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Our Correspondent, Barisal

The members of Barisal district Bar Association calling immediate execution of the separation of judiciary vowed to foil any conspiracy against the implementation of independent judicial system of the country and condemned the activities and attitude of the administrative cadres against it.

On other hand Golam Masud Bablu, secretary of Barisal district Bar Association, alleged that district administration locked the room of additional district magistrate court on Monday afternoon.

The room was selected to use as the court of chief metropolitan magistrate of Barisal under the Barisal district judgeship after the separation of judiciary from next November 01, he added.

However district magistrate and deputy commissioner was not available for comment. But staffs of his office said the room was locked after removing the files and goods to repair and renovate it.

On other hand a meeting held at Barisal district Bar Association auditorium on Sunday afternoon the lawyers of Barisal said independence of judiciary from administration is a constitutional binding and aim of separation of it from administration will ensure protection of the basic rights of the citizens.

The meeting was presided over by Advocates Dilip Ghose, president, and addressed by Syed Golam Masud Bablu, secretary, Enayet Pir Khan, Talukdar Muhammad Yunus, Shakhawat Hossain Jummon, Kamrul Ahsan Shahin, Majibur Rahman, former president and secretaries, Fazlur Rahman, Majibur Rahman Nantu, Abdus Sattar, Kazi Manirul Hassan, Syed Waliullah Saju and other members.

They said that those who protesting the separation of judiciary from administration, are violating the constitution, contempt the Supreme Court of the country and doing misconduct by breaking the discipline of public service rules

The lawyers further added that administrative cadres at one side always used political governments for the sake of their interest, irregularities and corruption, and on other side blamed political governments for interfering on their duties when the question of transparency and accountability rose.

Separation of judiciary from administration from November 01, 2007 is the achieving of the long mass movement and would be beneficial for the citizens by implementation a constitutional right, the added.

Before formal starting of the meeting, judges of Barisal district judgeship led by district judge Md. Sahidullah, exchange views and greetings with the members of the Barisal district bar association.

Our Correspondent, Thakurgaon

Sub-standard cement has flooded markets in five upazilas of the district causing deprivation to the consumers of quality cement for sound construction work.

Violating the rules a section of dishonest traders are selling sub-standard cement to the people openly. Houses built with the low quality cement may collapse at any time, construction workers feared. Most of the customers are not aware of the supply of adulterated and sub-standard cement in the district.

BSS, Thakurgaon adds : The 5-day charity film festival and art camp organised to raise fund for treatment of an ailing class VII student 'Badhon' ended here on Saturday.

'Tirtho', a socio-cultural organisation arranged the festival at Thakurgaon Shilpakala Academy auditorium. The theme of the festival was 'Cinema should be the Sacred Vision of Society'.

The film festival was inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner of Thakurgaon Shafayet Hossain on October 16 while noted social worker Syeda Jahanara, ADC Matiur Rahman, ADM Delwar Hossain, Kazi Abdullah Al Mujahid, Boni Tasnim and Tarun Ghosh addressed the function.

Noted TV and cinema artistes Toukir Ahmed and Litu Anam were present as special guests.

A seminar was also held on the occasion on 'Activities and Utility of Chalachitra Sangsad.' A total of 18 films of Bangladesh, India, Iran, Italy, USA and Afghanistan were screened during the 5-day festival.

BSS, Gaibandha

National sanitation month-2007 was launched in the district on Monday.

Department of Public Health and Engineering (DPHE) and district administration jointly organised the launching ceremony in cooperation with UNICEF.

The function was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner of Gaibandha Quazi Anwarul Hakim as the chief guest at the conference room of district collectorate.

Among others, by additional Deputy Commissioner Abul Bayes Mia, Civil Surgeon Dr M. Shamsul Haque and Executive Engineer of DPHE Abujar M. Masudar Rahman spoke on the occasion.

The speakers laid stress on the need of making the sanitation month a success and achieve total sanitation coverage in the district by 2008.

In observance of the month, district and upazila administration and DPHE have chalked out elaborate programmes for raising awareness about sanitation that included organising procession, discussion, art competition and cultural show, distribution of leaflets.

Meanwhile, the preparation of voter list with photographs and national identity cards will be started in the district on November 4.

After inauguration of the registration process by the Deputy Commissioner, the data collectors will visit door to door for distributing the forms.

