29-06-2022

Wednesday, june 29, 2022
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uno khandaker Mudachir bin ali inaugurating mosquito eradication program in flood shelter in
Barlekha .
photo: abdur rob
Commendable initiative taken by Barlekha mayor
Mosquito eradication is underway
in the flood shelter
aBdur roB, MoulviBazar Correspondent:
People in more than 50 flood shelters
in Moulvibazar Barlekha are being
victims of mosquito infestation, just
when the mayor Abul Imam
Mohammad Kamran Chowdhury
stood by them. On behalf of the
municipality, he took initiative to
apply high quality medicine to kill
mosquitoes in 52 flood shelters of the
upazila. UNO Khandaker Mudachir
Bin Ali and Municipal Mayor Abul
Imam Mohammad Kamran
Chowdhury inaugurated the
mosquito eradication program at
Chiddek Ali High School Shelter in
Sujanagar Union on Monday
morning. Till Tuesday afternoon, the
application of medicine has been
completed in 35 shelters of the
Summer vegetables
appear abundantly in
Rajshahi markets
RAJSHAHI: Summer
vegetables like red
amaranth, bottle gourd,
spinach, lady's finger,
pointed gourd, bitter gourd,
pumpkin and brinjal have
appeared abundantly in
kitchen markets of the
district, benefiting both
growers and consumers,
reports BSS.
Vegetable farming brings
smile on farmers' faces here
as they are becoming
financially solvent by
cultivating various types of
vegetables, meeting its
growing demand of the
consumers.
At present, even many of
the winter vegetables are
being cultivated in the
summer season. The farmers
are seen showing their
interests in vegetable
farming as they have been
gaining more profit for over
the last couple of years.
Farmers are passing busy
days with vegetable farming
in the current Kharif-1
season and they are happy
with their good yields with
less irrigation water
following sufficient rains.
Varieties of vegetables are
available in the local markets
round the year because of its
regular farming along with
other seasonal fruits and
crops.
Mozammel Haque, 37, farmer
of Palpur village under Godagari
upazila, said he earned Taka
20,000 by selling red amaranth
from one bigha of land after
sowing its seed hardly 20 days
back at a cost of Taka 12,000.
"We are very much happy with
vegetable farming because we
get good yield with fair market
price within a short time," he
told BSS.
Abdul Bari, 42, another
farmer of Mollapara area,
said not only red amaranth
but also many other short
duration vegetables are
being produced here.
He said farmers in the vast
Barind tract are growing
brinjal by covering the soil
with polythene sheets with a
view to saving the plants
from being damaged by rain
water.
upazila.
It is learned that about 100 percent
areas of Barni, Sujanagar, Talimpur,
Daserbazar and Nij Bahadurpur Union
of Hakaluki Haorpar of the upazila and
partial areas of Barlekha Sadar, South,
South, South, North, North,
Shahbazpur and South Shahbazpur
Union are flooded due to heavy rains
and downpour. As a result, more than
one and a half lakh people became
waterlogged. 52 flood shelters were
opened for flood victims. Thousands of
victims have been living in inhumane
conditions in the shelters for about 10
days. In the midst of various
misfortunes, the helpless people
became overwhelmed by the mosquito
infestation.
Mayor Abul Imam Mohammad
Kamran Chowdhury said that although
geo-bags being dropped to prevent Brahmaputra erosion in islampur.
there is no rule to apply mosquito
repellent outside the municipal area, he
has taken initiative to spray high
quality mosquito repellent to protect
the marooned people from the grip of
mosquito-borne diseases so that once
sprayed there is no mosquito
infestation for at least 8-10 days. He
inaugurated the program on Monday
and by Tuesday afternoon; the
medicine had been administered to 35
flood shelters. The rest will be treated
with drugs.
UNO Khandaker Mudachir bin Ali
said there was a risk of various postflood
diseases spreading in the affected
areas. Mosquito infestation has become
a major problem, especially in shelters.
This initiative of the mayor of the
municipality is undoubtedly
commendable.
photo: osman haruni
Brahmaputra river erosion prevention activities
are underway Geo Bags being dropped
osMan haruni, jaMalpur Correspondent:
Prevention activities of erosion of
Brahmaputra in Islampur Goalerchar have
been inaugurated by dropping Geo-bags.
