Bogura
MSS opens SME branch in Bogura
A new Micro and Small Enterprise (SME) branch of Manabik Shahajya Sangstha (MSS) has inaugurated in Bogura Sadar, aiming to serve MSEs better.MSS President Feroz M Hassan inaugurated the 146th branch of the micro credit institution on Monday.
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The main objective of MSE activities is to raise the economic growth of the region and alleviate poverty by expanding various initiatives of small entrepreneurs in the Bogura region and creating jobs on a regular basis, Feroz Hasan said.
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Bogura fish farmer claims he discovered artificial breeding of kakila a year before BFRI
Recently Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) claimed success in its quest for artificial breeding of endangered indigenous species of fish, Kakila.The institute, which has won the Ekushey Padak in native fish conservation research, claims to be ahead of the world in discovering the insemination process for Kakila.
However, Abdul Ohab, a fish farmer from Bogura, denounced this claim as a rip off to the marginal fish farmers, and that he was the first one who found success in this process a year before BFRI.
The farmer told UNB he informed the BFRI officials then about his discovery of artificial breeding of Batashi and Kakila fish. He even announced his success at the time through a social media post which was featured in local news media.
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Abdul Ohab also shared a screenshot of a BFRI senior official liking his post in social media with UNB.
In that Facebook post dated July 13, 2020 seen by UNB (available for viewing on his timeline) Abdul Ohab writes, "From personal experience of collecting, rearing and artificially breeding I can surely say that this species of fish is on the verge of extinction. This sensitive fish may die even with the slightest mistake while carrying it to the river bank from the water.”
He also attached some images of his discovery, which are shared with this story.
“Facing many difficulties like keeping the hormone level in control through pushing injections under water, determining the gender of the fish, yet I’m content that I finally found success in inventing the artificial breeding process that may save this fish from getting extinct.”
Due to the egg being big in size, Ohab couldn’t collect more than 60-80 eggs from a fully grown female Kakila fish.
The eggs started hatching after 108 hours in 27-27.5 degree Celsius temperature, Ohab wrote in his post.
School teacher among 3 held for tonsuring folk singer's head in Bogura
Police have arrested three men, including a school teacher, for allegedly assaulting a minor folk singer by shaving off his head in Shibganj upazila of Bogura district.
The arrestees have been identified as Mezbaul Islam, 52, a teacher at Gujia High School, Shafiul Islam Khokon, 55, and Tarek Rahman, 20, of Juri Majhpara village in the upazila.
Officer-in-charge of Shibganj Police Station Sirajul Islam said that the 16-year-old singer, a disciple of Matin Baul, had recently reacted to the trio's remarks on his attire.
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Furious over the minor singer's reaction, five men went to the house of a person where he lived and allegedly tonsured his head on September 18.
They had also threatened to banish him from the village if he didn't quit singing, police said.
A case was subsequently filed against the five people in connection with the assault, following which the police arrested the trio on Tuesday night. "Efforts are on to nab the other accused," the OC said.
Army person killed in Bogura road crash
An army person was killed as a bus hit him at Shajahanpur in Bogura district on Saturday night.
The deceased was identified as Shamim Ahmed, 36, son of Abdur Rashid of Dolvita village in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur district. He was a member of the FI unit of Bogura Cantonment.
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Witnesses said a Chattogram-bound bus hit Shamim around 9pm when he was returning home riding a bicycle after shopping at Majhira port with his eight-year-old son.
Injured Shamim was immediately rushed to Bogura Combined Military Hospital (CMEH) where doctors declared him dead.
However, the child survived the accident.
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Army personnel seized the bus and detained bus driver Mostafa Azad, 40, and supervisor Aminul Islam, 38.
Baniul Anam, in-charge of highway police camp, said the driver and its supervisor were handed over to police.
2 killed in Bogura road crash
Two people were killed and four others got injured as a bus collided with a battery-run autorickshaw at the Jhopgari area on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway as it crosses Bogura early Friday.
The deceased were identified as Anowara Begum, 45, and Hamidun Begum, 55, both from Namabala village of Shakharia union under Bogura Sadar upazila.
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Locals said the accident occurred when an autorickshaw collided head-on with a Rangpur-bound bus on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway at the Jhopgari area at around 8am.
Later, Locals rescued the two victims and sent them to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital where the doctor pronounced them dead, said police.
The injured are under treatment at the TMSS Medical College and Hospital.
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However, the driver along with the bus fled the scene immediately after the accident.
