Property worth Tk 20 lakh gutted
Sylhet Bureau
Property work Tk 20 lakh gutted when a devastating fire originated at the godown belongs to Hazi Amin and sons on Alkhaja Market’s 2nd floor at Castoghor in the heart of Sylhet City at 7:30 last night. The fire Fire Brigade personnels of 5 units in Sylhet jointly lunched a vigorous campaign and after about one and a half hours could extinguish the fire. Besides, property worth Tk. 30 lakh could have been rescued.
Prize-giving ceremony held
A prize-giving ceremony organised by Friend in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) Community lead outreach on safe migration campaign at Boldi Ideal High School was held at school ground Dakshin Surma Upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday. Presided over by Headmaster Gulam Mostafa Kamal it was addressed by Alhaz Moinul Islam Founder and President of School MC. FIVDB Prgoramme coordinator Shofiqul Islam. The New Nation Sylhet Bureau chief S.A Shofiee addressed the function. A total of 10 students from Boldi Ideal High schools of Dakshin Surma were get prize which was handed over by the chief guest.
Woman UZ chairman arrested
Jessore Correspondent
Kotwali police on Monday evening arrested Sabira Nazmul Munni, chairman, Jhikargachha upazila council. The police picked up her from Jessore Airport while she was going to Dhaka. Confirming the information, AKM Azmal Huda, officer in- charge, Kotwali police station told that she was an accused in five cases. Syed Saberul Haque Sabu, general secretary, Jessore district unit BNP, however, said she is in bail in all the cases.
Lalon Festival kicks off
KUSHTIA: In memory of legendry mystic bard Baul king Lalon Shah, a three-day Lalon festival kicked off at Lalon Akhra of Cheuria village of the district from Thursday. The festival will feature Lalon Mela, discussion and musical soiree every day. The Lalon Academy in association with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs is organising the event. On the occasion, the shrine of Fakir Lalon Shah has got a festive look and hundreds of devotees from home and abroad has thronged the Akhra.With Deputy Commissioner of Kushtia Jahir Raihan in the chair, local lawmaker Mahbubul Alam Hanif will attend the ceremony as chief guest. Kushtia Police Super SM Mehedi Hasan, Zila Parishad Chairman Haji Rabiul Islam, District Awami League President Sadar Uddin Khan and General Secretary Azgar Ali will be special guests. Islamic University Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Shahinur Rahman will present the keynote paper on the occasion. Kushtia now turns into a town of festival. The mystic songs of Lalon Shah reverberate at his den on the occasion. A good number of floating vendors have set up different kinds of shops on the festival venue. Additional security measures have been taken to ensure security of the entire occasion and visitors. Lalon Shah was a Bengali baul, mystic, songwriter, social reformer and secular thinker. He has become an icon of religious tolerance and secularism in Bengali culture, reports UNB.
Sylhet Bureau
Property work Tk 20 lakh gutted when a devastating fire originated at the godown belongs to Hazi Amin and sons on Alkhaja Market’s 2nd floor at Castoghor in the heart of Sylhet City at 7:30 last night. The fire Fire Brigade personnels of 5 units in Sylhet jointly lunched a vigorous campaign and after about one and a half hours could extinguish the fire. Besides, property worth Tk. 30 lakh could have been rescued.
Prize-giving ceremony held
A prize-giving ceremony organised by Friend in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) Community lead outreach on safe migration campaign at Boldi Ideal High School was held at school ground Dakshin Surma Upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday. Presided over by Headmaster Gulam Mostafa Kamal it was addressed by Alhaz Moinul Islam Founder and President of School MC. FIVDB Prgoramme coordinator Shofiqul Islam. The New Nation Sylhet Bureau chief S.A Shofiee addressed the function. A total of 10 students from Boldi Ideal High schools of Dakshin Surma were get prize which was handed over by the chief guest.
Woman UZ chairman arrested
Jessore Correspondent
Kotwali police on Monday evening arrested Sabira Nazmul Munni, chairman, Jhikargachha upazila council. The police picked up her from Jessore Airport while she was going to Dhaka. Confirming the information, AKM Azmal Huda, officer in- charge, Kotwali police station told that she was an accused in five cases. Syed Saberul Haque Sabu, general secretary, Jessore district unit BNP, however, said she is in bail in all the cases.
Lalon Festival kicks off
KUSHTIA: In memory of legendry mystic bard Baul king Lalon Shah, a three-day Lalon festival kicked off at Lalon Akhra of Cheuria village of the district from Thursday. The festival will feature Lalon Mela, discussion and musical soiree every day. The Lalon Academy in association with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs is organising the event. On the occasion, the shrine of Fakir Lalon Shah has got a festive look and hundreds of devotees from home and abroad has thronged the Akhra.With Deputy Commissioner of Kushtia Jahir Raihan in the chair, local lawmaker Mahbubul Alam Hanif will attend the ceremony as chief guest. Kushtia Police Super SM Mehedi Hasan, Zila Parishad Chairman Haji Rabiul Islam, District Awami League President Sadar Uddin Khan and General Secretary Azgar Ali will be special guests. Islamic University Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Shahinur Rahman will present the keynote paper on the occasion. Kushtia now turns into a town of festival. The mystic songs of Lalon Shah reverberate at his den on the occasion. A good number of floating vendors have set up different kinds of shops on the festival venue. Additional security measures have been taken to ensure security of the entire occasion and visitors. Lalon Shah was a Bengali baul, mystic, songwriter, social reformer and secular thinker. He has become an icon of religious tolerance and secularism in Bengali culture, reports UNB.
BGB recovers 2 mounds of hemp in Benapole
Border Guard Bangladesh personnel seized a total of 92 kilograms of hemp from Raghunathpur frontier under Benapole port police station at around 1:30 pm on Tuesday. Chasing a number of smugglers, BGB personnel seized the hemp worth Tk 3,22,000 in an abandoned condition. The hemp was brought from India, said Lieutenant Colonel Ariful Hoque, commanding officer, 49 Border Guard Battalion.
A case was lodged with Benapole port police station in this regard.
