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Proper knowledge to reduce losses in poultry, animal husbandry sector stressed

BSS, Rangpur

Speakers at a ceremony here have said that proper training and knowledge could prevent the huge damages being caused by various diseases every year in the country's flourishing poultry and animal husbandry sectors.

They said this at the concluding ceremony of the week-long training workshop on various diseases and symptoms of the deadly diseases like bird-flu, Torka, influenza, Khurarog, etc of the poultry birds, cows and goats at Mithapukur upazila parishad hallroom on Monday.

Pother Disha Sangstha (PDS), a local NGO, under the assistance of the Livestock Department organised the training workshop for 160 male and female poultry birds firm owners and participants involved with animal husbandry from all 17 UPs of Mithapukur upazila.

Director of PDS M Nuruzzaman chaired the concluding ceremony that was attended by District Livestocks Officer Dr Rowshanuzzman as the chief guest while Upazila Livestock Officer Abu Bakar Siddique and Trainer Motaleb Mian were present as the special guests.

Citing the huge losses incurred by the poultry sector in the country last year due to the avian influenza and bird-flu diseases, the speakers said that spreading of such diseases could be prevented through acquiring proper knowledge on safe managements for the poultry sector.

Similarly, lives of hundreds of cows and goats could be saved through applying the knowledge acquired from the training workshop on diseases like Torka, Khurarog and other diseases that destroys many lives of these domestic animals every year, they said. Later, the chief guest distributed certificates among the trainees of the workshop and also assured of all possible cooperation and assistances to all involved with rearing of the poultry birds, cows, goats and other domestic animals.

Adequate steps taken for peaceful celebrations of Durga Puja in Lalmonirhat

BSS, Lalmonirhat

The District and Police Administrations have taken adequate preparations for peaceful celebrations of the Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, in a befitting manner in the district. Erections of the idols of goddess Durga have been nearing completion and the idol-makers are now very busy in putting the final beauty-touches to the idols at different mandops in all five upazilas of the district.

Many people of all ages including children, men and women have already started visiting the puja mandaps with enthusiasm and their Puja-marketing has been continuing in full swing. Administration sources today told BSS that the five-day religious festivity will be celebrated with due religious solemnity, and gaiety and will conclude through the immersion of the idols on the day of the Bijoya Dashami.

A total of 301 puja mandaps are being erected in all five upazilas throughout the district this year and the number is all-time higher and it might increase further by the next couple of days, the sources said.

The upazila-wise breakup of the mandaps in the district is:

100 mandaps will be erected in Sadar upazila, 68 in Aditmari upazila, 62 in Kaliganj upazila, 55 in Hatibandha upazila and 16 in Patgram upazila.

Special security steps have been arranged for vulnerable 44 mandops in these five upazilas where additional security people and Ansar-VDP members will be deployed. The whole district has already worn a festive look and the Hindu community people have been preparing to celebrate the Durga Puja.

RHDC, district administration distribute relief in Rangamati

BSS, Rangamati

Rangamati Hill District Council (RHDC) has started distributing cash as Eid relief among poor people while District Administration completed relief distribution against 50,000 vulnerable group feeding (VGF) cards on the occasion of Ramzan, officials concerned said. RHDC, a supervisory and development organization of the district has allocated Taka 70,000 for poor people as Eid relief. The organisation distributed money every year on the occasion of Eid to help the poor in celebrating Eid.

District Administration distributed a total of 750 metric tonnes of rice against 50,000 VGF cards among the poor in 48 unions and two pourasabhas of the district on the occasion of Ramzan, Assistant Commissioner Md. Mustafizur Rahman who is also in charge of District Relief and Rehabilitation officer told BSS, each cardholder got 15 kg rice while 15 metric tonnes were allocated for each union and pourashava.

Discussion on 'Role of Zakat' held in Mymensingh

Our Correspondent, Mymansingh

Islami Bank holds discussion meeting and Iftar mahfil at Hotel Mustafiz in Mymensingh recently. Md Ziaur Rahman Khan, DC (Mym.) was present as chief guest. Vice-President of the Bank, Press Club Secretary Iman, Zania Islamia Madresha were present at the Ifter Mahfil. The chief guest stresed on significance of ramzan and role of zakat for poverty allevation. customers, Managers ellite of the town wee present.

8 miscreants arrested, huge foreign wine seized

BSS, Chittagong

Law enforcers arrested eight miscreants including drug traders and snatchers and recovered 390 bottles of foreign wine in separate incidents in the September 26 night and September 27.