Md Selim Reza, officer-in-charge of the Sadar Police Station, said they handed over the deceased's bodies to their families.
13 more die of Covid in Bogura
Another 13 people died of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in different hospitals of Bogura, officials said Sunday.
Of the deceased five were confirmed Covid patients and eight died with symptoms.
During this time 91 more Covid infected people were identified and infection rate decreased to 16.48 per cent.
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Bogura Deputy Civil Surgeon Mostafizur Rahman Tuhin said that the infection rate in the district has decreased a bit than that on Saturday.
So far, 622 people have died from the virus in Bogura.
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2 farmers killed by lightning in Bogura
Two farmers were killed when a thunderbolt struck them at Agrapanch baria village in Shahjahanpur upazila of Bogura district on Saturday evening.
The deceased were- Shahidul Islam, 28, son of Abul Hossain and Rakibul Hossain alias Rakib, 27, son of Khoka Mia of the village.
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Quoting witnesses, Nannu Khan, inspector of Shahjahanpur Police station,said a streak of thunderbolt struck on Shahidul and Rakib while they were planting chilli on their field, leaving them dead.
Lightning strikes in Bangladesh
Lightning strike has turned into one of the deadliest natural disasters in Bangladesh claiming over 200 lives every year due to the loss of natural defense and lack of precautionary measures.
Read:Lightning strike turning into deadliest disaster in Bangladesh: Experts
According to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, 2,164 people died in lightning strikes in the country from 2011 to 2020. At least 216 people die every year on average in lightning strikes, more than by floods, cyclones and other natural calamities.
Experts said about 70 percent of the total lightning strikes usually occur between April and June, and advise everyone to move with caution during this time.
30-metre span of flood control dam collapses into Jamuna
Another 30- metre span of flood control dam in Dhunat upazila of Bogura collapsed into the Jamuna River due to strong currents Tuesday.
No sooner had the Water Development Board (WDB) repaired a 20-metre area of the dam that collapsed on August 5, this incident happened at the same spot around 12 am Tuesday, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Sanjay Kumar Mahanto.
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From Tuesday morning the WDB officials were dumping sand filled geobags in the area as a temporary measure while concerned authorities had been contacted to permanently repair the span, said the UNO.
In 2003, WDB established the 7 kilometers long dam and two spans to prevent Jamuna River erosion from Vandarbari union to Dhakuria union of Kazipur upazila.
Vandarbari UP chairman Atikul Karim Apel said the locals' demand is to fix the span as soon as possible otherwise 15 villages of the union will be gulped away by River Jamuna.
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Executive engineer of WDB Mahbubur Rahman said efforts are ongoing to prevent further collapse.
AL politician hacked to death in Bogura
An Awami League (AL) leader in Bogura’s Fapor union was allegedly hacked to death on Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Mominul Islam Rocky, 33, the general secretary of Bogura Sadar's Fapor Union Awami League unit, and son of Sirajul Islam of Mandalpara village in the union.
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He was also a probable candidate for the post of Awami League chairman in the upcoming union parishad elections.
According to locals, Rocky did not live in the area but would often come here for various party programmes.
Around 9.30pm on Tuesday, Rocky was talking to some people in an open field in the Hatkhola area when a group of miscreants surrounded him and attacked him with sharp weapons.
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Locals rushed him to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital, where he died around 10.30pm during treatment.
Though the cousin of the deceased, Shahadat Hossain Gani, said that Rocky was killed by drug peddlers active in the area, locals claimed that he might have been killed by rival group members ahead of UP elections.
There were several cases lodged against the deceased at Sadar police station, including that of murder.
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Bogura Sadar Circle Additional Superintendent of Police Faisal Mahmud said that a search operation was launched in the area soon after the murder.
However, the police could not immediately identity those behind the gruesome murder and ascertain the reason behind the crime.
3 killed in Bogura road crash
A couple and their new born granddaughter were killed and three others injured when a bus collided head-on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in the district on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Ashraf Ali, 50, his wife Parul Khatun, 45, and their one-and-half-months old granddaughter Rezwan.
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The accident occurred at Hathibanddha of Shibganj Upazila around 9 am when the Rangpur-bound bus of ‘Ahsan Paribahan’ from Dhaka had a head-on collision with the Bagura-bound auto-rickshaw.
The three were killed on the spot, said sub-inspector of Shibganj Police Station Mizan.
The three injured were taken to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital, he said.
Fatal road accidents are common in Bangladesh.
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Road accidents during last Eid-ul-Fitr holiday rush claimed 323 lives in just 15 days, said Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Shamiti.