Dead bodies of a school girl, a youth and a neonatal have been recovered from different areas of the city on Monday.Sub Inspector Asaduzzaman, second officer of Barisal Kotwali police station, said police recovered dead body of Tonny, 11, a student of Barguna Faizul Ulum Madrasa, from a ditch at ward-23 under Barisal City Corporation on Monday morning.Tonny was daughter of Tunu Mia, a day labour and tenant of Abdul Khalek at Khan Sarak in Nabagram Road area of the...
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A roundtable discussion styled as “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production”, held at BDS Auditorium in Barisal on Saturday. Representatives from government, policy makers, producers, consumers association, researchers, and law enforcing agencies, development partners, UN agencies, students, and civil society and media persons participated in the roundtable.The participants focused on the engagement of youth in achieving these agenda. They said topic of the discussion was the theme of international youth day this year.It aims...
A Barisal court on Tuesday sentenced father and son to death and acquitted another son for killing Muladi Upazila Press Club president Monir Hossain Rari.The two accused were retired police personal Alauddin Rari and his youngest son Russel Rari and acquitted one was his eldest son Sohag Rari.The court was also fined to Taka 50 thousand to each of the convicted.Sudipto Das, first additional district and session judge of Barisal, handed down this verdict in presence of the accused after...
The 155th birth anniversary of Bishwakobi Rabindranath Thakur (Rabindra Joyantee) observed in Barisal city on Sunday showing deep respect to the great poet of Bengali language and literature and calling properly exercise the creation and ideals of the poet.Jatiya Rabindra Sangeet Sammilon Parishad, Barisal district administration, Charukala Barisal and other institutions organized day-long programmes at Ashwini Kumar Hall, Planet World children’s park, Charukala art gallery and different places premises. The programmes included presenting songs, poems, dances, dramas, exhibitions on paintings...
Participants at a discussion meeting organised by Bangladesh Women Lawyers Association on Monday called for proper and speedy implementation of law for preventing torture and killing against women and children.The meeting presided over by Adv Munira Begum, divisional coordinator of BNWLA, was held at Barisal Reporters Unity on occasion of the International Woman’s Day.Kohinur Begum, councilor of Barisal City Corporation, Shuvangkar Chakraborty, Ranjit Dutta, Ranjit Datta, Nila Begum, right activists, Sushanta Ghosh, journalist, Advocate Kamrunahar Tonu, Keka Ansari, members BNWLA,...
The festival for worshiping Devi Saraswati, Goddess of literature and culture of the Hindu community, performed at houses of the community and different educational institutions from Friday noon to Saturday noon.The Puja celebrated every year on ‘Vasant Panchami’, the birth-day of Goddess Saraswati and fifth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Magh. Hindu devotees, especially students and youths, celebrated the Saraswati Puja in different educational institutions and temples and houses setting up colorful mandaps and placing the...
Police arrested Junayed Ahmed Sumon, a BCL activist and student of Social Welfare Department of Barisal Govt. B M College, for disgraceful comment against AL lawmaker Jebunnessa Afroj on facebook wall. Rajib Hossain, district BCL organising secretary, said accused BCL activist Sumon was son of Kabir Farazi from Badura village under Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur district. Shah Md. Awlad Hossain, Kotwali police station officer in charge, said the accused copied a photo of the lawmaker addressing a meeting from a...
Severe and speedy erosion of Kirtankhola River washed and damaged different points of the road communication of Charbaria Union.Due to that already road communication between Barisal city, Herbaria Union and Lamchari under Sadar upazila of Barisal district disrupted at different points.The speedy erosion also threatening existence of Aroj Manjil Public Library founded by Rationalist, Philosopher Aroj Ali Matabbar, situated besides the Taltali-Lamchhari Road.Locals said at least 1000 feet of Charbaria-Lamchari road eroded by the Kirtonkhola River within one month and...
Journalists’ community of Barisal on Monday forming human chain in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall protesting attacks on fellows demanded immediate arrest and speedy trial of the attackers.The programme was held under the banner of Barisal Journalist Community.It was addressed among others by Anisur Rahman Swapan, president, Nazrul Biswas, former president of Barisal Reporters Unity, Kazi Nasiruddin Babul, president, Kazi Miraz, joint secretary of Barisal Press Club, Ferdous Sohag, president of Barisal Electronics Media, Humayun Kabir, president of Barisal Television...
A team of Rapid Action Battalion Unit-8 on Monday operating a drive at Tazim Bricks in remote Baishari area under Banaripara upazila of Barisal rescued 13 workers including a child detained like slaves.RAB also arrested Milon Ahmed, site manager, Kabir Hossain, broker of that brick field, in this connection said Major Adnan, deputy commander of RAB-8.A case was lodged by Abdul Halim, uncle of the rescued child Khalilur Rahman against brick kiln owner Tazem Ali Haoladar, local union president of...
‘Jatiyo Patho Natya Utsav’, national street drama festival, ended on open air stage in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall in...
Awami League- backed panel swept annual election of the executive and sub-committees of Barisal District Bar Association, bagging 12 out of 16 posts including President. BNP- led 20-party alliance supported Jatiotabadi Ainjibi Oyikko Parished bagged 4 posts including secretary in the election held on Thursday. A total 708 out of 797 voters cast their votes from 9 am to 6:00 pm and counting started from 7:00 pm Thursday to elect 16 office bearers including 11 executive body and 5 subcommittee...
