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District roundup
Barisal
Diarrhoea situation unchanged
Feb 2 : Diarrhoea situation In I’aluakhali and Barguna has remained almost static while In Jhalakathi and Plrojpur Improved to some extent, reports UNB.
Official sources said, diarrhoea has claimed 61 lives and attacked 1672 on Friday and Saturday in three districts of 'Barguna, Patuakhall and Pltojpur.
Oral saline packets arc being distributed among them affected people.
According to doctors, shortage of drinking water tn southern districts and Increase of salinity in the coastal areas were the reasons behind the outbreak of the disease every year.
Of the total 25,500 tubewells in four districts of Patuakhall, Barguna, Plrojpur and Jhalakathi, about 1400 went out of order.
Meanwhile, Minister for Health and Family Planning Kamal Ibne Yousuf visited Plrojpur and some other diarrhoea affected areas. Director General of Health Department Dr Kazi Mashlur Rahman visited Barguna recently.
A number of medical teams have been working in the affected areas round the clock to combat the spread of the disease.
Jhemdah
Non-govt high school teachers' confce held
Feb 2 : The triennial conference of the district unit of non-government high school teachers' association was held al Wazir Ali High School ground on Monday, reports UNB.
Md Nazrul Islam, General Secretary of the central committee of the association attended the conference as chief guest. Biswas Abdur Rahim - presided over the conference.
Speakers demanded nationalisation of education of the private secondary schools without further delay.
Among others MA Qalym Khan and Afzal Hossain spoke on the occasion.
MA Qaiyum Khan and Md Gulzar Hossain were elected as President and Secretary of the committee.
Patuakhali
Five dacoits nabbed
Feb 2 : Police arrtsted five dacoits while they were committing dacotty In a passenger launch on Wednesday, reports UNB.
Police said about 15 dacoits. tn the guise of passengers, attacked the passenger and the driver with deadly weapons wben the launch M I. Shlthil of Patuakhalf-Taltall route reached near Lata kata ghat.
Sub-Inspector of Taitali police station Monorantan and one police constable, who were on board as passengers In the launch challenged the da-cOtts with the help of other passengers of the launch.
The dacoits them opened fire and attacked the passengers in which 12 passengers including a policeman were Injured seriously
On hearing the gun fire, police of the Taitali thana chased the dacoits boarding in another launch and arrested (Ive dacoits while others Jumped Into ihc river and managed to escape.
The arrested dacoits were Identified as Kala o( Boalgasl of Patuakhall. Salam of Ku tuba of Borhanuddin thana Khalil and Faruq of Kalikapur of Patuakhall Sadar and Kutub of Gouninadl Lhana
The dacoits were members of the Interdistrict gang, po itoe said. The Injured were admitted to Taitali hospital for treatment.
A case has been filed with the police
SlRAJGAN£
Qaumi Mojdur Union executives
Feb 2 : The biennial Qaumi Mojdur Union election was held on Monday in the Qaumi auditorium peacefully, reports UNB.
According to Election Commission press release. Abul Hossain Pachu of BNP Sramikdal was elected prest dent and Sujabot Ah of JSD (Inu) general secretary.
Vice Presidents — Mofizuddin (BNP). Korban All (Ind) and Shah Jamal and Assistant Secretaries — Abdus Samad (Ind) and Shahldul Islam (CPB).
Abdul Khalcque and Anowar I lossatn of Workers Party were elected as organising secretary and cashier respectively.
Madaripur
Property worth Tk one lakh gutted
Feb 2 : Four people were injured and property worth about Taka one lakh was gutted in two separate fire incidents tn Sadar thana of the district and Kotalipara thana of Gopal-gonj. reports UNB.
In one Incident fire gutted I the house of Wallullah of village East Hosnabad in Sadar thana and destroyed valuables worth about Taka 50,000. Two people received burnt injuries while extinguishing the fire.
In another incident, the house of Vagirath Chandrabarai _of village Naricalbari In Kotalipara thana of GopalgonJ district was caught fire. Property worth about Taka 50,000 was charred and two people received burn injuries.
Dinajpur
Private tutor gets 5 yrs RI for seducing minor girl
Feb 2 : A private tutor has been awarded five years rigorous imprisonment for seducing a minor girl, court sources said here on January 26. reports UNB.
According to the prosecution story, a minor girl Farhana of the satellite town area was seduced by the tutor Matiur Rahman of the same area when the girl reached his residence to take her usual lessons in the evening of August 17, 1991.
After the Incident her father lodged a case and police after investigation submitted chargeshect against Matiur.
The District and Sessions Judge Mohammad All after examining the records and witnesses delivered the judgement on Wednesday.
Another message adds: The Additional Sessions Judge in a Judgement on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to one Serajuddin with a fine of Taka 3000 or In default to suffer another one year RI for killing his wife.
Tby in brief, th1** Serajuddin son of Ahmed All of village Amra In Phuibari thana beat his wife Salema Bibi mercilessly and subsequently strangulated her to death on April 11. 1990.
Brahmanbaria
Smuggled Indian goods seized
Feb 2 : Bangladesh Rifles and Customs officials tn a joint raid seized smuggled Indian goods worth about Taka 7 lakh from Dharabanga village in Nabinagar on Monday, reports UNB.
Acting on secret information. the Joint team raided the area and recovered 522 pieces of Indian sarees, 223 blouse pieces, 50 wine bottles, 280 pounds of thread. 240 kg DDT powder and 173 metres of cushion cover.
AU the goods were deposited with the Akhaura customs office. A departmental case has been lodged
Magura
10 people receives bum injuries
Feb 2 : At least 10 people received bum injuries and 30 houses were gutted leaving 10 families homeless In a devastating fire at Ibrahimpur village tn Sailakupa thana Wednesday, reports UNB.
Witnesses said the fire originating from the kitchen ' of Abdur Rahim Mollah soon en-gulfed the adjacent areas. Al least 45 cows were roasted alive and 10 people received bum injuries. Property worth several lakh taka was charred tn the Incident.
Local fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and with the help of the local people brought the fire under control.
The homeless families urged the authorities to pro vtde them with relief and grants on humanitarian ground
Another tuort»dd«A two-day long workshop on seed -tbrage and maintenance was held here Wednesday under the auspices of district Agricultural Extension Office, reports UNB.
Abdul Hossain Molla. De puty Director of the district Agriculture Office inaugurated the workshop.
A total of 30 seed dealers, block supervisors and ideal farmers of the district attended the workshop