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SSC Examination-2008: Barisal Education Board achieves best results since its establishment

Our Correspondent, Barisal

Examinees of SSC have achieved best result this year since the establishment of Barisal Education Board.

This is really commendable in view of the fact that entire southern zone of the country was devastated by the cyclone Sidr.

Number of examinees achieving GPA-5 has increased almost three times compared to the result of the last year. Percentage of examinees passing this year is 68.77.

48654 examinees appeared this year in SSC examination under the Barisal Board out of whom 33458 examinees have passed. Number of students achieving GPA-5 is 1659.

6868 examinees have got GPA A while 5945 have got GPA "A" ; 6738 students have received "B" grade while 10930 students have got C grade and 1378 students have got 'O' grade.

Controller of Barisal Board Md Shah Alamgir said that importance was given in five sectors due to which good results had been achieved. After result in 2007, in all the districts under the Barisal Board, meetings were held to exchange views and to inspire all concerned.

Steps were taken against examiners committing errors, strictness on test examination, training of examinees on scrutiny of English exam scripts and hard labour of examinees are really the reasons for such good result, Controller further said.

Out of successful examinees of Board 70.95% have passed from boys which percentage of successful girls is 66.50.

Birth Registration Day observed in Thakurgaon

BSS, Thakurgaon

Birth Registration Day was observed in the district on Thursday with much enthusiasm. District Administration, UNICEF and Local Government Department organised the day's programmes. A discussion was held at the conference room of deputy commissioner's office with ADC (gen) Md Matiur Rahman in the chair.

Local government officials, social workers and public representatives spoke on the occasion.

The meeting was informed that 80 percent birth registration has been achieved in the district so far. While 100 percent birth registration was achieved in Ranisankail and Haripur upazilas of the district.

The meeting resolved covering hundred per cent birth registration within the next two months in other three upazilas including the district headquarter.

Earlier, a big rally participated by local government officials, members of joint forces, elite, students was brought out in the town.

Besides, essay and art competitions and cultural function were arranged at the local Shilpakala Academy.

Water rising in all rivers in Netrakona

BSS, Netrakona

Waters in all rivers of the district including Sumeswari, Kangso, Dhono and Mogra has been rising continuously following torrential rainfall for the last consecutive five days.

Local Water Development Board (WDB) office said, water in the Sumeswari river recorded a sharp rise at Berishiri point of Durgapur upazila, the Kangso river increased at Jaria point under Purbadhala upazila and at Kalmakanda upazila town point.

The Dhano river increased at Gaglajur point under Mohanganj upazila and the Mogra river recorded a sharp rise at Netrakona town point during the last 24 hours ending 6 PM on Thursday.

If a heavy downpour occurred, most of the rivers are likely to cross danger levels at different points causing floods in different low-lying areas of the district.

Tree plantation programme in Chuadanga

BSS, Chuadanaga

Sobuj Biplob Sangstha, a local NGO, has been implementing massive afforestation programme at village Notidanga under Baradi union of Alamdanga upazila in the district. Under the programme, saplings of different variety of trees will be planted on both sides of 10 kilometre -long GK canal.

Sources said source Sobuj Biplob Sangstha will plant about two lakh saplings in the area.

The plantation along the GK canal was launched on June 26 and expected to be completed by July 5 next. Sanwar Hossain, registration officer of Chuadanga district social welfare Department formally opened the afforestation programme.

The source further said about one hundred labourers are working there to plant the saplings every day.

63 people nabbed on various charges in Rajshahi

BSS, Rajshahi

Police, in different anticrime drives, rounded up 63 persons including four drug-peddlers on various charges from different areas in city and nine upazilas of the district in last 24 hours till Thursday evening.

Of them, 21 were picked up from different areas in the metropolis while 42 others from nine upazilas of the district. Police arrested the drug-peddlers identified as Belal Hossain, 20, Shaheb, 30, Sajamal, 25, and Sohel Rana, 24, and seized 203 bottles of phensidyl, 150 grams of ganja and nine pieces of smuggled sarees during three separate raids at different areas in the city.

Traffic police lodged 24 cases under the Motor Vehicles Ordinance during drives against the non-registered motor vehicles and other document-related malpractices in different parts of the city during the time.

More than 16000 criminal cases remain pending in Barisal

UNB, Barisal

More than 16000 cases await disposal in Barisal district, sessions and judicial magistrate courts for long.

Sources said that some 974 cases are lying pending in different courts under Barisal district judge courtship till May 2008.

Besides, more than 1,497 cases have been lying unsettled in the district tribunal for prevention of repression on women and children and 13,179 cases in different courts of Barisal judicial magistracy.

