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Pilferage of diesel from rail engines rampant

From Our Correspondent
DINAJPUR, Sept 19: Pilferage of diesel from rail engines at Ishurdi. Parbatipur, San la -har. Kaunia and Bonarpara railway stations Is rampant.
According to a reliable source, some dishonest railway-employees disconnect their electric supply every night for a certain period to help the illegal activities at those railway stations.
Besides, the darkness helps pick pockets, snatchers to carry on their business fearlessly. Passengers specially the females on different routes at those railway stations arc being harassed by antisocial elements. It is complained.
The railway authorities are not taking any steps against such illegal activities.
Moreover, illegal toll collection by some young people has created panic among the people.
Building materials costly
The construction and repairing works of rural houses in Dinajpur district Is being hampered due to scarcity of house building materials like C I sheets, cement, bamboo, straw and rope.
Prices of building materials in the district went up by 29 to 25 per cent. The people of rural areas of Chlrirbandar. Blrganj Blrol,, Bochagan).
Ghoraghat. NawabganJ and Hakimpur of the district can not afford to purchase house building materials.
Price of bamboo has Jumped to Taka 70 from Taka 40 to 50 per piece. Gol leaves sell at Taka 80 as against Taka 60 per bundle. A kahone' of straw is being sold at Taka 70 against Taka 60. Mango wood sales at Taka 250 per cubic feet while Jack and blackberry sells at Taka 400 per cubic feet. At present at least Taka 30,000 is required lo construct a kutcha house.
The supply of C I sheets in the local markets has awfully fallen. The C I sheets are sold at such an exorbitant price that majority people can hardly afford to buy it and the imported C I sheets are totally absent in the market.
On the otherhand, the high prices of bricks, rod and cement arc also hampering construction works of pucca houses. Bricks sells here between Taka 2.000 and Taka 2,200 per thousand as against Taka 1.600 'and Taka 1.800.
Dowry seekers
active
Another report says: Hundreds of guardians are unable to arrange" marriages of their daughters because of bridegrooms high dowry demand in the district.
According to t> reports.
more than 50,000 young girls in Dinajpur district, most of them belong to poor farmers families arc facing obstacles because of the excessive de-*mand of dowry.
The financial condition of the guardians of the unfortunate girls has deteriorated to a large extent.
The government has also Increased the prices of agricultural Jnputs which have now gone beyond the purchasing capacity of the poor farmers.
On the other hand, the prices of Jute and other agri cultural products have gone down. The price of chemical fertilizers exceeded 40 times than that of the prc liberatlon period. A shallow tubewell is selling now at Taka 50.000 against Taka 10.000 a few years back.
Namir Alt of village Ma-Jhadanga in Blrol thana told this correspondent that he could not arrange marriage of his three daughters because of bridegrooms high dowry demand.
He said, the government has Introduced anti-dowry act but it remains confined within the books.
The authorities concerned have been urged to take necessary steps to enforce the anti-dowry act so that the guardians of young girls can get rid of this social evlL