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Bimal Saha, Jhenidah

35 lakh hectares of land will be brought under Boro and other winter crops cultivation through out the country during this season (2007-2008).

According to a source of Agriculture Extension Directorate Khamerbari, Dhaka, Boro cultivation target has been fixed at 43 lakh 75 thousand hectors. This season high bried Boro will be cultivated on one lakh hectors.

Boro production target has been fixed at one crore 69 lakh 45 thousand tons. Maize cultivation target has been fixed at 4 lakh hector with a production target 11 lakh 63 thousand 418 tons. Wheat will be cultivated on 4 lakh hectors and production target has been fixed at 8 lakh 50 thousand tons. Potato cultivation target has been fixed at 4 lakh hectors with a production target of 73 lakh 64 thousand tons.

Sweet potato will be cultivated on 60 thousand hectors with a production target 8 lakh 10 thousand tons.

Lentil cultivation target has been fixed one lakh 50 thousand hectors, gram (cholla) on 15 thousand hectors, maskalai on 80 thousand hectors, Mug on 90 thousand hectors, matordal on 20 thousand hectors and khesaridal on 2 lakh 75 thousand hectors. Total pulses (dal) production target has been fixed at 5 lakh 89 thousand tons.

Ground nut will be cultivated on 70 thousand hectors with a production target of one lakh 22 thousand 500 tons.

Onion cultivation target has been fixed at one lakh 60 thousand hectors with a production of 9 lakh 60 thousand tons. Garlic will be cultivated on 33 thousand hectors, Dhania on 35 thousand hectors, Termac on 42 thousand hectors and Ginger on 15 thousand hectors. Production target of Garlic has been fixed at 3 lakh 30 thousand tons, Dhania 43 thousand 750 tons, Termac one lakh 13 thousand tons and Ginger one lakh 81 thousand 500 tons. Chulli cultivation target has been fixed one lakh 30 thousand hectors with a production target one lakh 95 thousand tons. Mastard will be cultivated on 3 lakh 80 thousand hectors and winter vegetables on 4 lakh 25 thousand hectors. Mastard production target has been fixed at 3 lakh 80 thousand tons and vegetables 51 lakh tons.

JU Correspondent

A three-day long film festival was held at the central auditorium of Jahangirnagar University (JU) from Saturday in order to raise fund to help Anika Sultana Alo, a student of History Department.

The History Department in collaboration with 'AM Scholar Home' and 'Youth Against Hunger' arranged the festival.

A total of 12 films including the Daruchini Deep, Dhamal and Dhol; Aha, bhul Bulia and Harry Pottar and the Order of Phoenix and Laga Churi May Dug, Ishk and Transformer were screened in the festival.

It may be mentioned that Anika has been suffering form IGA Nephropathy for a long time. She needs twelve lakh Taka for better treatment. Her family is not able to bear the expenses. That is why she requests affluent section of the society for financial help of save her life. Helps can be sent to Anika Sultana Alo, Account No 9911, Islami Bank, Jinjira Branch, Dhaka.

BSS, Kurigram

Four centers were opened here on Sunday for taking photographs of the voters in the Pourasabha areas for preparing an electoral roll and national identity card.

Commander of 18-East Bengal Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Jahirul Islam formally inaugurated the work at a function at Majida Adarsha Degree Collage ground.

Earlier, a colourful rally was brought out from the Deputy Commissioner office in the district and ended at the ground after parading several streets in the town.

District Election Commission office sources said the work would continue in the pourasabha on November 22 next.

BSS, Dinajpur adds: Registration of voters for preparing the voter list with photographs and national identity cards has began here on Sunday.

Commander of 16th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army Brigadier General AMM Wazed Ali Thakur was present as chief guest at the inaugural function, held on the occasion, at Adarsha Collage ground in the town. With deputy commissioner AM Saiful Hasan in the chair, the function, was also addressed, among others, by commander of Dinajpur sector of Bangladesh Riffles (BDR) Colonel Rezaul Kabir Reza, commander of the district joint force Lieutenant Colonel Najmul Hasan, police super Mostafa Kamal, chairman of the pourasabha Shafiqul Haque Chhutu and district election officer Nuruzzaman Talukdar.

The function was told that the works for taking photographs would continue till November 20 this year in the pourashabha and 90 wards in 12 unions under sadar upazila in the district.

BSS, Rangpur

The district administration has distributed Taka 6.5 lakh among 130 flood-hit families of three Unions under Gangachara Upazila in the district on Sunday.

