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Our Correspondent, Jhenidah

A round-table on tuberculosis control and mass participation was held at Press Club auditorium on September 27.

Health Directorate, Press Club and BRAC jointly sponsored the conference. Jhenidah Press Club president MA Ansary presided over the round table while Deputy Commisoner Abu Syed Fakir inaugurated the conference as chief guest

Police Super Abul Khayer, Civil Surgion Dr. Shamsul Haq, Dr. Abul Fatha, journalist Nizamuddin Zoarder, Abdus Salam, Bimal Saha, Priti Ranjan Duta and Manik Chandra Das of BRAC took part in the discussion. M, Shaiful Mabud Secretary of Press Club conducted the conference.

Speakers of the conference said that Tuberculosis is a curable disease. This message must be reached to the mass people to control it Media took main part in this regard.

According to statistics, 3 lakh people atacked by TB in Bangladesh every year. 70 thousand people died by this disease each year in the country. One person died of TB in each 10 minutes in Bangladesh.

Tuberculosis still a heath problem in our country speakers of the conference said. An awareness must be built up among the mass people that this disease is curable to control it An active TB patient spreads germs among 10 persons through cough

Health Ministry, BRAC and others NGOs took a programme to control TB by DOTS system throughout the country. Medicines have been supplied free of cost to the TB patients. Under the TB control programme death rate will come down by fifty percent, BRAC officers said in the conference.

Specialists said, TB also a health hazard in 22 countries in the world. 8 million persons atacked by TB in each year, among two million patients died.

BSS, Rangamati

The government has instructed the Chitagong Hill Tracts Development Board (CHTDB) to implement 27 development projects at a cost of Taka 26.27crore during the 2007-08 fiscal year.

Of the projects, 16 are being implemented at a cost of Taka 16.38 crore and 11 new projects at a cost of Taka 9.89 crore.

Besides, to ensure beter road communication in three Hill districts of Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban, the CHTDB has been implementing 17 projects at a cost of Taka 15.71 crore.

The government has released Taka one crore for implementing a socio-economic development project with a view to creating job facilities in the region for backward Hill people, officials said adding that the government has also released Taka 1.20 crore for rehabilitating 300 homeless people at Khagrachhari.

A total of Taka 1.10 crore was allocated for establishing a residential school at Khagrachhari Hill district in order to provide beter education to the children living in Hill districts.

Under a rehabilitation programme Taka 75 lakh was allocated among the marginal and landless farmers in the hill districts for orange and mixed fruit cultivation while Taka 1.04 crore for infrastructure development in the tribal areas, sources said.

Under the upland setlement project (2nd Phase) Taka 2.50 crore has been allocated while Taka 60 lakh was allocated for integrated hilly farm development project

The Chitagong Hill tract affairs ministry has allocated Taka 50 lakh for construction of a rest house and Taka 25 lakh for construction of a bus terminal construction at Lama under Bandarban Hill district

Besides, Taka 1.62 crore was given for construction of the office complex of CHTDB.

Our Correspondent, Gazipur

Inaugural ceremony to distribute the vegetables saplings among the flood affected area organised by Bangladesh Agricultural Institute (BARI) was held at Institution's premises presided over by the Director General, BARI Dr. Haroon-or-Rashid on Saturday at 2 PM.

Adviser of Agricultural Ministry Dr. C.S. Karim spoke as the chief guest at the function. He narrated the real picture of Bangladesh Agricultural sectors and conditions of the flood affected people. He also said in his speech that patriat joint forces members helped helpless people and faced manifold problems taking participation for developing the rehabilitation programme of the flood affected people throughout the country.

He praised worthy about welfare activities of patriat Army in our country. So, Dr Karim called upon all scientists of BARI to be devoted for developing Agriculture Research work and advised them to discover new new latest technology for growing more food through out the country.

Besides, NDC, Secretary of Agricultural Ministry M Abdul Aziz, Deputy Commissioner in Gazipur Sayed Mizanur Rahman, Director, Horticulture Central, Research Centre in BARI, Md. Muzammel Haque and the chief scientific officer Md. Abdur Rashid delivered the speech as special guests at the function. After inaugural session chief guest distribute vegetables plants among the flood affected farmers in Gazipur.

It is noted, In charge of Army Camp in Gazipur, Police Super including elite were present at the function.

Our Correspondent, Rangpur

The meritorious student who obtained GPA-5 in the last HSC examinations from Ragonur College in the district were accorded a reception on the premises of the college recently.

Ex Principal Professor Khairul Alam Dakua addressed the function as the chief guest chaired by principal of the college Professor Chengib Choudary.

Vice-Principal Mogahar Ali was present as special guest

The function was also addressed among others, by Prof Alimuddin, Sohili Aktar, Delara Banu and Mongila Bagam.

The speakers also urged them to devote themselves to the development of the country in future.

Later, the GPA obtained students were given crests and gifts.

Meena Day observed

With a view to creating awareness about birth registration Shishu Academy organised a function in its auditorium here on Sept 24 to mark the Meena Dibas 2007.

