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Vol. 5 Num 236 Thu. January 20, 2005  
   
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Tiger kills fisherman


A Royal Bengal Tiger on Tuesday pounced on a band of fishermen, killing one and injuring five others in Madar Baria in the Sundarbans.

Police said six fishermen went to fish in the Sundarbans when a tiger attacked them. It injured five of them and dragged Fazar Ali, 14, son of Mohammad Ali of Gar Komor Pur village in Shyamnagar upazila, into the deep forest.

Locals later recovered the body and sent the injured to Shyamnagar Health Complex in critical condition.