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Our Correspondent, Rangpur

A grand rally for motivation of the people to become voter was held at the Mithaputhur upazila headquarters in Rangpur recently.

Nearly 25,000 people attended the rally. The activists of different political parties and professional groups also attended the rally.

A two-hour long march was also organised on the occasion. It was followed by a discussion on the preparation of voter last.

Call to stop sluice

gate construction

on Kalakhali

Canal in Pirojpur

Our Correspondent, Pirojpur

People of Kalakhali Union under Pirojpur Sadar Upazilla strongly protested the decision over constructing sluice gate in four canals of the Union.

If the Sluice Gates are constructed, the cultivation of coconut, betelnut and other crops will be hampered seriously, the locals said in a protest meeting at Rajarkathi High School premises.

Md. Maniruzzaman and Asit Baran Biswas, leader of Anti-Sluice Gate Construction Committee assured the local people that any how they would stop the construction. Executive Engineer of the Pirojpur Water Development Board told the locals to indulge over law.

A vested quarter also threatened the Anti-sluice Gate Construction Committee to file extortion case against them.

World Health Day

observed in

Gopalganj

Our Correspondent, Gopalganj

The World Health Day 2008 was observed in Gopalganj with befiting manner in Gopalganj on April 7 last.

The programmes of the day including inaugurating function, colourfull rally, discussion meeting and health affairs film show.

The programmes of the World Health Day 2008 was inaugurated by Mahamud Hossain, ADM, Gopalganj, at Gopalganj district Shilpakala Academy premises at 900 AM. After inaugurating they brought out a colourfull rally from Gopalganj district Shilpakala Academy premisess at 9-30 AM and paraded through main roads of the Gopalganj town.