Lakshmipur

Kamrul Hasan Hridoy, Laxmipur Laxmipur District Literary Society (LJSAS) has organized a discussion and poetry recitation on national-international and local contexts on literary-cultural-socio-economic issues. The event was organized on Monday (July 8) at 5 pm in the hall room of Laxmipur Press Club. Laxmipur District Literary Society President Dr. Md. Salah Uddin Sharif presided over the event, with former professor of Shanto Mariam University, New York expatriate Professor Imam Uddin Chowdhury Kiron present as the guest speaker. Sahitya Sangsad Joint Secretary Poet Anis Ahmed moderated the welcome speech and General Secretary Poet Gazi Gias Uddin delivered the welcome speech. Laxmipur Government Women's College Principal Professor Khandaker…

Pradeep Kumar Roy, Special Correspondent: The Liberation War Camp in the grounds of Alia Kamil Madrasa in Raipur town, Laxmipur, which is steeped in memories of the 1971 Liberation War, is lying in neglect and neglect. The museum was built about 5 years ago under the supervision of LGED at a cost of 3.4 million taka. It has now become a drug den. Drug addicts have opened the doors and windows and taken it away. Locals said that Alia Madrasa grounds were the base of Raipur's freedom fighters in 1971. After independence, the freedom fighters declared this place a Liberation War Memorial Museum. In 2020, following the request of the freedom fighters, the upazila administration built the museum pillar at a cost of 3.4 million taka under the supervision of LGED. It has now become an abandoned building. On July 27, at the Raipur Upazila Parishad auditorium…

Abu Taher, Ramganj Correspondent: In Ramganj, Lakshmipur, a farewell reception was given to Shahanara Begum at the end of her 40 years of teaching career with flower greetings, a motorcade and a flower-decorated car. Yesterday, Sunday (July 7), the farewell reception was given at the premises of the Tamta Government Primary School in the town on the initiative of the students, management committee and teachers. Shahanara Begum is spending 37 years of her 40-year teaching career at the Tamta Government Primary School in her village. Many people have crossed the boundaries of primary school under the hands of this man-making craftsman, and many are employed in various government and private jobs in the country. Therefore, the leaders of the organizing committee believe that the dear Madam has set an example in Ramganj by giving her a royal farewell. The school…

A child student named Omar Faruk Fahim has become a Hafiz of the Holy Quran in seven months in Ramganj, Lakshmipur. He is 11 years old. Fahim's family and teachers are happy that he has memorized 30 verses of the Quran in such a short time. The teachers believe that his classmates will also be inspired by Fahim. Fahim is the son of Mizanur Rahman, a businessman from Bepari Bari in Kashimnagar village of Lamchar union in Ramganj upazila. He is a student of Majhirgaon Madrasa-e Darul Uloom Madania (formerly Monikanon) in the upazila. Omar Faruk Fahim said, "My parents wanted me to follow the path of Islam. That is why they admitted me to the Hafiz department of the madrasa. I started reading the Quran with full focus to fulfill their dream. As a Muslim, becoming a Hafiz of the Quran is the highest achievement for me.…

Lakshmipur Pratinidhi: A man named Abul Kashem was killed after being hit by a truck in Lakshmipur. The accident occurred at around 8 pm on Saturday in the Hazirhat Bazar area of the Lakshmipur-Majuchoudhurihat road. Locals protested for an hour by burning tires and throwing tree trunks on the road in protest of the incident. Later, when the police went and assured them of justice, the locals moved away from the road. Traffic then returned to normal. The deceased Abul Kashem is the son of the deceased Bashir Ulya of Shakchar Union in Sadar Upazila. Police and locals said that Abul Kashem had come to Hazirhat Bazar from his home at night. He was seriously injured when he was hit by a truck while crossing the road. He was later rescued and died on the way to Sadar Hospital. When the news spread in the area…

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.

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.

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…

Kamrul Hasan Hridoy, Lakshmipur: The Department of Agricultural Marketing held a meeting with businessmen, entrepreneurs, NGO workers and farmer organizers in Lakshmipur. The meeting was organized on Sunday (June 30) at 4:30 pm in the hall room of the department on the 3rd floor of Karim Tower in Bagbari in the city. Organizers from different upazilas of the district participated in the meeting and highlighted the problems, successes and prospects of agricultural products. The meeting, attended by organizers from various organizations, was addressed by the officer in charge of the District Department of Agricultural Marketing Md. Monir Hossain, General Manager of IFIC Bank Lakshmipur branch Md. Shahadat Hossain. Agricultural Marketing Officer Md. Monir Hossain told the organizers that the facilities coming from the department are not reaching the marginal stage.