SYLHET. Nov 10: Just two days after a person In the capital claimed to have bagged the top prize in the NSC lottery, a resident of Sunamganj town has also laid claim to the Taka 30 lakh prize.

Mohammad Kutubuddln. a tailor by profession, today met the Deputy Commissioner of Sunamganj and showed him a Taka 10 ticket with the numbers Gha-0138626 — the lucky combination announced by the National Sports Council after the draw of its fifth lottery held in the city Nov 6.

On Tuesday, one Anwar Hoaaaln Bhuiyan, a cloth merchant of Jatrabari, Dhaka went

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The news of his good fortune was prominently displayed in the newspapers the following day.

But today. Kutubuddin's claim caused great surprise and even confusion among the public, especially those who had bought tickets in the hope of winning the various attractive prizes offered for the lottery. thp fifth, in a series aimed at raising funds for the promotion of sports and games in the country.

When contacted, the DC Sunamganj told this correspondent that the NSC had been Informed of Kutubuddin's claim. «

Talking to this reporter. Kutubuddln. a bachelor, said he would buy some land in addition to expanding his present business.

Kutubuddln is the oldest among lour brothers and five sisters. Some of his younger siblings would also get a chance to pursue higher studies with part of the prize . money. Kutubuddln promised.

Kutubuddln said he had , bought three tickets — two from Sunamganj town and one from Dhaka.

Incidentally, the top prize of Taka ten lakh for the first-ever NSC lottery, held last year, was also won by an elec trician of Sunamganj.

Many lottery participants rang up The Dally Star yesterday and alleged that some of the lottery tickets may have been forged. They also demanded a serious investigation by concerned authorities Into the matter