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Land office staff caught while taking bribe

A team of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday caught a staff of land office in Barisal while taking bribe.

Acting on secret information a team of ACC  caught red-handed bench assistant at Barisal settlement office Abu Bakkar Siddique while taking Tk 10,000 as bribe from a man namely Abdul Mannan of Rupatoli area of the city in the morning  in connection with a case.

Later, he was handed over to Kotwali police yesterday afternoon.

Road mishap kills three

Three persons were killed and 20 others injured as two passengers buses collided head-on in Matikata area on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj Highway on Wednesday morning.

Two of the deceased were identified as Ashiya Khatun, 62, and Harun-Or- Rashid, 50.

The injured persons were admitted to upazila hospital and Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.

Hipjur Alam Munshi, officer-in-charge of Godagari police station, said the accident took place when two buses collided head-on around 7:30 M due to dense fog.

Inauguration ceremony

The inception meeting of phase IV of SDC Local Governance Programme SHARIQUE was held at a hotel in the capital on Tuesday says a press release.

The meeting was organised to inaugurate the activities of Sharique Phase IV.

Sharique, which started in 2006, is a mandated project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and is being implemented by HELVETAS Swiss Interco-operation.    

Abdul Malek, secretary of the Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives, attended the meeting as chief guest.

The Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh, René Holenstein was the special guest of this meeting.

News in Brief

Land office staff caught while taking bribe A team of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday caught a staff of land office in Barisal while taking bribe. Acting on secret information a team of ACC caught red-handed bench assistant at Barisal settlement office Abu Bakkar Siddique while taking Tk 10,000 as bribe from a man namely Abdul Mannan of Rupatoli area of the city in the morning in connection with a case. Later, he was handed over to Kotwali police yesterday afternoon. Road mishap kills three Three persons were killed and 20 others injured as two passengers buses collided head-on in Matikata area on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj Highway on Wednesday morning. Two of the deceased were identified as Ashiya Khatun, 62, and Harun-Or- Rashid, 50. The injured persons were admitted to upazila hospital and Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Hipjur Alam Munshi, officer-in-charge of Godagari police station, said the accident took place when two buses collided head-on around 7:30 M due to dense fog. Inauguration ceremony The inception meeting of phase IV of SDC Local Governance Programme SHARIQUE was held at a hotel in the capital on Tuesday says a press release. The meeting was organised to inaugurate the activities of Sharique Phase IV. Sharique, which started in 2006, is a mandated project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and is being implemented by HELVETAS Swiss Interco-operation. Abdul Malek, secretary of the Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development Cooperatives, attended the meeting as chief guest. The Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh, Ren Holenstein was the special guest of this meeting.