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Efforts on to stamp out corruption
KUTUBDIA (Cox a Bazar). Dec 29: Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad on Sunday said the present government has been able to resolve the longstanding problems of sharing of the Ganges water and peace accord in Chittagong Hill Tracts, reports UNB
Addressing the officials of Kutubdia thana administration, he said the government is committed to stamp out corruption and terrorism and ensure economic development of the country. Azad urged the concerned officials to complete all development works within the stipulated time. The Foreign Minister expressed satisfaction over the peaceful conduct of the Union Panshad elections
Brickfields threatening environment
SATKHIRA. Dec 29: Mushroom growth of the brickfields in the district has been causing threat to environment as well as public health during the current dry season, reports UNB.
Continuous emission of black smokes from the brickfield furnaces and oozing of spurious carbon has been adversely affecting the trees, forests, animals and human beings in the district Temperature in the surroundings is also being raised day by day. Many brickfields have already been established in Shyamnagar. Kaliganj. Assasuni. Alipur. Abaderhat. Chhagharia and in many other areas violating the existing rules and depriving the government of huge revenue. The owners of the brickfields use firewood instead of coal and consequently trees are being felled every day in large quantity.
ASI of police succumbs to injuries
CHUADANGA. Dec 29: ASI of police Mostafizur Rahman. 40. who was injured in road mishap died in Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday, reports UNB.
The accident occurred on Chuadanga-Jiban Nagar road at Monoharpur village in Jiban Nagar thana of the district which left three persons including two police constables died on the spot on Friday. Five policemen were also injured in the accident. Mostafiz was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition. His body was brought back here on Sunday.
Massive pulse farming scheme
JHALAKATHI. Dec 29: A total of 2.63 lakh hectares of land in 11 southern district have been brought under pulses cultivation in the current season, reports UNB.
The districts are — Jhalakathi. Barisal, Bhola. Patuakhali, Barguna. Pirojpur, Gopalganj. Faridpur. Madaripur. Shariatpur and Rajbari According to Agriculture Extension Department (AED). the production target has been fixed at 2.04 lakh metric tons. Under the programme, lentil will be cultivated on 67,533 hectares of land, cnhola on 35.500 hectares, mug on 54.480 hectares, khesart on 93,300 hectares, pea on 6,700 hectares, maskalat on 5.100 hectares and arhar on 220 hectares.
2 pry schools being developed
TANGAIL. Dec 29: Thana engineering department of Na-garpur is developing two primary schools in this fiscal year at a total cost of Taka 6.20.462. reports BSS.
Official sources said that under this programme repairing works of Kazirpaturla Primary School and Danga Shallna Para Government Primary School will be done at a cost of Taka 4.95.000. Furniture of the rest taka will be supplied to the schools. Official sources added that the work will be completed within four months time.
Workshop on family planning
MADARIPUR. Dec 29: A day-long workshop on family planning was held here recently, reports BSS
District unit of Family Planning Association of Bangladesh organised the workshop at its office auditorium. The function was presided over by the district family planning officer.
Youth killed in Jhenidah road accident
JHEN1DAH. Dec 29: A young man was killed in a road mishap in sadar thana on December 23. police said, reports BSS.
The victim Araf, 23. of Tatul Baria village met the tragic end of his life when a Kaliganj-bound tractor dashed him from be hind near BesaiktytijJ>azar on JhaMdah,Jessore highway. A case was filed with Jhenidah thana in this connection
Health complex opens at Ali Kadani
BANDARBAN. Dec 29: Health and Family Welfare Minister Salahuddln Yusuf inaugurated a thana health complex at All Kadani on Saturday, reports BSS.
Addressing a gathering on the occasion, the minister said peace accord is a historic event and if this accord is implemented the whole area of the Chittagong Hill Tracts will be developed upgrading the standard of living of the tribal and non tribal people. Explaining the salient features of the peace accord the minister said the accord was signed within the framework of the constitution and none of the provisions of the constitution was violated.
Adulterated food threatens public health
PABNA, Dec 29: Adulterated food items have flooded the different hats and bazars of the district posing threat to public health, reports UNB.
As per the law. food Items can be released in the market after testing by BST1. Some 128 food items are under the law. such as edible oil, sugar, salt, bread, biscuit, pulse, ghee, butter, soft drinks and spices. For this, the producers have to pay Tk 2,000 to Tk 50,000 to the BST1 as testing fees. But a section of unscrupulous traders are supplying their low quality products in the market without necessary testing causing huge revenue loss to the government
Alleged corruption in telephone deptt
SATKHIRA. Dec 29: Telephone subscribers here have been facing great Inconveniences due to poor quality of service and alleged corruption of a section of T A T employees, reports UNB.
Local subscribers said most of the Unes remain out of order or are linked with other lines making it impossible for them to use the phone. They also said wrong calls and cross connections have become a common feature. Many subscribers complained that although their telephone sets remain out of order most of the time they receive Inflated bills every month. This is due to illegal connections given by a section of employees of the TAT Board to some so-called subscribers who maintain underhand relations with them, they added.
Alleged dacoit arrested
BARISAL, Dec 29: One All alias Matka. an alleged dacoit, was arrested by Bakerganj thana police recently from the Barta area of the thana, according to police sources, reports BSS
Some looted goods were also recovered from his possession. Ali was wanted by the police in various cases lodged with this thana two of his accomplices, Delwar Hossain and Delwar Sharif were also arrested by the police, the sources added.
Aman farming facing set back
NARSINGDI. Dec 29: Aman production in the district is being hampered this year due to unfavourable weather conditions and want of timely rainfall, reports UNB.
Local farmers said crops on over 10,000 hactares of land brought under aman cultivation in six thanas of the district had already been dried up. Officials in the District Agricultural Extension Department told that 40.300 hactares of land in the district have been brought under aman cultivation this year But they feared that there might be a production shortfall this year as there is no rain for long. During the last season, the district also suffered a shortage in aman production by over 80,000 metric tons.
Snatched rifle recovered
JAMALPUR. Dec 29: The rifle, which was snatched from a policeman on duty at an election centre on Wednesday, was recovered from a pqnd at Dighirpara village in Dewanganj thana on Friday, reports UNB.
The rifle was snatched from the Delwar Hossain High School centre, allegedly by the supporters of Abdur Rouf, a defeated chairman candidate of Chikajani union. The group also snatched ballot boxes of the centre. Acting on a tip. police con ducted a search and recovered the rifle from the pond, near the house of Abdur Rouf, the main accused in the arms snatch case
CHT peace treaty hailed
RANG AM ATI, Dec 29: The Rangamati Sangbadpatra Sebi Kalyan Samity (RSSKS) congratulated the Bangladesh govern ment and the Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) for reaching a settlement to the decade-old insurgency problem in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region through signing the much desired peace-treaty reports BSS
The RSSKS also hailed members of the national committee on Chittagong Hill Tracts including its chairman Abul Hasnat Abdullah and the members of the liaison committee led by Hangsaw Roy Chakma, who worked as bridge between the government and PCJSS, for signing an accord towards restoration of peace in the insurgency battered refion of the country