On a tip-off, detective police raided the Ice-factory Road area under Double Mooring Thana here on Saturday and arrested drug trader Saifuddin Ahmed with 390 bottles of foreign wine. On another tip-off, a RAB squad raided the Pahartali CDA market area last night and arrested Mohammad Safiullah, 28, and Israfil 30.

During the primary interrogation, the arrested persons confessed that they were engaged in stealing electric wire and transformer for a long time.

Patenga thana police arrested five persons while snatching belongings of the pedestrians at the VIP Road area last night. They are: Rana Hamid, 20, Al Amin, 21, Mintu, 21, Monir Hossain, 22, Abdullah Al Amin,25.

Natore CPB forms human chain to meet 10-pt demand

Our Correspondent, Natore

Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Natore formed a human chain in Bonpara Bazar on 22 September with a call to meet its 10-point demand. The human chain was led by Chairman of Natore district CPB Comrade Syed Md. Nasih, Secretary Nirmol Chowdhury, Baraigram upazila Chairman Shamsul Haque and Secretary Comrade Shailendra Prasad Chowdhury.

Police arrest six gamblers in Rajarhat

BSS, Rajarhat

Police arrested six professional gamblers and seized various illegal goods for gambling from a shop in village Dungrarhat in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram district September 29 last, Police sources said.

The sources said, a police team led by Sub-Inspector Mahfuz Alam raided the shop of one Abdul Khaleque and arrested the gamblers red-handed while they were gambling and seized the illegal goods from their possession.

The arrested gamblers were identified as Abdul, Baten, 45, Motiar Rahman, 35, Tunil Mian, 38, Abdul Khaleque, 40, Akhlakur Rahman, 34, and Shah Alam, 35, of the same area.

A case was filed against the arrested gamblers with Rajarhat police station in this connection and all of them were sent to the jail hajat after producing them before a Kurigram court.

News Briefs

Lightning kills two in Bhola

Bhola, Sept 28: Two people were killed in lightning in separate incidents in Charfashion upazila of the district on September 28 last. The dead were identified as Suman, 15, of Char Jamuna village and Sultan Ahmed, 30, of Char Neulin village. Local sources said thunderbolts hit them when they were working in the paddy fields of their respective villages, reports UNB.

One killed in road mishap

Mymensingh, Sept 28 : A man was killed and five others were injured as a bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw in Seedstore area of Bhaluka upazila on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on September 28 last. The deceased was identified as Abdul Hye, 40. Police said the Mymensingh bound bus hit the auto-rickshaw, leaving its six passengers injured at about 9am. Of them, Abdul Hye succumbed to his injuries when he was taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. Conditions of three injured passengers at the same hospital were stated to be critical, reports UNB.

One succumbs to his injuries in Jessore

Jessore, Sept 28 : A man, who was beaten up by his family members at Deapara village in Sadar upazila on Thursday, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital here on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Ashraf Hossain, 46, son of Mahtab Moral. Police quoting local people said Mosharraf Thursday morning along with his sons Al-Mamun, Sumon, Sujan and Sohag, daughter Shilpi and wife Julekha beat up his younger brother Ashraf mercilessly over a land dispute. He was rushed to the 250-bed district general hospital where he succumbed to his injuries Saturday morning, reports UNB.

Uplift project of Tk 8 crore taken up for Rangamati pourashava

Rangamati, Sept 28 : A Tk 8-crore development project has been taken up for increasing civic amenities of Rangamati pourashava dwellers. Under the project a number of roads, bridges and culverts will be constructed and drainage system improved. Necessary steps will also be taken to ensure supply of pure water in the pourashava. Officials said the government will take further initiative for the overall development of the pourashava and its people, reports UNB.

Valuables looted Sylhet

Sylhet, Sept 28 : Robbers injured 15 people and looted valuables from the passengers of some 20 buses by felling trees on Komolganj-Sreemongal road at Janokichhara in Moulvibazar district Friday night. Witnesses said the bandits numbering 20/25 barricaded the road at dead of night and looted cash, mobile phone sets and gold ornaments from the passengers. The robbers also beat and stabbed 15 passengers indiscriminately when they tried to resist them. They were admitted to a local hospital. On information, police visited the spot, reports UNB.

VGF rice seized in Sherpur

Sherpur, Sept 28 : Police recovered 12 maunds of rice of VGF programme from a shop at Suryadi Bazaar in Kamaria union under Sadar upazila Friday night. Acting on a tip-off, Sadar thana police raided the shop of Helal Uddin and recovered the rice. Local people said some Union Parishad members misappropriated the government rice by making fake cards in the name of distressed people and stored it in the shop to sell at high prices. Helal Uddin went into hiding. A case was filed, reports UNB.