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35 forged foreign demand drafts detected

From A Correspondent
SATHKHIRA. May 25 : Thirty five Demand Drafts (DD) issued by a foreign Bank and sent to Bangladesh were detected to be forged.
It Is learnt that a DD of Taka 42.000 in the name of Abdul Jabbar vide DD No-0741477 dated 2-2-91 was deposited with Sonali Bank. Sathkhira. The DD was then sent Agrani Bank. Sathkhira vide A/C No-372-6-3 for collection.
The Agrani Bank authority after proper scrutiny detected it to be forged one and refused the DD.
It is further learnt that 35 such DDs of Taka seven lakhs from the same country were also deposited with Sonali and Agrani banks. Sathkhira and these DDs were also not encashed.
Manager of Agrani Bank. Sathkhira said that all the DDs
were sent to Agrani Bank Foreign Exchange Branch. Dhaka for proper verification but no action has yet been taken by higher authorities.
The owner's of the DDs urged the authorities concerned to take immediate steps to solve their problems.
Betel leaf growers have been facing problems due to price hike of necessary inputs in the district.
According to the growers due to sudden rise in the prices of bamboo, straw, coir and oil cake they are unable to purchase the inputs as these are beyond their purchasing capacity.
A large number of families connected with betel leaf cultivation of Tala. Kalaroa. Assassunl. KaliganJ and Debhata upazilas of the district
are now switching over to their occupation.
Each grower has to Invest Taka 3000 to cultivate 30 lines of betel leaf.
Because of these problems they are unable to carry on round the year cultivation.
Body recovered
Body of a school teacher Rahmatullah was recovered from a banana garden of village Ghona under Sadar upazila on May 15.
It is reported that the victim of village Uagachha under Sathkhira town went to his native village Ghona on May 14 where a gang of miscreants murdered him at night. His body was found lying in the banana garden.
Police on information rushed to the spot and recovered the body. The body
was sent to Sathkhira hospital for autopsy.
A case has been lodged with Sathkhira police. The cause of the killing is yet to be ascertained.
Salinity hampers production
Salinity has alarmingly increased in four upazilas of the district over the last few years.
According to the fanners, paddy and vegetables production is being affected by saline ivater.
According to Local Agriculture Department, due to salinity In the areas IRRI-boro yield has also been hampered this year. The intensity of saline water in coastal belts has adversely affected various crop production.
The farmers are most worried of their crops.
The diarrhoea situation has deteriorated in Shyamnagar upazila of the district
According to the informed sources, diarrhoea again claimed two lives and attacked hundreds of others. Meanwhile, diarrhoea situation in Debhata and Tala upazila of the district has improved to some extent.
2 commit suicide
Two persons committed suicide by taking poison in Sadar upazila on May 16.
Nurul Islam (28) of village Shimulbarla and Lily Begum (21) of Allapur took poison and died on the spot. Their bodies were sent to Sathkhira hospital for autopsy. Two separate cases were lodged with Sathkhira police station.