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Schoolboy killed in Barguna road accident

BARGUNA May 22: A school student was killed in a road accident near Ghatkhali Bridge on Amtali-Patuakhali highway on Thursday morning. The dead was identified as Noman, 9, son of Abdus Sattar Howladar of Ghatkhali village under Amtali upazila. Police said the accident took place when a Kushtia bound BRTC bus ran over Noman near Ghatkhali Bridge while he was crossing the road. Police sent the body to Barguna hospital morgue for postmortem, report BSS.

Football training held in Ujirpur

BARISAL, May 28: A 21-day long training on football for the school students of Ujirpur upazila of this district was concluded here on Tuesday. Presided over by the district sports officer Md. Humayun Kabir, the concluding function was attended by UNO Md. Abdul Malek as chief guest. Ujirpur upazila sports association's secretary Anwar Hossain Nantu gave training to the students in the field of Ujirpur school. The chief guest gave away the certificates among the participants. A total of 25 school students of Ujirpur upazila took part in the Training, report BSS.

Youth killed in Satkhira

SATKHIRA, May 29: A youth was killed as he fell from the roof of a running bus on Satkhira-Ashashuni road in the district on Wednesday. The dead was identified as Faruq Hossain, 28, of Kapsonda village under Ashashuni upazila. Police sources said Faruq was traveling by the bus sitting on the roof of the Satkhira bound bus from Chapra. Suddenly he fell down as a hanging wire entangled in his neck. He died on the spot. A case was filed with concerned police station in this connection, report BSS.

Swimming competition held in Chandpur

CHANDPUR, May 28: A two-day Chittagong Divisional Swimming Competition held on Sunday and Monday at Chandpur Arun Nandi Swimming Pool with great enthusiasm. The swimming competition was inaugurated by Hossain Zamil, Chittagong divisional commissioner. 64 swimmers of eleven districts and four clubs of Chittagong division took part in 14 events of the competition, report BSS.