Lakshmipur:
A clash broke out between the Awami League and Jubo League in Kamalnagar, Laxmipur, over the sitting at a puja mandap in the presence of an MP. The incident took place at around 8:45 pm on Wednesday (September 27) in Hazirhat Bazar in front of Hazirhat Sri Sri Hari Narayan Sevashram in the upazila. Police present at the spot brought the situation under control.

The incident has caused pent-up anger among market traders, worshippers and the general public. However, eyewitnesses said that tensions have been rising between the Awami League and the Jubo League.
Former Kamalnagar Upazila Jubo League president Fazlul Haque Sabuj said,
Abdullah Al Mamun, MP for Lakshmipur-4 (Ramgati-Kamalnagar) constituency, visited the Hazirhat Bazar Puja Mandap.
At that time, Upazila A'League Senior Vice President and Hazirhat Union Parishad Chairman Md. Nizam Uddin suddenly pushed him with both hands. Later, after the event, Fazlul Haque Sabuj and Jubo League joint convener Ahsan Ullah Hiron informed the MP about the matter.
During this time, UP Chairman Md. Nizam Uddin, Haji Harun Rashid and Jubo League leader Hiron had an argument, inappropriate behavior and a fight between them, which was controlled by the police present.
Meanwhile, Kamalnagar Upazila AL Senior Vice President and Hazirhat Union Parishad Chairman Md. Nizam Uddin denied the incident.
He said, "No such incident of Sabuj and Hiran has happened to me."
Multiple attempts to contact Lakshmipur-4 (Ramgati-Kamalnagar) MP Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun on mobile phone to inquire about the incident were unsuccessful.

Lakshmipur District Committee of Shuvo Sangha, the readers' organization of Kaler Kantha, has expressed its determination to build a social and family movement against the deadly drug, Lakshmipur Representative.

A discussion meeting was organized at Lakshmipur Central Shaheed Minar with the slogan "Good deeds, everyone is next". At the beginning of the meeting, Kaler Kantha's district representative Kajal Kayes shed light on the Shubh Sangh in detail. In this, Kartik Sengupta, associate professor of Chandraganj Kafil Uddin Degree College, was unanimously nominated as the president and Meherul Hasan Raju, organizer of the voluntary organization Priyo Lakshmipur District, was nominated as the general secretary. Principal Main Uddin Pathan has been appointed as the chief advisor of the organization, with advisors Advocate Mizanur Rahman, Syed Mozammel Haque Milan, Mosharraf Hossain Patwari and MA Rahim as advisors. The other members of the committee are Vice President Advocate Anwar Hossain Mridha, Habibur Rahman Sabuj, Joint General Secretaries Sanaullah Sanu, Akram Hossain Taki, Organizing Secretary Md. Hasan, Publicity and Publication Secretary Jamal Uddin Bablu, Treasurer Rezaul Karim Parvez, Literary and Cultural Secretary Nizamuddin Rupak, Social Welfare Secretary Mahbubur Rahman Jewel, Sports Secretary Fazle Rabbi, Women's Affairs Secretary Ismat Ara Akhin, Executive Members Jahangir Abed Raju, Sameer Karmakar, Jamal Uddin Rafi, Maruf Bin Zakaria, Faiz Ahmed, Ujjal Majumder, Tayeb Uddin Shanto, Minhaj Hossain Pavel, Alim Uddin Pintu, Suman Das and Jobayed Hossain Babu. The speakers at the meeting said that the young generation is constantly being affected by the devastating drug addiction. This has led to unrest in every household. To get rid of this, along with the administration, a social and family movement against drugs must be developed. It is possible to build a drug-free society if people of all classes and professions come forward.

Lakshmipur:
Police have arrested a young man named Md. Raihan Uddin (25) in Ramgati, Lakshmipur, for insulting Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook.

On Wednesday (September 27) afternoon, Upazila Jubo League President Mejbah Uddin (VP Helal) filed a case against him at Ramgati Police Station under the Information Technology Act. Earlier, police arrested Raihan Uddin from his own house on Tuesday night.

Raihan Uddin is the son of Abul Hasem of Tumchar village in Char Ramiz Union of Ramgati Upazila.

The plaintiff in the case, Upazila Jubo League President VP Helal, said, "Recently, the young man insulted Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the comments box of the status of Upazila Awami League General Secretary Abdul Wahed and my personal social media Facebook ID. When I complained to the police station about this, the police arrested him."

Ramgati Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Iqbal Hossain said a case has been filed at the police station regarding the incident. He will be arrested and sent to court in that case.

