RANGPUR, Feb 5, 2026 (BSS) - A drill exercise was held on the army's activities to deal with any type of unpleasant situations in Rangpur division during the upcoming February 12 referendum and the 13th Jatiya Sangsad Elections-2026.   The exercise was held by the Commando Group of the 66 Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army at the Rangpur Cricket Garden ground this afternoon.    Under the direction of the GOC of the 66 Infantry Division and Rangpur Area Commander Major General Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, it was announced after the exercise that the army is completely ready to handle any kind of volatile situation during the elections.    A 10-member Para Commando Group landed at the Rangpur Cricket Garden ground by helicopter in the exercise.     On the day of the elections, they demonstrated how they would deal with the situation by dropping helicopters if chaos broke out in any center in the remote areas of Rangpur division.    Hundreds of people of all ages stood on the roadside to observe the spectacular exercise of the army.  

BOGURA, Feb 5, 2026 (BSS) - The District Food Safety Authority on Thursday  fined a local establishment Taka 5 lakh for producing fake and unsafe palm  candy (Tal Mishri) during a mobile court drive in the district town. The drive was conducted in Atapara area of the town this afternoon, where  authorities found that M/s Abid Traders was manufacturing palm candy using  banned textile dyes and marketing it as baby food. Officials also discovered  evidence of food production in an extremely unhygienic and unsanitary  environment. According to the mobile court, the establishment was involved in packaging  palm candy in counterfeit wrappers and using harmful chemical dyes in the  preparation of chanachur, semai and bundia, posing serious health risks to  consumers. Following the findings, the mobile court fined Abid Traders Taka 5 lakh.  Unsafe baby food products and related materials were seized and destroyed  publicly in accordance with legal procedures. The mobile court was led by Executive Magistrate Faisal Ahmed. District Safe  Food Officer Md. Russell and officials from the Bangladesh Safe Food  Authority were present during the operation. Authorities said such drives would continue to ensure food safety and protect  public health.