Lakshmipur:

A fresher reception and cultural program was held at Ramgati Ahmadiya College in Lakshmipur.
The event will be held at the college auditorium on Monday (October 30) at noon.
Ramgati Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Md. Azgar Ali inaugurated the program. Upazila Chairman Professor Abdul Wahed was the chief guest.
Under the chairmanship of College Principal Jamseda Jang Chowdhury, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Ajit Deb, Assistant Director (Administration) at National University Md. Zakir Hossain, Upazila Awami League Acting President Abdul Wahed Murad, Ramgati Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Iqbal Hossain, Barakheri Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Hasan Mahmud Ferdous and Chargazi Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Towhidul Islam Sumon were present as special guests.
Speakers at the event emphasized the importance of improving the quality of education.
Later, a delightful cultural program was organized with performances by local artists.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia reached the Moynarghona camp at 1 pm on Monday to provide relief assistance to the Rohingya. She urged the Myanmar government to take back the Rohingya.

Khaleda Zia said, Bangladesh is a small and poor country. We stand by them because we have hearts. Various NGOs in the country have stood by them. However, it is not possible for us to keep them permanently.

Earlier, Khaleda Zia left Cox's Bazar Circuit House at 11:20 am with senior party leaders including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

It is worth noting that Khaleda Zia left for Cox's Bazar on Saturday morning to visit the Rohingya camps and distribute relief among them. She was joined by senior leaders including the party's secretary general.

After sentencing former Member of Parliament (MP) of Jhenaidah-2 constituency Mashiur Rahman to 10 years in prison, the court has now sentenced another former BNP MP from Jhenaidah-1 (Shailkupa) constituency, Abdul Wahab, to 8 years in prison. At the same time, an order has been issued to confiscate assets worth Tk 9.3 million, which are not known to him.

Jessore Special Judge Nitai Chandra Saha issued the order on Monday in a case of illegal acquisition of wealth and concealment of wealth. The ACC had earlier filed the case in 2008.

BNP central committee member and Shailkupa Upazila BNP president Md. Abdul Wahab was a two-term parliamentarian from Jhenaidah-1 constituency.

Earlier, on October 25, the same court sentenced former MP and BNP Chairperson's advisor Mashiur Rahman to 10 years in prison in an ACC case. At the same time, it ordered the confiscation of assets worth Tk 10.569 crore, which were not related to his known income.

Lakshmipur: Ahmed Shehzad Zian is a student of the play class of Kakoli Shishu Ankana in Lakshmipur. He is a resident of Char Falkon area of Kamalnagar Upazila of the district and the son of journalist Sajjadur Rahman.

Lakshmipur: The Detective Branch (DB) has recovered an abandoned automatic firearm (SMG) from Ramgati in Lakshmipur.
Ramgati Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Iqbal Hossain confirmed the matter on Sunday (October 29) afternoon. Earlier, the weapon was recovered from the Char Algi area of the upazila on Saturday (October 28) night.
According to intelligence police sources, a raid was conducted in the Alexander area of Ramgati police station at night to recover weapons and narcotics. During this, based on a secret tip-off, an SMG was recovered from Char Algi. An investigation is underway in this regard.

Lakshmipur: A woman named Saleha was arrested and handed over to the police by the hospital authorities for stealing a 4-month-old baby from a hospital in Lakshmipur. The incident took place at Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital around 10:30 pm on Saturday.

The hospital authorities said that the woman named Saleha had been roaming suspiciously in various wards of the hospital since noon. At around 10 pm, the accused Saleha Begum came to the women's medicine ward on the 4th floor of the hospital and developed a friendship with Jannatul Ferdous (Jannat), the daughter of a patient named Sufia.

At one point, she cleverly escaped with her 4-month-old baby son, who was in Jannat's lap, in her arms. At that time, while leaving the main gate of the hospital with the baby, the nurses on duty and the relatives of the patients admitted to the hospital caught Saleha red-handed. Later, when the hospital authorities informed the police, the police arrived at the scene, arrested Saleha and took her to the police station.

Own Correspondent: Classes were suspended at Char Mehar Azizia High School in Ramgati Upazila of Lakshmipur for a cultural and sports program. Due to the loud noise during the program, teachers were also unable to teach at the nearby Char Mehar Government Primary School. As a result, dissatisfaction and anger have been spread among the parents.

It started at 10 am on Thursday (October 29) and continued till 3 pm. The singing event was organized by Prism Bangladesh Foundation of Ramgati in the classroom of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation's Sahayak School. Several parents expressed their anger and said that students could not go to school this year due to natural disasters. Besides, schools are closed most of the year due to other government holidays. Again, students are being hindered from participating in such singing events by closing classes.

In this regard, school headmaster Abdul Matin said that the ceremony was held in light of a letter from the secondary education officer.

Secondary Education Officer Abul Kalam Azad said, "I did not give permission to play music with a microphone. I did not know that there was a primary school next to that school."

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's convoy was attacked in Feni on her way to Cox's Bazar to meet Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar.

BNP Student Affairs Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie alleged that the attack took place in Debipur, Fatehpur area of Feni, around 5 pm on Saturday.

He said the attack occurred on the vehicle of media personnel in the BNP Chairperson's convoy.

However, there were no immediate reports of casualties in the incident. It is learnt that despite the attack, all the vehicles in the convoy, including Khaleda Zia's, quickly left the scene without stopping anywhere.

Lakshmipur: Police have arrested six people in connection with a clash between two factions of Jubo League in Ramganj, Lakshmipur. An LG and a chapati were recovered during the clash. They were arrested from different places in the upazila on Saturday (October 28) morning.
The arrested are Tuhin, Arif Hossain, Chayan, Sumon, Saiful Islam and Palash. The police said that the arrested are workers of Jubo League and Awami League.
Earlier, on Friday (October 27), a clash and shooting incident took place at around 8 pm in Athakra Bazar of Bholakot Union of the upazila between supporters of Upazila Jubo League Senior Vice President and local UP Chairman Bashir Ahmed Manik and supporters of Ward No. 6 Jubo League President Mohin Driver over the issue of dominance. In this, 4 people were injured, including 2 people named Emran and Kabir, who were shot.

Ramganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Tota Mia confirmed the arrest of six people and the recovery of weapons, saying that preparations for the case are underway at the police station.