BAU Correspondent
Police detained a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader of Bangladesh Agricultural University unit in Mymensingh on Monday. The arrestee is identified as Abdus Salam, Joint Secretary of BAU unit of JCD. Confirming the arrest the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mymensingh Kotwali Thana, Fazlul Karim said , he was arrested from a coaching centre at Natun Bazar area in Mymensingh town on charge of a case filed by the university authority”. BAU unit JCD General Secretary Joshim Uddin has confirmed the incident .
Ekushey Book Fair begins in Gafargaon
Gafargaon (Mymensingh) Correspondent
A 5 -day long Amar Ekushey Book Fair has began at Gafargaon on Friday . Mymensingh.Gafargaon Press Club has arranged this book fair on the stage of the Language Martyr Abdul Zabbar at the local Dakbanglo Zila Parishad premises . The local MP.Fahami Golandaz Babel inaugurated this book fair. He was the Chief Guest at the function. He said,Our heroic sons sacrificed their lives for our mother tongue.
Field day on vitamin enriched vegetables held
Barisal Correspondent
Field Day for disseminating nutritional messages through cultivating Vegetables and Orange Flesh Sweet Potato (OFSP) was held on Tuesday at Karmullakathi under Dehergati union of Babuganj upazila in Barisal district. It was arranged by BRAC Agriculture and Food Security Program under USAID Horticulture Project.
Shahjahan Shikdar, former chairman of Dehergati UP presided over the field-day programme at the courtyard of farmer Shahjahan Haoladar. It was conducted by Saiful Islam, regional manager of Brac agiculture and food security programme. Among others Dr. Babulal Nag, principal scientific officer of the regional agriculture research institute, Ratan Kumar Mandal, upazila agriculture officer, Manowar Hossain, field coordinator, Ripan Chandra Mandal, District BRAC representative, The programme was attended by more than one hundred local government representatives, farmers, elites, officials.
The speak ers and organizers said main objective of the Field Day to cultivating vitamin and food value enriched Vegetables and Orange Flesh Sweet Potato (OFSP) in the crop fields was to familiar the participants and stake holders with the improved agricultural technology as well as to disseminate that technology to local farmers.
500 poor patients get free treatment in Sylhet
Sylhet Correspondent
More than 500 poor patients have been provided with medical treatment and medicines free of cost on Saturday at a medical camp held at Moglabazar in Sylhet on Wednesday. Zaytun Welfare Trust (ZWFT) a voluntary organisation, arranged the camp on the occasion of a part of its regular annual event for the 5th consecutive years. A team of nearly 10 expert physicians and technologists specialist and chairman of ZWFT treated the helpless and poor patients of Sylhet area in the day-long camp. Patients received treatment on various health problems including kidney, heart, liver, Obs & Gynae, gastro, diabetes, ENT, medicine, paediatric, chest, mental health, paralysis, skin etc. More than 100 aged poor eye patients have undergone cataract surgery in the camp.
Polythene bags being sold freely
Polythene shopping bags are being sold freely in the markets of the district, violating the ban imposed on its production, marketing and use.According to sources, a section of dishonest polythene makers in connivance with some unscrupulous traders are supplying the polythene bags to the markets in the excuse that coloured polythene bags are prohibited, and there is no ban on white and opaque ones.Some consumers told that no jute bags are available in the market at cheap rate. Each polythene shopping bag is being sold at Tk 0.25 to Tk 1.00 and apart from this, net bags made of nylon and modified sacks made of cement bags are also being sold in the markets. Some vendors of different commodities like fish, meat, vegetables etc. said that they have to sell their items inside polythene bags as most consumers come to the market without their respective shopping bags. It may be cited here that a huge quantity of used polythene is sent to Dhaka for recycling and making new bags.
