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NEWS in brief
Freedom fighter Abul Kasem dies
Our Correspondent, Patuakhali
Freedom fighter Abul Kasem died of cardiac arrest in his residence at Talbaria village of Jainkathi union of Patuakhali sadar upazila yesterday. He was 90.
He left behind his wife, three sons and four daughters.
He was buried with state honour at his family graveyard following his namaz-e-janaza after Asr prayers.
Freedom fighters, local politicians and people from all walks of life participated in the janaza.
Dr AR Mallick Lecture Hall inaugurated at JU
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The newly constructed "Dr AR Mallick Lecture Hall" was inaugurated at the history department of Jahangirnagar University yesterday.
JU Vice Chancellor Prof Farzana Islam inaugurated the hall, in presence of the family members of Dr A R Mallick, teachers and students.
Dr Faruk Hasan Mallick, son of Dr AR Mallick, delivered a speech at the inauguration ceremony that took place at the new seminar hall.
Recalling his father's memories as an eminent educationist and the first technocrat finance minister of the country, Faruk urged the students to read Dr A R Mallick's books to know more about him.
Dr Mallick was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, USA in the early 60s and the founding vice chancellor of Chittagong University.
600kg of polythene bags seized
Our Correspondent, c«
The Department of Environment (DoE) Chittagong zone seized 600kg of banned polythene bags in a store at Riyajddin Bazar in the city yesterday morning.
Md Russell, owner of the shop of plastic goods, was summoned to appear at the department's office today, said Sangjucta Dsgupta, assistant director of the department.
The thickness of the seized polythene bags was under 55 micron which was declared banned by the government, she concluded.
27th AGM of Serve the People held
UNB, Dhaka
The 27th annual general meeting (AGM) of Serve the People, a non-government organisation, was held yesterday, a press release said.
Addressing the AGM, the organisation's chairperson Shahjadi Begum put emphasis on providing proper education to underprivileged girls.
Ambasadoor AKM Farooq praised Serve the People for its contribution towards girls' education and breastfeeding mothers. Syed Ahmad Faruque, secretary general of the organisation, highlighted on overall activities and read a message sent by Sir Hasan Fazle Abed.
BGB-BSF conference starts
Our Correspondent, from Rangpur
A 4-daylong conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) of India kicked off in Rangpur on Sunday.
The meeting started around 2:30pm at Bhinna Jagat, a park in Rangpur Sadar upazila.
The top officials would discuss, among other issues, the present border situation including killings across the border, illegal intrusion, detention, smuggling of firearms and illegal trafficking of drugs and cattle. Development activities within 150 metres of the International border line and joint surveillances strategies are also on the agenda of the conference. The conference will end tomorrow.