Bogura
BRAC Academy launches its 2nd branch in Bogura
BRAC Academy, one of BRAC Education Programme’s flagship models, proudly announced the establishment of its second branch in Bogura, marking a significant milestone in its journey towards providing quality education to children across the nation.
The first branch was launched in Cumilla in 2019, said a press release.
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The Academy, is a child-centred affordable school chain offering primary education in district towns. It offers modern teaching-learning methods, enriched content, and skills to ensure students are nurtured towards successful adulthood by sparking their learning curiosity and instilling in them excellent values, behaviours, respect and responsibility.
The Academy opened its door on 10 January 2024 and was officially launched by the Executive Director of BRAC, Asif Saleh, on Wednesday in Bogura, it added.
The launching took place amidst great enthusiasm and anticipation from the local community. 102 students, ranging from Play Group to Grade 3, were warmly welcomed into the school, symbolising the beginning of a promising academic year filled with opportunities for growth and success.
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Safi Rahman Khan, director of Education, Skills Development, and Migration at BRAC, opened the event with a welcoming message for all the parents and students.
The event was graced by the presence of esteemed guests, including Chief Guest, Additional District Commissioner (General), Mohammad-Al-Maruf; Special Guest Mayor, Md Rezaul Karim Badsha, and Special Guest Assistant District Primary Education Officer, Md Zaved Akhter.
8 months ago
Motorcyclist dies in Bogura road crash
A motorcyclist died after a truck ran him over in Bogura’s Kahalu upazila on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Amzad Hossain, 45, of Kalai Damgara of the upazila.
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The incident happened after Amzad lost control of his motorcycle and fell on the road, following which a truck ran him over on the Namuja-Baro Mile road in Kaura Bazar of Kalai union of the upazila on Monday.
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Kahalu Police Station Officer-in-Charge Selim Reza confirmed the matter.
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8 months ago
Bogura-4: Hero Alam announces boycott during vote counting
Bangladesh Congress candidate for Bogura-4 constituency Ashraful Hossain Alam, better known as Hero Alam, boycotted the election on Sunday during vote counting alleging various irregularities.
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He announced the decision on his verified Facebook page on Sunday at around 6:30 pm.
Hero Alam said, “There have been many irregularities in this election. That's why I'm boycotting.”
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Returning Officer Saiful Islam said Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) candidate AKM Rezaul Karim Tansen was elected from the constituency.
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9 months ago
Bogura Swechasebak Dal leader arrested
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a BNP leader from Dhaka's Motijheel area on Saturday morning in a case filed over sabotage.
The arrestee Mizanur Rahman Mizan, 39, convener of Bogura Sadar Swechasebak Dal unit and son of late Afsar Ali of Gokul Paschim Para of the upazila.
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RAB-3 arrested Mizan on Saturday Morning and handed him over to Bogura Sadar Police station on Sunday, Commander of RAB-12 (Superintendent of Police), Mir Monir Hossain, confirmed.
He said that during the blockade, a covered van and two trucks were set on fire in Baghopara and Dighalkandi areas of Dhaka-Rangpur highway.
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Four cases were filed with Bogura Sadar police in these incidents where Mizan made one of the accused.
Apart from this, there are 19 cases against him in different police stations of Bogura, he added.
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The BNP leader was sent to jail on Sunday afternoon, said the OC
Abu Hasan, member secretary of Bogura District Swechasebak Dal, said Mizan has been implicated in a false case. The movement to topple the government cannot be stopped by false cases and arrests, he said.
11 months ago
13 arson incidents reported in 27 hours till this morning: Fire Service
Thirteen arson attacks have been reported across Bangladesh from 6 am on Wednesday (November 08, 2023) till 9 am today (November 09, 2023) during the ongoing 48-hour blockade.
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Of these, five arson attacks were reported in Dhaka City Corporation areas, three in Gazipur, one in Khagrachhari, one in Bogura, two in Barishal and Barguna, and one in Noakhali, said Talha Bin Jasim, station officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense's media cell.
A total of seven buses, four covered vans, and two trucks were burned during this period.
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11 months ago
Nightguard dies under collapsed wall in Bogura
A 55-year-old man was killed and three others-including two children, were injured as a boundary wall collapsed on them at a madrasa in Sadar upazila’s Chakfarid area of Bogura early today.
The deceased was identified as Ainul Haq, a nightguard of the Jamil Madrasa and a resident of Charnandia's village of Sirajganj.
The injured are Mst. Mukta, 35, a parent of a student, and two students- Md. Hamim, 12, and Kahalur Md. Meftajul,5.
ASI Abdur Rahman of Bogura Sadar police station said a team of firefighters rescued and rushed them to the Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College.
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According to locals, the boundary wall had been tilting outward for several months before the accident.
Legal action will be taken in accordance with the deceased’s family, police said.
