Ultra poor in char areas left out of OMS of rice
March 11, 2010
Several thousand ultra poor people living at different char (newly emerged landmass) areas on Teesta and Dharla river basin are yet to get the benefit of OMS of rice as five dealers are yet to get permission for running OMS centres at the union level in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila.
OMS of rice started in Lalmonirhat town on February 25, but poor people in the char villages have to purchase one kg of low quality rice for Tk 25 to 26 in the local market, whereas rice sells at Tk 22 a kg at OMS centres.
Thakurgaon hospital cannot cope with child patients
March 9, 2010
Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital is crowded with child patients with complaints of pneumonia and diarrhoea as the children are most vulnerable to two diseases during change of season.
At least 133 patients have been admitted to children’s ward of the hospital against only 18 seats in the last three days. As the hospital cannot accommodate growing number of child patients, most of them are staying on veranda.
BSF kills two Bangladeshis
February 20, 2010
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) killed two Bangladeshis along Panchagarh border yesterday and the day before.
An elderly man was beaten to death at Amarkhana point early yesterday while a farmer was shot dead in Madhupara area of the border on Wednesday.
Sit-in, rally demanding better railway service
February 18, 2010
A large number of people yesterday held sit-in and rally at the railway station in the town demanding better railway service.
Their seven-point demand included modernisation of railway infrastructure and introduction of inter-city train.
Leaders and workers of different political parties, professional bodies and students took part in the programme.
BDR, BSF exchange lists of criminals
February 16, 2010
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) exchanged the lists of criminals of the bordering areas of the two countries at a sector commander level border coordination meeting in Panchagarh yesterday.
Rangpur Sector Commander Col Mohammad Khairuzzaman led the eight member BDR delegation while an eight member BSF team was led by Shiliguri Sector DIG Reaz Ahmed Khan at the meeting at Banglabandha border outpost (BOP) under Tentulia upazila of the district. The meeting began at 11:30am and continued till 5:00pm
Madaripur college closed as rival BCL men clash
February 14, 2010
Madaripur Government Nazimuddin University College was yesterday declared closed for three days following a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
The activists of the both factions also damaged principal’s room, accounts sections and flower garden.
Smoke, dust put residents under health risk
February 13, 2010
The asphalt plant set up on the land meant for a park at Boyra Housing Estate in Khalishpur of Khulna city remains a nuisance for locals as black smoke and dust poses health risk for them.
Over a thousand people of Boyra residential area joined a procession on Monday afternoon demanding immediate shifting of the asphalt plant for recovering the land for a park and saving residents from serious environment pollution.
Transit planned but rail tracks in sorry state
February 7, 2010
Hundred-year-old railway tracks and stations in Chapainawabganj are in a deplorable condition although the governments of Bangladesh and India have agreed to use Rohanpur-Singhabad rail link for transporting goods to Nepal from Bangladesh.
A railway link between Rohanpur and Singhabad of Indian Maldah district to facilitate transit from Bangladesh to Nepal through India was decided during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent visit to India.
Fake identities keep 27 JMB men out of charge sheet
February 4, 2010
Police has failed to file charge sheet against 27 most wanted Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) men active in the area as their real identities are yet to be found.
Besides, 11 of the 30 charge-sheeted accused are still fugitive, much to the worry of law enforcers and locals.
Rivals attack dist BNP meeting, explode bombs
January 25, 2010
Rivals attacked a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) district committee meeting and ransacked the house of advocate Haroon Al Rashid, district convener and central vice-president of BNP here on Saturday evening.
Haroon’s younger brother Shahin Al Rashid yesterday filed a case with Brahmanbaria Sadar police station accusing 30 people of carrying out the attack.