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Discussion on International Right to Information Day in C’nawabganj

A discussion on the occasion of International Right to Information Day was held in Chapainawabganj on Saturday.The meeting was held at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner at 11:00am on the day.Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Ahmed Mahbub-Ul-Islam presided over the meeting. Acting...

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43 aspirants file nominations

A total of 43 candidates Monday submitted nomination papers for contesting in the upcoming upazila elections to be held on May 8 in three upazilas of the district. These three upazilas are-Nachole, Gomostapur and Bholahat.A total of 16 candidates submitted nomination papers to contest the polls...

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3 held with 3 kgs of heroin in Chapainawabganj

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three alleged drug peddlers with 3 kgs of heroin from Chapainawabganj sadar upazila on Sunday. The arrested were identified as Md Shofiqul Islam, 44, of Char Kodalkati village, Md. Alauddin, 55, and Md. Sumon, 25, both of Char Alatuli Bokchar. All are...

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Tk 46 lakh distributed among 92 patients

Patients suffering from various complicated diseases including cancer, kidney, liver cirrhosis, paralysis in stroke, born heart disease and thalassemia in Chapainawabganj sadar and Shibganj upazilas were given financial assistance cheques worth about Tk 46 lakh  on Thursday.The cheques of Tk 16...

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2 get­ life in drug cases

 Two courts in Chapainawabganj on Thursday sentenced two men to life-term imprisonment in two separate drug cases filed in 2016 and 2022 respectively. Senior District and Sessions Judge Md. Adeeb Ali and Additional Sessions Judge-1 Md. Rabiul Islam gave the verdicts respectively.The convic...

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3 get life in separate cases in C’wabganj, Narail

The courts here have sentenced two persons to life-term imprisonment in two separate cases in the district.Special Tribunal-1 and Senior Session Judge Md. Adeeb Ali awarded Zakaria Islam to life-term imprisonment in a case filed over possessing fire arms on Sunday afternoon, court sources said.Zakar...

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Child drowns in Gomostapur

A child drowned in the Mohananda River at Gomostapur Upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Omar Ali, 9, son of Anwar Hossain of Khosalpara village under Gomostapur upazila in the district.Police sources said, Omar Ali went to the river Mohananda to t...

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Cheques distributed among women entrepreneurs

Cheques of Tk 29,88,900 were distributed among 250 women trainees of "Promotion of Women Entrepreneurs for Economic Empowerment at Grassroots Level" project of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Wednesday afternoon in Shibganj upazila of the district.Lawmaker of Chapainawabganj-1 (...

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Ethnic students get stipend, bicycles

Educational stipend and bicycles were distributed among the students of ethnic minority groups in Chapainawabganj  recently.On the occasion, a simple function was arranged at the conference room of Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila Parishad with UNO Mst. Tasmina Khatun in the chair. Deputy Com...

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Arrest, trial of van driver killers demanded

A human chain was formed in Chapainawabganj to protest the brutal killing of a van driver by burnt. A human chain was formed under the banner of local residents in Chak Baharam area of Ranihati Union of Sadar Upazila on Monday.The speakers in the human chain said that Tofazzal Hossain of Chak B...

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Suspected killer of van puller held

The suspected killer of a van puller from Shibganj upazila of  Chapainawabganj on Friday night. The arrested person was identified as Ruhul Amin Kalu, 39, son of Md. Ganu, a resident of Bohorom Hatatpara of the upazila. On a tip-off, an operation team of RAB-5 from Chapainawabganj cam...

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4 youths held while taking hemp

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four youths while taking ganja during a raid in Chapainawabganj town area early Tuesday.The arrestees were Md. Pavel Ali, 26, Md. Hamim alias Salman, 29 both of PTI slum, Md. Salim, 27 of Masjidpara and Shree Kartik Karmokar, 30 of Shibtala Malopara, all under C...

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3 held for taking, selling drugs

The members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three persons allegedly for taking and selling drugs regularly from Chapainawabganj sadar upazila  on Sunday afternoon. The arrestees are- Sree Krishna Singha, 34, Sree Utpal Chandra Vaskar, 28 both of Bohoram Tantipara village and M...

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3 held for taking, selling drugs

The members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three persons allegedly for taking and selling drugs regularly from Chapainawabganj sadar upazila  on Sunday afternoon. The arrestees are- Sree Krishna Singha, 34, Sree Utpal Chandra Vaskar, 28 both of Bohoram Tantipara village and M...

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4 held with 1,230 litres wine in Nachole

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four persons allegedly for preparing, storing and selling wine and also seized 1,230 litres wine from their possession at Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Wednesday afternoon.The arrestees are Subol Roy, 39, Md. Matiur Rahman, 40, both o...

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91-year-old wins Ekushey Padak for enlightening hundreds

At 91, a yogurt seller from Chapainawabganj’s Bholahat upazila, Ziaul Haque, may have missed out on formal education himself, but he has been a beacon of learning for hundreds in his community.Living in Chamamusribhuja village, Ziaul has dedicated his life to social welfare, significantly impa...

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Boro rice production may exceed target in C’nawabganj

Farmers in the Chapainawabganj district are poised to surpass their production targets for boro rice this year, aiming to harvest 253,780 metric tonnes, thanks to a surge in interest spurred by last season's bumper yield.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has outlined an ambitious pla...

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Youth gets life in arms case

A court here on Thursday sentenced a young man to life-term imprisonment in an arms case. He was also awarded seven years’ extra punishment in another section of the  case. The convicted was Lokman, 35, son of late Humayun of Kansat Baganbari under  Shibganj upazila of the distr...

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8 held with 10-kg hemp in C’nawabganj

Police in an anti-drug drive arrested eight persons with 10 kilograms of hemp from Sadar upazila early Wednesday.The arrestees are Md. Monirul Islam, 35, Md. Himel Ali alias Shamsul Alam, 28, Md. Jubayer Hossain, 21, Md. Ahad Ali, 27, Md. Alamin Islam, 26, Md. Aliul Islam, 45, and Md. Mamun Islam, 3...

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Democracy Olympiad held in C’nawabganj

Students from different colleges of Chapainawabganj participated in Democracy Olympiad organised by the Hunger Project Bangladesh at Nawabganj City College on Sunday. Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan), District President of Sujan Aslam Kabir presided over the Olympiad and the Chief Guest was &nb...