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| Lakshmipur: | The ............ (5/10/05) | |
| Dhaka Division Dhaka Faridpur Gazipur Gopalganj Jamalpur Kishoreganj Madaripur Manikganj Munshiganj Mymensingh Narayanganj Narsingdi Netrokona Rajbari Shariatpur Sherpur Tangail Chittagong Division Khulna Division Rajshahi Division Barisal Division Sylhet Division |
After entering at Lakshmipur district we saw lots of coconut left in front of a shop. We halt there to get water and local chocolates as we were feeling hungry. Then we asked the shopkeeper about the price of those coconuts. He told me that these are not his coconut. He is just keeping an eye on them as a wholesaler brought them all and he will be back soon with trucks to carry them to Dhaka. We asked him about the wholesale price and he told us that it was less than taka three for each. Then he asked us about our residence. When we explain him everything he wanted us to have coconut on his courtesy. The coconuts were too fresh to resist his offer and we agreed with terms. We said that we will take two coconuts each. One as a gift from him and other we will pay, whatever the price he want. He agreed and prepared eight coconuts for us. They were really very tasty and we finished them very fast. Then we cycled for half an hour and reached a town. There was some good looking restaurant where we took our breakfast. This area was called Raipur Upazila. Leaving Raipur we reached at DC office in less than two hours. Even here we saw a tight security. We faced some civil dressed intelligence officer but we understood their identity. So I asked him to help me to cross security checks. Watching our papers he checked my body and signaled his sub-ordinate to help me. They showed me the room of DC but he was not there. He was very busy outside somewhere as a minister from Dhaka arrived on that day. So, I meet ADC (General) who was a nice and humorist guy. First he asked me about my reason to be in his room. When I gave my full description he asked me about the number of check posts I had crossed before coming to his room. I answered three. He laughed gently and said that now they are very much afraid of unknown face. Each time they see someone unknown they consider that person as a "human bomb". Soon he gave me the paper on behalf of his DC and wished a safer journey for us. I came out and just at the left turn of that compound gate we saw a restaurant. We enter there for our next district's planning. We ate something and decided that we will do our best to reach Noakhali DC office before the end of their office time. We decided that we will straight head for Begumganj. From Begumganj it will be another single road leading us to the main town of Noakhali. When we left the restaurant we saw a signboard of Lakshmipur City having verse of "Holy Qur-aan". We took a pic in front of it as a landmark and start cycling. Soon I saw a patrol police on bike crossing us with a suspicious looks. I told my team that we might have to stop very soon and all of them should break as soon as I will say. This road towards Begumganj was a single straight road. After fifteen minutes or so I saw that policeman standing on the road with few more polices. From far away he signaled us to halt and we stopped our cycles in front of them. He made a routine check and got satisfied. We asked him if we are going to the right direction or not. He assured us that we are in the right road. About restaurant he told us that it will be better for us if we will stop to eat at Begumganj center. He assumed that we will be able to reach there within two hours. We thanked him, start cycling and within an hour we left the boundary of Lakshmipur District. |
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