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Volume 4 Number 187

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Peasants' rally protests 'repression' by Barind authorities
Hundreds of farmers of Barind region joined a huge peasant's rally at Godagari upazila on Sunday to protest what they said "continued repression on farmers" by the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority

4 killed, 26 hurt in road mishaps in 3 dists
Four persons including a woman and a child were killed and at least 26 injured in road accidents in Mymensingh, Barisal and Jhalakathi on Monday an the day before.

Assault of Navy men in Bagerhat camp
Policemen replaced, 2 'closed'
Constables Abdul Karim and Bellal Hossain have been placed under suspension and 'closed' to Bagerhat police lines on charge of assaulting two personnel of Bangladesh Navy.

Barisal-Bhola link threatened
Sunken launch not salvaged in 7 days
River communication with Bhola is threatened with disruption as passenger launch that sank in the Pangashia channel on the night before the Eid is yet to be salvaged.

Dacoits loot house, gangrape woman in Bhola
Acid thrown on raped housewife
Dacoits looted a house, abducted gangraped a housewife at Char Tatia in Borhanuddin in Bhola district.

All 12 accused chargesheeted in Biswanath double murder
IO refutes allegation by victim's brother
Police have submitted charge sheet in the sensational murder of a pregnant housewife and her 18-month baby in Biswanath upazila.

Former BNP MP says
My brother was tortured to death without charge
Senior Vice-president of city BNP and former lawmaker Abdul Gaffar Biswas alleged that his younger brother Tipu Biswas was tortured to death by Joint forces during the Operation Clean Heart.

Darsana Sugar Mills begins production
The Darsana Sugar Mills started sugarcane crushing on Monday.

Al Haj Mozammel Hoque MP formally inaugurated the crushing at a simple function held on the mills premises.

Two commit suicide
Two housewives committed suicide by taking poison here on Monday.

Police source chopped to death
A police source was chopped to death by smugglers in Surzanagar area near Boara Bazaar under the Sadar upazila on the outskirts of Comilla town on Sunday night.