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Fertiliser crisis worsens
NAOGAON. Mar 13: When farmers have embarked on a massive boro farming here, price hike of urea caused by short sujjply has dampened their enthusiasm, reports UNB.
Officials said dealers of the northern region have also stopped lifting urea from Santahar buffer stock from March 1 over a dispute with the authorities, worsening the fertiliser crisis. Taking advantage of the situation, a section of unscrupulous traders have raised the urea price, forcing the Srowers to pay Tk 15-20 more per bag of urea. When asked the ealers said they stopped lifting urea as the authorities turned down their demand for coarse granule of urea, which has better demand among the farmers. Meanwhile. Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension and president of Fertiliser Dealers' Association in the northern region visited Santahar buffer stock and had a meeting with the officials on Thursday. But the meeting ended Inconclusively.
Spoiled son handed over to police
THAKURGAON. Mar 13: As his all exhorting went in vain, an worried father last of all has handed over his spoiled son to police, reports UNB.
Abdul Halim, chairman of Jagannathpur Union Parishad, caught his son Ratan. 22, red-handed from Khochabari hat while collecting toll from shopkeepers and handed him over to police. Ratan. an accused in several cases, was sent to Jail.
Special programme
JHALAKATI. Mar 13: Department of Agriculture Extension has undertaken a special programme here to ensure women s participation in agriculture, reports UNB.
Under the programme. 142 women have already been imparted training on modern methods of agriculture and they set up 74 demonstration plots of various crops. They have also been familiarised with preservation techniques of seeds and seasonal fruits.
Erosion renders 2.5 lakh homeless
SHARIATPUR. Mar 13: Natural calamities like riverbank erosion and cyclone left over 2.5 lakh people homeless in five districts of greater Faridpur during the last 25 years, reports
These homeless people have been living in a sub-human condition for lack of shelter, work and food. The government sponsored VGF card programme and loan by some NGOs at high interest rate could not improve their condition. According to a local NGO (Shariatpur Development Organisation), some 10.000 families lost their homes due to erosion by the Meghna and the Padma rivers in five districts of greater" Faridpur during the period. In another survey, the NGO found that about 5000 families were rendered homeless by cyclones during the Jast 25 years. Marginal farmers and pbor weavers 'are among (he victims.
Seminar
SYLHET, Mar 13: Information Secretary M Akmol Hossain on Saturday said the Bangalees are a brave nation, which they have proved on many occasions including the country’s War of Liberation, different democratic movements and during natural disasters, reports BSS.
"The Bangalees have proved their courage and bravery by facing the century's worst devastating flood in 1998 under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.” he said while addressing a seminar on "The Management of Earth Quake and Sylhct region" here. Presided over by the Chairman of Sylhet Municipality Badar Uddin Kamran, the seminar was also addressed, among others, by Secretary to the Relief and Disaster Management Ministry Azad Ruhul Amin. Azlzul Malik Chowdhury, Ahsan Chowdhury, Jamil Chowdhury'. Sajedur Rahman. Dr Abdul Awal Biswas. Farooq Ahmed, Nazmul Haque and Jamila Akhter. Sylhet Municipality. CARE Bangladesh and Grameen Janokailyan Sangstha organised the seminar.
Alleged smuggler arrested
COX'S BAZAR. Mar 13: BDR Jawans arrested a man along with a huge contraceptive pills and cements from Leda area in Teknaf thana on Thursday, reports UNB.
The arrested was identified as Hamid Hossain. 31, son of Lal Mia. of Nayapara Muchhni village. Hamid was smuggling out 83.500 strips of contraceptive pills and 99 bags of cement worth about Tk 13 lakh to neighbouring Myanmar. He was sent to the Teknaf jail. The goods were later deposited to the Customs Department. A case was filed with the police.
Bodies of Bangladeshis returned
LALMONIRHAT, Mar 13: Bodies of three Bangladeshi nationals, killed by Indian BSF at Chandrapur village in Kaliganj thana on Thursday, were returned to BDR officials after a flag meeting on Saturday morning, reports UNB.
Commander of 27 Riffle Battalion of Daikhawoa camp Nayek Subader Saidur Rahman led the Bangladesh side while Company Commander of 109 BSF Battalion of Kaitabari Camp headed the Indian side at the flag meeting held at border pillar No. 912. BDR officials later handed over the decomposed bodies of Joydal. Khalil and Sirajul to their families as BSF returned them after 43 hours of the killings. The bodies were buried at their family graveyards after namaj-e-janaza at Khamarbhati Primary School premises.
Rally in support of PSA
KHULNA. Mar 13: A huge procession was brought out in the city on Saturday congratulating President of Bangladesh Awami League Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for enacting Public Safety Act (PSA), reports BSS.
Organised Jointly by Khulna city and district unit of Awami League and its front organisations, the procession was led by State Minister for Relief and Disaster Management Talukder Abdul Khaleque. Awami League Central Leader Mannujan Su flan MP. Kazi Sekandar All Dalim MP and President of Khulna District Awami League and former Whip of Jatiya Sangsad Shaikh Harun-or-Rashld. A large number of Awami League leaders and workers including many from the front organisations participated In the procession.