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Killers of Lipa murder put on remand
BSS, Dhaka
A Dhaka court on Sunday placed four killers of Tarina Begum Lipa, who was killed after been thrown from rickshaw and dragged by muggers in the capitals Mugda area on February 29, on remand for different terms in three cases.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ziaur Rahman placed Rafik Hawlader, 42, Sheikh Liton, 38, Abdul Mazid, 33, and Mijuan Miah, 29, on remand in murder, dacoity and arms cases.
Of the four, Rafik was placed on a day remand in murder case, while Liton and Mazid were placed on three-day remand. Liton, Mijuan and Mazid were placed on a day remand each in dacoity case, while the three were placed on two-day remand in arms case.
Govt allocates VGF rice to fishermen
BSS, Dhaka
The government has allocated 22,477 tonnes of rice under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme to over 2.80 lakh registered fishermens families in 20 districts during the prohibited time of catching hilsha fry.
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has already allocated VGF rice, said a press release here on Sunday.
The ministry also directed to distribute rice among the listed fishermen within March 31. Each family will get 40 kilograms of rice for a month, said the release.
