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SNAPS AND SNIPPETS
Storm lashes Rangpur village
Our Correspondent, Rangpur
At least 20 people were injured and over 100 thatched and tin-roofed houses damaged as a storm lashed Islampur Belbari village under Payrabandh union in Mithapukur upaziia early yesterday. Police and locals said, more than 500 trees were also uprooted and crops on 50 acres of land were destroyed. Electricity supply remained snapped as the uprooted trees fell on power lines. Harun-Ar-Rashid, UNO of Mithapukur, told this correspondent that a 5-minute storm wrecked havoc in the village. Victims Rasheda Begum, Rafiqul Islam, Nazrul Islam and Jahangir Mian of the area told this correspondent that they were living under the open sky. We need help to rebuild our houses, they said.
Jubo Dal factions clash
A Correspondent, Bogra
Two rival factions of BNP backed Jubo Dal locked in a clash yesterday afternoon at Noymail Bazar in Shahjahanpur upaziia. Locals and police said that district BNP president VP Saiful backed upaziia vice president Bashar group swooped on former MP Helaluzzaman Lalu backed Atol group as they (Atol group) brought down three banners from the area which were hung there demanding new district committee in Bogra. The incident took place on the eve of BNP chief Begum Khaleda Zia's visit to the district.
Sit-in for Khulna dev
A Correspondent, Khulna
Leaders of Greater Khulna Development Action Coordination Committee (GKDACC) observed a two-hour sit-in from 10am yesterday at Picture Palace intersection to press home their 13-point demand. The demands include construction of a modern railway station and double train line from Khulna to Dhaka, gas supply through pipeline in the region, establishment of Padma Bridge at Mawa, Shilpakala Academy, deep sea port at Akram point, modernisation of Mongla Port, completion of the on-going airport project at Foyla, reopening of the closed Daulatpur jute mill and newsprint mill, reconstruction of Khulna district stadium and turning Bhomra land port into an international port. Chaired by its president advocate SM Daud Ali, KCC Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque addressed it as chief guest while Nazrul Islam Monju, lawmaker of Khulna-2 constituency spoke as special guest.
Robbers held from Meghna
UNB, Chandpur
Police arrested seven robbers from the Meghna river near Ekhlaspur in North Matlab upaziia on Friday afternoon. Police said a gang of robbers, coming in a trawler, swooped on a riceladen cargo in the river and looted the rice at gunpoint in the afternoon while the cargo was coming to Chandpur from Narayanganj. When the gang was fleeing with the looted rice, their trawler capsized due to strong current in the river. Later local fishermen caught them with the help of ri ver police.
Man murdered in Bogra
A Correspondent, Bogra
President of a school managing committee was brutally murdered at Nisindhara village in Nandigram upaziia on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Jamal Uddin, 40, son of late Abdur Razzak of the village and president of Boro Changoir High School's managing committee. Locals said that Jamal might have been killed due a feud over his parental property. Witness said that the body of the victim was cut into pieces and thrown at different places.