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KSA delegation visits flood-affected areas in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ, Nov 8: The visiting delegation of Saudi Arabia today (Tuesday) visited different flood-ravaged areas of the district. The delegation, led by Director General of the Directorate of Public Expenditure of Saudi Arabia's Finance Ministry Mohammad Bin Abdur Rahman Al-Muqailib, attended a meeting of local government officials on post-flood relief and rehabilitation at the Circuit House in the morning. Deputy Commissioner of the district Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil presided over the meeting. The delegation members visited different areas damaged by flood at hard point of the Jamuna River and distributed relief among the flood-affected people, reports UNB.

Rabi crop farming facing setback in Kishoreganj due to fertiliser crisis

KISHOREGANJ, Nov 8: Rabi crop cultivation in the district is facing a serious setback due to acute crisis of fertiliser. Fertiliser dealers informed that the crisis was created as the production in Chittagong SSP fertiliser Factory was suspended few days ago. Taking advantage of the situation, a section of dishonest traders flooded adulterated SSP fertiliser at local markets and were making brisk business by selling these with higher price, local farmers alleged. They said only dealers having licenses are authorised to sell urea, but the dishonest traders are illegally selling the agri-input at higher price. At present, a 50-kg bag of SSP fertiliser is being sold at Tk 1,000-Tk 1,100 against its original price at Tk 425 while a 50-kg bag of urea fertiliser at Tk 330 instead of Tk 300. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), this year, boro paddy has been cultivated on 1.80 lakh hectares of land while rabi crop on 12,000 hectares in the district. "But, the agriculture office could not allocate SSP fertiliser here due to production suspension in Chittagong fertiliser Factory," said an official of the local Agriculture Office. The government allocated some 60,127 mts of urea and 1,028 mts of TSP, against its demand of 12,724 mts, for the district in the current rabi season, reports UNB.

Housewife receives acid burn injuries

JAMALPUR, Nov 8: A housewife suffered serious burn injuries as her brother in-law allegedly threw acid on her at Bashchara village in Sadar Upazila early Monday. Police said Abdul Haque threw acid on his elder brother's wife Sheuli Begum, 35, when she came out of her room responding to the call of nature at about 1 AM following a family feud. She was later admitted to the district General Hospital. A case was filed with the police, reports UNB.

BLRI official held

SAVAR, Nov 8: An official of Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) was arrested from his BLRI quarters under Ashulia thana here Monday night on charge of throwing acid on his former wife. Police arrested Scientific Officer of BLRI Al-Mamoon, 35, at about 11:30 PM following a case filed against him with Ashulia thana. According to the case, Mamoon threw acid on his divorced wife Mahmuda Akhter, 29, on Sunday. She was admitted to local hospital with serious burn injuries. Mamoon has recently divorced his wife following a family feud, reports UNB.

Fertiliser, liquor seized

SUNAMGANJ, Nov 8: Army and BDR in separate drives on Sunday night seized huge fertiliser and liquor from Jagannathpur and Bishwambharpur Upazilas. A team of army personnel recovered 330 bags of fertiliser from the possession of Ajharuddin, Mawlana Amirul Islam and Hakim Suja Mia at village Sayedpur in Jagannathpur Upazila. In another drive, BDR 17 rifles battalion recovered 92 bottles of Indian liquor from Chinakandi village in Bishwambharpur Upazila. The seized liquors were deposited with local Narcotics Control Office. Separate cases have been filed with respective police stations, reports UNB.