& çâÌæÚUæð´ ·¤è ¥ôÚU Îð¹Ùæ ÁæÚUè ÚU¹ð´ ¥ÍæüÌ ¥ÂÙð ÜÿØ ÂÚU ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´Ð ãæÚU Ù ×æÙð´, €UØô´ç·¤ ·¤æ× ·¤ÚUÙð âð ¥æÂ·¤ô ©gðàØ ·¤è Âýæç# ãôÌè ãñ ¥õÚU ÁèßÙ ·¤æ ¹æÜèÂÙ ÎêÚU ãôÌæ ãñÐ ÖÜð ãè ÁèßÙ ×ð´ ç·¤ÌÙè Öè ·¤çÆÙæ§ü €UØô´ Ù ¥æ°, çÁ™ææâæ ¥õÚU ©ˆâæã ÕÙæ° ÚU¹ð´Ð ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´, ÜÿØ ã×ðàææ ¥æÂ·Ô¤ Âæâ ãôÌð ãñ´ çÁ‹ãð´ ÂæÙð ·Ô¤ çÜ° ÂýØæâ ¥æÂ ·¤Öè Öè àæéM¤ ·¤ÚU â·¤Ìð ãñ´Ð

Upazila roundup
KUSHT1A
Diarrhoea claims 22 lives
Oct 22: Diarrhoea claimed 22 lives and attacked 620 other* in four upazllas of the district over the laat 10 days, reports UNB.
With thia, the total death toll in the diatrict rose to 60 Of the total, 12 died in Sadar, seven in Mirpur. five in Bheramara. 35 In Dauiatpur and three in Kumarkhall upazl las.
Local Civil Surgeon office, however, confirmed 47 deaths in the district.
Doctors said paucity of pure drinking water and taking of adulterated food were the main reasons behind the outbreak of the disease.
A total of 59 medical teams have been working round the clock in different upazllas of the district to check the spread of the disease.
Gaibandha
One jailed for killing wife
Oct 22: District and Sessions Judge here has sentenced a man to suffer life imprisonment on charged of killing his wife, reports UNB.
The court also fined him Tk 3000 in default, to suffer one year rigorous imprisonment more.
The prosecution story is that Solalman of village Ktohamat Bagchi under Sadul-lapur upazlla of the district brutally murdered his wife Momena Khatun a year back. A case was filed with Sadullapur thana and police after investigation submitted chargesheet against him.
The Judge Abdul Hye after examining the records and evidences awarded the punishment recently.
Public Prosecutor Advocate Rahmatullah Azad appeared on behalf of the state while Advocate Abdur Rahman defended the accused.
RANGAMATI
Stolen timber recovered
Oct 22: Forest officials here have recovered stolen timber valued at Tk 2 lakh from Ban-galhalia under Rajasthall upasila of the district, reports UNB.
Acting on a tip. a team of forest officials led by an Assis tant Conservator recently raided a tribal under construction residential school at Ban galhalia and recovered more than 200 cubic feet of costly timber stored there reportedly for use by the contractor
The timber consisted of valuable specie* of tree* had been extracted Illegally from the government reserved for
A case has been fifed but no arrest has yet been made
in another raid at the PsUya range recently. 8 wood cutters were caught while they were stealing' timber from the reserve forest.
A large quantity of illegally extracted timber were also recovered from their possession, an official source said
A case was fifed and the arrested people were sent to police custody.
PANCHAGABH
Jute sells below production cost
Oct 22: Growers have been facing extreme hardship as jute prices have come down in the absence of buyers In differ ent market* of the district, reports UNB.
Each maund of jute accord Ing to quality to now being sold between Tk 120 and 225 in the focal markets which is much below the production cost.
According to farmers, pro duction cost of per maund jute is Tk 400 but they are forced to sell their produce at threw away prices In the absence of government and private purchasing centres.
Taking advantage of the situation. a sectton of brokers have been purchasing jute at a very law price causing great suffering to the growers Jhenidah
Attempt on JCD leader's life protested
Oct 22: District Jattyatabadl Chhatra Dal UCD| brought out a procession here Sunday In on the wfoHts PresKfero'Ab” dul Mafek. reports UNB
A group of miscreants raided Mafek s house Saturday night and fired gunshot but he JTOstod e'r‘'X’ unhur1
The processionists paraded the main thoroughfares of the
d^a^X^ ^?Xi and punishment of the misen n
Netrakona
Durga Puja celebrated
Oct 22: Durga Puja the rell gious festival of the Hindu community was celebrated In the district amidst pomp and gaiety, reports BSS.
At least 125 Puja Mandaps were installed in different places of Netrakona district. Netrakona district administration had provided all facilities for the celebration of Durga Puja tn Netrakona district
The Whip of Treasury Bench in Jatlya Sangsad Advocated M A Karim MP visited a number of Puja mandaps at Barabazar. Uki I para and Malnl road tn Netrakona town. Talking to devotees at Malni Road Puja Mandap the Whip said the present democratic government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was determined to ensure religious rights to all people. The images of goddess Durga were immersed by the Hindus of the town in the river Mogra.
MAULVI BAZAR
216 deep tubewells will be sunk
Oct 22: Public Health Engineering Department has taken up a programme to instal 216 deep tubewells in six upazllas of the district during the current financial year, reports UNB.
According to official sources, of the total. 36 tube-wells will be sunk in Kamal ganj. 60 in Kulaura, 20 tn Bar-lekha, 30 in Rajnagar. 14 in Srimongal and 46 in Sadar upazllas.
With the installation of the tubewells. about four lakh people of the locality will get benefit
Bhahmanbaria
Slum development project taken up Oct 22: A slum development project has been taken up to rehabilitate the sium dwellers of the town, official sources said. reports UNB.
About 570 families of three slum zones under the Pourashava, Krlshipara. Bepartpara and Shimrail Kandt — wtil get benefit by the project
Roads will be built and power and water supply, sanitation and drainage systems will be developed under the project which will be implemented by Local Government Engineering Bureau.
In the first phase of the project 50 latrines. 12 tubewells and three garbage-closets are being set up.
Besides, the authorities have sanctioned Tk 48.000 to be distributed as loan to the slum threiiers for taking up income-generating ventures
Obituary
Abdul Awal, father of the renowned poet Mahfuzullah died of brain haemorrhage at Sadar Hospital here yesterday.
He was 95
He left behind five sons, three daughters and a host of relatives to mourn his death.
He was buried at Sharpur grave yard this afternoon
Narayanganj
Valuables worth
Tk 10 lakh gutted
Oct 22: Valuables worth about Taka 10 lakh were gutted when a fire broke out in the Dlkbabur bazar her yesterday official sources said
Four shops were damaged during the fire The shops are: Habib Trader. Moushumi Trader Shajalal Confectionery and Stationery and Aalam Store
The fire originated from the beck side of the Habib Traders. Are officiate believe
Fire brigades from Mondol pars and Haji para areas of the town rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control
Rangpur
None died of starvation: DC Oct 22: The Deputy Com misaioner of Rangpur. Gias Uddin Ahmed. has said that there was no scarcity of food tn the district and none had died of starvation. reports BSS
The Deputy Commissioner was addressing a Press Conference on Sunday evening. and official handout said on Mon
He said so far relief materi ala worth Taka 5 28 crore had been distributed among the affected people The srork on test rehef is continuing and tt would continue till the harvesting of new paddy crops heutod.
He said, the^overnment allocation far the district