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SNAPS AND SNIPPETS
Human chain at Chandpur
A Correspondent, chandpur
Angikar Bangladesh. Chandpur unit organised a one-hour human chain on Sunday afternoon on the bank of the Mcghna River demanding steps to save the town from river erosion. President of the organisation Zakir Hossain Miaji led the human chain that started at 5 pm More than 100 people of different professions, including freedom Tighter Basudev Majumder, Prof Dabir Uddin Noman. Prof Shalt Alam Tipu, Prof Tariqul Islam. Prof Kausar Ahmed. Mizanur Rahman Patwari, chairman Jitu Patwari, Saifuddin Khan, Sayem Patwari, Kader Chhaiyal. Md Redwan. Mamun Munshi and Omar Faruk joined the human chain.
Accident sparks protest
A Correspondent,/essore
Vehicular movement on the Jessore-Magura highway came to a halt for three hours yesterday as locals protested death of a schoolboy in an accident at Hashimpur Bazar. Victim Mostafa, 7, was son of Mofizuddin of Hasimpur village under Sadar upazila and a class two student of a local school. Locals and police said, the accident took place when Mostafa was crossing die highway on his way to school. A Jessore-bound truck crushed him under its wheels at about 10:00am. Agitated people put up barricade on the Jessore-Magura highway at Hashimpur Bazar resulting in a 10-kilometer long tailback on the road. The barricade was withdrawn at about 1:00 pm after local MP Khalidur Rahman Tito and district administration assured them of taking punitive action against the culprits.
Kidnapped girl rescued
Our Correspondent, sarkhira
A teenage schoolgirl kidnapped by a gang on Saturday afternoon was rescued at night by police from Bangdah area in Sadar upazila. Police also arrested the kidnapper. Abdullah Al Mamun. 22. son of Sirajul Islam Dhali of village Modhya Khalishabunia in Shyamnagar upazila. Zaki a Sultana Sathi, 14, daughter of Abdullah of Puratan Satkhira in the town and a student of class nine was kidnapped while returning from her school. Victim's father Abdullah yesterday filed a case with Sadar police station accusing four people.
Youth gets life for rape
A Correspondent,/essore
A Jessore court on Sunday sentenced a youth to life term rigorous imprisonment for raping a schoolgirl. The court also fined him 20 thousand taka, in default, to suffer more 5 years in jail. Convict Hakim alias Sagor, 24, is son of Sheikh Abdur Rahman of Dharmapur village under Keshabpur upazila. According to prosecution story, Sagor raped the class nine student of Chingra Secondary School several times on false promise of marriage. When she got pregnant, Sagor refused to marry her. The victim's father later filed a case with Keshabpur police station on 2001.
Shoe sellers stage strike
Staff Correspondent, syihet
Owners of shoe stores in Habiganj district town yesterday kept their shutters down from 6 in the morning to 12 noon to press for immediate release of their fellow businessman Ahmed Kabir Azad, who was implicated in an extortion case on Sunday last. Former president of Habiganj Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shahab Uddin Ahmed filed the extortion case against 10 people including Azad following a dispute over ownership of a pond. The accused appeared before the judicial magistrate court in Habiganj on Sunday and prayed for bail. The magistrate granted bail to nine while rejected Azad's paryer and sent him to the jail hajat.