Lakshmipur: An introduction meeting and inauguration ceremony for the newly elected committee of the Secondary School Teachers' Association has been organized in Kamalnagar, Lakshmipur.
The rally was organized on Wednesday (October 27) afternoon at the Upazila Toaha Memorial Girls' High School grounds.
At the beginning of the program, the leaders of the newly elected teachers' association welcomed the chief guest with flowers.
Lakshmipur-4 (Ramgati and Kamalnagar) MP Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mamun (MP) was the chief guest, with AKM Zahed Billah, president of the Upazila Secondary Teachers' Association and principal of Towaha Smriti Girls' High School, in the chair.
Special guests were Kamalnagar Upazila 14-Party Unity Alliance President Advocate Anwarul Haque, Kamalnagar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) Mohammad Alamgir Hossain, Upazila Education Officer (Acting) Mohammad Touhidul Islam, former headmaster Master Mohammad Altaf Hossain, Torabganj Union Parishad Chairman Faisal Ahmed Ratan, and Charmartin Union Parishad Chairman Mohammad Yusuf Ali Mian Bhai.
Meanwhile, at the meeting of the teachers' association, the chief guest assured of providing a grant of 1 lakh taka for the development of the association and later on, financial assistance including land for the construction of the organization's building.
Moderated by Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Manik, Vice-President and Headmaster of the Secondary Teachers' Association, the event was addressed by freedom fighter Master Mohammad Mofiz Ullah, Assistant Teacher of Charjangalia SC High School Tapas Chandra Das, and Assistant Teacher of Fazumiarhat High School Mohammad Abul Kalam, among others.

Lakshmipur:

“Keeping in mind the slogan "The Right to Shelter is Sheikh Hasina's Gift", an inauguration and discussion meeting was organized for the ongoing housing construction work in Ramgati Upazila of Lakshmipur under the Shelter Project-2, one of the 10 special initiatives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to ensure housing for all. On Tuesday (September 25) at 11 am, the inauguration and exchange of views meeting was held in the Upazila Conference Room under the chairmanship of Upazila Executive Officer Azgar Ali. The chief guest was local MP Md. Abdullah Al Mamun MP, special guests were Upazila Chairman Abdul Wahed, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Ajit Deb, Thana Officer-in-Charge Md. Iqbal Hossain, Upazila A'League Acting President Abdur Wahed Murad, Upazila Vice Chairman Ahmed Ullah, Women's Vice Chairman Marjina Begum. Speeches were delivered by Barakheri UP Chairman and Freedom Fighter Commander Hasan Mahmud Ferdous, Ramiz UP Chairman Golam Sarwar, Chargazi UP Chairman Tauhidul Islam Suman, etc. After the exchange of views, the guests inaugurated the construction of 239 houses under Ramgati Upazila.

Police have recovered the body of a housewife named Shahida Begum in Raipur, Laxmipur. The family alleges that the housewife was strangled to death by her husband Anwar Hossain over a family dispute.
Police have arrested the accused Anwar in this incident.
The body of the deceased was sent to Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital for autopsy around 11 am on Monday. Earlier, the incident took place around 11 pm on Sunday in the Mollar Hat area of Raipur upazila.
The deceased was identified as Shahida Begum, daughter of local deceased Abdur Chattar Hawlader.
Police and the deceased's cousin Kalu Howlader said that Shahida Begum and Anwar were married ten years ago in the Akhan Bazar area of Mollar Hat in Raipur upazila. Since then, Anwar had been living in his father-in-law's house as a house-sister. On Sunday night, Anwar strangled his wife Shahida to death after a family dispute and tried to escape.
Later, locals arrested him and handed him over to the police. Later, the police recovered the body of the deceased from the scene and sent it to the hospital.
Raipur Police Station Officer-in-Charge AKM Azizur Rahman confirmed the incident and said that initially it is believed to be a murder. Her husband Anwar has been arrested in connection with the incident and preparations are underway to file a case in this regard, he said.

Lakshmipur:

Keeping in mind the slogan "We want enlightened people", the annual assessment examination 2017 was held in all madrasas and schools in Kamalnagar and Ramgati, Lakshmipur, at the initiative of the World Literature Center and the Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project (SEQEAP).

On Sunday at 11:30 am, the assessment test was inspected by Program Coordinator Kazi Manjur Hossain in Kamalnagar, Program Officer Pintu Kumar in Ramgati, and Headmaster of Shishu Kishore Akame Muhammad Noman Siddiqui.

Students said that through this event, they are getting the opportunity to study high-quality English and Bengali books. They are enriching their vocabulary by acquiring new words and are becoming more focused on reading.

Muhammad Noman Siddiqui, head teacher of Shishu Kishore Ekame, said that if we can instill a developed human spirit, big dreams, vision and values, students will develop into modern and ideal people. In addition, through such assessment tests outside the textbook, students will be successful in various categories.