The sources said Barisal was upgraded to division in 2001 and Barisal municipality upgraded to City Corporation in 2003 and Barisal metropolitan police authority and judicial magistracy were created on October 26, 2006.

After separation of judiciary, judicial magistrate courts for all of the 10 upazilas of Barisal district are yet to be established.

Advocate Abdul Manan Akon, president of Barisal district bar association said that recently secretary of law ministry visited Barisal.

During a meeting with advocates, judges and magistrates the bar association leaders urged for immediate establishment of all upazila judicial magistrate courts and judicial sessions courts for speedy disposal of the cases.

Dots method to eradicate tuberculosis underscored

BSS, Rajbari

A meeting on Dots method organised by National Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Bangladesh (NATAB) of Rajbari district unit to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) disease was held here on Thursday.

District Civil Surgeon Dr Md Bazlul Hoque presided over the meeting.

Rajbari Poura Mayor Mohammad Ali Chowdhury, Dr Mizanul Haque, Dr Md Rahim Baks and Dr Rafiqul Islam, among others, spoke on the occasion.

Government officials, civil society members, journalists, union parishad chairmen, ward commissioners, teachers, students, political leaders, NGO activists and health workers took part in the meeting.

Speakers called for a massive and concerted campaign by all in favour of Dots method for full cure of TB patients.

A total of 46 patients with TB disease have been detected in all upazilas of the district so far and they are being treated at different hospitals and clinics, official sources said.

Huge Indian saree seized in Gaibandha

Our Correspondent, Gaibandha

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 in a drive recovered a good quantity of contraband Indian saree from a shop at Goleza super Market of Gobindagonj uapzila town of the district on July 02.

RAB sources said acting on a tip off, a team of RAB led by assistant police super Morteza Ali conducted a drive at the shop at midnight and recovered 452 pitent of Indian Sarees and 130 three-piece worth about Tk 3.81 lakh from the shop.

Sensing the presence or law enforcing agency Tapan, 35, owner of the shop, managed to flee the scene. A case was filed with Gobindaganj thana in this connection.

Susamaj Foundation holds confce in Jessore

Our Correspondent, Jessore

Two days long workshop was held at the conference room of Banchteshekha organised by Susamaj Foundation Jessore unit with the journalists for child rights.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC Education) Education and Development Md Mostafizur Rahman inaugurated the workshop as chief guest presided over by Executive Director Susamaj Foundation Advocate Mujibudhowla Kanak. The function was attended among others by district senior information officer Shibupada Mandol, Professor Taisuki Sujuki of Asahi University Japan and Abdus Sahid Mahmood officer Bangladesh Child Rights Forum as special guest.

In this workshop discussion on Child rights and present possition and our role was held.

A total of 20 journalists of local dailies and national dailies were participated in the workshop.

Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum financed this workshop.

Haj pilgrims rally held in Gopalganj

Our Correspondent, Gopalganj

Haj Pilgrims rally was held at Gopalganj district council auditorium, organised by Islamic Foundation Gopalganj district office recently.

SM Ashfaque Hussain, Deputy Commissioner Gopalganj inaugurated the day-long Haj Pilgrim rally as the chief guest. Moulana Anisuzzaman Sikder Deputy Director Islamic foundation Gopalganj district office presided over the Haj pilgrim rally.

Haj pilgrim rally was addressed, among others, by Mufti Moulana Hafizur Rahman, Imam Gopalganj Court Mosque, Moulana Emdadul Haque former Vice-President Gopalganj Government Bangabandhu University College Student Union, Shaikh Mosharraf Hossain General Secretary Gopalganj district Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Moulana Mohibullah Superintendent of Muslim Etiamkhana and Madresha and Moulana Moin Uddin Imam Sonakair Mahfuza Mosque.

The speakers discussed on merits and demerits of Haj management. The speakers also urged the authorities give all facilities to the Haz pilgrims.

BDR man dies in Joypurhat road accident

BSS, Joypurhat

Mizanur Rahman Sikdar, 36, a Lance Nayek of 29 Rifle Battalion of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) of Joypurhat, was killed in a road accident on Bogra-Joypurhat road on Thursday.

BDR sources said the victim received serious injuries as a speedy truck knocked him down while he was crossing the road in the town.

Later, he was rushed to Zila Sadar hospital where the attending doctors declared him dead. Sikdar, son of Abdul Gani Sikdar, hailed from Bakerganj upazila under Barisal district.

Chandina pourasabha budget announced

BSS, Comilla

The budget of Chandina Pourasabha for 2008-2009 fiscal has been announced at the pourasabha auditorium here on Tuesday. Pourasabha mayor Mohammed Abdul Mannan Sarker announce the Taka 9,4,42,701 budget in presence of pourasabha councillors, local elite and journalists. The budget session was attended by Chandina pourasabha secretary Shamsul Alam, Pourasabha Officers and elite.