Islampur Upazila Executive Officer MD
Tanvir Hasan Ruman, Islampur Upazila
Project Implementation Officer Mehedi
Hasan Titu, Jamalpur Water Development
Board Deputy Assistant Engineer Azizur
Rahman, Goallerchar UP Chairman AH
Rahim Badsha and many others were
present at the inauguration on Tuesday.
Mohammadpur area of Goalerchar union
of the upazila was given bamboo piling by
the locals a few days ago to save it from the
Begumganj anti-drug workshop.
erosion of Brahmaputra River. The
Islampur-Bakshiganj paved road,
educational institutions, houses, crop lands,
roads, electricity poles and many other
structures are being washed away by the
river. Following the media reports, the
concerned administration has started the
process of dumping 8,000 geo-bags on the
banks of the 120-meter river at Goalcharchar
North Mohammadpur to prevent the
erosion of the Brahmaputra River.
Mohammad Abu Saeed, Executive Engineer,
Jamalpur Water Development Board, said that
the Water Development Board has taken
necessary steps in stages considering the
important areas to prevent river erosion.
photo: Manik Bhuiya
Student dies
after drowning
in Ishwardi
gopal adhikari, paBna Correspondent:
A schoolboy named Sabbir
Hossain (17) went missing
after taking a bath in the
river Padma at Ishwardi.
Two and a half hours later,
his body was found from
Nalgari village in Pakshi
union of the upazila on
Tuesday afternoon. He is the
son of Swapan Islam of
Charruppur Jigatla village of
the union. He was a HSC
candidate of Ruppur High
School.
Atiqul Islam, subinspector
(SI) in charge of
the Ruppur nuclear police
outpost, said Sabbir and
some of his friends went to
bathe in the Padma River on
Tuesday afternoon. At one
point he drowned. Upon
receiving the news, the locals
were able to retrieve the
body in a short time.
National fruit fair
held in Kaliganj
si MalliCk, jhenaidah Correspondent:
A three-day national fruit
fair has been inaugurated at
Kaliganj in Jhenaidah with
the slogan "From yearround
fruit cultivation,
comes both money and
nutrition".
Kaliganj Upazila Executive
Officer Sadia Jerin was
present at the inaugural
function of the fruit fair
organized by the Upazila
Agriculture Extension
Department at the Upazila
Parishad meeting room on
Tuesday morning.
Upazila Assistant
Commissioner (Land) and
Executive Magistrate
Habibullah Habib, Upazila
Vice Chairman Shahnaz
Parveen, Upazila
Agriculture Officer Sikder
Md. Mohaymen Akter,
Upazila Election Officer
Alamgir Hossain and
officials of various
government departments,
agriculture office officials
and media personnel were
also present.
More than half a hundred
fruits produced in Kaliganj
Upazila were displayed at
the fruit fair. The fair will
continue till Thursday.
Anti-drug
workshop held
in Begumganj
Manik Bhuiya, noakhali
Correspondent
A workshop on
formulating an
integrated action plan
has been held in
Begumganj, Noakhali to
build a social movement
to prevent drug abuse.
The day-long workshop
was organized by the
Upazila Administration
at Chaurasta Cultural
Academy
in
collaboration with the
District Narcotics
Control Department on
Tuesday.
The keynote address of
the workshop was
presented
by
Mohammad Abdul
Hamid, Assistant
Director, District
Narcotics Control
Department. Additional
Deputy Commissioner
Israt Sadmin was the
chief guest.
Upazila Executive
Officer Shamsun Nahar
presided over the
function while Upazila
Chairman Shahnaz
Begum Naju, Municipal
Mayor Khaled Saifullah,
OC (Investigation)
Shafiqul Islam, Joint
Secretary of Upazila
Awami League Advocate
Aktaruzzaman Anshari,
Upazila Vice Chairman
Nur Hossain Masud and
Abida Sultana were
present. The workshop
was attended by public
representatives,
journalists, well-wishers,
students of various
schools and colleges and
people of various
professions.
Manos Biswas is an M.C.C city planner
Housings in the metropolis
are good and eye-catching
Md ali ahsan raj, MyMensingh Correspondent:
Manas Biswas began working as a city planner
for Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) on
October 10, 2018. City people have lots of
demand for a prudent city planner. The
overall hair-splitting
estimation of the city
planner and from
one-story to twostory,
the size and
kind of skyscrapers,
the amenities of
adjoining
inhabitants to car
parking is under the
jurisdiction of city
planners. Manas
Biswas, a city
planner from
Mymensingh City
Corporation (MCC),
is well-known
among Mymensingh
esidents as a wise
Mymensingh City Corporation city planner
Manas Biswas. photo: Md ali ahsan raj
and efficient city planning personality who is
regarded as such by Mymensingh residents
based on previous experience. Mymensingh
City Corporation, with a population of roughly
8 lakh people and 33 wards, is said to be
massive in size and breadth. On the other
hand, public housing structures are being
constructed virtually every day by a variety of
developers, and the House Building
Corporation is not idle. They are also
constructing new houses, which are drawing
the attention of city dwellers.
