Volume 4 Number 246 Sun. February 01, 2004    
 
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Tea production up
57 million kgs produced against 56 million target largely due to favourable weather
The country's tea production was a little better last year compared to recent years largely due to favourable weather in Sylhet, the main tea producing region.
 
Literacy drive dashed
Tribesmen open schools, officials ignore
After three days' tedious journey crossing hills and brooks, Jakob Tripura, came to the district headquarter for primary textbooks. But he was disappointed.
 
CU poised to face a fresh deadlock after Eid
A fresh deadlock is likely to be created at Chittagong University (CU) after Eid vacation as ruling BNP's student wing JCD starts agitation for resignation of Vice Chancellor AJM Nuruddin Chowdhury for
 
Golden handshake dues not paid at Darwani mill
The 98 former workers and employees of Darwani Textile Mills here under BTMC did not get their 'golden handshake' dues before the Eid, promised by authorities earlier.
 
Three killed in B'Baria, Magura road mishaps
Three persons were killed and eight injured in road mishaps on Mahura and Brahmanbaria yesterday and the day before.
 
Order not to cut WDB dike ignored in Satkhira
20,000 to be affected, crops to go under water
Violating officials' order, pipes are being installed for shrimp cultivation by cutting a Water Development Board embankment at Kashimari union in Shyamnagar upazila.
 
Man fights tiger, survives
A fisherman fought a Royal Bengal tiger and survived.

The incredible incident took place near the Kachhikata canal in the Sundarbans on Thursday.

 
Release of PBCP leader under investigation
An incident of releasing a leader of Janajuddho faction of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) is being investigated thoroughly.
 
22,300 kg hemp recovered at B'baria
BDR recovered 22,300 kilograms of hemp (ganja) from Kalikachcha border area in Sarail upazila on Wednesday.
 
Birth registration conference
Patuakhali district administration organised a conference on birth registration here on Thursday.
 
Two timber lifters held: 650 cft of timber recovered
Forest officials arrested two timber lifters and recovered 650 cubic feet of timber from here last week.
 
Three UP chairmen killed in Khulna in a month
Three union parishad (UP) chairmen were killed by outlaws in Khulna district till January 29 this year.

Chand Mia Shikder, chairman of Shechiadeh UP in Terokhada upazila was gunned down on January14.

 

 
   
 
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