Teenage girl dies of snakebite
UNB, Khulna
A teenage girl died of snakebite at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) early Friday.
A poisonous snake bit Fatema, 12, while she was engaged in domestic work near her house at Koiya Bazaar in Sonadanga upazila Thursday night. She died after admission at KMCH. An unnatural death (UD) case was filed with local police.
Tk 21.97 cr BKB loan disbursed
UNB, Brahmanbaria
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) disbursed loan amounting to Tk 21.97 cr, including Tk 15.24 cr farm loan, among people of Brahmanbaria during 2001-2002 fiscal.
Officials said the bank disbursed the loan through its 26 branches in eight upazilas to give a boost to farm output and eradicate poverty by creating self-employment opportunities. Besides, the bank realised its outstanding loan totalling Tk 30.53 cr during the period.
Poetry festival in Brahmanbaria
UNB, Brahmanbaria
A daylong poetry festival was held at Brahmanbaria Shilpakala Academy Wednesday.
Titas Sahitiya Sangskritik Parisad organised the festival titled 'Barshamongal Kobita Uttsab'. Prof Haroon-ur-Rashid inaugurated the festival with poet Shamsul Islam in the chair. Poet Dilip Das of India was accorded a reception in the festival.
Girl suffers burn injuries in Moulvibazar
UNB, Moulvibazar
A girl suffered burn injuries in an acid attack at village Baurbag in Sadar upazila Wednesday night.
Police said two miscreants broke into the house of late Chan Mia at the dead of night and threw acid on Misma Aktar, 18, as she cried out seeing them. She was being treated at Sadar Hospital.
Leader of outlawed party arrested
UNB, Magura
A leader of the outlawed Sharbahara Party was arrested along with a firearm from Gobra village in Shalikha upazila Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house at the village and arrested Harun Mollah, 35, leader of the party. Police said Harun of Kadirpara village in the upazila was wanted in about 10 murder cases. They recovered a pistol from his possession.
Sea truck stranded at shoal in
Bhola
UNB, Bhola
Khijir-7, a modern sea truck, remained stranded at a shoal in Nazirpur in Lalmohon upazila for the last seven days.
The vessel, built at a cost of over Tk 5 cr, was commissioned on Kalaiya (Patuakhali)- Nazirpur (Bhola) naval routes on June 14 to ferry passengers. Witnesses said the sea truck on its way to Kalaiya ran aground at the shoal for the mistake of its operator.
Timbers worth Tk 32.86 lakh seized
UNB, Khulna
Coast guards in their drives seized timbers worth about Tk 32.86 lakh from Sharankhola in Khulna district in last few days.
The coast guards from Khulna zone carried out the drives in the area and seized some 4694.59 cubic feet of 'Sundari' timbers heaped up for smuggling. The timbers were handed over to Sharankhola forest range.
JCD-ICS panel sweeps students' union polls
UNB, Gazipur
The combined panel of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) swept the students union election of Gazipur Government University College Thursday.
The pro-BNP-Jamaat panel bagged all the seats in the election held amid tight security. Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of opposition Awami League, also contested the election.
Noakhali Municipality budget announced
UNB, Noakhali
Noakhali Municipality has announced a Tk 19.63 cr budget for fiscal 2002-2003. Municipality chairman Abdur Rahman announced the budget Tuesday in presence of local elite, government officials and journalists.
Of the total income, Tk 7.14 cr will come from municipality taxes and fees, Tk 3.69 crore from government grants and Tk 5 crore from other sources, the chairman said.
Cash, valuables worth Tk 84,000 looted
UNB, Kishoreganj
Armed robbers looted cash and valuables worth Tk 84,000 from the district Judge Court building on Wednesday. Some 10-12 masked robbers entered into the building tying up the night guards Farook and Lalmia, and breaking its grill.
They broke the lock of the strong room and took away Tk 76,000 from the safe and Tk 7,900 from the accountant's room. Police visited the spot.
Absconding bank manager arrested
UNB, Khulna
The manager of the local Shilpa Bank was arrested from the city's Banorgati area early Friday.
The law enforcers nabbed Tipu Sultan, who remained absconding for long in a CR case filed with Sonadanga police. Police, however, could not furnish the specific charge brought against the manager.