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New Lakshmipur DC exchanges views with journalists

New Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Lakshmipur Anwar Hossain Akand exchanged views with local journalists on Wednesday evening. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC-general) Mohammad Safiuzzaman Bhuiyan presided over the meeting, while Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC-revenue) Mohammad Shahidul I...

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Construction work on Tk 16-cr bridge begins

AKM Shahjahan Kamal, MP from Laxmipur-3 constituency and former Civil Aviation Minister, has inaugurated the construction work of Terbeki Bridge over Rahmat Khal, a canal at Terbeki Bazaar area in Lakshmipur.  AKM Shahjahan laid the foundation stone of the bridge at a function as the chief gues...

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FFs’ children protest vandalism of sculpture

A human chain and protest rally was organised by Muktijoddha Sangsad Command Children in Lakshmipur on Sunday to protest against the demolition and desecration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s sculpture.The hour-long human chain programme was held in front of the in ...

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Lakshmipur Free Day celebrated

Freedom fighters held a victory rally with the new generation in Lakshmipur on Friday marking Lakshmipur Free Day. They rallied from the Government Samad High School premises and held a brief human chain-assembly at the Press Club premises after parading the main roads.Under the banner of &lsqu...

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Protest in Lakshmipur over opposition to Bangabandhu sculpture

The Laxmipur district unit of Juba League, youth front of Awami League staged demonstration protesting the opposition to installing the sculptures of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by the Islamicists groups.Leaders and activists of Juba League, led by the district unit Presid...

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Opposition to Bangabandhu’s sculpture protested

A human chain and protest rally was held in Lakshmipur and Thakurgaon on Sunday, to protest against the misinterpretation of the sculpture of Father of the Nation by the extremist fundamentalist group and the insulting remarks about Bangabandhu.In Lakshmipur, the protest was organized under the bann...

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Two held for gang rape in Kamalnagar

Police have arrested two persons in connection with the gang-rape of a woman, abandoned by her husband at Charfalkon area in Kamalnagar of Lakshmipur. The woman after being rescued lodged a complaint with the police station on Monday night. Later, police arrested Chagir, 50, son of Samsul Haque...

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DC, family members infected with Covid-19

Lakshmipur Deputy Commissioner Anjan Chandra Paul has been infected with Corona virus. At the same time, his wife Smriti Pal, their two school-going sons and daughters, and two other employees, including a cook, have been tested positive for Covid-19. All of them are being treated at home.Their...

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Workshop on measles, rubella vaccination campaign held

On the occasion of the measles and rubella vaccination campaign for children, a day-long workshop for physicians was held in the meeting room of the Civil Surgeon's Office in Lakshmipur on Wednesday at the initiative of the World Health Organisation. Civil Surgeon of Lakhmipur Dr Abdul Ghaf...

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Shyama Puja celebrated

 Lohagara Correspondents Shyama Puja, a religious festival of the Hindu community, was celebrated in Lakshmipur, Narail and other districts on Saturday night. In Lakshmipur, on the occasion, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Lakshmipur Anjan Chandra Pal attended a programme as the chief gue...

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Teenager violated in Lakshmipur

A teenager (15) was raped by sexagenarian at Raipur under Lakshmipur district on Saturday noon.The rapist has been identified as Abul Kashem (65) of Rakhaila village of Raipur. Police arrested the rapist from the village. On Duty Officer ASI Salah Uddin of Raipur police station informed, the in...

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Lakshmipur journos get PM’s aid

From the special fund of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Tk 330,000 were distributed among the journalists of Lakshmipur as financial assistance on Thursday.In order to deal with the Corona situation, a total of 33 journalists were given a cheque of Tk 10,000 each in the first phase of the distributio...

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‘Everyone should be vigilant against yellow journalism’

Justice Mohammad Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed, Chairman of Bangladesh Press Council, has said that the journalists now a days enjoy more freedom and benefits. He made this remark as the chief guest at an exchange of views and book distribution programme organised by Bangladesh Press Council with the part...

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Housewife’s wrist, fingers severed by miscreants

Maryam Begum, 40, wife of Nabi Ullah, an expatriate of Bashikpur under Chandraganj police station of Lakshmipur and her daughter Razia Sultana, 7, were seriously injured in a miscreants attack on Saturday night.Maryam's head was severely injured in the sharp chisel blow while her right wrist and...

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National Productivity Day observed in Lakshmipur

A discussion meeting was held on the premises of Lakshmipur District Collectorate building on the occasion of National Productivity Day with the theme of productivity in building the golden Bengal of the dream of the Father of the Nation on Saturday.Lakshmipur Additional Deputy Commissioner (Overall...

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Debate competition on PM’s birth anniv held

A parliamentary debate competition was held in Lakshmipur with the participation of government party and opposition demanding trial of 71, 75, direct participants, planners and beneficiaries of the conspiracy to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, through the formation of special commissions a...

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‘Stop-river-erosion work on the cards’

State Minister for Water Resources Zaheed Farooque said that work will start soon to prevent river erosion to alleviate people's grief.He said this while speaking as the chief guest at a gathering in Ludhua Ghat area of Kamalnagar upazila after inspecting the ruptured banks of Meghna River in Ra...

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Ropa Aman saplings distributed among flood-hit farmers

Under Lakshmipur 2020-21 Agricultural Incentive Programme, Ropa Aman saplings were distributed among flood-affected farmers in Lakshmipur’s Samserabad on Monday.Due to the recent collapse of the embankment, continuous heavy rain and tide in Meghna have caused severe damage to about 26,000 hect...

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Dyke collapse hits 50,000 farmers in Lakshmipur

Nearly 50,000 farming families have been affected and have become waterlogged by the collapse of more than two kilometers of embankment at separate places in Motirhat and Sadar Burirghat areas of Lakshmipur’s Kamalnagar. Thousands of acres of Urti Aush paddy, Aman seedbed, Ropa and Bona A...

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Tree planting campaign begins marking Mujib Barsho

In Lakshmipur, as part of a nationwide tree planting program on the occasion of the birth  centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, saplings were planted on Thursday. A discussion meeting was held on the occasion at an open stage in front of the Deputy Commissio...