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Staff Reporter, Shahriar Kamal Kamalnagar's Char Lawrence Union Parishad by-election chairman Ismail Hossain resigned from the office of the Upazila Executive Officer on Wednesday to contest for the post of ward number 2 of the same union. On Thursday, July 4, the last day for submitting nomination papers, he could not submit his nomination papers online despite rushing. He broke down in tears. Like him, another chairman candidate Nurul Karim could not submit his nomination form when he appeared at the election office just 1 minute after the scheduled time. It is learned that on May 17 (Friday) of this year, the chairman of Char Lawrence Union Parishad, Nurul Amin Master, passed away. Due to his death, the election in the union on June 27 was postponed.

EB Representative General students of the Islamic University (EB) have staged a sit-in and blocked the highway demanding the abolition of the discriminatory quota system. On Thursday (July 4), at 11 am, the students staged a sit-in under the banner of the anti-discrimination student movement at the university's Shaheed Minar. Later, the protesting students blocked the Kushtia-Khulna highway adjacent to the main gate of the university. At the time, the students said, "Our country became independent to get rid of discrimination, and that discrimination should no longer exist." Although general students are lagging behind due to the quota system, quota holders are getting benefits. Therefore, we want a reform of the 2018 quota system. Our movement is not against any individual or any group. We will continue the movement until our four-point demands are confirmed...

Tanvir Hasan Tanmoy; Khubi Representative Students at Khulna University have held a protest and sit-in program to protest the reinstatement of the quota system in first and second class government jobs and demand reform of the quota system. During this, roads were blocked in the Zero Point area of Khulna city in the afternoon. Starting from the main gate of the university at 4 pm on Thursday (July 4), the students went to Zero Point and took a stand. Speakers at the rally said that injustice is being done to students through discriminatory quotas. Students have already protested against all injustices, we will also continue the movement until this discrimination is removed. We will not accept the discrimination from which the country became independent. The quota system…

There are 21 candidates for the post of chairman in the by-election of two union parishads in Kamalnagar, Lakshmipur. The post of chairman in the two union parishads was declared vacant after Khaled Saifullah, former chairman of Char Kadira Union Parishad No. 8, resigned from the post of chairman in the 6th Upazila Parishad election and Nurul Amin Master, former chairman of Char Lawrence Union Parishad No. 3, died. Later, the Bangladesh Election Commission announced the schedule of the by-election for the post on June 27 as per Rule 10 of the Local Government (Union Parishad) Election Rules, 2010. The last date for filing nomination papers is July 4. There are 13 candidates for the post of chairman in Char Lawrence Union Parishad No. 3 and Char Kadira Union Parishad No. 8.

Md. Badiuzzaman (B. Chowdhury), Noakhali Correspondent: Chandraganj Karamatia Madrasa was inaugurated on July 3 in Noakhali Begumganj by Noakhali-3 (Begumganj) constituency MP Alhaj Mamunur Rashid Kiron MP. Begumganj Upazila Executive Officer Arifur Rahman, Begumganj Model Police Station (OC) Anwarul Islam and other dignitaries were present at the time. With ethics like this beautiful building, all the students of this institution will have a generous and soft mind. I hope that the students of this 119-year-old institution will play an outstanding role in building the country.

Abu Taher, Ramganj Correspondent: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been conducting a two-hour operation by locking the main gate of the sub-registrar's office in Ramganj, Lakshmipur, on allegations of excessive money being collected from the deed registry. On July 3, at around 3 pm, it was seen that the main gate of the sub-registrar's office was locked from inside. Outside, there was a crowd of service recipients coming from different parts of the upazila to register land. They are also standing outside the main gate to collect information to prevent newsmen from entering. Arif, Iqbal, Raihan and some service recipients who came to receive services at this time said that the deed writers had gone on strike a few days ago, raising various corruption allegations against the sub-registrar. Even then…

Pradeep Kumar Roy: Raipur police have arrested five thieves, including one stolen motorcycle, in a drive to recover stolen motorcycles from different areas of Raipur city. The arrested persons were brought to the police station along with the motorcycle on Wednesday (July 3) afternoon. The arrested persons are - Sohel (30) and Anwar Hossain (35) sons of Munsur Ahmed of Debipur village in Raipur 10th union, Anwar Hossain Shamim (22) son of Abul Kasem of Charmartin village in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila, Mohammad Jewel (24) son of Abdur Razzak of Changpur village in Kachua police station of Chandpur district, and Shamsul Haque son of Nurul Islam of Bitara village. Police said that the police launched the drive based on a case of motorcycle theft from the municipal city last December. The arrested…

Faridpur District Representative - Due to the evolution of time and modern technology, the traditional dheki industry of rural Bengal is getting lost in Charbhadrasan of Faridpur. The touch of modern technology is now in every region of the country. The quality of life of people from cities to rural areas is changing. Various modern equipment has been created to make people's lives easier, various types of technology are being used. Due to the use of technology, the traditional dheki industry of rural Bengal is getting lost. The image of the village is changing. The traditional dheki of present-day Bengal is no longer visible. Dheki was once the only means of making rice, rice powder and flour in rural villages. Due to the invention of various types of machines, dheki is now just a memory of tradition...

Md. Badiuzzaman (B. Chowdhury), Noakhali Correspondent: Free seeds and fertilizers were distributed among marginal and small farmers under the Incentive Rehabilitation Program in Noakhali Sadar on July 3. Sadar Upazila Chairman AKM Shamsuddin Jehan was present as the chief guest, Upazila Agriculture Officer Krishibid Md. Moshereful Hasan was the chief guest, Upazila Vice Chairman Yasin (Rocky) was present as the special guest, and Upazila Executive Officer Akhi Jahan Nila presided over the program.

A six-month-old baby has filed a writ petition in the High Court seeking directions to enact a paternity leave policy for employees in all institutions in the country. On Wednesday (July 3), 6-month-old baby Nubaid bin Saadi and his mother, Supreme Court lawyer Ishrat Hasan, filed a writ petition in the High Court. A total of 11 people, including the Cabinet Secretary, the Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration and the Secretary of the Ministry of Law, have been named as respondents in the writ. The writ states that the perception that only the mother plays a key role in caring for a newborn has changed. The role of the father is also increasing day by day. Especially in busy cities like Dhaka, the opportunity to seek help from other family members is limited. In addition, the rate of births through cesarean section is very high in our country. After cesarean…