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Meena Dibas held in Jamalpur

JAMALPUR, Sept 27: With a view to creating awareness about birth registration, Shishu Academy organised a function in its auditorium here on Monday to mark the "Meena Dibas-2007". Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rev) Amar Chan Banik was present at the function as the chief guest The daylong programme included discussion meeting, cultural function and painting exhibition. Local elite, guardians and students took part in the programme, reports BSS.

500 disabled people get relief in Kurigram

KURIGRAM, Sept 27: Bangladesh Pratibandhi Kalyan Samity (BPKS) distributed relief materials among 500 disabled people of three unions under Fulbari upazila of the district on Monday. The relief goods included rice, flour, edible oil, salt, onion, sugar, candle, match box, oral saline, medicine, powdered milk and biscuits. BPKS officials and the elite of the town were present on the occasion, reports BSS.

One killed, in clash

NABABGANJ (Dinajpur), Sept 27: A woman was killed and her three daughters and a son were injured in a bloody clash between two groups at village Barobaria under Nababganj upazila in Dinajpur district on Monday. Police said two rival groups headed by Abdul Bari and Azizar Rahman locked into a bloody clash following an altercation over land dispute. Five persons including four women of Abdul Bari group were injured in the incident One of the injured Hasina Begum, 55, wife of Abdul Bari succumbed to her injuries at Nababganj Upazila Health Complex, reports BSS.

Six fined

BAGERHAT, Sept 27: A mobile Court fined five grocery shop owners and a milk seller Taka 6,500 for adulteration of food in Morelganj Upazila of the district on Saturday. Led by Upazila Nirbahi Officer Krishnakanta Biswas, a mobile court fined shop owners Kartik Chandra, Gopal Krishna Paul, Arun Kumar Roy, Shahidul Islam and Jagannath Talukder for selling adulterated food and Mojibur Rahman for selling milk mixed with water and formalin to the UNO's house, official sources said, reports BSS.

3 killed in road mishaps

LALMONIRHAT, Sept 27: A man was killed and 15 others were injured in a road accident at Gobindhaganj upazila headquarters of Gaibandah district Saturday night The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately. Police and witnesses said a Dhaka-bound bus from Burimari land port turned turtle on Dhaka-Lalmonirhat highway at about 11:30 PM, killing one passenger on the spot and injuring 15 others. The injured were admited to Bogra Mohammad Ali Medical College Hospital and Gonibdhaganj Health Complex. Another report from Panchagarh adds: A middle-aged man was killed when a stone-laden truck hit his bicycle on Panchagarh-Tentulia highway near District Police line on Saturday noon. The dead was identified as Wazir Ali, 50, of Amtala Shajipar village in Sadar upazila, reports UNB.

Valuables looted

SATKHIRA, Sept 27: Armed robbers looted cash and other valuables from two houses at Brahmarajpur village in Sadar upazila early Saturday. Police said the bandits numbering 8/10 stormed into the house of Modhu Sudan Shaha at about 1:00 AM and tied up his daughter Shilpi at gunpoint The robbers later looted cash money, four tolas of gold ornaments and other valuables from the house and decamped with the booty safely. Later, the bandits atacked the neighbouring house of Hafiz Mistri and took away cash, 1.5 tolas of gold ornaments and other valuables keeping the house-inmates hostage at gunpoint District police super Mirza Abdulla-hel-baki visited the spot in the morning. Two cases were filed with the police, reports UNB.