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Notes from Satkhira

From A Correspondent
SATKHIRA. May 29: Acute shortage of bullocks has been prevailing in the district posing a threat to cultivation.
According to knoledgeable sources 60 to 70 per cent farmers have no bullocks to cultivate their lands. Consequently about 25 to 30 per cent land in the district cannot be cultivated properly resulting in poor production. Most farmers carry on agricultural work on share basis as they can not afford to buy bullocks due to the sharp rise in their prices.
A survey in this respect reveals that every year various diseases take a heavy toll of cattle while some allege that greedy cobbler poison the cows to death in different places of the district only to have skins. Cattle lifting In rampant in seven upazllas of Satkhira district.
On the other hand, slaughtering of bullocks has increased to a great extent following scarcity of fish in the markets. Hundreds of bullocks are being slaughtered every week in the district.
Cotton output declines
Production of age-old traditional cotion has decreased with a gradual destruction of Shimul trees tn Satkhira. Tala, Kaiaroa, Debhata. Kaligonj. Assasuni and Shyamnagar upazllas of Satkhira district.
There were countless Shimul trees in these upazllas but most trees are decaying due to lack of proper maintenance and cotton yield has dwindled. Consequently the prices of Shimul cotton has increased.
Wood traders have been supplying Shimul trees in large numbers to the match industries for manufacturing match boxes. The Ignorant farmers sell the Shimul trees to the traders at a comparatively higher prices. But the sup-pllngs of the tree are most being planted to increase its cultivation.
Concerned section of the people feel that steps should be taken to preserve Shimul trees and increase cotton yield.
Smuggled sarees seized
Huge quantity of smuggled Indian silk sarees worth Taka 46 lakh were seized by the BDR personnel of Satkhira from a mechanised boat on the river Betna near Damar Pota under Satkhira Sadar upazila recently.
It Is reported that acting on a secret information the BDR personnel led by Major Manish Dewan. Commanding Officer 35 Rifles Battalion. Satkhira with HabtHar Major Ansar Alt raided the boat and recovered 2200 prices of smuggled Indian silk sarees
One Zaman alias Mukul of Sultanpur of Satkhira the owner of smuggled goods including 4 boatmen were cought red handed BDR also seized the mechanised boat
A case has been lodged with Satkhira PS.
3 arrested
UNB adds : Police in sepa rate raids arrested three peo pie and recovered one revolver and six empty cartridges from thetr possession here Monday
Acting on a tip. police arrested Adar Alt and hts son Shaflqul of Puspakati village in Sadar upazila and Daud Hossain of GobrakhaH village tn Debhata upazila for possessing Illegal
Cases have been registered in this connection.