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Upazila roundup

From Our Correapondent
Patuakhali
Draft animal shortage
May 24 : Acute bullock shortage has been prevailing In four southern districts posing a threat to cultivation, officials said, reports UNB.
According to sources, about 60 to 80 per cent of farmers have no bullocks to cultivate their lands.
Consequently about 25 to 30 per cent land tn these district remain uncultivated resulting in poor production.
Most farmers work on share basis as they cannot afford to buy bullocks due to sharp rise in their prices.
Moreover, a large number of cattleheads die every year in various diseases. Some greedy cobblers are allegedly poisoning cows to death for procuring skins
On the other hand, bullock slaughtering has been going on unabated following rise tn the price of fish in the market.
A huge number of draft animals died during the recent cyclone resulting in high demand for the bullocks in the districts of Patuakhali, Barguna. Jhalkathl and Pirojpur.
Mymensingh
Multistoried commercial bldg will be built
May 24 : Mymensingh district Muktljoddha Kalyan Trust has taken up a project to construct a multistoried building for commercial purpose at a cost of Taka 83.24 lakh here, reports BSS.
The foundation stone of the building was laid by Brigadier Amin Ahmed Choudhury. Chairman. Bangladesh Tea Board at a function held here recently.
4.36 lakh btxtks distributed
Under universal primary education programme about 4.36 lakh text books have been distributed free of cost among the students of 1.254 government and 283 non-govem-ment primary schools of 12 upazllas of the district.
The students from baby to fifth classes were the recipients of those books.
Pabna
Student leader stabbed to death
May 24 : Some unknown miscreants Monday stabbed a local student leader near Hazirhat village, police here said reports UNB.
Mohiul Islam Shamsul (28). an activist of Chhatra Moltrec was returning home when a group of assailants stabbed him Indiscriminately after sun
He was rushed to the Pabna General Hospital where his condition was stated to be critical
Police arrested co-viliager Ashraful Alam Tannu (27) tn this connection
A protest procession was also brought out demanding exemplary punishment of the persons responsible for the In cident
Kishokeganj
Husband kills wife
May 24 . A young bouse-wife Majcda Khatun (24) was killed by her husband in village Barchara under Kullarchar upazlla recently.
According to the police. Doulat Mlah beat her wife tn the evening of the day of Ino dent There was a hot aherca Hon between the accused and hl. wife Majeda over of trifling family matter At one stage Doulat Mlah hit hi. wife on the head and neck resulting in her
The body was sent to Kishoreganj Sadar Hospital for
A case was registered with Kullarchar police station in this connection Police took Doula. Mlah tnto custody
Patuakhali
Chairman held white selling wheal
Umor/ ParisiJd^aui^r’u Kabshuri Union under Bauphal tons sanctioned for F W P to excavate a canal On a secret information from a reliable
« peter had ten hrt Ing there for the pray. And In time they caught Anwar Hossain with other accomplices involved in the malpractice.
While this correspondent contacted the OC Patuakhali Sadar thana, he informed that the chairman was released by thana for some unknown sea-
However a G.R. case has been recorded in sadar thana against the accused.
KISHOREGANJ
Paddy procurement drive begins
KISHOREGANJ. May 24 : The paddy procurement drive was Inaugurated here by Kazi Nasirui Islam. Deputy Commissioner. Klshoregahj recently.
The inaugural function was presided over by Mr. Zillur Rahman. Upazlla Chairman. Mitamaln and addressed by Hazrat All. UNO. Mohsin Mollah. District Controller of Food and Sayeduzzaman. Editor, weekly Kishoreganj Parikrama.
Mention may be made here that the government has fixed up the procurement target at 3.000 metric tons of paddy through 13 purchasing centres tn die district during the cur- . rent season.
Madaripur
64 schemes taken up
May 24 : Sixty-four schemes have been taken up against an allocation of about 4.425 metric tons of wheat in the district.
The schemes under Food for Works Programme include construction and reconstruction of roads and excavation and re-excavation of derelict ponds and canals.
About 935 tons of wheat will be utilised for 17 schemes in sadar Upazlla.’while the same number of schemes will be completed in Kalkinl upazlla using 1084 tons of
Syihet
Academic feat
May 24 Md Muhfuzul Islam Citowdhury flanvir) obtained the 13th position in the primary scholarship cxamlna tfons of 1990 organised by the Ntfoy Samaj Kalyan Sangstha of Sylhet He also got another scholarship organised by the Bihanga Tarun Sangha of Sylhci this year.
Tanveer Is the only son of Mr Emdadpl Islam Chowdhury and Mrs. Shahrin Emdad Chowdhury of Jherlherlpara of Sylhet
Bikma
Tk 20 lakh for road repairing sanctioned
May 24 : The government has sanctioned Taka 20 lakh and 1.000 metric tons of wheat for repair and recon struction of an embankment which was damaged by recent tidal bore tn the district, re ports BSS
A water Development Board source said that the construction work of 18 kilometre em bankment has already been started and is expected to be completed within a month
Pabna
Malpractice in road construction
May 24 Frequent road ac cldent on Pabna Ishurdl road 1. the resultant of large scale corruption by the members of Roads and Highways Department and their contrac tors
trartore rLde th^°^d ^h a result the roads become un short Ume The contractor^ although take the bitumen from R 6 H office but they do and seethe bl the help of some dishonest