Jahurul, Mashrafe guide Khulna to Bangabandhu T20 Cup final
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DHAKA, Dec 14, 2020 (BSS) Gemcon Khulna stalwarts came all guns blazing when it mattered most as they steered the side to the final of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup in first attempt.
Due to the combined effort of Jahurul Islam, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Shakib Al Hasan and captain Mahmudullah Riyad, Gemcon Khulna secured a 47-run win over the most consistent side of the tournament Gazi Group Chattogram in the first Qualifier game at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Chattogram beat Khulna twice in the group phase and registered seven victories out of eight.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan was not available over telephone for comments.
Earlier on December 10, Hefajat-e Islam at a press conference in the city had said they wanted dialogue with the government to resolve the ongoing problem centring installation of the sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The Qawmi-based madrasa organisation also said the alem (Islamic cleric) community is trying to hold a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on this issue.
Hefajat has recently been speaking against construction of sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, terming it anti-Islamic.
They demanded that the government find an alternative way to show respect to the Father of the Nation.
5 Illegal brick kilns fined in Kurigram
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A mobile court at Rajibpur upazila in Kurigram has fined five illegal brick kilns Tk 16.50 lakh today.
Mahmudul Hasan, assistant commissioner and executive magistrate of Kurigram deputy commissioner s office, conducted the daylong drive and imposed the fine for running business without licenses.
The brick kilns are ADB brick kiln, MAB brick kiln, Number One brick kiln, AHB brick kiln and 777 brick kiln, he said.
Mahmudul Hasan told the journalists that the aforementioned five brick kilns came under the fines for illegally manufacturing bricks by procuring the top soil from agricultural land and for burning bricks on agricultural land.