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Extortionist arrested
BOGRA. June 29: A youth was arrested on charges of extor tion and possessing illegal firearms and ammunition from Shibbati area in the town Thursday, reports UNB.
Local people caught Rubel, 25. an inhabitant of Phoolbari village, when he allegedly tried to collect toll from the local people. He was handed over to police. Police recovered a pistol along with four bullets from his possession. A case was filed with the Sadar thana.
Donation to Barisal Press Club
BARISAL. June 29: Nizamuddin Ahmed, Chairman of Kar-naphuli Insurance Company and Chief Advisor of Meghna Life Insurance Company donated Taka 15,000 for the development of Barisal Press Club at a simple ceremony held at the club premises here recently, reports BSS.
Kazi Nasiruddln Babul, President of Barisal Press Club, received the cheque. The office-bearers of the club and local elite were present on the occasion.
Education workshop in Jhalakati
JHALAKATI. June 29: A day-long workshop on Role of Local People in Increasing School Enrollment and Checking Dropouts' was held at the Collectorate conference room here re-centiy. reports UNB.
Organised by Primary Education Department, the workshop was attended by Principal of Jhalakati Government College Prof Kudrat-e-Khuda as the chief guest with Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Jahir Uddin in the chair. Teachers and students of schools and colleges, government officials, journalists and local elite attended the workshop and adopted recommendations after discussing on the topic elaborately.
Wheat distributed among destitutes
NOAKHALI. June 29: A total of 1,049 metric tons of wheat was distributed free of cost among the members of 3,180 destitute families in six thanas of Noakhali district under the Vulnerable Group Development Programme (VGDP) during the last 11 months, reports BSS.
According to an official source, the government sanctioned over 1100 metric tons of wheat for these families under VGDP programme this year.
Youth killed in road mishap
SIRAJGANJ, June 29: A young man was killed and 25 others were Injured when a bus and a truck collided head on at Kundail in RalganJ thana on Bogra-Nagarbari highway recently, reports UNB.
The mishap occurred at 10 am when the Sirajgani bound bus hit by the Bogra bound truck from Nagarbari leaving the unidentified man, 30, died on the spot. Of the injured. 10 were admitted to RalganJ Hospital while four to Bogra Mohammad Ali Hospital In critical condition.
Bamboo production declines
KHAGRACHHARl, June 29: Bamboo production in Chittagong Hill Tracts region has declined due to massive destruction of bamboo clusters, forest officials here said, reports UNB.
Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarbun are major bamboo producers in the country. Bamboos which are used as raw materials in small scale Industries and paper mills. Bamboos is an essential ingredient In constructing thatched houses. But illegal extraction of bamboos by a section of dishonest people has been causing losses worth over crores of taka every year. Moreover, tribal people eat bamboo sprouts as vegetables hindering the growth of clusters. Each sprout is being sold at Tk 5-7 in the local markets.
Acid burnt girl dies
BANDARBUN. June 29: A teenage girl succumbed to her acidbum injuries on way to Chittagong Medical College Hospital recently. reports UNB.
The girl was identified as Zima Bong, 15, of Andarpara village in Rangchhari thana and a student of class eight. It is alleged that a teacher of a primary school threw acid on Zima while she was going to school on May 18. Earlier she refused his proposal of marriage.
Three die in separate incidents
COM1LLA, June 29: Three people died In separate incidents in the district, police said, reports UNB.
According to witnesses, two people were killed in a road mishap near Chouddagram bazar on Dhaka-Chittagong highway recently. Police said the mishap occurred when a Dhaka -bound private car hit a truck standing on the road due to brake failure. Car driver Abdul Manna, 38, died on the spot and another passenger of the car Abu Ismat, 28. died on way to hospital.
Afforestation drive along coastal belt
BHOLA. June 29: The Forest Department has been implementing a massive afforestation programme under coastal green project to save the people of coastal area from cyclone and to maintain ecological balance, reports UNB.
According to an official source, the afforestation programme included 25 km embankment. 70 km of union and thana connecting roads and seven km roads under Roads and Highways Department. The forest department will supply more than 2 lakh saplings among poor families in the coastal belt and 13 lakh saplings to different educational institutions for afforestation in their premises.
Reception to former minister
DAUDKANDI, June 29: Former minister Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, MP, has said, the government is going to raise the prices of electricity, gas and fertilizer to multiply the miseries of common people, reports UNB.
He was speaking at a reception accorded to him by local people at Sreeroyerchar Sirajul Islam Memorial High School on Wednesday.
Child abductors get life term
SHERPUR. June 29: A woman and her finance have been awarded life term Imprisonment for abducting and keeping her 10-year old child confined, court sources here said, reports UNB.
The case, in brief, was that Kamala. 42, wife of Julhasuddin of village Bhatpara in Sadar thana fell in love with her neighbour Mizan, 20. She left her husband s house secretly with him with cash and valuables on July 7, 1995. She also took her son Farook with her. After a year Kamala and Mizan came back Bhatpara without Farook. He remained missing. After examining the witnesses and records. Additional District and Sessions Judge M Golam Mortuza Majumdar found them guilty for abducting the boy and awarded the verdict of punishment.
2 drug traffickers arrested
PATUAKHALI, June 29: The local District Narcotics Control Department in a tip-off arrested two teenaged drug traffickers from the town recently, reports BSS.
The arrested drug traffickers were identified as Zobayed 18 and Rafiqul Islam. 18. It has alleged, one kg five hundred grams of ganja were recovered from their possession at the time of his arrest.
Adulterated food flooding bazars
NARA1L, June 29: All the hats and bazars of Kalla, Lohar-gara and Sadar thanas of the district are flooded with adulterated foodstuffs, reports UNB.
Inferior quality of sand, cement, fertilizer, pesticide, cosmetic and chemicals are sold in different bazars with impunity. The consumers alleged that inferior quality of essentials like edible oil. flour, rice, pulses, milk powder, sugar and salt are freely sold in the bazars in absence of proper checking by the Sanitary Department.
Law, order situation reviewed
RAJ BARI. June 29: A coordination meeting for the Deputy Commissioners of greater Faridpur district was held here with Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Ahmed Mahmudur Raja in the chair recently, reports UNB.
The meeting reviewed the overall law and order situation in the districts including the performance of smuggling control task-force, launching of literacy movement, mass education programme and administrative work, progress of the work of rural infrastructure and reform programmes. VGD food project and about the cases which have been lying pending for long.
Lightning kills 3 lives
HAB1GANJ. June 29: Three people died and another three were injured in lightning at Modaharpur village in Bahubal thana of the districtrecentiy. reports UNB
The deceased were Identified as Ful Mia, 35. Safique Mia. 18. and Abdun Noor. 22. of the village Witnesses said, the incident occurred when the victims were playing cards in a thatched house. The injured were admitted to the Bahubal Thana Health Complex.