Vol. 5 Num 129 Sat. October 02, 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 Literature Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives National   Pneumonia claims two children in Syedpur UZ Diarrhoea situation worsens again after a few days' pause in 22 villages in the upazila; over 1,000 people attacked anew Pneumonia has broken out alarmingly in Syedpur upazila (UZ).   Pest invades T-aman on several thousand hectares in 2 N dists 2nd blow on Kurigram cultivators after flood; DAE deploys block supervisors to help farmers combat majrapoka in a natural way Farmers have become frustrated due to massive pest attack on transplanted aman (T-aman) on several thousand hectares of land in greater Rangpur and Dinajpur districts.   Raids on criminals' hideouts: Rab recovers huge quantity of arms from Ctg, Khulna Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) teams on Wednesday recovered huge quantity of arms from different areas in Chittagong and Khulna. They also found ammunition from the areas.   People being repressed by this govt: Ershad Jatiya Party Chairman and former President HM Ershad on Thursday said BNP and its allies do not believe in democracy although they speak for it, because they repress people for protesting their corruption.   PIB workshop on gender issues concludes A five-day workshop on gender issues organised for local journalists by the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) concluded here yesterday. Elderly NAP leader dead Radhika Muhan Goswami, elderly National Awami Party (NAP) leader, liberation war organiser and a respected journalist, died at his Ruhini Bhaban residence here after prolonged old age ailments on Wednesday     Advertisement