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Man killed by younger brother
A man died after he was hit by his younger brother with a stick over family feud at Nawabganj on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday.
Police said an altercation took place between Falan Biswas, 50, and Pabitra Biswas, 35, sons of Hiralal Biswash of the village, over the ownership of a piece of land in the morning. At one stage, Pabitra hit Falan with a bamboo stick, leaving him unconscious, said Shafiqul Islam, second officer of Nawabganj Police Station. Later, Falan was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
LGRD minister off to India
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain yesterday left Dhaka for India to attend an international seminar.
The seminar on Marginalization, Poverty and Decentralization will be held at Trishur in India on November 19. During the visit, the minister will see World Bank aided LGSP projects in West Bengal, said an official release yestedray. The LGRD minister is leading a five-member delegation, including Local Government Engineering Department Chief Engineer Shyama Prashad Adhikari and National Institute for Local Government Director General Mustafa Kamal Haider. The minister is expected to return home on November 22.
Reduce pressure on DMCH
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Wednesday called for encouraging patients to go to all other hospitals in the capital to reduce pressure on Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
He made the call while inaugurating a consultative conference titled Neglected Tropical Diseases and Leprosy Research at Krishibid Institute auditorium in the capital, said an official release. The minister said like in the DMCH, the government has introduced ICU and other services in Suhrawardy, Kurmitola and Mugda hospitals.
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