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55 cocktails recovered from a public toilet

Police recovered 55 fresh cocktails from a public toilet at Bilashpur Bazar in Shariatpur's Jajira upazila on Monday night, based on information given by two youths, arrested earlier.The arrestees are identified as Russell Madbar, 24, son of Abdul Khaleq Madbar of Meherali Madbarkandi village an...

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Punishment to PP murderers demanded after 19 yrs

Demonstration processions and rallies were held in Shariatpur town on Sunday by district Awami League demanding punishment for the accused in the murder case of former PP and Awami League leader Habibur Rahman and his brother Monir Hossain.Former PP Habibur Rahman and his brother Monir Hossain were ...

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11 fined for not wearing mask in Shariatpur

To curb Covid-19 infections in various places of Shariatpur Sadar Upazila Municipality, Shariatpur Sadar Upazila Executive Officer Mahabur Rahman Sheikh led the mobile court operations, and has slapped some Tk5,500 in fines on 11 people. The fines were slapped for not wearing mask in public. Th...

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‘BNP trying to confuse people with online statements’

Deputy Minister for Water Resources AKM Enamul Hoque Shameem has said that while the coronavirus crisis is wreaking havoc, floods have started again across the country. One thing that is particularly noteworthy is that the government has shown great efficiency in tackling the two crises simulta...

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Army distributes relief items among flood victims

In the second phase, food aid was distributed among 300 flood affected families in the remote Chhar areas of Padma River in Jajiraupazila of Shariatpur on the initiative of 28 East Bengal of Bangladesh Army on Friday morning.Seeing the speedboat of the army arriving, the flood victims rushed for rel...

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Mask distributed in Damudya

People are worried about their safety due to the corona pandemic and many are terrified to fulfill their professional responsibilities. In such a situation, businessman Iqbal Hossain (Osman) distributed high quality masks among the front line fighters of Corona on the instructions of MP from Sh...

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Formalities for constable’s family pension done within a day

Under the direction of Shariatpur Superintendent of Police SM Ashrafuzzaman for the first time all the official activities for the family pension grant of deceased police constable Md. Abul Khair were completed within a day.It is learned that deceased police constable Md. Abul Khair died of a heart ...

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Programme launched to plant 20,000 trees in Shariatpur

Social organization West Health and Education Foundation, Eco Concern Association and Real Friendship Association have taken an initiative to plant 20,000 fruit, forest and herbal tree at various places in Shariatpur marking Mujib Barsho. Until the trees grow up, the members of the organization...

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Parveen Haque Sikder distributes relief items

Amid the prevailing coronavirus situation in the country, Parveen Haque Sikder, MP, has distributed cash and relief items among helpless, destitute and poor people.The program was inaugurated on Thursday noon at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) office in Shariatpur. At that time, ...

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Juba League plants tree at 120 edn institutions

Jubo League organised a tree plantation programme in Shariatpur on Wednesday. A total of 700 fruit, forest and medicinal trees were planted at 120 schools, colleges, madrasas and municipalities, union parishads and various places, Few days after the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina regard...

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Case filed against two human traffickers in Shariatpur

A case has been filed against two human traffickers on the allegation of killing three Bangladeshis by putting  them in the back luggage space ( bumper) of a  car in Greece with Jajeera Police station under Shariatpur district on June-25. Fahima Akhter, mother of Asif Hossain who died...

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Withdrawal of case filed against UP chairman demanded

Leaders and activists of Shariatpur Sadar Upazila Jubo League unit held a press conference in protest of filing a allegedly false case against Angaria UP Chairman Anwar Hossain Hawlader at the Union Parishad on Monday.At the time, Chairman Anwar Hossain Hawlader said, "In my union, contractors ...

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Army holds free medical camp marking Mujib Barsho

Medical services and free medicine were distributed to more than 300 pregnant mothers at Shariatpur Government College by Bangladesh Army marking birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,From 9:30 am to 2:00 pm on Monday, with the overall management of Bangladesh Arm...

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Withdrawal of case filed against UP Chairman demanded

Leaders and activists of Shariatpur Sadar Upazila Jubo League held a press conference in protest of filing a allegedly false case against Angaria UP Chairman Anwar Hossain Hawlader at the Union Parishad on Monday.At the time, Chairman Anwar Hossain Hawlader said, "In my union, contractors oppre...

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Withdrawal of ‘drug addict’ DPHE engineer demanded

Journalists in Shariatpur formed a human chain on Sunday demanding exemplary punishment and withdrawal of drug addict Ershaduzzaman Mridul, an Executive Engineer of Shariatpur Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE).The human chain was formed in front of Shariatpur Deputy Commissioner's O...

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17 fined for ignoring health rules

Shariatpur Sadar Upazila Nibarhi Officer Mahbubur Rahman Sheikh leading a mobile court fined 17 people Tk 4,200 for disobeying government directed hygiene rules including walking around without wearing a mask in Shariatpur town on Saturday.To prevent Covid-19 the mobile court drive was conducted at ...

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2 journos assaulted by DPHE engineer

An executive engineer of the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) in Shariatpur, has assaulted two TV journalists as they filmed him while he was doing drugs in his office. The incident took place in the office room of Asaduzzaman Mridul, executive engineer of Shariatpur Public Health...

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Madrasa student ‘violated’

A sixth-grade madrasa student was allegedly violated in Sakhipur of Shariatpur's Vedharganj upazila on Monday. The incident took place at Aftab Uddin Sarkar Kandi village in DMkhali union of the upazila. The 12-year-old girl was admitted to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital for medical examination....

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4.65km of Padma Bridge visible with 31st span installation

A total of 4.65 kilometers of the multipurpose Padma Bridge is now visible after installation of 31st span on it on Wednesday“The 150-meter long span ‘3-F’ was installed on the pillar no. 25 and 25 at the Zazira point around 3:35pm’, said Engineer Humayun Kabir of the bridge ...

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Man dies with Covid-19 symptoms

A 55-year-old man died with coronavirus symptoms at the isolation ward of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mozammel Munshi of Sureshwar village of Naria upazila in district. Dr Md Abdur Rashid of Civil Surgeon office of Sharitpur conformed the matter. He sai...