National
0 1 min read

Scout team starts walking for President Rover Scout Award

block

Barishal Correspondent :

A four member-team of Rover Scout started their walking from Pirojpur to reach Kuakata by traveling 150 km on foot to reach Kuakata seashore in Patuakhali with the aim of getting the President Rover Scout Award.
The members of this Rover Scout team are: Senior Rover Mate Rakibul Islam, Rover Mate Tanveer Hasan Sheikh Mahim, Nazmul Howlader, AKM Jabid Hasan. All of them belong to different units of Pirojpur Government Suhrawardy College Rover Scouts group.
Mentionable in order to achieve the highest award of Rover Scouts ‘President Rover Scout (PRS)’, Rovers have to complete a program by walking 150 km or 300 km by boat or 500 km by bicycle, which is known as rambling in Scouting.
The team said they started journey from the front of the Pirojpur District Commissioner’s office on Sunday (May 12) at 6 am and will reach Kuakata on next Thursday (May 16) evening.
On the way, they will visit and observe important places and pay courtesy calls on various educational and industrial institutions, administrative officials.
At the same time, awareness campaign will be conducted on public awareness, prevention of corruption, ban on plastic, climate protection, alternative use of polythene, said senior rover mate Rakibul Islam.

block
Related

3-wheelers on Sirajganj highways despite ban

Selim Reza, Sirajganj : Despite the government ban, various types of three wheelers including CNG run auto-rickshaws, Nasimon and Karimon are plying randomly on the Dhaka-North Bengal highway through Hatikumrul (Sirajganj Road) intersection in Sirajganj district that posing threat to frequent accidents. There is a complaint that, a section of unscrupulous traffic police of Hatikurmul Highway thana led by its newly appointed Officer-in-Charge are allowing to ply the illegal vehicles on the highly important and busiest highway in exchange of...

Human chain against land grabbing in Chitalmari

Chitalmari (Bagerhat) Correspondent : A human chain and broom procession were held against an allegedly national identity card and birth registration forger, and also a land grabber namely Mosharraf Hossain Molla of Aruabarni village in Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat district. Memebers of the victim family also submitted a memorandum to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO). The human chain was formed in front of the main gate of the upazila on Monday, September 4 at 10:30 am. Among the victim’s family...

Sirajganj among 8 dists gets new DC

Selim Reza, Sirajganj : The interim government assigned new Deputy Commissioners (DC) to eight districts of the country through a major reshuffle as the districts had been running without DCs, also vital post among others.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Wednesday (October 30), appointing the DCs to Joypurhat, Rajshahi, Rajbari, Sirajganj, Kushtia, Dinajpur, Shariatpur and Natore. Afroza Akter Chowdhury, deputy head of the Planning Division, has been appointed to Joypurhat, Afia Akhtar, zonal settlement officer at Chattogram...