Volume 4 Number 159 Sun. November 02, 2003    
 
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BAU roundtable on India's river-link project told
Bangladesh will lose 80 pc surface water
Experts at a roundtable at Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh said Bangladesh will turn into a desert if India implements its river-link project.
 
No let-up in diarrhoea
Four more killed, over 300 attacked in Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat
Four more persons died of diarrhoea and over 300 were attacked with the disease in Nilphamari Dalmonirhat districts in the last four days.
 
12000 marooned in Satkhira
Food, drinking water crises in 15 villages; diarrhoea breaks out
Over 12,000 people are marooned in 15 villages in Kalaroa upazila as floodwater from Kabodak river remained stagnant there for over three weeks.
 
Rupsha Bridge may open next year
Rupsha Bridge is expected to be opened for traffic by November next year.
 
People-transport owners stand-off
Rally at Jaintapur today for resumption of BRTC service
After hectic mass contact programmes, a rally is being held at Jaintapur upazila headquarter today demanding resumption of BRTC bus service on the Sylhet-Tamabil-Jafflong route.
 
Doc fired for negligence in duty
A private hospital was forced to fire one of its doctors following his alleged negligence in attending a dying patient on Thursday.
 
27 years RI for keeping arms
One persons has been sentenced to 27 years RI for possessing illegal arms.

Special Tribunal Judge AMM Sayeed handed down the punishment to Ensan Ali, 32, of Kuptola village under Gibandhan sadarupazila.

 
Outlaw killed in Jhenidah
An outlawed party cadre was murdered in Kotchandpur of the district on Thursday.
 
Police-pirates clash in Meghna, cop among 4 hurt
Three pirates and a policeman received bullet injuries in a gunfight between police and pirates in the Meghna on Thursday latenight.
 
Meeting on bank loan to shoal area people
A view-exchange meeting on providing bank loans to poor men and women in shoal areas was held at the Gano Unnayan Kendro on Thursday.

The meeting was sponsored by Oxfam, an international NGO.

 
2 killed by outlaws
Two persons were slaughtered at Gobindohuda cluster village in Damurhuda upazila Thursday evening allegedly by outlaws belonging to Purbo Banglar Communist Party (Jonojuddho).
 
Three hurt as police, outlaws clash in Khulna
At least three persons were injured in fierce clash between police and outlaws on Thursday morning in Rupsha upazila of Khulna district.

The wounded are yet to be identified.

 
2 mysterious deaths in Khulna in 2 days
Two mysterious deaths occurred on Thursday night in Khulna city and Rupsha upazila of the district.

Sonadanga Police recovered the body of Noor Nahar,25, wife of Nazrul Islam.

 

 
   
 
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