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Prize giving ceremony held

JHENAIDAH, Feb 22: Prize-giving ceremony of the annual sports and cultural competition of Jhenaidah Fazor Ali Girls High School was held on the school premises on Tuesday. Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) and president of the school Baitul Amin Bhuiyan was present on the occasion as the chief guest while Headmaster of the School Nadira Akhtar chaired it. The chief guest distributed prizes among the winners in the sports and cultural competition, reports BSS.

48 persons held in Bagerhat

BAGERHAT, Feb 22: Police, in anti-crime drives, arrested 48 people including listed terrorists, convicted persons, and alleged criminals from different areas of the town and upazilas of the district. Police Super AKM Shahidur Rahman told BSS that the special drive was launched on February 5 aimed to nab terrorists, extremists, illegal arms holders and JMB members and to recover different kinds of drugs. Check posts were also set up in different places in the town to search transports to arrest the culprits, reports BSS.

Fugitive convict held

BRAHMANBARIA, Feb 22: Police arrested an absconding convict at Puniaot area in the town on Monday. The arrested person was identified as Amin,40 of Nayonpur area in the town. He was accused in several dacoity cases, police said, reports BSS.

Motorcyclist killed

NOAKHALI, Feb 22: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident at Mannan Nagor on Sonapur-Ramgoti road under Sadar Upazila in the district on Tuesday. The dead was identified as Tajul Islam,30, of village Mannan Nagor. The accident occurred when a passengers bus hit the bicycle of Tajul Islam. He died on the spot, reports BSS.

25 injured in Madaripur road accident

MADARIPUR, Feb 22: At least twenty-five persons were injured, two of them critically, at Sakharpar crossing under Sadar Upazila in the district on Monday. Police said, the accident took place when a Tekerhat bound passenger bus from Srinadi lost control over the steering and skidded off the road. Two of the injured were admitted to Madaripur Sadar Hospital, reports BSS.

36 sacks of rice recovered

MADARIPUR, Feb 22: Police recovered 36 sacks of rice meant for relief from Gopalganj village under Rajoir Upazila in the district on Sunday. Police said, acting on a tip-off, a team of Rajoir thana police raided the houses of Vabatosh Sarker and Natbar Sarker and recovered the rice. UNO of the Upazila Moshiur Rahman was present during the drive. A case was filed with Rajoir Thana in this connection, reports BSS.

Blankets distributed

GAIBANDHA, Feb 22: Blankets were distributed among the physically disabled persons of Sadullapur Upazila in the district on Sunday. Sadullapur Upazila administration in cooperation with the Dhaka Club distributed 200 blankets among them. UNO of Sadullapur M. Farid Uddin Ahmed distributed the blankets on the premises of Upazila Parishad as the chief guest, reports BSS.

Drug peddlers arrested

JOYPURHAT, Feb 22: Police arrested nine alleged anti- social elements including three drug- peddlers and seized 64 bottles of phensidyl from different places in the district on Friday night. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Panchbibi Thana Police conducted a sudden drive at the bus stand area under Panchbibi Upazila and arrested drug peddler Ripon, 42, of village Durgapur under Kalai Upazila in the district and seized 54 bottles of phensidyl from his possession. In another drive, police conducted a bus and arrested Siddikur Rahman, 30, and Azizur Rahman, 28, with 10 bottles of phensidyl from their possession, reports BSS.