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Notes from Chandpur

From Our Correspondent
CHANDPUR, Dec 25: Hilsa. the king of fishes has nOw gone beyond the purchasing capacity of the common man due to short supply and high price.
The short supply of hilsa fish in different markets of the district has pushed the prices very high. A small size of hilsa fish is sold at Taka 50 to 60. So, the common people in unable to purchase it. The consumption of hilsa has become luxurious.
It is reported, large scale catching of undersized hilsa is mainly responsible for short supply. Iri the market.
Sale of notebooks unabated
The sale of notebooks is going on unabated in the district town and tn different thanas. Notebooks are being sold In most of the book shops In town and in different thanas despite government ban.
11 is reported that same unscrupulous traders are publishing sub-standard notebooks with fake name and addresses. These note .books are full of errors and distorting facts. It is alleged that these books are being sold at an exorbitant price. It is' further reported, most of the owners of the book stalls do not sell text books without notes.
Bijoy mela held
A colourful Bijoy Mela was organised al Chandpur Hasan Alt School ground on the occasion of Victory Day from December 8. The mela has concluded on December 17. The mela was arranged by "Muktijudda Sangsad” in co-, operation with different social organisations. About one hundred stalls participated in the mela. In this connection, seminar, symposium were held dally. Different social and cultural organisations arranged cultural function and dramas. A . large number of people witnessed the mela.
Law and order situation reviewed
The law and order situation in the district reviewed at a meeting held al the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner. Chandpur rc-. ccntly.
Yakub Xlh DC' Chandpur presided lire meeting ol law and order committee. The meeting expressed that the overall silualion in the district haw Improved.
Hats, bazars in pitiable condition Most of the hats and bazars in .seven thanas are now in a pitiable condition.
These bazars are puran bazar. Haimchar, Nilkamal, Chandra- bazar, Baghra bazar, Munslrhat, Matlab, Haziganj and Kachua bazars.
It Is reported that these markets were set up at the local initiatives when the population of the respective areas were very thin. But now the population has become double In the area but there is no extension of the areas. Due to shortage of accommodation people cannot move properly In the markets. Besides, paucity of drinking water and lack of public latrine common, people arc facing trouble. .
Unhygienic hotels, restaurants
Mushroom growth of hotels and restaurants in Chandpur headquarters and other seven thanas is posing health hazardous to the inhabitants of the area. With the Increase of population and development of towns these hotels and restaurants have been constructed beside the roads and lanes. It is reported that most of these hotels are dirty and uncleared. Food is prepared in unhygienic condition. Most of the hotels and restaurants have no licences.
3-month-long vocational training begins
RANCAMATL Dec 2§ : A 3 month-long vocational training course, sponsored by the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board with a view to making the tribals self-reliant, has began at the Local Technical Training Centre here, reports UNB.
About 100 tribal youths, male and female, are taking Cln the training on subjects sewing, masonry, carpentry and electrical work.
The Board, with the help of UNICEF, had earlier organised another training course on the same trades and imparted training to 461 tribals
A Board member and UNICEF project director here told UNB that the Board was also organising motivational campaign on health care for the iribals