News In Brief
Drug addict house wife commits suicide
Bogra Correspondent
A young housewife has committed suicide because of additional alcohol consumption at Mahasthan west para of Shibganj under the district on Tuesday at dawn.
The deceased was identified as Sonia Akter Moon, 25, wife of Md. Hafizur Rahman Hiru of the village. According to sources they were married five years ago. Hiru is a wanted criminal of Shibganj and surrounding police station of Bogra district. He is drug addicted also. His wife will be addicted by following his path. Now Hiru is in the Jail of a drug peddler murder case. Hirs's wife Sonia had been demanding a huge of drug.
Properties worth Tk.10 lakh gutted in Bagerhat
Bagerhat Correspondent
Properties worth Tk.2 lakh were completely gutted when a big fire broke out in Morrelganj Upozila town in the district on Saturday last. It is reported that on the day at about 10 a.m. the fire originated from a gas oven belonging to one Homeopathic physician Dilip Mondol of Serestadar para of the Upozila headquarters spread to the dwelling house of Dilip Mandol and the dwelling house of one retired school teacher Kartik Chandra Haldar and within moments it went out of the control. Being informed of the matter two fire brigade units of Morrelganj rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control after a long fighting for 2 hours. In spite of that 2 dwelling houses (of Dilip Mandol and Kartik Chandra Haldar) with their all belongings were completely burnt to ashes.
SDI distributes loan , tree pants in Manikganj
Manikganj Correspondent
Society for Development Initiatives (SDI), non government organisation, distributes loan and tree plants among the destitute women in Manikganj at District Conference Room on Sunday. 100 village women were given taka 30,00,000 as loan for minimum interest to encourage them to become self-reliance. District livestock officer Nitai Chandra Das distributed the loans and tree plants to the village woman. SDI Executive Director Samsul Haque, Area Manager Nurul Islam, among others, were present at the occasion.