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Mass awareness against corruption stressed

BSS, Gaibandha

The first meeting of Palashbari upazila corruption prevention committee (PUCPC) was held at the auditorium of Bishwa Shahitya Kendra of the upazila in the district on Thursday.

Presided over by Principal Hasan Azizur Rahman President of PUCPC, the meeting was also addressed, among others, by vice president Arajit Kumar Sarker, members Abdul Aziz Mondol, Mahmudurzzaman Sarker Badsha and Rezia Begum.

The meeting took elaborate programme to create much awareness against corruption among the people.

The programme include holding of rally and discussion meeting, pasting posters and distribution of leaflets at import and crowded places of the upazila.

Besides, a seminar against corruption will be arranged in the upazila every month with the participation of the leaders and the members of different professional groups.

43 arrested for violating emergency in Netrakona

Our Correspondent, Netrakona

A total of 43 persons including a Ward Commissioner, two Pourashava officials and several dozens of listed contractors of Netrakona Purashava were captured here on Sunday night by police on charge of violating Emergency Power Act (EPR) through a secret negotiation meeting among them to take an unofficial decision over distribution of work orders to a section of tender-bidders avoiding other bidders of the 25 uplift projects of the Pourashava. Police and witnesses said, acting on a secret information about the secret negotiation meeting held at local DURBAR Gustee Club which about 50 yards south off from the Pourashava building, the two separate teams of Netrakona Model Thana Police and the detective branch police conducted a joint nocturnal drive at the club simultaneously and arrested them. Police also seized 353 tender documents and 13 motorcycles from the possession of the arrested persons. Meanwhile, the arrested persons were produced before the chief judicial magistrate court under the EPR act from were they were sent to the district Jail.

Octogenarian killed by wild elephants in Chandraghona

BSS, Rangamati

A herd of wild elephants killed an Octogenarian attacking his home situated at a remote hilly village of Chandraghona yesterday evening, police said.

The victim was identified as Aminur Rahman, 80, of Hatimara village under Chandraghona Union of Kaptai Upazila in the district.

The herd of wild elephants numbering 20 to 25, suddenly attacked the thatch house of the victim at around 6 PM on February 28 when he was sitting on the yard of the house, the police said.

Sensing the presence of the wild elephants, Qaiyum, 8, grandson of the victim instantly went to adjacent areas and communicated the news of advent of wild elephants. Being informed, locals and relatives rushed to the victim's house and found the old man dead.

Md Abdus Sattar, 32, son of the dead filed a UD case today with Chandraghona thana in this connection, the police said.

Naogaon Newsletter

Nat'l ID cards distributed

Our Correspondent, Naogaon

Naogaon district army camp commander Lt. Col. Md. Shamim Ahsan Zaklul PSC handed over the corrected prepared two lakh fifty three thousand four hundred two national identity cards of Naogaon Sadar Upazila to Naogaon Deputy Commission Md. Shefaul Karim in a simple ceremony, held at local Hotel Jamuna Community Centre recently, presided over by the Deputy Commissioner.

District and Session Judge AKM Shamsul Islam, Superintendent of Police Sardar Nurul Ameen, district election officer Yunus Ali, Pourashava chairman Abdul Kassem Akhana and others spoke on the occasion.

Sanitary materials distributed

The sanitary health materials and tube-wells were distributed among Adivashi families, organised by ASOGARI Sonar Bangla NGO, at Patnitola Upazila parishad auditorium on February 14, attended by Patnitola Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md. Abdul Manan as chief guest, while Upazila Health Engineer Md. Yusuf Ali as special guest, financed by Dhaka NGO Foundation.

Executive Director of the said NGO Gaisul Azam presided over the function.

Later, the chief guest distributed 15 (fifteen) tube-wells and 45 (forty five) sanitary health materials sets among the local neglected Adivashi Families at free of cost.

Dacoity committed

A dacoity was committed at two picknic party team of two buses, carrying the students, teachers of Manda Upazila Shaheed Mamun High School and College at dead of night on February 10, while they were returing home from Rangpur on Naogaon- Badalgachi road in Naogaon district.

The dacoits looted forcibly twelve mobile phones, four writch watches, twelvevori ornaments, thirty thousand taka in cash and others reported.

OC Sadar, Ekramul Huq Sarker on a strong drive recovered Tk. 3,800 taka cash, 6 mobiles, sharp weapons and others.

