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Rare mole rescued in M’bazar dies
Moulvibazar Correspondent
A rare Himalayan mole rescued from a village in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar on March 9 died of its injuries on Saturday. The tiny black mole succumbed to its injuries Friday evening. Tabibur Rahman, assistant conservator of wildlife management and nature conservation department in Moulvibazar. The mole was injured while he was being captured by locals. It was receiving treatment at Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation in the upazila. The body of the mole is being preserved in formalin to be displayed at Lawachara forest department office as it is very rare, reports the correspondent quoting Mihir Kumar Doe, divisional forest officer of wildlife and conservation department of the Forest Department. It is found in the central and eastern Himalayas usually between an elevation of 1,500 metres and 2,400 metres. It mostly eats earthworms and insects and their larvae, said Sopon Deb Sajal, director of Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation in the upazila.
Food poisoning: 6 admitted to OMCH
Sylhet Correspondent
Taking dinner 6 person became hospitalized in Borosala under Airport Police station in Sylhet on Friday. It is learnt that Moulana Abdul Haque of Goatgawan under Jagannathpur Upazila making residence and live there. One week ago he returned from london. His brother in Law Mosharraf Hussain invite him to dinner on Friday Night. By taking this meal all family members and tenant became unconscious. On Saturday Morning his servants found them unconscious and admitted them to Osmani Medical Hospital (OMCH).OC of Osmani Medical Police investigation Centre Said there were admitted on Saturday Morning and others at evening.Expatriates Relative Mansur Ahmed and local Person Moinul Islam said, They are under treatment. House master is in word no 26 and others are in word No 19. Khadimpara union Perished Chairman Delwar Hussain Conformed it. OC Airport police Station Musharraf Hussain said he know it by media but on Complain.
IDEA round table conference held
A regional round table meeting on social accountability implementation at Union Parishad of Dakshin Surma held in Sylhet DC Office Conference room on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Rahat Anwar Attended as a Chief gust. ADC (Edn) Soyed Aminur Rahman, AD of IDEA Thouhidul Haque Chowdhury, DD of District Social Welfare Nibash Chandro dus, DD of Information Juliya Jusmin Mili, District Education Officer Jahangir Alam, Journalist M Ahmed Ali, Jalalpur Union Perished Chairman Mowlana Sulaiman Hussain, Doudpur Union Perished Chairman HM Khalil, Union perished member Hasna Akter, CSG Member Akhlkul Ambia Batin, Falakuzzaman Chowdhury Joglu, Ahmed Hussain Kukon, Tecnical Officer of SEBA Project Sufia Akther Sunia, IDEA project Coordinator Towfik Bin Iqbal also spoke the Conference. DD LG Devojit Shinha Presided Over and Tamanna Ahmed Conducted the conference.
Holi’ Festival celebrated in Bagerhat
Bagerhat Correspondent
Hindu community celebrated the Holi festival in a befitting manner in Bagerhat district town on Sunday. On the occasion members of the Hindu community, mainly the youths and children in large number went out of their houses and sprinkled coloured water on friends and relatives. They were in festive mood throughout the festival. A good number of youths of the Muslim community also participated in the Holi festival.
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