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Upazila roundup

From Our Correspondent
GAZ1PUR
Workshop on pest control begins today
July 27: A four-day workshop on botanical pest control will be held at Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) here on July 28. a BRRI press release said, reports BSS.
Twenty scientists from India, Indonesia, the Philippines. Thailand. Pakistan. Nepal, Bangladesh, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) will participate in the workshop.
The workshop will review recent scientific advances in botanical pest control by collaborating countries and assess the status and needs tn specific technical areas of botanical peat control and to formulate next work plan, the Press release said.
PABNA
PDB engineer, R&H officer arrested
From Our Correspondent
July 27: Sub-Assistant Engineer of PDB, Pabna and a section officer of R and H, Ullapara were arrested with two prostitute girls from a hotel at Sirajganj recently.
It Is learnt that police arrested Rajab All (50), sub Assistant-Engineer and Abdul Hannan, Section officer with Slip! Khatun (20) and Josna (18) from room no 9 of the hotel Maiobika.
A case was filed with Sirajganj thana. In this connection.
Satkhira
BMA executives
From Our Correspondent
July 27: The conference of the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) was held at Satkhira BMA Auditorium recently.
Dr Aftabuzzaeuan presided over the function wile it was addressed, among others, by Dr Abdul Momen. Dr Shyama Prasad Pal, Dr Rashed Reza Khan. Dr Jamshed Ab and Dt Mozanunel Haq.
In the conference an 18-member executive committee of BMA Satkhira district unit was also formed with Dr Abdul Momen and Dr Shyama Prasad pal as president and General Secretary respectively.
Smuggled goods
The Customs and Excise department. Satkhira circle seized smuggled Indian goods worth Taks 30 thousand from different Khulna bound minibuses wear at Putkelghata on Satkhira Khulna road recently.
Acting on a secret information customs personnel led by Chowdhury Mahubul Hsq. Superintendent. Customs and Excise Satkhira Circle searched the buses and recovered Indian sarecs
BARISAL
Tk 16.11 crore agri-loan distributed
July 27: Bangladesh Krishl Bank. Barisal sone has distributed an amount of Taka 16.11 crore as agriculture loan among the fanners of 11 southern districts during the 1990-91 fiscal year, reports
The districts are. Barisal. Jhalakatl, Bhola. Plrojpur, Patuakhail. Barguna. Faridpur. Madaripur, Gopalgonj. Rajbarl and Sariatpur
According to an official source, the loan was dis tributed among the farmers to boost agricultural production
Maulvi bazar
Rickshaws create traffic jam
July 27 The rush of unlicensed rickshaws violating traffic rules have caused s serious problem to pedestrians and vehicular movement in the town, reports UNB
Dwellers complain that pullers are parking their three-wheelers Indiscriminately creating the traffic jam
These rickshaws mostly driven by boys aged between 8 to 10 years are responafole for frequent accidents, they added
It is alleged that when a bus reaches at a stoppage, s tot of rickshaws gherao the bus blocking its door for which M becomes difficult for the passengers to get In and out st the
In addition, they charge fares according to their wfll causing suffering to the pa. •engers
Indited2^7^ “h-beged Sherrur
Food crisis in flood-hit areas
From Our Correspondent
July 27: Serious food crisis has been persisting all over the district resulting in further increase tn prices of essential.
Food crisis has been very acute in flood affected rule areas and scarcity of pure drinking water to also prevailing. The river Brahmaputra had washed away crops on about 50,000 acres of land.
Besides, rice and wheat sanctioned under OMS system are being sold in blackmarket in all the upazilas of the district. Some dishonest dealers of. food grains in connivance with a section of dishonest officials are engaged in the malpractice.
Kishoreganj
Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti observed
July 27: In observance of Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti a discussion meeting and cultural function organised by district Nabin Mela were held at the local Shflpakala Acadimy hall recently.
Presided over by Sheikh Masud Iqbal, the function was attended by Iqbal Hossain Khan, ADC (General), As chief gust. Among others advocate Fazlul Kabir, Md Abdul Latif, Karar Kaysar and Samar kanti Sarker took part in discussion.
The cultural function was participated by Suchl, Mousumi, Ajmal, Jahangir, Sanjoy, Rema. Lima, Salina, Kahlnur, Mani. Keys, Papri and Namita Saha.
Sylhet
Businessman robbed of Tk 2 lakh
July 27: A businessman of the town was robbed of 2 lakh Tuesday night by some miscreants, police here said, reports UNB.
The incident occurred when the victim Tara Mlah, President of Khallghat Rice Traders Samity was returning home at around 8 pm on the same day.
Witnesses said three armed miscreants riding a motor-bike Intercepted him at Subha-nighat area of the town and snatched the amount at gun point.
Sirajganj
Flood water recedes: diarrhoea breaks out
July 27 Water-borne dis eases have broken out tn all the nine upaatlas of the dtatrtrt with the flood water receding gradually
Chairmen of the affected upasilas told UNB that diarrheal diseases claimed seven lives and attacked more than 500 people during the last three days
The dead included two in Sadar, one each in Beikuchi, RalganJ and Tarash and two In Kazlpur upaslias. they added.
Official sources, however, put the death toll at two.
Water Development Board sources said the overall flood situation In the district im proved as the water level of the Jamuna fell by fl cm during the last 12 hours ending 8 am this morning.
Barisal
River erosions render thousands homeless
July 27 Several thousand of people of Bartsal and Bhola districts have been rendered homeless by the erosions of different rivers over the last few weeks, reports BS8.
The menace of erosion has taken a serious turn in some areas of these districts with the advent of the rainy season.
A large tract of kind under Charkaua and Charmonal unions in Barisal district haa gone into the river Klriankhoia. Several hundred families of these unions have become shelterless. The worst affected untoo to Charmonal which to sorrounded on ail sides by the rivers. Hundreds of seres of cultivable land in the district have gone tats the river The workshop of the Bangladesh Inland Wster Transport Authority (BfWTAJ
erosion
About 5,000 people of the unions of lliotoa. Oaslpur. GarMsrampur. KacMa. Shfopur Dhaka. Naalpur and Ohoaerhat af Bhola district have been