Baraigrm (Natore) Correspondent 

Paddy-ricc procurement drive  was formally inaugurated at Bonpara Govt. Food Godown in Baraigram upazila under Natore district on  Monday. 

Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Zahangir Alam and Bonpara Pouro Mayor K.M.Jakir Hossain jointly inaugurated the paddy-rice procurement cutting a red ribbon.

 At that time, Upazila Food Controller Afroza Pervin, Bonpara  Food Godown officer Tanmoy Bishwas, Upazila AL Chairman Abdul Kuddus Miyaji with local elite, farmers and journalists were present in the inaugural function. 20 metric ton of paddy was procured on the inaugural day.

 The target of paddy procurement in the Aman-session is 661 metric ton. Paddy is being bought at 26 taka per Kg. and the target of boiled-rice procurement is 3036 metric ton. Boiled rice is being bought at 37 taka per Kg.

      3 college students killed in an accident 

 Three college students were killed in an accident in Lalpur upazila under Natore district. It happened at the village Duaria on the Duaria- Kasimpur road last Saturday night. The victim college students were identified as Sajib (18) son of Ziayur Rahman, Foysal (17) son of Abdul Matin of the village Razapur of Baraigram upazila and Zisan (18) son of Abu Saiyed of the village Nikorhata of Ishwardi upazila. They were all students of Razapur Degree College under Baraigram upazila. Also, they were intimate friends.

Victim Sajib’s father Ziayur Rahman said, after coming from a house of marriage ceremony, they went at Kasimpur by a motor-cycle on Saturday evening. But they did not return at home at night. At about 11 pm on Saturday night, I called them with a mobile phone. But I did not get any response. On Sunday morning, I heard news of three dead bodies with a motor-cycle which is at the road side of Duaria village. I went there and identified those dead bodies as Sajib, Foysal and Zisan.

Lalpur thana  OC said, on information, we went to the spot of Duaria and recovered all 3 dead bodies. Then we sent those for autopsy at Natore hospital morgue.