A function was organised on the occasion chaired by Gangachara UNO Mukesh Chandra Biswas. Deputy Commissioner of Rangpur Khondker Atiar Rahman distributed the relief money as the chief guest from the Chief Adviser's relief fund at Gangachara Upazila Parishad auditorium.

Each of the affected families was given a cheque for Taka 5,000 with a view to assist them covering losses caused by floods in the upazila.

Upazila Project Implementation Officer Moshiur Rahman, Gangachara UP chairman Anwarul Islam, Laksmitari UP chairman Mostafa Kamal, Kolkond UP chairman Waheduzzaman Mabu and local elite were present.

Our Correspondent, Baraigram

Hundreds of the people have been suffering for a long time due to deplorable condition of 6 kilometre long Daipara Machgaon Hadish More katcha road. The construction of this katcha road is located in Lalpur and Baraigram Upazilas of Natore district.

About 6 kilometre long Daipara to Machgaon Hidish More Kautcha road connects 7 to 8 villages of about 50 thousand of people with Lalpur and Baraigram Upazila headquarters even district town Natore. This road is very busy and vital one schools, madrasha, eidgah, graveyard have been established beside this road. The road has been lying in bad shape causing untold sufferings to the people. Specially in rainy season, girl students, women, children and old men suffer seriously. Because, the road becomes slippery after rain.

Fertilisers seized

NATORE, Nov 14: Police arrested two persons with 32 bags of fertilisers from the Rail Bridge of the town on Monday. Police said local people caught Majnur Rahman, 38, and Abul Kalam, 20, with a van carrying the DSP fertilisers. The arrested were handed over to police. During interrogation, they confessed to the police that the fertilisers were taken to Charghat of Rajshahi for smuggling out to India, reports BSS.

Workshop held at BARD

COMILLA, Nov 14: A workshop was held at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) here on Monday aimed at strengthening the union parishad with the coordination of information and communication technology (ICT). A total of 33 representatives from NILG, LGED, UNDP, Zila Parishad and BARD took part in the workshop. The workshop was organised as part of the expert opinions for implementing experimental projects of the BARD, reports BSS.

Bombs recovered

JESSORE, Nov 14: Members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) seized three powerful bombs and arrested one person from bordering Sadipur village near Benapole in the district on Sunday morning. Sources said, acting on a tip-off, a team of BDR raided one Ayub Hossain's house at Sadipur and after searching the house and adjacent areas recovered the bombs from inside a haystack. The BDR detained Altaf Hossain, son of Ayub Hossain in this connection. A case was filed with Benapole Port police station, reports BSS.

Deer poachers held with arms

BAGERHAT, Nov 14: Forest guards arrested four deer poachers along with firearms and ammunition from Nangli area of Sundarbans in Sharankhola upazila Monday morning. Acting on secret information that some miscreants entered into the Sundarbans to hunt deer, the forest guards of east zone conducted a drive in the area and arrested Harunur Rashid, Fazle Haq, Kalam Sheikh and Biplob Bepari. They also recovered a foreign-made gun, two sharp weapons, nine rounds of bullet and three cartridges from their procession. A case was filed, reports UNB.

Drug peddler held

NAOGAON, Nov 14: Police arrested a drug peddler along with 320 bottles of phensidyl syrup from Pirojpur area of the district town Saturday night. Acting on a tip-off, traffic sergeant Golam Sarwar halted two egg carrying rickshaw vans in the area at midnight. Later, searching the vans police recovered the phensidyl syrup and arrested Riaz Molla, 45 in this connection. A case was filed, reports UNB.

Valuables looted

KERANIGANJ, Nov 14: Four people were injured as miscreants ransacked a house and a business establishment here Sunday night. The criminals swooped on the house and shop of Ali Hossain at Bhawal area and ransacked those at about 8PM. When resisted, the attackers hit four people with sharp weapons leaving them injured. Three of the injured were identified as Ali Hossain, Shahabuddin and Mamun. All the injured were admitted to Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, reports UNB.

FF killed in road mishap

NAOGAON, Nov 14: A freedom fighter was killed in a tragic road accident at Kumuria in Sadar upazila Sunday morning. The dead was identified as Jalal Hossain, 58. Police and witnesses said, Jalal died on the spot when a speeding truck rammed his bicycle on his way to the district town at about 7 AM. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was filed, reports UNB.