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Earthquake jolts Sylhet region
UNB, Sylhet
A light earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Sylhet region yesterday.
The earthquake was felt at 12:36pm in Sylhet. The epicentre of the quake was along Indo-Bangla border, about 185km north-east from Dhaka, said regional Met Office and Seismic Observatory Centre sources.
There was no immediate report of damage or casualties.
Cellphones worth Tk 50 lakh seized in Ctg
Staff Correspondent, ctg
Customs officials seized 450 mobile phone sets worth around Tk 50 lakh from the luggage of two expatriates at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong city yesterday morning.
The expatriates are Kamal Uddin, 26, of Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong, and Imranul Islam, 40, of Feni.
The cell phone sets were seized from their possession as they did not pay the customs duties for them, said the airport customs house Assistant Commissioner Mohammad Shahidul Islam.
Worker dies from electrocution
Staff Correspondent, ctg
A garment worker was killed and two others were injured in electrocution in Chittagong early Saturday.
The deceased was Md Rubel, 25, while the injured were Atik, 25 and Ansar, 18. They were employees at Asian Washing, a garment factory, at Monsurabad area in Chittagong city.
Kazi Imran, an executive of the factory, said Rubel, a washing machine operator, got an electric shock when he tried to switch the machine on around 1:00pm.
The victims were rushed to Chittagong Medical College Hospital where doctors declared Rubel dead, police said.
CCC seeks Tk 2,000cr from UNCDF
Staff Correspondent, ctg
Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has sought Tk 2,000 crore as loan from United Nation Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to implement its projects.
CCC Mayor M Manjur Alam made the call when UNCDF's Chief Technical Adviser Christopher Kajmersky met at his office yesterday.
Under the fund, the CCC would implement a drainage master plan, recover old canals and set up a new canal to remove water logging problems in the port city, Manjur said.
UNCDF's adviser Kajmersky told the mayor that they would inform their decision about the loan after discussion with LGRD and cooperatives ministry of Bangladesh.
'Arrest criminals in Rajshahi city'
Staff Correspondent, Raishahi
Leaders of Rajshahi Rakkha Sangram Parishad (RRSP) yesterday urged the authorities concerned to arrest identified criminals to curb criminal activities in Rajshahi city.
They were speaking at a human chain and rally in Rajshahi city's Shaheb Bazar Zero Point intersection.
They said incidents of criminal activities including killing of auto-rickshaw drivers for snatching the vehicles, mugging, and extortion have recently been increased in the city.
RRSP President Liakat Ali chaired the rally, while its General Secretary Jamat Khan, journalist Mostafijur Rahman Khan, businessmen Ziaul Haque, engineer Tajul Islam, sportsman Harunur Rashid, physician Abdul Mannan and development worker Debashish Pramanik, among others, spoke on the