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Barisal Edn Board secures best results after its inception

Our Correspondent, Barisal

After its inception about eight years ago, Barisal Education Board has secured best result this year in HSC examination, though below in aggregate compared to other Boards. Barisal Education Board came into existence in 2001 in which year 34020 examinees appeared in HSC examination out of whom 6441 students passed the exam, percentage of successful candidates was 18.85. The same in the following years was 22.58, 28.08, 36.22, 62.48, 61.50, 55.63. This year 31,796 examinees have appeared in HSC examination out of whom 20,758 examinees have passed. Percentage of successful candidates this year is 65.28.

Number of students securing GPA-5 is 591 which is 380 more in number than the previous year.

In six districts under Barisal Education Board there were 81 examination centres for 249 colleges, Maximum number of students securing GPA-5 are from Amrita Lal College of Barisal city where from 111 candidates out of 924 have secured GPA-5 while from Cadet College Barisal 40 out of 43 candidates have secured GPA-5.

Administration of Barisal Board, teachers and students are happy at the result. Controller of Examination Md Shah Alamgir said better discipline in the examination hall is one of the reasons. Candidates have prepared themselves well while the examiners have also been trained in workshop about examining scripts properly, he further added.

Chitra Bridge in Narail renamed after SM Sultan

Our Correspondent, Narail

The name of Chitra Bridge of Narail has been renamed after SM Sultan. The bridge was built over the river Chitra in Masimdia area about 5 kms away from Narail town connecting Khulna-Jessore-Narail-Dhaka.

On last August 25, the decision of changing the previous name of the bridge has been taken in the special meeting of the Advisory Council in Khulna. Deputy Commissioner of Narail confirmed this.

Executive Engineer of Roads and Highway Tushar Kanti Saha said, as per the decision of the meeting of the Advisory Council the preparation of inscribing the name of SM Sultan has been taken. The long cherished desire of the people of this locality will be materialised soon, he added.

A commendable job of RHD indeed

Our Correspondent, Sirajganj

Sirajgonj Road Division has done a commendable job by repairing damaged deck slab of 130 meter (425 ft)long RCC bridge named as Royhati Bridge situated at Royganj Upazila in Dhaka-Sirajgonj-Bogra National Highway. The deck slab of the said bridge which was built in the early decade of '60 was damaged and the vehicles were plying with great risk on the steel decks of bailey bridge lying over it. Later on, when the situation had become very bad, it was decided to build a diversion road with a portable steel bridge beside the damaged bridge to repair the deck slab at the cost of taka 1 (one) crore & 1 (one) lakh. But Md Abu Rawshan, Executive Engineer with his great initiative and discreet the bridge was being repaired at a cost of taka 5 (Five) lakh only, without making any diversion road. At this great job of RHD about 1 (one) crore taka was saved, on the other hand, road users did not have to suffer discomfort of diversion road. While asked about the repair work, Engineer Md. Abu Rawshan, told Correspondent that the work was a very challenging, risky and sensitive as well. We carried out our work by concreting one lane allowing traffic flow in the other lane and then we alternated the process. The task was risky because the bridge was continuous subject to shock because of impact of vehicular movements and which might be caused to disturb the gaining of strength of concrete.

Keeping all those difficulties in mind beforehand, we forwarded to execute the repair work.

However, we over-came all the problems by our professional skill and our devotion to Department. Many old bridge in other Divisions of RHD, especially in Dhaka-Tangail Highway, are being repaired by making alternative bridge in diversion road. If the example of Sirajganj Road Division regarding the repair of old bridge was followed crores of money of Government would be saved, the local Engineers opined.

Millat, Noman elected RUJ President, Secy

Our Correspondent, Rajshahi

Akbarul Hasan Millat, News Editor of local daily

Sonali Sangbad and Shibley Noman, Rajshahi Bureau Chief of the daily Samakal have been elected the President and the Secretary respectively of Rajshahi Union of Jounralists(RUJ) in the biennial election of RUJ held at a press club in Rajshahi on Monday.

Among 41 voters, 39 cast ther voter Hasan Millat bagged 25 votes while his nearest rival Humayun Kabir got 14 votes on the other hand former RUJ secretary Jahangir Alam Akash was defeated by just one vote by bagging 19 votes to Shibley Noman.

Photo journalist Abdullah Iqbal elected tresurer by bagging 25 votes while his nearest rival Sharif Suman was defeated by 12 votes.

Photo journalist Asaduzzaman( Amar Desh) and Mamun ur Rashid ( Sunshine) were elected as members of the executive committee unopposed.

Meeting to improve law and order held in Chuadanga

BSS, Chuadanga

A meeting of the cross section of people of Banka unionunder fihannagar upazilaof the district was held at the union parishad auditorium on Tuesday to improve the law and order of the area.

Golam Mortuza, Chairmanof Banka union presided over the meeting while police super Morshedul Alam Chuadanga was present as the chief guest.

ASM Shamsul Alam Bhuiyan assistant police super of Chuadanga Abdul Awal UNO of Jihannagar upazila were present as special guests.

Among others Shahjahan Saidur Rahman, Mozammel Haque Abdur Rafique Habibur Rahmana nd Abdus Sattar also spoke in the meeting.

HMDUST VC pays courtesy call on BAU VC

BAU Correspondent, Mymensingh

Newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Hajee Mohammed Danesh University of Science and Technology (HMDUST), Dinajpur and eminent educationist and scientist of international repute Professor Dr. Md. Afzal Hossain paid a courtesy call on Professor Dr. Md. Akhtar Hossain, Vice-Chancellor, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) recently.

During the meeting, they discussed matters on academic interest relating to higher agricultural education and research. Diwan Rashidul Hassan, Director, Public Relations and Publications was present during the meeting.