Two get 7-yr RI in Satkhira

BSS, Barisal

A court here today sentenced two persons to seven years rigorous imprisonment (RI) each in an arms case.

The convicts were identified as Mizanur Rahman, 30, and Mojibur Hawlader, 32, of Banaripara upazila.

Judge of the Special Tribunal M Year Ali Mir delivered the verdict. The prosecution story, in brief, is that police in a raid on March 14, 2007 arrested Mizanur Rahman and Mojibur Hawlader from Banaripara Health Complexes with arms. SI Altaf Hossain filed a case against them with Banaripara police station. Police submitted charge sheet on April 3, 2007.

After examining witnesses and evidence the judge handed down the verdict.

Phensidyl peddler arrested in Satkhira

BSS, Satkhira

Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) arrested a Phensidyl peddler and seized 944 bottles of Indian Phensidyl at Bhomra frontier under Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday. BDR sources said the arrested was identified as Asadul Islam.

On secret information, a BDR team raided near the pillar-4 of Bhomra frontier and arrested a phensidyl peddler with 944 bottles of phensidyl.

Police Super Mirza Abdullahal Baki told BSS that the arrested person is a professional drug smuggler.

Training course on Education dev held In Rupganj

A Correspondent, Rupganj

A two-day long training curse on secondary education development has been initiated from 2nd July organised by the district education officer, Narayanganj at the auditorium of Morgan High School following the mandate of Education Ministry. According to the mandate, every headmaster should be imparted this training. The motive of the training is to improve teaching learning and SSC examination process holistically. Benazir Ahmed, Headmaster of Mohammadpur Govt. High School is a Master trainer of the session.

News Briefs

Farmer killed in lightning in Pabna

Pabna, July 3 : A farmer was killed and two others were injured in a thunderbolt during rainfall at Haludbaria village in Sadar upazila Thursday. Local sources said Hafizuddin, 36, a farmer of the village, died on the spot and two other local farmers were injured as lightning struck them while they were working on their land at about 7am. Two injured farmers were identified as Abdul Khaleque and Qiyam Uddin Molla. Of them, Khaleque was admitted to local hospital, report UNB.

Tree fair begins in Bagerhat

Bagerhat, July 3: A 10-day tree fair began here at Swadhinata Udyan in the district town on Thursday morning. Deputy Commissioner Shahidul Islam inaugurated the fair, jointly organized by the district administration, Social Forest Department and Department Agriculture Extension. A colorful rally was also arranged on the occasion this morning. Discussion and cultural functions will also be held on the fair premises in the evening daily, organizers said, report UNB.

Five pirates arrested in Munshiganj

Munshiganj, July 3: Five alleged pirates were caught red handed along with a trawler from Meghna River near Purachak Baushia area of Gozaria upazila early Wednesday. Fishermen and local people caught Salauddin, 28, Ripon Miah, 25, M Sagar, 22, Ujjal, 22, and Abu Kalam, 21, when they were preparing to commit a piracy at about 1:00am. One of their accomplices, however, managed to flee the scene. Later, the arrested pirates were handed over to the police, report UNB.

Madrasha student electrocuted in Chandpur

Chandpur, July 3: A madrassah student was electrocuted at Moiddhya Eacholy village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Sarwar, 11, student of class-III of Natun Bazar Ahmadia Madrassah. Police said Sarwar came in contact with a live electric wire while playing football with his playmates near his house. Local people rushed him to the Sadar hospital where the attending doctors declared him dead, report UNB.

One gets 10 yrs imprisonment in Shariatpur

Shariatpur, July 3 : A tribunal here on Tuesday sentenced a man to 10 years imprisonment for possessing illegal firearms. The convict was identified as Abdul Malek hailed from Bashgari village in Kalkini upazila of Madaripur district. According to the prosecution, RAB members arrested Abdul Malek along with a pipe gun and two rounds of bullet from Kaligar village in Gosairhat upazila on July 18, 2006. After examining the witnesses and records Judge of Tribunal-1 M Azizur Rahman pronounced the verdict. In another case, the same Judge also sentenced four people to seven years rigorous imprisonment each in an extortion case on the same day. The convicts are Masud Ali, Shajahan Mollah, Suruj Sheikh and Jahangir Rari, report UNB.

Two youths commit suicide in Sylhet

Sylhet, July 3 : Two young men allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves in Balaganj Upazila on Sunday and Monday. On information, police recovered the hanging body of Jasim, 20, at Khashikapon village on Sunday night while Paritosh Shil, 23, from Swapna Mansion of Goalabazar on Monday noon. The bodies were sent to the morgue for autopsy. Reasons behind their suicide could not be known immediately, report UNB.