One held with rectified spirit in Rangpur
RANGPUR: The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) seized 1,850 bottles of rectified spirit and arrested a presumed drug trader from different places in the district on Thursday night. “We had a secret information that some drug peddlers were carrying rectified spirit on a Rangpur-bound passenger coach from Dhaka,” Deputy Director of DNC for Rangpur Md. Masud Rana told BSS today. Accordingly, a special DNC team led by Masud Rana went to a place near the Fire Service and Civil Defense Station in the city and waited for arrival of the passenger coach there. “Soon after arrival of the coach there in the evening, we conducted a raid and arrested one person in possession of the rectified spirit,” Rana added. “Based on his statement, we conducted another raid at Gopalpur village in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur and arrested owner of the seized rectified spirit and presumed drug trader Harun, 50, of the same village at night,” he said. After filing a case in this connection under section 36 of the Narcotics Control Act-2018, the DNC officials handed over arrested Harun to Kotwali Thana of Rangpur Metropolitan Police, Rana added, reports BSS.
View exchange meeting held
Sylhet Bureau
Dakshin Surma Samaj Kallan Samity UK organised a view- exchange meeting with the journalists of Dakshin Surma Press Club in the Sylhet city on Wednesday. In the meeting it sought cooperation from media to develop Dakshin Surm Upazila. The programme, presided over by Jahangir Alam Musik, President of Dakshin Surm Press Club and Its secretary Ashraful Islam Emran conducted the meeting. Dakshin Surma Samaj Kallan Samity UK President Selim Ahmed attendet the meeting as a Chief guest. former secretary (in charge) S.A Shofiee, Tresurere M. A Khalik, Shahad Uddin Dulal, Shipon Ahmed, Shorif Ahmed addressed the programme, among others.
Foundation stone model mosque laid in Debiganj
PANCHAGARH: Foundation of a model mosque has been laid in Debiganj upazila here yesterday. Upazila chairman of Debiganj Abdul Malek Chistee and upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Protty Hasan formally laid the foundation stone. The-three-storied mosque building will be located at upazila headquater near Asian highway. Public Works Department (PWD) would implemented the construction work at a cost of Taka 17 corer. Ececutive Engineer of PWD Md. Rafiqul Islam , Upazila Awami League President A.S.M. Nuruzzaman, Vice President Gias Uddin Chowdary, local Awami League leaders and cross-section of people were present during the inaugural function, reports BSS.
Lighting kills youth in Netrakona
Netrakona: A young man was killed by a lightning strike while fishing at Lakshmipur village in Khaliajuri upazila on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam, 30, son of Abdur Rashid of Lakshmipur village. Officer-in-charge of Khaliajuri Police Station ATM Mahmudul Haque said a thunderbolt hit Rafiq while he was fishing in a water body. An unnatural death case was filed, he said, reports UNB.
RANGPUR: The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) seized 1,850 bottles of rectified spirit and arrested a presumed drug trader from different places in the district on Thursday night. “We had a secret information that some drug peddlers were carrying rectified spirit on a Rangpur-bound passenger coach from Dhaka,” Deputy Director of DNC for Rangpur Md. Masud Rana told BSS today. Accordingly, a special DNC team led by Masud Rana went to a place near the Fire Service and Civil Defense Station in the city and waited for arrival of the passenger coach there. “Soon after arrival of the coach there in the evening, we conducted a raid and arrested one person in possession of the rectified spirit,” Rana added. “Based on his statement, we conducted another raid at Gopalpur village in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur and arrested owner of the seized rectified spirit and presumed drug trader Harun, 50, of the same village at night,” he said. After filing a case in this connection under section 36 of the Narcotics Control Act-2018, the DNC officials handed over arrested Harun to Kotwali Thana of Rangpur Metropolitan Police, Rana added, reports BSS.
View exchange meeting held
Sylhet Bureau
Dakshin Surma Samaj Kallan Samity UK organised a view- exchange meeting with the journalists of Dakshin Surma Press Club in the Sylhet city on Wednesday. In the meeting it sought cooperation from media to develop Dakshin Surm Upazila. The programme, presided over by Jahangir Alam Musik, President of Dakshin Surm Press Club and Its secretary Ashraful Islam Emran conducted the meeting. Dakshin Surma Samaj Kallan Samity UK President Selim Ahmed attendet the meeting as a Chief guest. former secretary (in charge) S.A Shofiee, Tresurere M. A Khalik, Shahad Uddin Dulal, Shipon Ahmed, Shorif Ahmed addressed the programme, among others.
Foundation stone model mosque laid in Debiganj
PANCHAGARH: Foundation of a model mosque has been laid in Debiganj upazila here yesterday. Upazila chairman of Debiganj Abdul Malek Chistee and upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Protty Hasan formally laid the foundation stone. The-three-storied mosque building will be located at upazila headquater near Asian highway. Public Works Department (PWD) would implemented the construction work at a cost of Taka 17 corer. Ececutive Engineer of PWD Md. Rafiqul Islam , Upazila Awami League President A.S.M. Nuruzzaman, Vice President Gias Uddin Chowdary, local Awami League leaders and cross-section of people were present during the inaugural function, reports BSS.
Lighting kills youth in Netrakona
Netrakona: A young man was killed by a lightning strike while fishing at Lakshmipur village in Khaliajuri upazila on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam, 30, son of Abdur Rashid of Lakshmipur village. Officer-in-charge of Khaliajuri Police Station ATM Mahmudul Haque said a thunderbolt hit Rafiq while he was fishing in a water body. An unnatural death case was filed, he said, reports UNB.
