Traders fined for using polybags
Barisal Correspondent
Departments of Environment and Jute operating a joint drive on Monday noon in Bazar Road and Hatkhola area in Barisal city against using polythene bags and not using jute sacks and fined traders Tk 23 thousand and recovered 14 Kg polythene bags. Harunor Rashid, Inspector of Jute Department, said the drive was operated as government imposed ban from November 30, 2015 against using sacks other than made of jute for carrying paddy, rice, wheat, corn, sugar, fertilisers weighing more than 20 kg. Sukumar Biswas, divisional director of environment department, informed administrative magistrates Lutfunnesa Begum and Kazi Luthful Hasan, accompanying the drive led mobile court. The court fined Tk. 8 thousand to Bappi Stores, Habib Traders to Tk 5 thousand, Syed Amzad Stores and Messers Kamal Chandra Saha, to Tk 2 thousand each for founding polythene sacks. Besides court also fined Hariannda Store to Tk 3 thousand, Pannu Stores to Tk 2 thousand and Roma Mistanna Vandar to Tk.1 thousand for using banned polythene bags. The court also recovered 14 Kg polythene bags, sources said.
Two motor bikers killed in Jhenaidah road mishap
Jhenaidah Correspondent
Two motor bikers were killed, while two passenger sustained severe injury when two bikes met a head on collision at Iswarba on Kaliganj-Kotchandpur Highway on Monday afternoon. One of the deceased was identified as Rabbi Alam 30, son of Jahangi Siddiquee while the other could not be identified immediately.Injured two were rushed to Kaliganj upazila health complex. The attending physicians had referred them to Jessore general hospital in a critical state.Locals said, each other it the opposite driver at about .00 PM with a heavy speed. Four of the riders sustained severe injuries and Rabbi and another friver fied at Kaliganj upazila health complex at about 4.30 pm. Kaliganj police officer in charge Anwar Hossain had confirmed the dead of the two and said, bodies of the deceased were sent to Jhenaidah Sadar hospital morgue for post mortem examination. No case was filed till filling of this report in the evening, OC said.
Death of journo Liakot Ali condoled at Monirampur
Monirampur (Jessore) Correspondent
Editor of Khulna- based The Daily Purbanchal, Khulna Divisional Press Club Federation Chairperson and the member of Board of Directors of BSS M. Liakot Ali’s death was condoled in Monirampur Press Club on Monday. Presided over by President S.M. Moznur Rahaman, membersw of the Press Club expressed their deep shock at the demise of vat anal journalist leader and convey their sympathy to the braved family members. They were prayed his departed soul also. Among others it were present Press Club founder Prof. M.A. Razzaque, founding member A.K.M. Nesar Uddin, secretary Motahar Hossain, vice president Abdul Motin and Moniruzzaman(purbanchal). Joint Secretary Faruk Alom, Prof. Hussoin Nazrul Hoqe, Asadurzzaman Royel, Prof. Nurul Hoqe and others attended at the condolence meeting.
‘Govt working for dev of agriculture’
Rajshahi Correspondent
A view exchanging meeting on use and management of prepaid meter in Sormongla Eco-park of Godagari Upazila was held on Monday. Addressing the function as Chief Guest Abdul Mannan M.P. Advisor of BMDA (Barind Multipurpose Development Authority) and also member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agricultural Ministry said, the government is congenial to agriculture. He also ensured that farmers who are taking facility from various projects of BMDA this won’t be stopped and underground water line of BMDA will be expanded by the increasing amount in upcoming national budget. Chief Guest also said, that under the ruling of existing government our country has become self-reliant in food management, government is providing 30 percent subsidize in irrigation sector, 25 percent for agricultural instruments, and 30 percent for advanced cultivation of potato besides this 20 percent tax has been imposed upon the imported rice as fake business holder may not create trouble Proper steps will be taken so that farmers may use government owned ponds by their cooperative activities he added, Acting executive director of BMDA Md Abdur Rashid presided over the program while associate engineer of BMDC moderated it. Nurul Islam Omar MP. and Hemayath Hossain, Joint Secretary of Agricultural Ministry graced the program as special guest.
