprived of fair price of their produce.
The farmers have achieved a bumper production of potato this season. They are coming to hats, bazars and markets of the district with sackful of potatoes. Due to the plenty supply the prices have come down. Potatoes are being sold in the market, at Taka 3 per kg. Sweet potatoes sell at Taka 3 per kg. Where as production cost is Taka 4 and 3 respectively.
There is no cold storage in Madaripur. The farmers are bound to sell potatoes at a lower price.
BNP workers meet
A workers meeting was organised by Madaripur district unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) its office premises recently.
The meeting was presided over by the BNP convenor A Mannan Shtkder of Madaripur district unit. Among others Kazi Humayon Kabir. Kazi Enamul Hoq, A . Samad. M. Salim, and Muzibur Rahman spoke in the meeting.