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Workshop on drug abuse held

Staff Reporter, Rangpur

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said that the government will provide food aid to 50 million people in the country through family protection cards from this month to curb the rise in daily necessities. He made the call while addressing a day-long workshop on formulating an integrated action plan for building a social movement to curb drug abuse at the initiative of Home Ministry’s Security Services Department and Rangpur Divisional Administration in the Hall Room of Rangpur Tourism Motel on Wednesday afternoon. Rangpur Divisional Commissioner Md. Abdul Wahab Bhuiyan presided over the workshop. Among others, Secretary of Security Services Department Md. Mokabbir Hossain, DIG of Rangpur Range of Bangladesh Police Devdas Bhattacharya, Commissioner of Rangpur Metropolitan Police Md. Abdul Alim Mahmud and District Administrator of Rangpur Division Md. Asib Ahsan. And officials of various government departments spoke.

Prize distribution at Govt Ainuddin College

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Madhukhali (Faridpur) Correspondent

 The prize distribution and closing ceremony of the annual sports and cultural competition of the traditional Government Ainuddin College was held at Madhukhali Sadar on Tuesday noon. Bangladesh Awami League presidium member and former MP was present as the chief guest. Abdur Rahman. College principal Professor. Nazmul Haque was the special guest in the presidency of the chairman. Shahidul Islam, general secretary of the Awami League. Rezaul Haque Baku.

World Milk Day observed in Naogaon

NAOGAON : The World Milk Day was observed in the district on Wednesday in a befitting manner as elsewhere in the world. In 2001, World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations announced June 1 as World Milk Day. Marking the day, district Animal Resources Department arranged a discussion on “Sustainability in the dairy Sector as well as Environmental, Nutritional and Socio-economic Empowerment”. Deputy Commissioner Khalid Mehedi Hasan took part in the function as the chief guest held at the conference room of Deputy Commissioner (DC) office this morning with District Animal Resources Officer Md. Mohir Uddin in the chair. Additional Superintendent of Police Md. Gaziur Rahman, Retired Principal Prof. Md. Shariful Islam Khan, President of Naogaon District Press Club Md. Kayes Uddin, Sadar Upazila Animal Resources Officer Dr. Md. Aminul Islam and President of District Dairy Farm Association AQM Wazedul Islam Khan, among others, spoke it, reports BSS.

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