A faulty sluice gate on the Betai river between Kishoreganj’s Tarail upazila and Mymensingh’s Nandail is affecting agricultural activities for past 20 years.
Uniindia: Dhaka, June 17 (UNI) Nine people, including four teenagers, were killed in lightning strikes at Mymensingh, Jamalpur and Sirajganj in Bangladesh. Among them 6 died in Mymensingh, 2 in Sirajganj and 1 in Sarishabari of Jamalpur.
6025
1 Lance Naik Albert Ekkaâs bust at Param Yodha Sthal, National War Memorial, New Delhi. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal
Strap: Lance Naik of 14 Guards was posthumously awarded PVC for exploits in battle of Ganga Sagar
Lt Col Dilbag Singh Dabas, Gunner Veteran
It was during the season of the traditional song, dance and feasting at tribal village Zari in Ranchi district of Chota Nagpur (now Gumla district of Jharkhand) that a son was born to Mariam and Julius Ekka on December 27, 1942. Ekkas, the devout Christian couple, named the child Albert. Like most Adivasis, Albert was at ease in the art of tracking and was a good marksman with the bow and arrow. And he was also exceptionally good in the game of hockey. During one of the district tournaments, Subedar Major Bhagirath Soren of 7th Bihar spotted Albert and got him enrolled in his battalion.