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Our Correspondent, Chuadanga

Organised by Bangladesh Shishu Academy of Chuadanga District office, the National Daughter Child Day 07, was oberved here recently.

A grand children's rally carrying banner and festoons led by Shishu Academy Assistant Director Afsana Fardas and another rally of Bangladesh Partnership Forum (BDPC) led by Rexona Khatun, Coordinator BDPC paraded the main roads of the town to mark the day's programme.

The daughter children marched and chanted slogans like 'stop discrimination and repression on child-daughter.

After the rally paintings and essay competition, chaired by Prof Malaka Haque Makhan were held at Adarsha Girls High School premises.

A live discussion on stoppage of discrimination of daughter children and woman was held at Adrasha Girls High School premises with Waliallah Siddique in the chair. Former principal of Chuadanga Govt Women's College Prof Siddiqur Rahman was present as chief guest.

The meeting was addressed among others, by Chief Guest Prof Siddiqur Rahman Prof Malaka Haque Makhan, Roufun Nahar Rina, BDPC Programme Officer Furqan Ali and Rexona Khatun.

The speakers stressed the need for stopping discrimination and violence against the Daughter Children. The discussants emphasised to give equal treatment at all levels of our socio-economic literacy and cultural fields bringing congenial atmosphere.

BSS, Habiganj

The supply of safe drinking water in the Habiganj Pourasabha area will be increased to another four lakh gallons daily after completion of the construction of water treatment plant in June next year.

Sources at the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) said with completion of the project the number of households under the Habiganj Pourasabha's Water Supply Projects will be increased to 3,200 which is at present 1,600 households.

However, the Taka four crore project could not be able to meet the total demand for water, said the sources.

For 7,000 households of the Habiganj Pourasabha a total of 52 lakh gallons of water is needed for daily requirements, the sources added.

Acting chairman of Habiganj Pourasabha Khaled Jewel told BSS that the consumers have been eagerly waiting to get water connections in their households and we are trying our best to complete the project within the stipulated time.

BSS, Joypurhat

Police arrested 23 persons, from different parts of the district on Wednesday.

The arrested persons included alleged murderers, absconding warrantees, drug traders, traffickers and peddlers, terrorists and anti-social elements.

Police also recovered good quantities of phensidyl and other illegal objects during the drives.

Kotwali Police arrested nine persons, Panchbibi five, Akkelpur seven and Kalia police arrested two criminal during the period.

The arrested persons were sent to jail hajat after police produced them before different Joypurhat courts on Thursday.

BSS Brahmanbaria adds: Police arrested a listed smuggler from bordering Akhaura Upazila in the district on Wednesday.

He was identified as Abu Taher, 45, of Rajendrapur village under Mogra Union in the Upazila. Police said acting on a tip-off, they arrested Taher from Naoghat at Barabazar in Sadar Upazila of the district.

Officer-in-charge of Akhaura thana Mohammad Shajahan Kabir said Taher is a top-listed smuggler in the upazila and accused in 11 cases filed with different police stations in the district.

Meanwhile police arrested three gamblers red- handed while gambling in a house in village Kumarganj Bazar under Mithapukur Upazila here on Tuesday night.

Police sources said, a police team led by Officer-in-charge of Mithapukur police station Ohidul Islam conducted a sudden raid to the area and arrested the gamblers red-handed while they were gabbling in a room.

The police also seized various inputs and materials generally used for gambling from their possessions during the raid.

The arrested persons are: Lutfar Rahman, 40, Moktar Hossain, 25 and Shahinur Mia, 40, of the same area.

A case was filed in this connection with Mithapukur police station and the arrested were sent to jail hajat when police produced them before a Rangpur Court today, the sources said.

BSS, Rajbari

A court here has sentenced three persons to 17 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) in an arms case.

Judge of the of the special tribunal-2 Shahidullah Bakaul handed down the verdict on Wednesday.

The convicts are Kamal Mondal, Hurmat Ali and Lokman Hossain of Kasbamajail area in Pangsha upazila.

Court sources said police arrested the three from a house of one Banchit Mondal at Mashalia village in Pangsha and recovered a shutter gun, two rounds of bullet and a sharp weapon from their possession on January 26, 2006.

Police lodged a case with Pangsha thana in this connection.

Of the convicts, Kamal is also an accused in the Pangsha thana Officer-in Charge Mizan murder case.

Schoolboy drowns in Thakurgaon

Thakurgaon, Oct 26: A schoolboy drowned in a water body in Ranishankoil upazila headquarters here Thursday.The dead was identified as Shourav, 7, son of Mizanur Rahman. Family sources said when Shourav was bathing in the historically famous Khunia Dighi of the area he suddenly slipped deep into it and drowned. Later, local people recovered the body. The tragic death news cast a deep gloom over the area, reports UNB.

Elephant found dead in Sherpur

Sherpur, Oct 26: A wild elephant was found dead at Katabari Daudhara area in Nalitabari upazila in the district Friday. Local people found the dead body of the 10-feet high elephant in a paddy field. They said herds of elephants came from India through the border Thursday night and destroyed paddy of vast tracts of land. The elephant might have been electrocuted when it came in contact with electrified fence, police said. Local farmers use electrified fence to save their crops from the elephant. The Forest Department will do postmortem of the elephant, sources said, reports UNB.

Relief distributed

Lalmonirhat, Oct 26: As part of post-flood rehabilitation programme Tk 20 lakh in cash were distributed among 268 flood victims of Kaliganj upazila headquarters and Chaparhat centre Thursday. Besides, food relief given by the Saudi government was also distributed among 650 flood-affected families, said an official release. Director General of Relief and Rehabilitation Directorate Sadruddin Ahmed visited the flood affected areas and distributed relief items. He also held a meeting with local administration to face Monga situation. Deputy Commissioner, Deputy Director of Agricultural Extension Department and district level officials of WDB, Roads & Highways Department, LGED and DPHE were present in the meeting, reports UNB.

615 tubewells to be installed in Pirojpur

Pirojpur, Oct 26: Some 615 hand driven tubewells will be installed in four upazilas of the district in the current fiscal year. Of the total, 25 tubewells will be set up in Sadar upazila, 261 in Sarupkati, 109 in Bhandaria and 220 in Mothbaria upazilas. Besides, 179 deep tube wells will also be installed in the district with a view to ensure supply of drinking water among the rural people, reports UNB.

Body recovered

Mymensingh, oct 26: Body of a farmer was recovered from a pond at Ojan Barera village on the outskirts of the district town Thursday. Police said Abul Kalm remained missing since Wednesday and his relatives found the body in the pond of the area after a hectic search. Police suspected that his rivals might have killed him and then threw the body into the pond. A case was filed, reports UNB.

Two killed in road accidents

Satkhira, Oct 26: Two people were killed in two separate road accidents in the district Thursday. Police said a Munshiganj bound truck hit a pick up van at Patlia crossing in Devhata upazila on Satkhira-Munshiganj road Wednesday night, leaving Milon critically injured. He was rushed to the local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries the following day. Besides, another pick up van ran over bicyclist Abul Sarder at Kulia crossing on the same road on Thursday. He died on the way to hospital. Local people seized the van. Separate cases were filed, relating to this.