In the first phase, the work for preparation of voter list will begin in Gaibandha Pourasabha and Sadar Upazila areas.

District election officer Syed Ali Imam said 97 Assistant Registration officers, 1,187 supervisors and 5,316 data collectors have already been appointed for the work.

A total of 16,22,054 prospective voters would be registered at 823 centers in the district. Members of Bangladesh Army will supervise the registration process.

Our Correspondent, Gouripur

Loadshedding has caused great sufferings to the people of Gouripur Upazila of Mymensingh district. It is a regular feature in Garipur town. It occurs many times a day and even at midnight here.

When the loadshedding occurs at mid-day domestic life becomes painful due to serve heat of the rooms.

The people of the town cannot sleep for this. The office, school, college goers have to get up early. As a result, they have to sleep four to five hours at night and can not work properly in their respective institutes. They feel sleepy.

Besides, for want of good supply of electricity, the students become the worst sufferers. Patients, shopkeepers suffer a lot.

The stores, residences of Gouripur down town are using local emergency generators till 11 PM during the power outage . At midnight the whole Gourpur remain dark due to power failure. So the people of Gouripur want uninterrupted power supply.

Young girl commits suicide in Sylhet

SYLHET, Oct 24: A young girl allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Raighar village in Kanaighat Upazila here on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Archana Rani, 22, daughter of late Sitesh Chandra Das of Alipur village in Sadar Upazila of Moulvibazar district. Family sources said, Archana, who was living in the house of her sister at Raighar since long, took her life taking poison in her room in the evening when other members of the house went to visit a nearby Puja Mandap, reports UNB.

Two firearms recovered

BAGERHAT, Oct 24: Criminal Investigation Department (CID) police recovered two pipe guns from Sonatala area on the outskirts of the district town early on Saturday. Acting on tip-off that a gang of terrorists gathered in the area to commit a crime a team of CID police gheraoed the area at 4:30 AM. But sensing their presence the miscreants fled the scene leaving the firearms behind. The seized firearms were later handed over to the Sadar Police Station. A case was filed, reports UNB.

Two killed in

Comilla road mishap

COMILLA, Oct 24: Two people, including a truck driver, were killed in a tragic road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway at Jhinglatoli in Daudkandi Upazila on Sunday early morning. Police and witnesses said the accident occurred at about 5 AM when the iron rod loaded Daudkandi bound truck from Chittagong plunged into a roadside ditch, killing its driver Bhagyakul Chakma and passenger Saiful on the spot. Police recovered their bodies and sent those to local hospital morgue for autopsy, reports UNB.

Valuables looted

GAZIPUR, Oct 24: Armed robbers hacked a house owner to death and looted cash and valuables worth about Tk 2 lakh from his house at Ghorshas village in Kapasia Upazila early on Saturday. The dead was identified as Moniruddin, 35. Neighbors said 5/6 robbers entered the house of Moniruddin late at night and looted Tk 60,000 in cash and other valuables at gunpoint. At one stage, the robbers stabbed Moniruddin indiscriminately as he tried to resist them, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to the nearby Monohardi Upazila Health Complex of Narsingdi district and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries in the morning. A case was filed with the police, reports UNB.

Works on preparing voters' list

BANDERBAN, Oct 24: Works on preparing voters' list with photograph and ID card will begin in the district on Monday. The work will formally begin with enlisting the name of Deputy Commissioner M Abdul Majid Shah Akand at 9 AM. Later, the information collectors will collect information through door-to-door visit. In the first phase, the work will begin in Sadar Upazila and Poura area, officials said, reports UNB.

Six hurt in road mishap

BARISAL, Oct 24: Six people were injured in separate road accidents in Hizla and Mehediganj Upazilas of the district on Saturday. In Hizla, the mishap occurred at about 12:45 PM when a Hizla river port-bound three-wheeler tempo collided with another tempo coming from opposite direction at Khunna area injuring four passengers of the two The injured Hanif Khan, Shamsu Molla, Mizanur Rahman and Hannan Hawladar were admitted to the local hospital. In Mehediganj, two bicycle riders were critically injured when a tempo rammed their vehicle near Patarhat area in the afternoon. The injured identified as Riaz and Jahed were admitted to the local Upazila Health Complex, reports UNB.