Shariatpur
Dismantle the potato syndicate
Potato is an essential vegetable in our lives. There is hardly any dish that does not include potato. After rice, potato is probably the most in-demand food item. It is often said that Bengalis live on fish and rice, but it would not be an exaggeration to say that they live on rice and potatoes. Now-a-days, many Bengalis no longer eat fish regularly, but it is hard to imagine a day without potato. When there are no other vegetables at home, many families simply make mashed potatoes and have it with rice. However, even this simple potato is now out of reach for many. At the retail level, the price of potato is currently 70 to 75 taka per kilogram, which is almost the same as the price of fine rice and even more expensive than coarse rice. In such a situation, low-income families have to carefully calculate whether they can afford potatoes at all.
Take legal action against those breaching hilsa fishing ban
By protecting mother hilsa, the production of hilsa in Bangladesh has been steadily increasing each year. Today, hilsa has become a national asset, contributing 1% to our GDP. In the fiscal year 2023-24, 571,000 tons of hilsa were caught, generating around three billion takas in foreign currency through exports. The significant increase in hilsa production in Bangladesh is largely attributed to the ban on fishing mother hilsa during a specific period each year.
Lalon song on Facebook, youth detained for allegedly offending religious sentiments
A youth has been arrested and sent to jail for allegedly disrespecting Islam by posting two lines of a Lalon song on his Facebook story.
UNO makes kids stand for 1.5 hrs for visiting park without tickets
Five children have been made stand while holding their own ears for one and a half hours 1.5 hours as they entred a park in Shariatpur without tickets worth Tk30.
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