The Daily Star: Internet Edition Mon. May 14, 2007

Vol. 5 Num 1048

Mon. May 14, 2007


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Char Majid in Noakhali
Landless being rehabilitated by hindering afforestation
Over 400 landless families are being rehabilitated by allowing destruction of forests in Char Majid in Noakhali.

Cry for repair of Karatoa dam
Polashbari villagers fear disaster in monsoon
Several thousand people from different villages in Polashbari upazila at a rally at Kishamat Cherenga village have appealed to the local administration and the Water Development Board (WDB) to renovate

Juicy lichee changes their lot in 14 Magura villages
The villages are abuzz with farmers plucking and packing lichees and trucks loading the juicy red summer fruits.

Innovators for making Sono filter available at cheaper price
Innovators of Sono filter, developed to remove arsenic from water, hope to reach the facility to affected poor people across the country.

30 bullet-hit as rival villagers clash in Sylhet
At least 30 people including two women were bullet-hit in a clash between two rival groups at Sadipur village in Jagonnathpur upazila in Sunamganj district yesterday over construction of a culvert.

16 B'baria BNP men sued for 'extortion'
An extortion case has been filed against 16 BNP leaders including Nasirnagar Upazila BNP secretary.

PDB official arrested for bribery
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday arrested an engineer of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) from the its local office while taking bribe from a private company owner, police

Death anniversary of journo Ayub observed
Speakers at a meeting held here yesterday recalled the fond memory of noted journalist and Dainik Ittefaque Khulna bureau chief Ayub Hossain.