Volume 4 Number 190 Sat. December 06, 2003    
 
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Ban toxic pesticides, demands rally
Chemical pesticides kill 2,20,000 a year worldwide: WHO
Farmers joined by cross-sections of people marched the streets of Chapainawabganj town and held a rally protesting use of chemical pesticide and fetiliser in agriculture.
 
Have guest birds stopped coming to Durga Sagor?
Pollution, lack of food blamed for absence of birds at the historic lake
Have guest birds stopped coming to the historic Durga Sagor Dighi in Barisal?

Local environmentalists say so.

 
Mokhlisur Rahman murder
Hearing on main accused Matin's bail prayer deferred
Hearing of bail prayer of contractor Abdul Matin Chowdhury, main accused in the aviation businessman Mokhlisur Rahman murder case, was deferred to December 14.
 
Party men sue Gen Secy Jalil, 4 Netrakona AL leaders
Presidents and secretaries of eight ward committees of Netrakona poura (municipality) Awami League (AL) filed a case against the party general secretary Abdul Jalil and four local leaders at Judge Court
 
2 overbridges to be built in Khulna
Project okayed by ministry, approved at pre-ECNEC meeting, says Mayor
Two overbridges will be constructed at a cost of Tk 13 crore in Khulna city to solve the traffic jam problem.
 
Woman murdered to 'victimise' neighbour
Another killed to grab property
Two women were murdered at Gournadi and Charmonai in Barisal on Thursday and Tuesday.
 
'Monga' victims of Lalmonirhat get relief
KIN, a voluntary organisation of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet distributed relief goods among the 'monga' affected people at the Central Shaheed Minar here on Tuesday.
 
10 cops hurt in Faridpur road mishap
Ten policemen including one Sub Inspector and an Assistant Sub Inspected of Kotwali thana were injured as their patrol vehicle skidded off the Sree Angan bridge in the town and fell into a canal on Thursday.
 
39,000 youths trained
The Youth Development Department (YDD), Rangpur trained 39,054 unemployed youths on different trade courses till November 30.
 
Hafiz visits Muhuri protection project
Water Resources Minister Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikrim on Thursday visited the two- kilometre long erosion-hit areas at Nijkalikapur BOP and Mujumderhat BOP on both sides of Muhuri river in Parshuram to
 
Trader killed by snatcher in Lalmonirhat
Snatchers killed a trader at Moghalhat railway line in Jummapara area of the town.
 
Notorious criminal Bullet arrested
A notorious criminal named Bullet,19, was arrested from inside the old 'Malkhana'

of Barisal Kotwali police station on Monday night.

 
Abducted trader not rescued in 5 days
Businessman Shah Alam abducted from his house at Khalishpur on Saturday is yet to be rescued.

Search for his rescue is going on, said DC of KMP.

 

 
   
 
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