Deputy Commissioner Khandakar Atiur Rahman was present at the fucntion as the chief guest The day- long programme included discussion meeting. cultural function and painting exhibition. Local elite, guardians and students took pur in the programme.

Vegetable seedlings distributed

Vegetable seedlings were distributed among 100 poor flood-affected farmers of Sadar upazila in the district recently.

The distribution programme was arranged on the Sadar upazila premises where UNO Mamotaje uddin distributed seedlings of vegetable among the farmers. Among others, upazila agriculture officer Deleur Hossan, up Sahakari agriculture officers SM Saiful Islam, Abdus Hamid were present

Workshop on TB control held

A roundable on the Tuberculosis (TB) Control and social participation "jointly organised by TB Control Programme. Health Directorate, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Press Club Rangpur and BRAC, was held at the District Civil Surgeon's. auditorium on September 13.

Rashid Babu, President of the Press Club, was in the chair.

A total 150 participants, including NGO officials of the Information Department, spoke at the meeting. They were Billalshah, coordinator of Health Department Rajshahi, Mahmud Jemin, social communicator, BRAC Advocacy unit Mahabub Rahman, treasurer of Press Club, worker as moderator Dr. AK Shamsuzzoha. Consultant of TB Hospital. Dr Abdur Rahuim, Civil Surgeon of Rangpur.

He said in 22 countries of the world 85 per cent are suffering from TB and 90 per cent died due to TB- related disease. Dr. Zoha said in Bangladesh TB is serious public health problem.

OMS programme functioning smoothly

Selling of rice under the governments open market sale (OMS) programme has been going smoothly in the district

According to the District Food Control office resources 176 dealers have been appointed in the district and so far 395 metric tonnes of rice was sold till September 17.

Sources said rice is being sold three days a week through the sale centres. Individuals can buy three kg of rice each Taka 19 per kg on every alternate day. Commitees at district, upazila and union levels were formed to supervise the functioning of the OMS programme.

Husband, wife jailed

BARISAL, Oct 3: A court here on Sunday sentenced a man to seven years and his wife to three years rigorous imprisonment for possessing illegal drugs. The court also fined the convicts Abdul Motalib, 45, and his wife Shahana Begum Jharna, 35, Tk 3,000 each, in default, to suffer three months RI more. Another accused Nurjahan Begum was acquited from the case as allegations brought against her could not be proved, reports UNB.

Mystery shrouds death of housewife

SATKHIRA, Oct 3: Mystery shrouded the death of a newly wed housewife whose body was found in hanging condition at village Mirgang in Shyamnagar Upazila on Sunday. On information, police recovered the body of Naz-e-Sultana alias Mukta, 23, wife of Ruhul Quddus of the village in Shyamnagar hanging from a ceiling fan. After preliminary investigation, police suspected that Quddus beat his wife Mukta to death and hanged the body from the ceiling fan of his house as she failed to bring dowry money from her parent's house. Family sources said Mukta, daughter of M Mozam Gazi of Sora village, married Ruhul Quddus six months back but she was sent back to her parent's house several times for dowry, reports UNB.

Four cloth traders arrested

KHULNA, Oct 3: Rapid Action Batalion members arrested four cloth traders along with a truck loaded with Indian three-piece worth Tk 5 lakh on Khulna-Rupsa bypass road on Sunday evening. The arrested were identified as Babul, 40, Abdul Aziz, 45, Saiful Islam, 38, and truck driver Mostafa. Later, the arrested cloth traders and seized truck and cloths were handed over to the Batiaghata Police. Police said the cloth traders were bringing the three-piece from India ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB.

Teenaged boy commits suicide

SYLHET, Oct 3: A teenaged schoolboy allegedly commited suicide by hanging himself at Khilgaon village in Jakiganj Upazila on Saturday afternoon. Family sources said Mohiuddin Chowdhury, 15, son of Ahad Chowdhury of the village, also a student of class nine of Moulvi Mair Ali High School, hanged himself from the ceiling of his room with a scarf at about 1:30 PM. Family members sensing something wrong broke the door of his room open and found his hanging body, reports UNB.

One killed by neighbour

SYLHET, Oct 3: A middle aged man was killed as his nieghbour hit him with a stick following an altercation at Pashchim Par village in Bianibazar Upazila on Saturday night Police said an altercation took place between Ashikur Rahman Ashik, 28, son of Sirajuddin of the village and his neighbour Jahuruddin, 55, at a shop at a local market on Saturday night over changing TV channel. At one stage, Ashik severely hit Jahuruddin with a stick leaving him critically injured. The victim died on way to the Upazila Health Complex, reports UNB.

Minor girl killed

in road mishap

BARISAL, Oct 3: A minor girl was crushed under the wheels of a truck at Dhan Gabeshona Road in the city on Sunday noon. Police said Sweety, 8, daughter of M Faruk, constable of detective branch police, was run over and killed by a sand-laden truck when she was crossing the road at about 1 PM. Police seized the truck but the driver managed to flee the scene. Police sent the body to hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was filed, reports UNB.