Volume 4 Number 345 Wed. May 19, 2004    
 
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Villagers set an example
One kilometre canal dug in Sadullapur voluntarily to check erosion and flooding by Ghagot
Failing to get government assistance, the villagers joined hands and did a great job voluntarily.
 
AL bags more seats than ruling alliance
Factional feud cuts Alliance votes in Barisal divn municipal polls
Awami League-backed candidates got five out of nine posts of municipal chairman against two bagged by the ruling Four-Party Alliance in Barisal division.
 
Wives fight for Ershad Shikder's property
Two rival groups of Ershad Shikder's family are likely to be engaged in a legal battle soon over the property of the notorious criminal.
 
Shahjalal Fertiliser Plant Project Scrapped
Govt decision triggers agitation
A government decision to scrap the planned Shahjalal Fertilizer Plant at Fenchuganj has sparked people's agitation in Sylhet.
 
Diarrhoea kills 12 in 3 dists
Diarrhoea claimed 12 lives in Gopalganj, Bandarban and Kishor-eganj districts in last week.
 
Housewife killed for dowry
A pregnant housewife was allegedly beaten to death by her husband for dowry at Kazirhawla village in Galachipa upazila on Sunday night.

The victim has been identified as Jowela, 26.

 
20 injured in Nilphamari hospital fire
At least 20 people were injured when panicked people scrambled to come out of Nilphamari Hospital when a fire broke out there on Monday from an electric short circuit.
 
Manikganj by-polls: Six to contest for chairmanship
Manikganj Pourasabha by-election will be held on May 31.

After scrutiny six candidates are now contesting for the post of chairman.

 
Over Tk 2 cr smuggled goods seized
BDR seized smuggled goods worth 2,09, 79, 422 taka from different bordering areas in the district during the last four months.
 
Tragic
Mother Anjana Nath, 30, committed suicide after killing her four year-old daughter Sumana at Patihar village under Agailjhara upazila allegedly after a feud with her husband Nikunja Nath.
 
Student killed for toll?
Mystery shrouds the death of a second year student of Kushtia Polytechnic Institute at his Choraikol village home in Kumarkhali upazila on Monday.
 

 
   
 
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