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Free eye camp held in Dupchanchia
Dupchanchia ( Bogra) Correspondent
A free eye camp and medicine distribution programme was held at Talora municipality premises under Dupchanchia upazila of Bogra district amid poor patients coming from remote village recently. Around five hundred patients were given treatment and necessary medicines during the day-long programme inaugurated by Municipality mayor Abdul Jalil Khondaker. Before the programme, an awareness meeting on different diseases was also held with local social worker presided over commander of union freedom fighter Muklesur Rahman. Abdul Khalek alias Khoka, panel mayor Aljah Mosarraf Hossain, councilor Emran Ali, Nabiul Islam Nayon, Shah Arefin, chairman of UDF Khondoker Taufiq Alom and Dr. Raton spoke among others in the free eye camp.
2 killed in Moulvibazar road crash
MOULVIBAZAR: Two motorbike riders were killed as their vehicle hit by a speedy truck in front of press club on College Road of Srimangal town under Moulvibazar district on Thursday evening. The victims were identified as Habibur Rahman, 32, a deputy assistant engineer of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) of Srimangal and Shariful Islam, 30, data entry officer of BPDB of Brahmanbaria. Police and local said the accident happened when a speedy Srimangal bound earthen laden truck hit the motorbike from behind killing both riders on the spot. Police rescued the bodies and sent them to Srimangal Hospital for postmortem, report BSS.
Housewife commits suicide in Sylhet
Sylhet Correspondent
A newly-wed housewife has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at Bibidoil village in Dakhshin Surma Upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Pinki Rani Das, 22, wife of Gobindo Chando Nath, a resident of the village. Locals said Pinki had got married with Gobindo, a nightgiard, six months ago. Police said Pinki committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her room with a scarf around 10 am. On information, police recovered the body around 12am. S.I Altafur Rahman of Dakhsin Surma police camp, confirmed the incident and sent it to Osmani Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.
Digital Innovation Fair begins in Sylhet
The three-day ‘Digital Innovation Fair 2015’ kicked off at Sylhet Muhammed Ali Gymnasium in the city Thursday in a bid to make people aware about e-services to engage them in the digital activities. In collaboration with ICT ministry and Access to Information (A2I) project of Prime Minister’s Office, District Administration organised the fair. Latest ICT products, multi-media classroom, mobile banking and e-learning items are putting on display in around 40 stalls. Sylhet Divisional Commissioner Jamal Uddin Ahmed addressed the inaugural session as chief guest with Deputy Commissioner Md. Shohidul Islam in the chair. Commissioner of Sylhet Metropoliton Police Kamrul Ahsan, LGED Deputy Director D. Subhas Chondro Biswas, Additional Commissioner of Sylhet Al Amin, ASP Suggun Chakma, DD of Sylhet Information office Julia Jesmin Mili also spoke. The chief guest said the fair is a step towards providing extensive citizen services to the citizen. Through this fair, citizens from district levels will avail the scope of getting aware of the e-services at their doorsteps.
Dupchanchia ( Bogra) Correspondent
A free eye camp and medicine distribution programme was held at Talora municipality premises under Dupchanchia upazila of Bogra district amid poor patients coming from remote village recently. Around five hundred patients were given treatment and necessary medicines during the day-long programme inaugurated by Municipality mayor Abdul Jalil Khondaker. Before the programme, an awareness meeting on different diseases was also held with local social worker presided over commander of union freedom fighter Muklesur Rahman. Abdul Khalek alias Khoka, panel mayor Aljah Mosarraf Hossain, councilor Emran Ali, Nabiul Islam Nayon, Shah Arefin, chairman of UDF Khondoker Taufiq Alom and Dr. Raton spoke among others in the free eye camp.
2 killed in Moulvibazar road crash
MOULVIBAZAR: Two motorbike riders were killed as their vehicle hit by a speedy truck in front of press club on College Road of Srimangal town under Moulvibazar district on Thursday evening. The victims were identified as Habibur Rahman, 32, a deputy assistant engineer of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) of Srimangal and Shariful Islam, 30, data entry officer of BPDB of Brahmanbaria. Police and local said the accident happened when a speedy Srimangal bound earthen laden truck hit the motorbike from behind killing both riders on the spot. Police rescued the bodies and sent them to Srimangal Hospital for postmortem, report BSS.
Housewife commits suicide in Sylhet
Sylhet Correspondent
A newly-wed housewife has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at Bibidoil village in Dakhshin Surma Upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Pinki Rani Das, 22, wife of Gobindo Chando Nath, a resident of the village. Locals said Pinki had got married with Gobindo, a nightgiard, six months ago. Police said Pinki committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her room with a scarf around 10 am. On information, police recovered the body around 12am. S.I Altafur Rahman of Dakhsin Surma police camp, confirmed the incident and sent it to Osmani Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.
Digital Innovation Fair begins in Sylhet
The three-day ‘Digital Innovation Fair 2015’ kicked off at Sylhet Muhammed Ali Gymnasium in the city Thursday in a bid to make people aware about e-services to engage them in the digital activities. In collaboration with ICT ministry and Access to Information (A2I) project of Prime Minister’s Office, District Administration organised the fair. Latest ICT products, multi-media classroom, mobile banking and e-learning items are putting on display in around 40 stalls. Sylhet Divisional Commissioner Jamal Uddin Ahmed addressed the inaugural session as chief guest with Deputy Commissioner Md. Shohidul Islam in the chair. Commissioner of Sylhet Metropoliton Police Kamrul Ahsan, LGED Deputy Director D. Subhas Chondro Biswas, Additional Commissioner of Sylhet Al Amin, ASP Suggun Chakma, DD of Sylhet Information office Julia Jesmin Mili also spoke. The chief guest said the fair is a step towards providing extensive citizen services to the citizen. Through this fair, citizens from district levels will avail the scope of getting aware of the e-services at their doorsteps.
