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Upazila roundup
Bagerhat
Scout movement can curb moral degradation
Jan 7 Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation, Water Development and Flood Control M Majldul Haque has said that "Cub Kumpurl" and scout movement helped children to grow as the future worthy citizens of the country, reports BSS.
He was addressing the concluding and prize giving ceremony of Third Bangladesh National Cub Kampuri of Khulna region at the local Bagerhat PC College ground on Sunday, a PID handout said on Monday.
The Minister asserted that cub and scout movement could Clay a vital role in creating rotherhood, discipline, fellow feeling and leadership among the future generation.
Shahcca president Ziaur Rahman had Intensified this movement so as to curb the trend of moral degradation among the youths and to build them to shoulder the future leadership of the country, he added.
Earlier, the Minister was introduced to cub and scout members, and leaders.
Later, he distributed prizes among the participating teams, team leaders and officials of the management parishad.
Magura
Farmers asked to apply modern technology
Jan 7: Agriculture and Irrigation, Water Development and Flood Control Minister M Majldul Haq on Monday asked farmers to apply modern technology in farming through proper training to boost production tn fields, reports UNB.
He was inaugurating a daylong training course for owners and managers of various ir-ri(ption pumps of the district at the Sadar upazlla auditorium.
"Bring increased acreage under irrigation facilities by checking wastage of waler and using more pumps for this purpose," the Minister told the farmers.
referring to government's priority to attaining food autarky. he ».«wl all steps had been taken lo achieve the goal.
Director General of Agriculture Extension Department M Sh.hldul Haq. the Deputy Commissioner and agriculture officials of Ihe district were also present al the function.
Later, the Minister also addressed a meeting of the district canal digging committee.
Gazi pur
Tk 89 lakh for reconstruction of pry schools Jan 7: Facilities Department under Ministry of Education has taken up a programme to reconstruct 22 government primary schools of the district with a coal of Taka 85 80 lakh, reports UNB.
The programme includes construction of school buildings and supplying of necessary furniture
According to official sources, four schools will be constructed in Sadar. Kaliukalr and Kapasia upazilas each, and five each tn Sreepur and KaAaonj upazilas.
The construction works of the schools is expected to be
Borguna
Power supply erratic
Jan 7 : Frequent power lall-the district headquarters. Am tali, Bamna Bclagl and Patharghate upazilas of the district have been affecting fife and living of the dwellers hampering production tn nuUs and factories, reports UNB.
Residents of the upazilas complained that break-down in electric supply occurs almost in every night. Hardly a day sr night p^s. without power disruption.
The mills. factories, godowns, offices and Industrial units have to stop production and other operations, incurring consider able financial loss Voltage fluctuations have
tricol gadgets at homes
Prices of rice, wheat, flour have got ap as the ml Ils end tion due to frequent load shedding.
Domestic, industrial and commercial consumers have urged the authorities to look
Mamdee court
Press Club
AGM held
Jan 7: The annual general meeting of the district Press Club was held recently with Raflquddin Ahmed. President of the club in the chulr, reports UNB.
Secretary of the club presented the annual report before the meeting and submitted the budget for the next year, which was approved duly.
Later a committees was formed for the smooth functioning of the club.
Chittagong
Cultural Forum formed
Jan 7: A new social-cultural organisation styled Cultural Forum-Chiltagong, was formed at a meeting of eminent citizens held at Lakhan Bazar here recently, a forum press release said, reports BSS.
Principal Muhammad Solaiman presided over the meeting..
The Cultural Forum-Chiltagong has in fls objective projecting and fostering Bangladeshi culture, literature and traditions.
The meeting elected an-cx-ecullvc committee for the forum for the year 1992-93 with the following: Chairman — Principal Mohammad Solaiman, Vice-Chairman — Majed. General Secretary — Taufiqul Islam Chowdhury, Joinl-Secrctary — Syed Zakir Hussain and Mahfuzul Huq Manik, Secretary Education and Research Prof Kazi Azizuddin Ahmad, Secretary Literature and Publication — Iskandar AH Chowdhury, Organising Secretary.— Munjur Morshed, Secretary Social Welfare — Buy az Id Mustaba Siddiqui, Secretary Youlh — G M Azmal Khan. Publicity Secretary — Mustafa Nuim.
Khulna
One strangulated to death
Jun 7: An elderly man was killed over land dispute recently al village Andharmanlk in Dumuria upaziln, reports UNB.
Police said Hie victim Gopal Chandra llaldur (051 was strangulated to death by his ri
Hort pc via DIwH, Ponchanan Dliall and Ooblndu Dhuli was arrested in this connection.
A ease has been lodged in this connection.
Sherpur
Boro cultivation scheme
Jan 7: A scheme has been undertaken lo bring 1,29.675 acres of land under boro cultivation In 5 upazilas of the district during the current season reports UNB.
According to Agriculture Extension Department (AED) sources, 1.13,620 acres of land will be brought under High Yielding Variety and i>k' rest 16.055 acres under local variety.
Bangladesh Krishl Bunk und other financial Institutions will provide credit facilities lo farmers and Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation will also supply seeds, fertilisers and other necessary inputs for the implementation of the pro gramme.
When completed about 1,24.460 metric tons of boro paddy are expected to be pro duecd.
Meanwhile. AED also has taken up a scheme to cultivate mastered on 1852 acres of land tn five upazilas of the district.
According lo official sources, 729 acres will be cul Uvuted in Sadar 149 acres in Srccbordl, 197 acres in Nafitabari, 716 acres In Nokia and 61 acres in Jhenigati
Al least 702 metric tons of mustard are expected to be produced after the hiipkmcn-tation of the scheme.
Jhenidah
Attack on newsman condemned
Jan 7: Local journalists in a meeting Friday condemned the attack on Mostafa Mumd. district corespondent of lite Dalnfk Janata by a gang of nits
The miscreants allocked Mazed after a report published In the daily on bungling of tender of the Water Development Board of the district.
Heid at the Jhenidah Press Club, the meeting also called for immediate arrest of ihc miscreants and demanded ex emplary punishment lo them to stop recurrence of such incidents tn future.