Volume 4 Number 214 Wed. December 31, 2003    
 
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AL's oust-govt movement from January 10
People to be freed from "misrule" by March-April, Jalil tells Kishoreganj public meeting
Awami League General Secretary Mohammad Abdul Jalil MP has said an "oust-government" movement will be launched from a public meeting at Paltan Maidan in Dhaka on January 10.
 
46 fishermen held by Indian coast guard from Bay
All sued, now in jail, fax massage says
Forty-six Bangladeshi fishermen, caught by Indian coast guard on December 23 from Bangladesh territorial waters in the Bay, are now in jail in India.
 
RU ignores UGC order, gives over Tk 2.5 cr subsidy on power a year
Heaters used for keeping rooms warm
The Rajshahi University authorities give over Tk 2.5 crore subsidy on electricity consumption on the campus every year, ignoring a UGC (University Grants Commission) directive to reduce the subsidy.
 
1484 arsenicosis patients in Satkhira
Arsenic in groundwater beyond WHO limit
Large scale arsenic contamination of tube-well water beyond the WHO permissible level has been detected in seven upazilas of the district.
 
10 hurt, 2 women missing as launch, trawler looted in Galachipa
Ten people were injured and two women are missing as dacoits looted about Tk one lakh in cash and valuables from passengers of a launch and trawler in two incidents on Bora Gowrango river in Char Najir
 
8 firearms recovered in Rangamati: one held
A youth was rounded up and eight firearms and huge ammunition were recovered from Naniarchar and Langadu upazilas (Uzs) on Saturday and Sunday.
 
Tussle over an abandoned house in Ctg
Two organisations, one for the disabled and the other for women, had a tussle over occupation of an abandoned house here on Monday.
 
Journalist beaten at Pirojpur
Shafiul Huq Mithu, Pirojpur correspondent of national daily Janakantha, was seriously injured when attacked by some miscreants activists at Pirojpur town on Sunday night.
 
Fog disrupts waterway service
Dense fog in river routes delayed arrival of vessels to Barisal from different parts of the country by seven to eight hours Sunday night and on Monday.

The situation did not improve yesterday.

 

 
 
   
 
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