Vol. 5 Num 153 Mon. October 25, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives National   Aman yield may be 30pc less in 8 N dists DAE officials estimate 12 lakh tonnes less production due to flood, storm, pest attack Production of Aman crop in eight northern districts may be around 30 per cent less than the target this year because of flood and storm, followed by pest attack in different areas, according to DAE (Department   Unocal's pipeline thru' National Park allowed Project includes road construction Several months' row between the Forest Department and US oil giant Unocal has ended as the government allowed the company to construct a 3. Diarrhoea alarming in B'baria 4 killed, 102 came to Sadar Hospital in two days: 30 villagesaffected in 4 upazilas: 135 medical teams formed Diarrhoea has taken a serious turn in Brahmanbaria, claiming four lives and afflicting over 300 people in last two days. Bio-gas changes life in rural Mymensingh Bio-gas has changed the lifestyle of rural people in the district.   'Listed criminal' dies in 'crossfire' with police A listed criminal and an armed cadre of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddho) died in crossfire with police in Prem Kanon area of Khalishpur Thana on Friday.   Missing business magnate: Three remanded Three persons arrested by Kotwali police on Friday in connection with mysterious missing of business magnate Md Habibur Rahman were placed on three-day remand by a magistrate court here on Saturday.   VGF: 200 destitute women return empty handed Over 200 destitute women returned home disappointed after a day long wait for VGF rice at Udakhali Union Parishad office Fulchari upazila on Thursday.   Sundarban Textile Mills Security guards hurt in attack by BNP-backed hoodlums A security guard at state-owned Sundarban Textile Mills here was injured seriously as a group of BNP backed hoodlums allegedly led by the mill's CBA President Abdullah Sardar and general secretary Gazi   Illegal border-crossing 6 Bangladeshis handed over to BDR by BSF The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over six Bangladeshi youths to BDR on Saturday.   IU admission test in January Tests for admission to first year Honours courses in 2004-'05 session at Islamic University (IU) will begin in the second week of January next year.   15 smugglers hurt in shootout with BDR At least 15 of a gang of smugglers were inured in gunfight with BDR at Munshiganj border in Daulatpur upazila in the district on Saturday, BDR sources said.     Advertisement