According to the relevant sources, Manas
Biswas, a city planner, meticulously and
efficiently oversaw the field level, beginning
with the calculation of numerous official
documents prior to the start of home building.
He examines every file thoroughly and only then
considers passing any file. Manas Biswas opens
disputes if there is any tension of the land survey
and if there is any bad incidence. The next step is
to call up the file, clear up any uncertainty, and
then let it run. As a
result, smooth and
comfortable housing
is being developed in
Mymensingh city.
This achievement is
entirely done by
Manas Biswas and
the remarks of
Mymensingh City
Mayor Md. Ikramul
Haque Titu are
satisfactory. The city
dwellers also
promised to build
quality houses. City
planner Manas
Biswas has brought
the city dwellers to a place of trust at this stage.
Manas Biswas is said to be a firm believer in
pre-technical or technical assistance for house
construction and to be unshakable and
steadfast in his support for the housing
process. He stated that he would not cause any
pain to ordinary city people by generating any
form of suffering or trouble. At the same time,
he is completely aware of the city's people. He
stated that Manas Biswas is still pursuing that
endeavor. Manas Biswas believes that the
people of Mymensingh will soon see the eyecatching
housings. Manas Biswas, a
Mymensingh City Corporation city planner, is
working toward this aim.
Municipal Mayor kaziul islam announced the open budget in the hall
room of kurigram Municipality.
photo: Badshah saykot.
Kurigram Municipality announces
budget of Tk 31 crore
Badshah saykot, kurigraM Correspondent:
Kurigram Municipality has announced open
budget for the financial year 2022-2023.
Municipal Mayor Kaziul Islam announced the
open budget in the hall room of Kurigram
Municipality on Tuesday afternoon.
President of Kurigram Press Club Raju
Mostafiz, General Secretary Abdul Khaleq Faruk,
Councilor Al Harunuzzaman Harun, Anisur
Rahman, Mostafa Kamal Pasha, Abdul Malek,
Kamruzzaman Mintu, Taj Uddin Ahmed,
experience exchange and closing meeting of recall-2021.
Khorshed Alam, Mukta begum, Municipal
Executive Officer Mazharul Anwar, Accounting
Officer Reazul Haque Shah spoke on the
occasion. Municipal councilors, municipal
officials and employees, municipal citizens
and media workers were present at the time.
Announcing a budget of Tk 31 crore for the
financial year 2022-2023, Municipal Mayor
Kaziul Islam said the open budget has been
announced as an effort to improve the quality of
service, transparency and accountability of the
people's representatives.
photo: Mohinul sujon
Dimla hosts the Recall 2021 project's final meeting
Mohinul sujon, nilphaMari Correspondent:
Experience exchange and closing meeting of
Recall-2021 program was held in Dimla in the
presence of Dimla of Nilphamari Upazila
administration, local government, civil society,
journalists and representatives of the CBO. The
meeting was held on Monday afternoon at the
Upazila Parishad Hall with the arrangement of
Pallishree Recall-2021 project and with the
support of Oxfam in Bangladesh. Upazila
Executive Officer Belayet Hossain was present
as the chief guest. Pallishree Dimla Coordinator
Puran Chandra Barman presided over the
function and Field Facilitator Dabirul Islam
managed the occasion. Upazila Parishad Vice
Chairman Nirendranath Roy Niru, Women
Vice Chairman Ayesha Siddique, Upazila
Agriculture Officer Krishibid Sekendar Ali,
Social Service Officer Nurun Nahar Nuri,
Upazila Livestock Officer (Acting) Saidur
Rahman, Youth Development Officer
Khandaker Enamul Kabir, Dimla High School
Headmaster Lutfar Rahman, Khagakharibari
Union Parishad Chairman Rabiul Islam Lithon,
Mazharul Islam Liton, president of Dimla Press
Club, Farida Begum, president of Doel Jana
Sangathan of Tepakharibari Union, Arifa
Begum, spoke at the occasion.