Volume 5 Number 50 Thu. July 15, 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 Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives National 'Comilla EPZ in criminals' grip' One factory closed for extortion, mugging: Workers leave before sunset to reach home safe: Foreign investors threaten withdrawal The Comilla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) had a good start but now dented by extortionists, criminals and muggers in the area.   15 hurt in attack on landless in Shyamnagar BNP leader's involvement alleged At least 15 landless people were injured, four of them seriously, in an attack by miscreants allegedly led by a ruling BNP leader at Phoolbaria in Shyamnagar upazila on Tuesday.   Diarrhoea: One dies, 25 attacked in Bandarban Drinking water scarce Diarrhoea has claimed one person in Ramri Mro area here, according to official sources.   Dacoity at Babuganj Agri Research Instt 50 miscreants tie up guards and Ansars, loot Tk 1.44 lakh, papers A gang of about 50 armed miscreants, identifying themselves as Sarbaharas (outlaws), looted the Agricultural Research Institute at Rahamatpur in Babuganj upazila in the early hours of Tuesday.   AL man slaughtered in Meherpur 2 others killed in Chuadanga, Rajbari Three persons including an Awami League leader were killed in separate incidents in Meherpur, Chuadanga and Rajbari on Tuesday.   174 RU teachers protest 'move to distort history' One hundred and seventy four teachers of Rajshahi University (RU) on Monday protested the government move to distort the history of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.   Clash with Police in Bhola 17 held, granted bail Seventeen people have been arrested in connection with the alleged arms looting from Charfession police during Sunday's clash.   Hindu family evicted by 'BNP men' in Satkhira A house of a Hindu family on 15 decimals of land at Parandah village in Sadar upazila was occupied by some ruling BNP men after forcibly evicting the family members, according to the victim, Ananda Kumar   Arrest warrant against Ershad Shikder? A PDB (Power Development Board) court here has issued a warrant of arrest against a dreaded criminal who was hanged to death two months back.   Dacoity being investigated A four-member committee was formed on Monday to probe into a dacoity incident at Sardaha railway station in Rajshahi on Sunday night.   Youth rescued from dormitory The Kotwali police rescued one Ashrafuddin, 26, from room No 304 of Shahid Alamgir Hall of Barisal Government Hatem Ali College on Tuesday after he was beaten there.   Seminar on rights held Niskrity, a primary health care organisation in Rajshahi on Monday organised a day-long seminar on rights on natural resources at its office in Rajshahi city.   Wife, son beaten to death A housewife and her son were beaten to death by her jobless husband at Dakhsinpara village in Sadar upazila on Monday night. The deceased are Kanchan Khatun, 23, and her son Rahen.     Advertisement