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Mon. April 30, 2007


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Corruption and Other Crimes
31 Pabna AL, BNP leaders on the run
Thirty-one leaders of Awami League and BNP in Pabna including two former lawmakers are on the run to evade arrest, top police officials said.

Tea prospects better with favourable weather
With favourable weather conditions, prospect of tea production seems better this year than that of last year, according to tea experts and producers.

Madhutila Eco-Park becoming attractive tourist spot
Madhutila Eco-Park in Sherpur district has become an attractive tourist spot with sufficient breathing spaces and scopes for amusement.

Tomato rotting in Dinajpur
Poor preservation, transportation blamed
At least 50 mounds of tomato are rotting in wholesale markets Dinajpur a day due to lack of preservation facilities and poor transportation system.

Satkhira BNP man sued for 'land grabbing'
A case has been filed against detained Sadar upazila BNP president and Labsa Union Parishad (UP) chairman Abdul Alim allegedly for grabbing 21 bighas of land of a minority community by forcing the land

Flag Meeting
Joint border patrol in B'baria agreed upon
A battalion commander level flag meeting between BDR and Indian BSF was held at Kashba railway station ground in Brahmanbaria yesterday.

2 Jubo Dal leaders held in Kurigram
Kurigram Sadar police arrested district Jubo Dal joint secretary Shahanur Ashraf Juel and vice-president of its municipal unit Ahshan Kabir Likhan in the town yesterday.

Training for crew begins
A two-day training course for crew of water vessels, ansars and fire fighters began at Barisal port yesterday. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) organised the training.

NDC team visits Khagrachhari
A team of National Defence College (NDC) visited Khagrachhari yesterday. Khagrachhari Hill District Council (KHDC) welcomed the NDC team at a meeting held at its conference room.

CI sheets recovered in Barguna
Joint forces, in two separate drives, conducted in Pathorghata under Barguna upazila recovered 139 pieces of CI sheets from the houses of a poura commissioner and a union parishad (UP) member.