Volume 4 Number 156 Thu. October 30, 2003    
 
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Shrimp sector awaits big boost
New environment-friendly cultivation method to raise yield by 5 to 7 times
A newly introduced cultivation system will revolutionise shrimp production, increasing yield of the second largest export industry by five to seven times.
 
Barisal Admin Tribunal to be closed
Officials unhappy
The Barisal Bench of the Administrative Tribunal will be closed soon, official sources said.

The Attorney General's office suggested closure of the Bench due to shortage of cases, they said.

 
WDB facilities illegally occupied in Patuakhali
Influentials control sluice gates for fish farming, croplands deprived of irrigation water
Most of the sluice gates in seven upazilas in the district do not benefit farmers as influential local people illegally utilise those for fish cultivation.
 
Newborn stolen from BSBMC rescued within hours
A newborn male baby was rescued within hours of his missing at the Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (BSBMCH) on Tuesday morning.
 
70 cattle looted from Monpura shoal
Pirates on Saturday looted more than 70 cattle from a remote shoal area under Monpura upazila in Bhola district.

Of the looted cattle, 28 belong to three relatives of the Home Minister.

 
Tk 7 lakh contrabands seized in Satkhira
Contraband worth over Tk 7 lakh was recovered from a Dhaka-bound bus at Jhaudanga Bazaar and a shop at Nalta Bazaar in two days.
 
Workshop on pest control held at M'bazar
A day long workshop on "Pumri pest control in transplanted aman paddy field" for local farmers was held on the Udayan KG and Junior High School premises in Monumukh union under Sadar upazila recently.
 
World Vision donates 120 sewing machines
The World Vision, an NGO, has distributed 120 sewing machines free of cost among poor people in Mymensingh town for self-employment.
 
Onion prices fall in N dists
Onion price has fallen in northern districts in the last few days as local markets have been flooded with huge supplies of imported onion.
 
Life for 3 rapists in Magura
Three rapists were awarded life term rigorous imprisonment (RI) by a court here on Tuesday.
 

 
   
 
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