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Upazila roundup
NAKAtL
BNP workers advised to be disciplined
Oct 27 : The Agriculture and Irrigation, Water Development and Flood Control Minister Major-General M Majid-u) Huq (Retd) said the present democratic government. led by Begum Khaleda Zia Is determined to restore peace and discipline in the country, reports UNB.
He was addressing the officials of the law enforcing agencies and district level officers here yesterday.
The Minister urged all to strengthen the hands of the government to create a con- genial atmosphere tn the society where every citizen can live without any fear and anxiety.
Later, Majid addressed a workers meeting of the Bangladesh Nationalist Parly (BNP) at Narall Zilla Parishad auditorium.
He called upon the party workers to uphold the image of BNP. throughout the country and advised them lo be patient and disciplined.
The Minister also held meeting with government officers, and BNP leaders at Jessorc and reviewed the law and order situation there.
Pabna
Relief operation geared up
Oct 27 : Relief operation in the flood hit areas under the district is going on in fullswing, an official handout said yesterday, reports USS.
The relief operation Is being conducted Jointly by the members of, the armed forces and local officials. They are also distributing relief materials, medicines and undertaking rehabilitation programme to alleviate the sufferings of the distressed people.
The government had so far distributed 974 metric tons of rice, 190 metric tons of wheat, cash Taka. 12 lakh and 50 thousand, 500 bundles of CI sheet, Taka 7 lakh as house building grants among 1400 families and 1,484 metric tons of wheat under the lest relief programme for executing 437 projects
Beside. 2,523 pieces of sax' lee, 959 pieces of lounge. ; 11,000 special VCD cards - (31.25 kg wheat per card per - woman every month) and 1,723 cartons other food items were distributed among the affected people.
PATUAKHAU
2,619 deep tubewells to be installed
Oct 27 : A total of 2.619 deep tube wells will be installed al a cost of Tk 11 crore in six districts of Khulna division in ihc current financial year, official sources said here yesterday, reports UNB.
According to official sources, of the lubcwells, 320 will be installed in Barlsal. 117 in Jhalakalhi, 43 in Plrojpur, 537 in Bhola. 611 in Barguna and 991 in Patuakhali district
With the successful Implc mentation of the scheme irrigation works and supply of pure water lo the rural and ur-ban pcopk- will be Improved to a great extent
Maulvi bazar
4 drown in boat capsize From Our Correspondent
Oct 27 : Four person* of a family were drowned when a but capsized in the Kawadlghl haor under Rajnagar upazrla of Mauhrt Bazar district recently The victims arc Chcrag Ah (36). his wife Anwart Bibi (28) and their two sons Sajjad All ) and Ranijan AH (2).
It is learnt that the victims were the inhabitants of village Moragaon under Rajnagar upazila. Their bodies were rescued after two days of the tn
Jamalpub
Vaccination week observed
From Our Correspondent Oct .27 National Vaccination Week was observed at Jamalpur district in a manner which was formally in augurated by Deputy
recently.
A big procession led by
Ahmed participated by stu dents, teacher*,^governmen!
In this connection a discussion meeting was held at Singhjani High Schorl with Dr
Barisal
Dredging at Kirtonkhola
starts
Oct 27 : Dredging work has started at a cost of Tk 50 lakh In Kirtonkhola river along the port area of the town, reports UNB.
Bangladesh Inland Water Development Authority (BIWTA) has engaged Ils dredger which can flush out 270 cubic metres of sill per hour form the river bed of Kirtonkhola.
Dredging work is expected tq be completed by the first week of November.
StRAJOANJ
Kidnapping of bank manager protested
Oct 27 : Managers and employees of 19 branches of Rajshahi Krlshi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) yesterday protested against the .kidnapping of Tarash branch manager Haider All, reports UNB.
The procession paraded the main roads of the town and later submitted a memorandum lo Additional Deputy Commissioner (Gen) Ruhul Amin Khandker.
They alleged that the police was not" active -to rescue the manager even after 12 days of his kidnapping.
Earlier, on October 12 a -gang of miscreants stormed the bank and looted Tk 37,000 and kidnapped Haider All.
Four employees including , wife of an employed of the bank were arrested in this connection. The procession was followed by a rally held in front of the bank's zonal office here.
Police recovered a dual-sfatuc of Radha-Krishna from a village of Tarash upazila on Wednesday.
Made of touch stone the statue measures 30 inches in Jength and 15 inches in width.
On the same day, Manager of Grameen Bank, Madhainagar branch also handed over a statue lo local police.
Both the statues worth about Tk 10 lakh will be handed over to the authorities of National Museum.
COMILLA
Indian sareesT
sugar on sale
Oct 27 : Smuggled Indian sugar and sauces have again started appearing at the doorsteps of interested buyers on headloads of vagrant women, reports UNB.
According to witnesses, the women move from door to door with bags full of Indian sarce and while displaying these to housewives take orders for sugar which they supply later
Describing the mode of op erallon, a well-informed source said the contraband goods arc being carried mainly by rickshaws from border areas along kutcha roads con nccUng the main roads where trucks are kept ready. The goods generally enter through un-recogntsed routes.
Indian sugar is preferred because it Is supplied between Tk 23 and 25 per kg as against Bangladeshi sugar which sells between Tk 28 and 30 In the local markets. A seller of Indian sugar gels a margin of 71^5 lo per kg. U is galh
Original sugar bags are replaced by the Bangladeshi gunny bags al hoarding centres. so that customs and police officials cannot recognise the contraband.
SATKH1RA
Housewife beaten to death From Our Correspondent u October 27 :
A pregnant housewife was beaten to death by her husband recently. It is reported that one Rafiqul Islam of village Chhoygharia under Sadar upazila married Ferdousy Parveen (22) of Satkhira town two years back. Soon after their marriage Rafiqul de manded dowry which here poor parents could not pay As a result, the husband began to torture her and one day she was driven out of the house. Then Ferdousy filed a case w«hthe 3-tar up^ court Later Rafiqul Islam apologised and tank back his wife to his bouse. After two months
On the day of occurrence the husband beat her mercilessly till she fainted She was taken to,Satkhira Ifos^Haf in A ease wae lodged with the