1 year ago
Widow 'raped' against false promise of marriage in Bogura
A 42-year-old widow has been allegedly raped in Shajahanpur upazila of the district after being led on with the lure of marriage.
The victim lodged a complaint against the alleged rapist Sirajul Islam Pintu,55, son of late Mortaz Uddin of Domonpukur village of Majhira union.
According to the complaint, the victim was living alone with her lone child after her husband almost 15 years ago.
Pintu had been stalking the victim for the last couple of months to marry her.
At one stage, she agreed to marry him and she was promised to perform Hajj with him after marriage.
As their marriage was fixed, Pintu called her several times to meet him but the woman expressed her inability to meet alone.
Following this, on February 23, a woman identified herself as Pintu's sister called the victim and asked her to come to their Colony house in Bogura town to buy bridal attires and cosmetics.
So, she went there and found Pintu alone at home. Finding alone, Pintu raped her.
After this, the victim pressurised Pintu to marry her. However, Pintu refused to marry her. Finding no other alternative the victim filed a complaint with Bogura sadar police on Friday morning alleging rape.
The investigating officer of the case SI Aminur Islam of Banani Police Outpost of Bogura Sadar Police Station said that a case of rape has been registered in this regard. Legal action will be taken after the investigation, he added.
1 year ago
5 and 3-year old siblings burned to death in Bogura
Two children were burned to death in a fire that broke out at their house in Bhutmari village under Dhunat upazila of Madaripur district on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Siyam Hossain, 5, and Mostakim Ali, 3 -- sons of Liton Mia.
Hamidul Islam, team leader of Dhunat Fire Service, said that the siblings died before the fire service team reached the spot after being called from 999.
According to locals, the fire was caused by an electric short circuit, he added.
Robiul Islam, officer-in-charge of Dhunat Police Station, said that a police team visited the spot.
1 year ago
Bogura by-election: Hero Alam’s nomination cancelled again
The nomination papers of Ashraful Hossain Alam alias Hero Alam, who has collected papers for contesting the upcoming by-elections for Bogura-4 and Bogura-6 constituencies as independent candidate, were turned down by the Election Commission on Sunday.
Deputy Commissioner Saiful Islam said the nomination papers of eleven candidates including Hero Alam were cancelled as the Election Commission found mismatched documents against their affidavits.
If there is any objection, he/she can file an appeal against it, he said.
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When talking, Hero Alam said “I will file an appeal and if my nomination papers prove valid, I will contest for the two constituencies.”
Hero Alam has collected nomination papers for contesting the upcoming by-election for Bogura-4 and Bogura-6 constituencies as an independent candidate.
The Election Commission has announced the date of the by-election in the vacant post for February 1.
Hero Alam contested for Bogura-4 (Kahalu-Nandigram) constituency as an independent candidate in the 11th national election. He got 638 votes.
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On December 2, 2018, the nomination paper of much-talked-about independent candidate for Bagura-4 seats Ashraful Alam alias Hero Alam was turned down by the Election Commission as he could not properly submit the signatures of one percent voters of his constituency.
Later, he filed an appeal petition challenging the Election Commission’s decision which was rejected by the Appellate Division.
The Supreme Court declared his nomination legal.
Hero Alam also failed to collect nomination paper from Jatiya Party for the by-elections.
1 year ago
Five arrested for embezzling 18 MT urea in Bogura
Members of Detective Branch (DB) arrested five people for misappropriating 18 Metric Tonnes (MT) of urea fertilizer by conducting drives in several areas of Bogura district overnight into Saturday morning.
The arrestees are Al Amin alias Alauddin, 35, son of late Abdul Promanik of Shahjahanpur upazila, Abdul Alim, 50, son of late Dabir Anar of Nandigram upazila, Dhunat upazila’s Rafiqul Islam, 42, son of late Mondal, Mamunur Rashid Mamun, 48, son of late Afroza Begum, and Sajal, 35, son of late Azizar Sakidar.
Ali Haider Swapon, superintendent of police (SP) of the district, said this at a press conference at his office on Saturday noon.
SP Swapon said Ekata Transport’s trucker Alauddin started for Rangpur’s Buffer warehouse with 360 sacks of urea fertilizer weighing around 18 MT from Fenchuganj of Sylhet on September 25.
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But Alauddin didn’t reach the warehouse he was supposed to with the consignment after passing a period of time. Nor did he respond to calls from the transport agency’s organizing secretary Abdus Samad Swapon, the SP said.
Later, Samad lodged a complaint against Alauddin to the district police when he came to know that Alauddin had sold the consignment to one Rafiqul Islam of Dhunat upazila.
The arrestees had long been involved in swindling goods of several companies when they were hired for transportation, he said.
They were sent to a Bogura court upon filing a case by Abdus Samad against them, he said, adding that a drive is on to nab others in connection with the incident.
2 years ago