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SNAPS AND SNIPPETS
BRUR admission test
BSS,Rangpur
Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) yesterday started distribution of forms for admission to first year honours classes for the second 2009- 10 academic session. A total of 640 students will be admitted in 11 departments of mathematics, computer science and engineering (CSE), Bangla, English, economics, history, management, statistics, geography and environmental science (GES), accounting and information system (AIS) and marketing. The admission seekers have been advised to collect admission forms by downloading the same from www.brur.ac.bd of 8.5x14 inches in size, fill-in the forms by own handwritings and attach with it two recent passport size colour photographs. The admission seekers will have to submit the forms with necessary documents and Tk 300 in cash to the departments concerned. They can also collect admit cards with registration numbers and the prospectus. The forms can be collected till October 18 and the filled-in forms can be submitted to the departments concerned between 10am and 2pm daily from October 1-18 except for Fridays.
Medicine, coins seized
Our Correspondent, Rangpur
Detective Branch (DB) of police Saturday night seized a huge quantity of Indian medicine and Bangladeshi coins from a covered van of Desh courier service. They also arrested driver and helper of the van. Sources said, DB police led by sub-inspector Minhazul Islam raided the office of Desh courier service near GL Roy road at about 11:00 pm. They recovered Indian medicine worth Tk 20 lakh and 10 kg Bangladesh coins (ten and five poisas) from a covered van in front of the office. A case was registered with Kotwali police against two commission agents of Rangpur branch of the courier service, the van driver and the helper.
Two brothers drown
BSS, Gaibandha
Two brothers drowned in a pond at Ratanpur village under Gobindaganj upazila on Saturday. Police and family sources said, Shubho, 5, son of Shariful Islam of the village fell into water while playing by the side of the pond, adjacent to his house. His elder brother. Sohel, 8, who jumped into the pond to rescue Shubho also drowned. Later their bodies were recovered from the pond.
30 shops gutted
BSS, Barisal
At least 30 shops at Mokramprotap Bazar in Sadar upazila were gutted in a devastating fire on Saturday. Witnesses said the fire caused by short-circuit at the shop of one Yakub Ali in the morning, quickly engulfed the whole market. Shop owners and locals brought the fire under control after a two-hour struggle. Fire fighters could not reach the spot due to lack of road communication. At least five shop owners received injuries while extinguishing the fire. They were given first aid in local clinics. Meanwhile, president of Mokramprotap Bazar Shop Owners Association said the estimated loss due to the fire would be not less thanTk30 lakh.