Staff Correspondent:

Md. Ayub Ali, the general secretary of Jubo League of Char Abdullah Union in Ramgati Upazila of Lakshmipur, is being kidnapped at gunpoint by terrorists. The terrorists abducted him from his house in Chairman Bazar area of Chargaziria in the early hours of Sunday. Later, police conducted a raid in the Maulvi Char area in the morning and rescued him in a seriously injured condition and admitted him to Noykhali General Hospital. His condition is critical, said Ramgati Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Iqbal Hossain.
Ramgati Upazila Jubo League convener Mejbah Uddin Helal said that Ayub Ali is the general secretary of Char Abdullah Union Jubo League. Khokon Bahini terrorists abducted him from his home at gunpoint. Later, they demanded a large ransom from his family. When the ransom money was not paid, Khokon Bahini terrorists hacked and beat him up, seriously injuring him and left him for dead. Later, he was rescued in a seriously injured condition and admitted to Noakhali General Hospital. He demanded that those involved in the incident be arrested and given exemplary punishment. Besides, Ayub Ali is running as a UP member from that ward.
Ramgati Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Iqbal Hossain confirmed the incident and said that the kidnapped Jubo League leader was rescued from the Maulvir Char area in a seriously injured condition. There are signs of cutting in various parts of his body. Ayub Ali's condition is critical. An operation is underway to arrest the terrorists involved in the incident. No one will be spared in this regard.

Lakshmipur: The Kamalnagar Meghna River bank protection dam in Lakshmipur has once again collapsed. The under-construction dam has collapsed four times in the last three months. Locals have alleged that the dam is repeatedly collapsing due to poor quality work done through irregularities.

On Saturday (September 23), around 9 pm, the Meghna River bank protection dam in Matabbarnagar, Kamalnagar, was seen collapsing. The southern part of the dam collapsed. As a result, about 100 meters of the dam collapsed into the river. To prevent the immediate collapse, the contractor dumped some geo bags filled with sand. Earlier, the bank protection dam collapsed in the afternoon. Similarly, the collapse of the river bank protection dam for a few days in a row has caused panic among the locals.

It is learned that the contractor constructed the dam without properly dumping 45 meters of geo bags (special bags filled with sand) and blocks inside the riverbank protection dam. There are also allegations of using substandard sand and geo bags. Due to which the dam collapsed for the first time in late June. Then it collapsed again on July 26. Later, it collapsed again in August.

Locals complain that the dam construction has been going on irregularly since the beginning. Due to the use of poor quality sand and geo bags instead of proper sand, the bank protection dam has collapsed four times. Also, although the dam was supposed to be built by collecting soil from elsewhere, the dam has been repeatedly collapsed due to the soil being excavated from the river bank. Masud Rana, AGM of the contractor company Western Engineering, said, the water level in the river has increased. There is also a strong tide. Some parts of the dam have been damaged due to the pull of the low tide. We have quickly dumped the sand-filled geo bags. We hope that the dam is now risk-free.
In this regard, an attempt was made to talk to Gazi Yar Ali, Executive Engineer of Lakshmipur Water Development Board, on mobile at around 9:30 pm. It was not possible to talk as he did not answer the phone. In 2014, the government allocated Tk 198 crore for the Meghna River bank protection dam. With the allocated money, one kilometer dam in Kamalnagar, three and a half kilometers in Ramgatir Alexander and one kilometer in Ramgatirhat Masghat area are to be constructed. On February 1, 2015, the 19th Engineering Construction Battalion under the supervision of the army started the construction of the dam to prevent erosion in the Alexander area and successfully implemented three and a half kilometers. Meanwhile, Narayanganj Dockyard Engineering Ltd. got one kilometer of work in Kamalnagar for Tk 48 crore from that allocation. Two years after the allocation, the company started work with Western Engineering in early 2016.

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Staff Correspondent:
Educational materials were provided to meritorious students of Pratapganj High School in Lakshmipur and scholarships were provided to economically backward poor students. The program was organized at the school auditorium on Saturday at 11 am.
The scholarship awarding and educational material distribution ceremony organized by the Dhaka Forum of Pratapganj High School alumni was presided over by the President of the School Managing Committee, freedom fighter Alhaj M Alauddin.

The chief guest was eminent industrialist and former student of the school, Saidur Rahman. The special guests were Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam, former student of the school and child health specialist, Makshudur Rahman Swapan, eminent industrialist and former student of the school, Omar Faruk Bachchu, Deputy Assistant Land Officer of Dhaka, Convener of Dhaka Forum of Former Students and Deputy Director of Narsingdi Agriculture Department, Agriculturist Dr. Md. Jamal Uddin, Supreme Court lawyer, Adv. Helal Amin, General Secretary of Chandraganj Bazar Management Committee, Mao: Md. Abdul Quddus. The welcome speech was delivered by the school's headmaster, Md. Sirajul Islam.
The program, moderated by Mohiuddin Bulu, joint convener of the school's alumni forum, was also attended by former student and retired audit and account officer Md. Nurnabi, vice-president of Lakshmipur District National Party Shamsuddin Patwari, former student and headmaster of Pratapganj Government Primary School Kazi Md. Mostafa Kajal, police officer cadet Mohiuddin working in the intelligence wing of the Police Headquarters, former student and president of Chandraganj Press Club, journalist Md. Ali Hossain, president of the Lakshmipur District Branch of the Ex-Cadet Association Nasir Uddin, former students Kamruzzaman Nizam, Babul Hossain and Ainul Ahmed Tanvir, among others.
After the discussion, the guests distributed cash and educational materials as scholarships among 63 students from grades 6 to 10. A large number of students, parents, and teachers of the school were present at the time.