Body recovered

Our Correspondent, Rupganj

A dead body of a young girl was recovered from a waterbody of Khadun Village under Tarabo Pourashava at Rupganj in Narayanganj on 8th September by the Rupganj Thana police. Some marks of injuries were found on her person.

The police sent the dead body to the morgue for autopsy and registered a U.D case in this connection with the Rupganj Thana. The dead body could not be unidentified.

Reception accorded to meritorious students in Panchagarh

Our Correspondent, Panchagarh

A reception was accorded to GPA 5 2008 and junior Schoolarship holder 2007 in Panchagarh Govt Girls High School at the School ground. Deputy commissioner Md. Hafizuddin was present as the chief guest in the function who distributed crest and Certificate.

The programme was presided by Rakha Rani Debi, Headmaster of Panchagarh Govt Girls High school. After the function, chief guest distributed crest and certificates among the 33 GPA 5 and 26 junior Scholarship holder of this school. Later a cultural function was brought out in the town.

Indian saree, three pieces seized in Sylhet

BSS, Sylhet

A special team of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive at Gobindganj Bazar under Chhatak Upazila of Sunamganj district seized smuggled Indian sarees and three pieces worth about Taka one crore and arrested four smugglers on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off the elite force intercepted a sand laden truck and after searching the truck seized the sarees and three pieces.

The arrested were identified as Shahjahan, 26, Altaf, 30, Mainul, 36, and Selim 19.

1,88,889 kg rice sold under OMS in Joypurhat

BSS, Joypurat

A total of 1,88,889 kg rice were sold under open market sale (OMS) programme in five upazilas of the district in three weeks, District Controller of Food Office sources said. Sources said, the OMS of rice was lunched in the district on August 20 and will continue till October 30.

They said for smooth selling of rice under the OMS programme 28 dealer have been appointed in all five upazilas of the district including three sales centers of BDR.

One gets 10 yr RI in Barisal

BSS, Barisal

One person was sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) by a Court here on Wednesday for keeping illegal arms. The convict was identified as Jamal, of C and B Road Islam Para of the city. Judge of the Special Tribunal Mohammad Shahidullah delivered the verdict. The Court acquitted another accused as charges against him could not proved.

The prosecution story, in brief is that the Joint Forces arrested Nixon, leader of the Uapzila Chhatra Dal from his police Line Road house on June 12 in 2007.

Following his confession the Joint Forces seized a foreign made gun from the house of Jamal at Islam para of the city and arrested Jamal.

A case was filed against them with Kotwali Police station under arms act.

After examining 13 witnesses and relevant evidence the Court pronounced the verdict.

News briefs

Worker electrocuted in Benapole

BENAPOLE (JESSORE), Sept 12: A construction worker was electrocuted at Boro Achra village here Tuesday morning. The dead was identified as Russell, 22, son of Ismail Hossain, of bhaber Ber village. Witnesses said Russell came in contact with a live electric wire when he was working at a madrassah and died on the spot, reports UNB.

Indian national held in Comilla

COMILLA, Sept 12: RAB held an Indian national and recovered 1,250 bottles of phensidyl and Recodex syrup from Carpara area in Sadar upazila early Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, RAB-11 men raided the area at dead of night and arrested drug peddler Kashem Miah, 24, hailed from Sonamura area under Tripura state of India. On his confessional statement, the elite forces later recovered the syrups from the same area, reports UNB.

Youth stabbed to death in Sunamganj

SYLHET, Sept 12: A youth was stabbed to death by his rivals at Uttar Neporchhai village in Doarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district Monday. The dead was identified as Bilal Hossain,22. Witnesses said when Bilal locked into an altercation with one Mokbul of the same village over catching fish from a waterbody. At one stage of the brawl, Mokbul stabbed Bilal with a sharp weapon, leaving him dead on the spot, reports

Heroin, ganja seized in Barisal

BARISAL, Sept 12: Rapid Action Battalion and police, in separate raids, seized contraband drugs and arrested four drug peddlers, including an official of Barisal City Corporation, in the city on Sunday night and Monday early hours. RAB sources said acting on a tip-off, a patrol team of RAB searched a rickshaw at Kashipur area in the city and recovered 500 bottles of Phensidyl wrapped inside a quilt on early Monday. RAB arrested rickshaw passengers and drug peddlers Mamun and Ripon, in this connection, reports UNB.

3 held with phensidyl

CHANDPUR, Sept 12: Three drug traders were arrested along with 1,120 bottles of phensidyl from Jugichapor village in Kochua upazila early Monday. Police said on suspicion community police with the help of other local people halted a microbus in the village and caught three drug traders-Ali Morshed, Badsha and Md Monir along with the phensidyl syrups. Later, they along with the phensidyl syrups were handed over to police. Police also seized the microbus, reports UNB.

Heroin seized in Natore

NATORE, Sept 12: BDR jawans seized 1.47 kg heroin from a train at Natore station here Monday. BDR sources said acting on a secret information they halted Syedpur bound inter-city Rupsha express train and seized the heroin after searching the train. The heroin worth about Tk 1.40 crore was found in abandoned condition in a toilet of the train. None was arrested in this connection, reports UNB.

Housewife injured in acid attack in Magura

Magura, Sept 12: A housewife sustained severe burn injuries in an acid attack at Shatrujitpur village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night. Police said some miscreants entered the house of Shirina Khatun, 35, at dead of night and tried to rape her and her college going daughter. As Shirina started shouting, the miscreants hurled acid on her leaving her critically injured. She was admitted to Sadar hospital immediately. Her left eye was totally damaged while her face, chest and abdomen received severe burn injuries in the attack, hospital sources said. Shirina Khatun filed a case in this connection, reports UNB.