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Upazila roundup
Gazi pur
Release of
Golam Azam demanded
From Our Correspondent
May 2: Jamaat-e-lslaml of the district unit organised a protest meeting’ al local Jamaal office premises demanding the release of Colam Azam recently.
The meeting was presided over by District Ameer, Abul I Inscm Khan.
Addressed among others by Montana ASM Nazibullah. Abdul Khnk'k and Jamaluefdin.
The leaders of Jnmaat-c-Islaml of the district unit in iheir speech demanded unconditional release of Jamaal Ameer Prof Golam Azam.
Later Jamaat leaders brought out a procession and paraded the main thoroughfares of the town chanting various slogans in favour of their demand,
Sylhff
Convict nabbed after 24 years
From Our Correspondent
May 2: One Etim Ali. a notorious criminal of village Baurbhag under Kanafghat upazila was arrested recently after 24 years.
According to a police official, he was Involved in a number of criminal cases like theft, dacotty. rape etc in Sylhcl Sadar, Btswanalh and Kanalghat upazila areas. I Ie was sentenced to supper imprisonment for different terms on charges by the courts In absentia.
It Is Informed that Etim All was changed his name as Abdul Hannan and started living at village Navagl under Bfswanath upazila during the period of his absconding .
After a through search. Kanaighat police arrested him from hls new house at village Navagt under Bfswanath upazila. Later he was given detention.
Barisal
Housewife beaten to death for dowry
From Our Correspondent
May 2: The second wife of one Klnai Btswas was beaten to death for dowry recently.
It Is Informed that Klnai Btswnn was forcing hls wife to take I he amount from her father. But she refused to bring money from her father. At one stage. Klnnt bent his wife mercilessly which caused the death of hls wife
Bog ra
People experience first rain
May 2 The district expert encx-d much expected rain ac compnnlcd by hailstorm on Monday night, reports UNB
The rain lasted for an hour musing extensive damages to standing IRR1 lioro crops and kutcha dwelling houses at some places In the district
The people of the district got relieved following the downpour after the unprecedented drought of about four months.
Faridpur
One killed in road mishap
May 2: One person was killed by a speeding bus at Chandipur. 10 km off the town on the Fartdpur-Daul atdla road recently, reports UNB
The victim Identified as Seraj Sheikh (30| was hit from behind by the bus when he was crossing the road at around 3.30 pm.
The Faridpur bound pas senger bus from Dhaka belongs to Saudi Partbahan
police seized the bus but the driver managed to fled
A case has been, lodged with Kotwali thana.
Magcra
11 Indian cattle seized
May 2: Police seized 11 Indian cattle worth about Taka 80.000 from Abalpur village tn Sadar upazila recently, reports UNB
Acting on secret information. police raided a house of the village and seized the cm tiehead on the night of April 22.
Police said the cattlehead ^kh^hM1 £
triet.
A case has been registered with the police. None was ar rested in this connection Nawabganj
30 shops gutted
May 2 : Thirty shops at Oalimpur Bazar under Nawabganj Upazila of Dhaka district were gutted in a fire recently, reports BSS.
Property Including cash and goods worth about Taka 50 lakh was burnt to ashes In the fire. The fire is stated to have been originated from electric short circuit.
Upazila level officer visited the place of occurrence.
Com ilia
HSC examinees damage transport
May 2: A group of agitating Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinees In the town turned violent and damaged a micro bus belonging to Bakharabad Gas Fields and two private cars on Tuesday, reports UNB.
The students brought out a precession In the town from the Victoria Government College to press home their demand for shifting the date of HSC examinations.
The processionists paraded the main thoroughfares of the town chanting various slogans In favour of their demand and at one stage turned violent without any provocation. Besides, the unruly examinees hurled two petrol bombs creating panic among the shopkeepers and pedestrians. With the prompt arrival of the riot police the agitators fled the scene.
Pabna
Erosion renders
200 families homeless
May 2: About 200 families of four villages in Bera upazila rendered homeless by the erosion of the river Jamuna In the last week, upaztla administration sources said here today, reports UNB.
Bera Upazila Nlrbahi Officer said 35 families of Rackshwa, 52 families of Slnghashan. 40 families of Janopatodta. 35 families of Modhupur and 38 families of Dalarchar villages have been rendered homeless during the period.
Besides, boro crops' on 100 acres of land went under water due to rise In water level of the Jamuna he added .
The Bera Pump Station of Waler Development Board was also threatened by the erosion
The local administration distributed Taka 1200 and 35 maunds of wheat among the erosion victims.
Patuakhali
Incentive scheme to recover loan
May 2: Bangladesh Krlshl Bank (BKB) has taken up a plan, first of its kind tn banking sector, to Introduce "Incentive scheme" for recovering outstanding bank-loans from the borrowers, reports UNB.
Bank sources said, the scheme will initially be put Into operation on experimental boats from May 1 In seven re glona within the operational Jurisdiction of BKB. The re glona are Jessore. Bhola, Netrokona. Comllla. Cox's Bazar. SunamganJ and ManlkganJ
The incentive will actually be given to the BKB employees of the selected regions
Those employees who will be able to prove hls or her worth In recovering outstanding loans, win be rewarded as per certain norms formulated by the BKB for the purpose.
The BKB management is optimistic about the success of the scheme and said it would gear up recovery of outstanding Joans.
Kushita
11 sets of VCP recovered
May 2 The BDR personnel of Mlrpur in the district recovered 1 1 pieces of VCP and two video camera from nigh’ coaches plying on Dhaka Jessore route on April 29 reports UNB.
Sources said a large number of VCPs and VCRs are being smuggled out across the bor dcr every day
Sector Commender. Lt Col Mahbub said vigorous anti smuggling steps are being taken to curb this merux e and sought cooperation of the pen pie In this regard.