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Move to weaken pry school teachers' strike protested in two districts
Meetings, processions held for realisation of 21-pt demand
Government primary school teachers in Nilphamari and Moulvibazar districts continue their indefinite strike for the fourth consecutive day yesterday.

Bogra NGO wins laurels by exporting 'Nakshi Khantha'
A small NGO here has been selected the Golden Path Project Partner by the International Federation For Alternative Trade (IFAT) recently.

Power Outage
Angry soccer fans create barricade on road in Satkhira
Angry soccer fans here yesterday brought out a procession and put up barricade on the Satkhira-Assasuni Road in front of the PDB office protesting power outage during World Cup football match.

14-party's siege programme foiled in Nilphamari
The Awami League (AL)-led 14-party opposition coalition yesterday brought out a procession in the town and tried to lay siege to the district election office housed at the Collectorate building here.

Date-expired polio vaccine recovered in Khagrachhari
At least 84 date-expired vials of polio vaccine were recovered from Ramgour upazila recently.

Tree Plantation Award for Moulvibazar Govt College
Moulvibazar Government College has been awarded the National Tree Plantation Award for 2005.

World Refugee Day observed
World Refugee Day-2006 was observed here in a befitting manner yesterday. Cox's Bazar Environmental Journalists' Forum brought out a procession and held a meeting to mark the occasion.