17-10-2018

NEWS
WEDNEsDAY,
OCtOBEr 17, 2018
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World Food Day observed
DHAKA : The World Food Day was observed in the country and elsewhere across the world
yesterday in a befitting manner through organizing various programes.
The theme of the day was 'Work paves the way for future, work to build a hunger free world
by 2030.'
The observance of the day globally was aimed at increased action to achieve Zero Hunger
by 2030 set by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and 130
other countries across the world.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave separate messages wishing
the success of the day's programmes.
In a message, the President called upon all including scientists and extension workers to
pay their attention to inventing stress tolerant crop varieties, technology and extension
suitable to adopt with climate change.
He suggested that a safe food zone be built through strengthening the rural agriculture
dependent economy by taking into consideration the gradual increase of population and the
consequence of climate change.
The Prime Minister in her message put emphasis on nutrition security. "We have already
ensured the food security through achieving food autarky …so now we have to engage our
efforts in ensuring nutrition," she said.
The Agriculture Ministry organized a seminar and a three-day fair on the occasion. Besides,
a 3-day food fair began at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) to mark the day.
Man killed in Kushtia road
crash
KUSHTIA : A young man was killed as a tractor overturned on Kushtia-Meherpur road at
Taltola in Mirpur upazila on Tuesday morning, reports UNB.
The deceased was identified as Saddam Hossain, 30, son of Jannat Hossain.
Witness said the tractor overturned on the road around 9:30 am after the driver lost his
control over the wheel for reckless driving, leaving Saddam and its driver critically injured.
The injured were rushed to Kushtia General Hospital where the duty doctors declared
Saddam dead.
'Drug trader'
killed in Jashore
'gunfight'
JASHORE : A suspected
drug trader was killed in a
reported gunfight between
two groups of drug peddlers
a t Mangalgati in Sadar
upazila early Tuesday.
The age of the deceased is
around 30-year old, said
Apurba Hasan, officer-incharge
of Kotwali Police
Station, reports UNB.
Being informed about a
gunfight between two
groups of drug traders in the
area, a team of police
conducted a drive around 4
am, said the OC. Sensing the
presence of the law
enforcers, the gang
members fled away the
scene. Later, the team
recovered the bullet-hit
body, two kilogram hemp
and 200 Yaba tablets from
the spot, the OC added.
DNCC demolishes
300 illegal shops
in Kalyanpur
DHAKA : Dhaka North City
Corporation (DNCC) in an
eviction drive yesterday
reclaimed 20,000 square
feet of land removing around
300 illegal shops, boundary
walls and other structures at
N atun Bazar Pura Basti in
city's Kalyanpur area, reports
BSS.
DNCC Executive
Magistrate Md Sajid Anwar
led the eviction drive.
Councilor of 11 no ward of
DNCC Dewan Abdul
Mannan and regional
executive officer Gullal
Singh were present, among
others, during the drive.
DNCC authorities said
drive against illegal
structures will continue.
Female UP member
dies as sharee gets
tangled with wheel
SYLHET : A female union parishad member of Osmaninagar
upazila was killed on Monday evening as her sharee got
tangled with the wheel of motorcycle on Tajpur-Balaganj
road in Mollapara area, reports UNB.
The deceased was identified as Shipra Rani Dutta, 40, wife
of Mohon Lala Dutta of Basia village in Usmanpur union and
also a UP member of reserved 7,8,9 no wards.
Quoting the witnesses, assistant sub-inspector Rumi
Akhter of Osmaninagar Police Station said Shipra's sharee
got tangled with the wheel while she was returning home
riding on a motorcycle around 5 pm.
Later, she fell down from the bike and sustained critical
injuries, police said.
The injured was rushed to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical
College where she succumbed to her injuries in the evening.
Beheaded body found in Barguna
BARGUNA : Police recovered the beheaded body of an
unidentified young man from Kismat Koruna village in
Betagi upazila on Monday night, reports UNB.
Locals spotted the body in the village at night and informed
police, said Md Kamruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Betagi
Police Station. Later, police recovered the body around 10
pm and sent it to Barguna Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Export-import thru Benapole
suspended for Durga Puja
BENAPOLE : Export and import activities between
Bangladesh and India through Benapole land port will
remain suspend for four days from Tuesday on the occasion
of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of Hindu
community, reports UNB.
Kartik Chakrabarty, general secretary of Petrapole C&F
Agent Staff Welfare Association, said trade between the two
neighboring countries will remain halted for four days on the
occasion of Durga Puja. The business will resume on October
20, he added.
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Man to die for
killing wife in
Chuadanga
CHUADANGA : A tribunal
here on Tuesday convicted a
man and sentenced him to
death for killing his wife over
dowry in 2011, reports UNB.
The convict is Mamun Ali,
son of Akubbar Ali of
Sadabari vilalge in
Damurhuda upazila.
According to the
prosecution, Mamun killed
his wife Sagori Khatun
following an altercation as
she failed to bring dowry
from his father's house on
February 5, 2011.
Rahim Box, father of the
victim, filed a case with
Damurhuda police station.
After examining the
records and witnesses
Chuadanga Woman and
Children Repression
Prevention Tribunal Judge
Mohammad Zia Haider
handed down the verdict.
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