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Upazila roundup
Kmiokecanj
Anti-social activities rampant at rly station
Dec 29 : Bhairab Railway Station, one of the busiest railway junction in the country has become a place of floating prostitutes, smugglers and musclemen.' local leaders and people alleged, reports UNB.
Anti-social and unlawful activities have been increasing under the very nose of the railway authorities and even the law enforcing agencies.
Thousands of passengers who come and wait here to travel to various destinations are usually being harassed by miscreants and prostitutes.
The local leaders and passengers urged the authorities to look into the matter and solve the problem without any delay.
Fahidpur
Tk 400 cr IDP taken up
Dec 29 : Government has taken up a programme for massive infrastructure development in greater Khulna. Jessore and Kushtla Zone under Infrastructure Development Programme (IDP). reports UNB.
According to official sources. the objectives of the programme are to build, rehabilitate and maintain rural infrastructures such as water schemes, feeder roads, excavation and re-excavation of canals and drains, growth centres and rural markets.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has assured to provide Taka 400 crore for implementation of the IDP across the country. A high powered mission of ADB led by Y Kobayashi discussed at length about the implementation of the programme with Local Government Engineering Bureau officials.
A large number of rural people Including women tyould be provided with short and long term employment during thee implementation of the programme.
Execution of the project will be started from January 1993 and is expected to be completed within next seven years.
Habiganj
Bridge on Hobiganj-Mirpur Road demanded
Dec 29: Thousands of people of Lamatasi Union of Bahubal Upaztla of the district have been facing multifarious problems in the absence of a bridge on Hobiganj-Mirpur Road, reports UNB.
Every day a large number of devotees from far-flung areas visit the mazars of saints at Sultanshi village tn the union named after a great saint and poet Sultan of the middle age. through this road. But the Moshajan Ferry Ghat on the road has been hindering smooth communication.
Dally necessities including fish are being supplied to the capital from the famous trade centre of Kotiadi Bazar of the union. But due to absence of a bridge movement of Important goods are hampered causing much inconvenience to the
Boat capsize near the 100 year-old ferry ghat, killed many people during the last 50 years.
The road is the main means for communication between Habiganj and Sylhet districts If a bridge is constructed it will reduce the distance between Habiganj and Bahubal
Local people alleged that the previous governments pledged time and again to construct a bridge at the ferry ghat but nothing was done.
Local people have urged the present government to construct the much-needed bridge to redress the sufferings of the people
Pabna
171 posts of pry teachers lying vacant
Dec 29 : At least 171 posts of primary school teachers have been lying vacant hampering education in the district, reports UNB
According to an official source, of the total. 60 posts of Headmasters are lying vacant for a long time negating Universal Primary Education Programme of the government
Moreover, many schools have been facing acute short and drinking water HL titties are also quite unsatlslactnry
Magura
Over 1 lakh pry text books to be distributed
Dec 29 : District Education Office will distribute 1.01.100 sets of text books among the students of 361 primary schools in 4 upazilas of the district from the first week of January next, reports UNB.
Under the Compulsory Primary Education Progra mme. these books will be distributed In 267 government primary schools and 94 nongovernment primary schools, official sources said.
' Of the total text books. 33.100 sets will be distributed among the students of class one, 21.600 sets for class two. 18.600 for class three. 15.20Q sets for class four and the 12.600 sets for class five.
Upazila Education Offices will distribute the books. The distribution will be completed within January, the sources added.
Chittagong
MP, UZ official manhandled
Dec 29 : A Member of Parliament and an upaztla official were manhandled allegedly by JCD activists for not cooperating in enlisting their friends as contractors, reports UNB.
Witnesses said the attackers first gheraoed the office of Upazila Engineer. Mohammad Mujibur Rahman In Boalkhall at 2.30 pm and beat him and h1s peon after he refused to accept thefr requests.
Maulvibazar
Fund crisis hits fishermen Dec 29 : Fishermen of the district have been facing great difficulties in pursuing their vocation for want of fund and price hike of the fishing appliances. reports UNB.
About 10,000 fishermen of six upazilas have been so badly affected that a majority of them are forced to take up other vocation for mere survival.
The abnormal price of fishing nets, boats and other related appliances has crippled the economic condition of the fishing community.
A number of fishermen of the district said that they were not getting financial support because of undue interferences of the local Influencial people.
The jalmahals, beds and other water bodies are being lease out to these non-profes-sionals who are widely exploiting the genuine fishermen.
Barisal
Sapling sale earning stands at Tk 10 lakh
Dec 29 : The Khulna Afforestation Division under Barisal Zone earned Tk 10,20,723 by selling different varieties of saplings from eight nurseries in five districts of the division during the last 16 months, reports BSS.
An official source said a total of 5,91.736 plants was sold among the members of the public during the period.
The districts covered by this programme arc Barisal, Jhalakathi, Plrojpur, Bughcrhat and Khulna.
Gopalganj
Cattle disease hampering cultivation
Dec 29: Cattle disease has broken out in the five upazilas of the district tn the current season hampering rabi crop cultivation seriously, reports UNB.
The upazilas are Sadar, Kotwallpara, Moksedpur, TongJpara and Kashani.
According to an unofficial report, about 450 cattleheads died of the disease during the
The disease locally known as TChura- and "Gala fula" has attacked at feast 2,000 cattle head in different villages, the report said.
Local people alleged that local Livestock Department has taken ho step as yet to prevent the disease.
Farmers urged the authorities lo supply necessary medicine lo combat the dis ease on urgent baste
According to another re cuttie disease has also
form in Borguha district. It is reported that over 500 cattle head Ad a far in Borguna re-