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Worker found dead in Ctg

The body of a worker, who had gone missing on Tuesday, was recovered from a waterbody at Fouzdarhat in Sitakundu upazila yesterday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Mostakin, 26, son of Sukkur Ali of Nikoli area in Kishoreganj and a worker of Spectra Limited.

Chief coordinator of Spectra Limited Nasir Uddin said they informed Fire Service as one of their workers went missing while taking bath in the waterbody on Tuesday.

Deputy Director of Agrabad Fire Station Jasim Uddin said they launched searching operation on Tuesday afternoon but failed to trace the body but later the body was found this morning.

Youth held with yaba tablets

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a youth and recovered 118 pieces of yaba tablets from his possession in Sripur tea garden area in Sylhet on Tuesday.

The arrestee is M Selim Miah, 29, son of Malek Miah, a resident of Naljuri village of Goainghat upazila.

Selim was handed over to Jaintapur Police Station along with the seized yaba contrabands, said a media press release signed by RAB 9 senior assistant director (media) and additional police commissioner M Moniruzzaman.

Vitamin A campaign on Saturday

 The country-wide Vitamin A plus national campaign (1st round) will be held on Saturday.

During the campaign, children aged between six to 11 months will be given the blue-coloured high-powered Vitamin A capsule while children aged between one to five years will be fed red-coloured capsule.

Mobile centres will be set up at bus stands, railway stations, launch terminals, airports, ferry terminals, bridge toll centres and kheya ghats, and these will remain open from 8:00am to 4:00pm to make sure that all children are fed the capsules.

The campaign started in 1973 under Health and Family Welfare ministry.

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Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.

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