The girls college students Beauty, Polly and Sima injured seriously by the dacoits reported.

Rat killing drive held

A rates killing campaign meeting was held on Naogaon Sadar upazila parishad auditorium recently, organised by district and upazilas agriculture extension departments, inaugurated by Naogaon Pourashava Chairman Abdul Kassem Akanda, prisided over by Bangladshi union parishad chiarman Md. Abdul Jabbar Shah in a simple ceremony recently. The district tree preserving especialist F.M. Rajib Uddin, Sadar upazila agriculture officer Md. Abbas Ali, PPI Dalilur Rahman and others spoke on the occasion.

Cultivators and others were then present.

Body recovered

Atrai thana police, on getting information, recovered one dead body lying on a road recently.

The dead body was identified as Kafil Uddin Mondal (65) of Baullaha Para village in Atrai Upazila in the district.

He was murdered suspected, as several injuries marks by a sharp weapons were seen on his dead body.

His wife Beeljan Bewa filed a case with the thana in this connection. It was reported that he could not return home after cultivating the land.

Mass awareness to eradicate TB underscored

BSS, Roumari (Kurigram)

Experts at a day-long follow- up meeting here on Saturday stressed the need for creating mass public awareness about programmes on tuberculosis for eradication of the disease successfully.

They also underscored the need for bringing tuberculosis patients under the direct observe treatment short- course (DOTS) programme as the method has been proved to be very effective in the country.

The Rangpur-Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) organised the follow-up meeting in the auditorium of Roumari Upazila Health Complex in Kurigram district.

Assistant Manager of RDRS Bidhu Bhusan Roy, its area manager Asaduzzaman Khondker, all UP chairmen and members, upazila level government officials, members of the upazila DOTS committee, journalists, elite, teachers, among others, addressed the meeting.

The speakers disclosed the information that 177 TB patients were detected last year in the upazila. Of the patients, 144 were totally cured and the rest 33 adopting DOTS method of the treatment.

Early marriage foiled in Chuadanga

BSS, Chuadanga

Police and NGO workers with the help local Union Parisad chairman foiled a marriage ceremony of an underaged girl at Krishnopur village under Alamdanga Upazila of the district on Thursday.

Police said one Anwar Hossain of the village arranged marriage of his 13-year old daughter, Afria Ferdous China, who is a student of class eight of a local school with one Khokon of Daulatdiar village under Chuadanga Sadar Upazila of the district.

On getting information about the marriage, police and local NGO activists rushed to the spot and manage to stop the arrangement by convincing both the parties understand that forcing the girl bellow 18 to get married is punishable under law.

News Briefs

2 killed in Ctg road mishap

Chittagong, Mar 2: A baby taxi collided with truck in front of Chittagong University second gate left two passengers died and two others wounded Sunday afternoon. Parvez (32) and Badsha (20) died on the spot at 2pm. Parvez's wife Mishu Alter (22) and baby taxi driver Kalachand Sutra Dhar were rushed to Chittagong Medical College Hospital with severe injuries, witnesses said. The killer truck managed to flee after the accident, reports UNB.

Shops gutted

Kishoreganj, Mar 2: Fire gutted six shops and a microbus at a market in Kotiadi uapzila here early Sunday. Fire Service sources said the fire originated from a tea stall at about 1.15 am and soon burned six adjoining shops and a microbus kept standing near the shops. On information, fire fighters from Kishoreganj town and Bajitpur upazila headquarters rushed to the spot and doused the fire after two hours of frantic efforts with the help of local people. Shop owners claimed that the extent of loss from the fire could go up to Tk 50 lakh, reports UNB.

Minor boy killed in road mishap

Chuadanga, Mar 2: A minor boy was crushed under the wheels of a power tiller at Darshana Akandbaria on Chuadanga-Jibannagar road Saturday noon. Witnesses said the sand laden power tiller ran over Tuhin, 5, son of Abdul Halim when he was playing beside the road. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to hospital morgue for autopsy. The driver of the vehicle managed to escape. A case was filed, reports UNB.

Firewood seized in Ctg

Chittagong, Mar 2: Officials of Forest Department in a drive recovered huge firewood in Paindang and Paschim Suabil areas of Fatikchhari upazila on Friday. Being tipped off, officials of Chittagong (North) Forest Department raided a number of brick-kilns in the area and recovered the firewood kept for burning violating the government ban, reports UNB.