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Upazila roundup
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' 4800 tubewells to
be sunk in 11 southern dists
Oct 23 : Public Health Engineering Department (PHE) has taken up • programme to inatal 4,800 tubewells in 11 southern districts of the country under pure water supply programme in rural areas during the current financial year, reports UNB.
Official sources said. 3124 tubcwells will be installed with the financial assistance of Saudi Government while the rest 1873 others with the financial assistance of the UNICEF.
The districts are : Barisal, Patuakhoii. Jluilukuthl, Bhola, Pirojpur, Barguna, Faridpur, Rajbarl, GopalganJ, Madartpur and Sharlalpur
Of the total. 1648 are deep and the rest 3152 shallow tubcwells. It Is learnt.
With the Implementation of the programme scarcity of pure water in the rural and urban areas of the districts will be removed to a great extent.
VGF programme
About 320 metric tons of wheat have been sanctioned for distribution in six upazilas of the district under VGF programme during the current month.
According to official sources, 40 metric tons (MTs) will be distributed in Bauphal, 28 MTs in Dashmina, 68 MTs 1n Galachipa, 25 MTs tn Mirzaganj, 65 MTs in Sadar and 30 MTs in Kalapara upazlla of the district.
Besides. 64 metric tons of wheat will be distributed in three women training centres.
About 2.448 distressed families will get benefit with the distribution of wheat. It is lean 11
Rangamati
Fisherman shot at
Oct 23 : The outlawed tribal Insurgents shot at a fisherman of Longadu upazlla of the district Monday while he was fishing In Main! canal, reports UNB.
According to official sources, the victim Naslmuddln. (32). son of Hablbuddln Khan of Rangipara ■ village was rushed to the ( upazlla health complex in a critical condition.
A case has been filed in this connection.
CHUADANGA
49 VCPs seized
From Our Correspondent
Oct. 23 : Forty-nine pieces of smuggled VCP worth about Taka six lakhs were seized from Jtbannagar by the members of the public and later those were handed over to Jtbannagar thana police of the district.
It is learnt that the VCPs were packed in eight gunny bags and while being taken to India by truck along with fertilizer the members of the public caught ft near Jlbannagar-Changkhall Goyeshpur popularly known as
A case has been started tn this connection with the Jtbannagar PB Investigation is fotagan.
Dacoity committed
A dacoity was committed at Beigachi Madina Factory under Chuadanga Pou rash a vs recently. It is learnt that a gang of armed dacofts numbering IP to 12 raided the Madina Factory The dacofts looted a radio. Cycle. Tape recorder, and other valuables .
this connection with Chaudanga thana police. One person has been arrested in this connection.
Netrakqna
12 get life-term for murder
Oet 23: Twelve people have been sentenced to life imprisonment for committing a our der in the Kayerfcanda village of Sadar upazlla in March. 1988. reports UNB.
Additional District and
Paul delivered the judgement recently, in which the contacts were also fined Tk 5000 each, in default, to suffer IQ for one
According to the prosecu tion story, a gang of armed ml sc re ants of village
Kay. rkanda attacked Chand MUli of the same village when he wus fishing at a nearby pond along with his brothers. Chand Mtah received serious Injuries to the clash and died on the way to hto house
A case was filed and after investigation. police swbmHtcd charge sheet against 12 people. They are: Foyzuddin. Mozlbur Rahman. Abd ul Aziz. Islam Uddta. Rornafi. Zafar AN. Suruj AM. KMab AM. Akka. AM. Abdur Razzaque. Abdul Kader and Rnhmnt AM
Chahdpur
Chandpur-Comilla highway in bad shape
Ol 23 : The M kllornetr. Chandpur-Comilla Highway has been In a dcplorabcl condtttor for Ihe last few years causing great Inconvenience lo the travelling public and heavily damaging vehicles, reports UNB.
According to the local Roads and Hfghwtiys officials. Ihe road has become loo risky as most of the bridges and culverts have become dilapidated over the years. They said out of 55 bridges and culverts as many as 28 have been In a pretty bad shape for a long time and that most of them have no railings.
The bridges at Aliganj, Chad Khar Dokan and Bijoypur have-been in the worst condition since 1971, it is learnt.
The entire highway has developed countless cracks and potholes. Partial repairs done from time to time did not last long, sources said. Due to fund constraint no major repairs or even routine maintenance arc possible, the sources added.
The 15 km Chandpur Haimchar road and the 20 km Chandpur-Faridganj-Roypur road have a similar story to tell. In fact, both the roads are still kutcha despite their being important communication links.
NARAIL
Cattle disease breaks out
Oct 23 : There arc reports of ■ widespread outbreak of cattle diseases in different villages tn Kalla upazlla of the district. About 30 catlk-hcad have already been Jost and a large number have been af fectcd.
According to sources, the diseases have developed as a result of the cattle grazing on newly grown grass In the areas recently hit by flood.
According to the local people. the worst affected area is Noagram village where al least 15 cows have died of the disease.
Maulvi bazar
Attack on newsman condemned
Oct 23 : Local journalisls, political leaders and student organisations of Kamalganj upazlla of the district held a rally to protest the attack on Ishaque Kajal. a journalist of he weekly Sylhet Katha, reports UNB.
The rally was organised by Bangladesh Sangbadlk Samity of Kamalganj at Shamshernagar recently.
Il was presided over by samity s local unit president Mir Liakat All white Its district unit president Radhika Mohan Goswami and Ahmed Noor. Sub-Editor of the weekly Sylhet Katha attended the .rally respectively.
Speakers at the rally condemned the attack on Kajal ■nd demanded exemplary punishment to the culprits.
Kajal was attacked for his report on a land dispute pub-Hshed in the weekly.
Gaibandha
3 jobless youngmen cheated
From Our Correspondent
Oct 23 : Three jobless youngmen of Gaibandha town were cheated of Tk. 1.11.000 by a fake manpower trafficker.
Mostafizur Rahman Liton of Gaibandha town a local repre sen tat Ive of M/S Tarek International Recruiting Agency. Dhaka received Tk. 1.11.000 from three jobless youngmen namely Akram Hossain, AKM Rezaul Amin and Monoranjan Shaha on the promise of sending them lo Malaysia with job and fixed the flight on October 4. But on the night before the flight the proprietor of Tarek International Mr Moazzem Hossain (Hassan) fled away with cash and dollars A ease wai fifed with concerned thana In Dhaka
Madahipur
Sports facilities absent
From Oar Correspondent
Oet 23: Lark of sports fs-cilttics in the town has been sports career for women. Sports loving women co®
compete in national and inter notional events.