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District roundup
MaUDEE COURT
Traffic jam hampers normal activities
Dec 23: Traffic congestion has severely affected normal activity in the town, reports UNB.
The busy Sonapur area of the town has no stand for bus, . auto-rickshaws or taxis which park helter-skelter on the road, some times even over the railway line-
Local leaders have urged the authorities to put up passenger sheds and demarcate parking lots for buses, taxis and rickshaws.
Another report from Maulvfbazar adds: Procurement of aman paddy is going on in the district under the auspices of Food Department.
Official sources said 63 metric tons of paddy and 25 metric tons of rice will be procured in six thanas.
A total of 10 purchasing centres have already been opened to procure aman paddy from Hit farmers.
Manikganj
Want of doctors, medicines in hospital
Dec. 23: Shortage of doctors. medicine, beds and medical equipment has been hampering proper treatment al the Manikganj Sadar hospital for a long time, reports UNB.
Hospital sources said, more than 90 per cent of the patients were being sent back due lo lack of accommodation In the 50-bed hospital.
Serious accident victims from Dhaka-Aricha road and patients from remote areas of the district are returned without proper treatment.
The only ambulance remains out of order for most of the time and the local people arc compelled to use minibus for carrying serious patients to Dhaka, it was alleged.
The only X-ray machine of the hospital also remains out of order and patients are advised to get X-ray done from outside. Patients have also lo buy medicine from Ihe market.
Water supply 1» irregular-and maintenance of the hospital is neglected. The doctors hardly maintain the government office time.
Faridpur
Role of Ansars, VDP lauded
Dec 23: A rally of the Ansars and Village Defence Party (VDP) of Faridpur district was held on Saturday at local Kabi Jasimuddfn Hall, reports BSS.
U- Col. (Retd) Mohammad Harunar Rashid. Director of Ansar Academy attended the rally as chief guest while II was presided over by K M Nurul Huda. Deputy Commissioner o( Faridpur Md Abul Ka. hem. Deputy Director of Ansar and Md Hadisuddtn. Police Super of Faridpur attended the rally as special guests
The Director of Ansar addressing the rally underscored the need for building the Ansars and VDP as an Important force for maintaining law and order In the country
He lauded the role of the Ansars and VDP tn nation bugding activities especially tn the fields of tree plantation, health and sanitation programmes.
A number of Ansars and VDP members were awarded prizes at the function.
Gazi pvr
Brickfield worker electrocuted
Dec 23: A brickfield worker died of electrocution near Mouchak Govt Primary School In Kaliakolr thana, family sources said here report. UNB
The victim Identified as Niantal Sheikh (35). worker of Montu Brickfield was eke tn, ruled when he touched a live were of a deep lubewell
The bodv of the victim was sent to his village In Faridpur Sadar thana after autopsy at Gazi pur Sadar hospital
Maulvibazar
Girl violated
Dec 23: A village arbitration fined Faruk Mia of Kalapur ril lage in SrermangaJ thana for WJSXWI
The victim Halima |14|. was sleeping when Faruk broke into her room and applied force on her. th. village elders were toU
Faruk has to pay a fine of Th 15.000 for his immoral activ tty
Barisal
3,217 tons of wheat for
105 projects
Dec 23: The government has sanctioned 3.217 metric tons of wheat for implementation of 105 projects in ten thanas of Barisal district under Food-for-Work Programme in the current dry season, reports BSS.
According lo an official source, the works of the projects include repair and reconstruction of roads, bridges, culverts, educational Institutions and excavation or re-cx-eavation of canals and ponds.
Of the total. 10 projects will be implemented in Agailjhara thana, eight each in Gournadl and Babugonj . six in Hizla, 15 tn Mchendlgonj. seven In Muladl, 14 in Bakergonj, 12 in Barisal Sadar and 17 in Banaripara thanas.
Brahma ntaria
Paucity of pure water
Dec 23: Paucity of pure water is prevailing in seven thanas where a large number' of tubewells went out of order, reports UNB.
A total of 656 tubcwells out of 14,306 has already gone out of order and many of the others are not functioning properly.
As a result, people in rural areas are being deprived of drinking water.
Thanawise break up of disordered tubewells are: 164 tubewells In Sadar thana, 160 In Sarail, 60 in Kasba, 65 in Akhaura, 72 in Nabinagar, 74 Nasirnagar and 61 in Bancharampur.
Satkhira
Baby poisoned to death
From Our Correspondent
Dec 23: A 3-year-oid baby was poisoned to death by his father recently.
11 Is learnt that Raisuddin of Kashimari village under Shyamnagar thana apt married With one Hasina of the same village. After their marriage, a male child was born abnormally earlier. At this, husband and his family members considered the child as illegitimate. After three years, the fa-thcr of the child in collaboration with his sister Talima mixed poison with biscuits and fed the baby As a result, the baby died.
The Bangladesh Rifles personnel acting on secret information recovered 500 grams of heroin from a ■hop al Chuknagore Bazar under Dumurla thana on December 1 1, reports BSS.
An official source said, the value of the heroin was about Taka flfly lakh
A rase has been registered with Dumurla police. Two persons have been arrested in this connection.
Tangail
Tk 1 cr for uplift of college
Dec 23: The government ’ has sanctioned Taka one crore for the development of Kumudint Government College in the current fiscal year, reports BSS
An official source said Taka •eventyfive lakh will be spent for construction of a student hostel Taka fourteen lakh have been sanctioned for the reconstruction of the old hostel building
The rest amount will be • pent for repairing the main college building, the source said
PlNAJl’lH
Students protest cancellation of results
Dec 23: Students of Dinajpur Adarsha and KBM College staged demonstration* Thursday protesting the cancellation of results of the Degree Examination held in 1990 reports UNB
The students urged the au ihoritic. to publish the result, and restore the examination centre of the college* immedi-
Degree Examination result, of the two colleges held In 1990 was cancelled by a deci •ton of the Raj shah: University Academk Council at a meeting held last Thursday The coun ell afoo blacklisted the college* to function as examination centres iot the next five years