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Views-exchange meet held in Netrakona

Netrakona, Aug 23 : A views-exchange meeting on "open house day" was held at Telegathi Degree College campus at Atpara Upazila in the district on Thursday. Atpara Thana organised the meeting to discuss the matters related to crime control methods and role of police in maintaining law and order. Acting Police Super Saidur Rahman Khan attended the meeting as the chief guest with Telegathi union parishad Chairman Jahangir Hasan in the chair, reports BSS.

Clinical seminar held in Rajbari

Rajbari, Aug 23 : A day-long clinical seminar and general meting organised by Bangladesh Diploma Medical Association (BMDA) of Rajbari district unit was held at Shilpakala academy on Friday. Dr M Shaheedur Rahman, President of BMDA central committee, attended the function as the chief guest. It was addressed, among others, by Dr Biswas Sawpan Kumer, former central committee general secretary, Dr Samir Kumer Hira, secretary of Rajbari district unit, Dr Narul Islam, of Rajbari and representative of Magura, Khustia, Faridpur districts. A total 100 Diploma Medical Association activists and journalists took part in the seminar, reports BSS.

39 persons held in Rajshahi

Rajshahi, Aug 21 : Police, in different anticrime drives, picked up 39 persons on various charges from different areas in city and nine upazilas of the district on Monday. Of them, 17 were arrested from different areas in the metropolis while 22 others from nine upazilas. Traffic police lodged 17 cases under the motor vehicles ordinance and seized a motorbike during drives against non-registered motor vehicles and other document related malpractices in different parts of the city, reports BSS.

OMS of rice starts in Jamalpur

Jamalpur, Aug 21 : Rice in open market sale (OMS) started in the district yesterday. A total of 84 OMS centres have been set up in the district of which 21 in district headquarter, 9 in Jamalpur Sadar Upazila, 10 in Sarishabari, 9 in Madergonj, 8 in Melandah, 9 in Islampur, 9 in Dewangonj and 9 in Bokshiganj upazila. District food controller G.M. Faruk Hossain Patowari inaugurated the OMS centre at Nayapara in the town yesterday morning, reports BSS.

Body Recovered

RANGAMATI, Aug 21 : Police recovered a body on Wednesday from Kathachhara village under Baghaichhari upazila in the district and arrested three persons in this connection. The dead was identified as Ladu Moni Chakma of Red Gobachhar village under Baghaichhari upazila. Previous enmity might be the reason of the murder, police said.Chikon Poti Chakma, wife of the victim, filed a case yesterday with concerned police station in this connection accusing the arrested persons-Nur Alam, 28, Mohammed Ali, 30, and Zahur, 36 reports BSS.

Reception accorded

to GPA-5 students in Kurigram

Kurigram, Aug 21: Kurigram Pourasabha accorded a reception to GPA-5 students in the district at Town Hall auditorium here on Wednesday. Deputy Commissioner of Kurigram Mohammad Jalal Uddin attended the function as the chief guest while pourasabha Mayor Abu Bakar Siddiqui was in the chair. The function was addressed, among others, by Additional Deputy Commissioner Mir Johurul Islam, Editor of the daily Kurigram SM Sanalal Bakshi, Kurigram press club president Mominul Islam Monju, Principal Mozammel Huq, Dr Aminul Islam and Kurigram government high school Headmistress Farida Yasmin, reports BSS.