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.

Lakshmipur: Community Policing Day 2017 is being celebrated in Lakshmipur with a colorful rally and discussion meeting under the slogan 'Police are the people, people are the police'.

On Saturday (October 28) morning, a colorful rally, initiated by the District Community Policing Cell, started from the Lakshmipur Police Superintendent's office premises and circled the main roads of the city. Later, everyone gathered for a discussion meeting at the Model Police Station.

Superintendent of Police ASM Mahtab Uddin, Additional Superintendent of Police Anirban Chakma, DI One Iqbal Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station Lokman Hossain, Community Policing Cell District President Syed Ziaul Huda Apu, General Secretary Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan Azad and others were present at the time.
During the event, speakers said that it is possible to eradicate drugs, terrorism, and militancy through building bridges between the police and the public.

Lakshmipur: With the slogan "Police is the people, people are the police", Community Policing Day was celebrated in Kamalnagar-Ramgati of Lakshmipur through a colorful rally and discussion meeting. On Saturday (October 28), a colorful rally started from Hazirhat Coastal Degree College at 10 am and circled the market. After the rally, a discussion meeting was held in the college auditorium. Additional Superintendent of Police Khandaker Shah Newaz was the chief guest. Kamalnagar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Akul Chandra Biswas presided over the event, and Hazirhat Coastal Degree College Principal Abdul Motaleb, Hazirhat Degree Madrasa Principal Zayed Hossain Farooqui, Hazirhat Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Md. Nizam Uddin were the special guests.

Lakshmipur: Md. Khorshed Alam, headmaster of Dakshin Char Kalkini Haji Ishaq Government Primary School in Kamalnagar, Lakshmipur, has been killed in a road accident.

He died at around 12:30 am on Friday (October 28) while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Noakhali. Earlier, on Friday (October 27) morning, he was injured in an accident at Mia Beri on the Ramgati-Lakshmipur road.

Khorshed Alam is the son of the late Abdul Munaf of Char Martin area of Char Lawrence Union in Kamalnagar Upazila.

Kamalnagar Upazila Primary Assistant Education Officer Md. Zahir Uddin confirmed the death of the head teacher.

Assistant teacher of the school Md. Nuruzzaman said that on Friday (October 27) morning, he was injured when a speeding Malmahi pickup hit him while crossing the road at Mia Beri on the Ramgati-Lakshmipur road. The injured teacher was taken to Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital and given primary treatment. Later, on the advice of doctors, he was admitted to Noakhali Hospital for advanced treatment. He died during treatment at night.

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Chhatra League has distributed free routines and pens to 5,000 JSC examinees in 26 secondary schools in Raipur, Laxmipur. These were also distributed to five schools in the upazila on Thursday (October 26). Upazila Chhatra League General Secretary Tarek Aziz Jonir personally distributed the routines and pens.
Party sources said that routines and pens were distributed to 26 educational institutions ahead of the JSC examination on November 1. On Thursday, these educational materials were distributed to Merchants Academy, Pilot Girls High School, Charlakshi Janata High School, Charbangshi Model School and Shamchunnahar High School. The headmasters and officials of the management committee of the institutions were present at the time.
In this regard, Chhatra League leader Tarek Aziz Johnny said, "Chhatra League always works for the welfare of students. Such work will be continued in the future as well."

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Khan Md. Nurul Huda said that the Election Commission (EC) will decide on the deployment of the army considering the environmental situation of the 11th National Parliament election.

He said this in response to a question from media personnel at a press conference held at the Election Building in Agargaon on Thursday.

Responding to a question from journalists about the process of deploying the army in the current legal framework, the CEC said, "The EC will decide how the army will be recruited and what their responsibilities will be. The time to talk about this has not yet come. Let the elections come and then we will see considering the environmental situation. However, the army can be deployed in the existing framework."

The EC has initiated a dialogue with stakeholders on the announced action plan ahead of the 11th National Parliament Election. As part of this, the Commission held dialogues with civil society representatives on July 31, media representatives on August 16 and 17, 40 political parties from August 24 to October 19, election observers on October 22, women leaders on October 23, and election experts on October 24. The dialogue, which lasted for about three months, ended last Tuesday. This press conference was organized today at the Commission's conference room on various issues of the dialogue.

At the beginning of the dialogue, the CEC said that more than 400 valuable and directional recommendations and suggestions were received through the dialogue.
These recommendations and suggestions will be compiled in November and published in book form in December.

In response to another question, the CEC said, "I hope all parties, including BNP, will participate in the elections. The commission sincerely wants all parties, including BNP, to participate in the elections. Because BNP is a big party. We believe that an environment of trust has been created."