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Saturday | The New Nation

Homage paid to four national leaders: People called to foil conspiracy against nation

Our Correspondent, Barisal The Awami League, its associate organisations and different socio-cultural and professional bodies observed the Jail Killing Day at Barisal on Tuesday, paying homage to the four national heroes and front-ranking leaders of the Bangladesh government in exile.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Daily Star

AL men ransack Barisal BNP office, set it afire

Ruling party men allegedly vandalised and set fire to Barisal BNP office complex on the city's Aswini Kumar Hall premises yesterday protesting the bomb blast near the Awami League office in Dhaka that left four people wounded.

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Related Topix: Bangladesh, Asia, World News, Explosion

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Crosswalk

Court Impedes Effort to Rescue Kidnapped Girl in Bangladesh

A bail order in Bangladesh has impeded police from rescuing a young Christian girl who was abducted and forced to convert to Islam and marry one of her kidnappers, according to police.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

The New Nation

Ras utsav and mela begins at Kuakata

Our Correspondents, Barisal Two days long Ras Ustav and Mela, began on Sunday amidst tight security at Kuakata Coast at the time of rising of full moon.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

The New Nation

228 seed houses in 4 southern districts facing extinction

Zakir Hossain from Borguna In absence of reforms and proper care, about 228 seed houses in four southern districts of Borguna, Patuakhali, Pirojpur and Barisal have lost wherewithal to be used any more.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

The New Nation

Sylhet: Land of natural beauty

Sylhet is located in the north of Bangladesh in a tea growing area. The region is very beautiful and the scenic tea plantations and lush green tropical forests are the main reason to come here.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

The New Nation

IBBL Khulna, Barisal zones' conference held

Business Report A Performance Review Conference of Khulna and Barisal Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd was held recently at a local hotel of Khulna City.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Daily Star

Buses go off 14 SW routes from today

Khulna-Barisal Divisional Road Transport Owners' and Workers' Association has called for an indefinite bus strike on 14 routes of south-western region from today to press home their four-point demand.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

The New Nation

Time to finish construction work of Dapdapia bridge extended

Zakir Hossain from Amtoly The time limit of the construction work of Dapdapia Bridge over Kirtankhola River adjoined to Barisal town has been extended yet another time to December 2010.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

American Chronicle

Fresh news of minority persecution in Bangladesh

Advocate Robindra Ghosh, President-Bangladesh Minority Watch [BDMW] sent a number of informative reports on fresh persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

The New Nation

Alternative livelihood suggested to cope with climate change

Our Correspondent, Barisal Speakers at a seminar on Saturday stressed the importance of creating mass awareness of the adverse effects of climate change and its impact on livelihood and food security.

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Related Topix: Bangladesh, World News, Asia, Agriculture, Science, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

Sun Oct 11, 2009

The Daily Star

Compensation did too little for him

The government compensation handed out to the injured in the mutiny at the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters during Feb 25-26 has not been enough to restore the life of a young tea vendor who has been left disabled from his injuries.

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Thu Oct 08, 2009

The Daily Star

24 lakh more to slip into poverty

The World Bank has said around 24 lakh more people in Bangladesh would plunge into poverty in the current fiscal year due to the impact of global economic recession.

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Sun Oct 04, 2009

Burmanet

Narinjara News: Life in prison for smuggling fertilizer to Burma

Dhaka a ' A Bangladesh court on Tuesday sentenced three Bangladeshis to life in prison for smuggling fertilizer into Burma, said a report.

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Fri Oct 02, 2009

South Asian Media Net

Chevron plans to drill Block-7

DHAKA: Chevron, a US-based international oil company , has planned to start its gas exploration drilling in Block-7 located in the country's southern region.

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Wed Sep 30, 2009

The New Nation

Rice price increased at Barisal by 5-10 percent: Short supply blamed

Our Correspondent, Barisal The consumers' woes mounted during the past few days with the market of rice becoming unstable after Ramadan in Barisal district.

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The New Nation

Speakers demand hustle free information: Discussion held on RTI

Our Correspondent, Barisal Speakers at discussion meeting held in Barisal on Monday said that the precondition of Right to Information Act is to ensure people's right to know and good governance, but the law will fail to serve the purpose due to some of its flawed clauses which is unable to reach the main objective of the law.

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Mon Sep 28, 2009

The New Nation

Hilsa export earnings increase three times this month

Our Correspondent, Barisal Earnings from exporting delicious Hilsa fish from Barisal have been increased three times than ever past due to fixation of export-price. Abdul Hye, manager of Barisal fish landing center of Bangladesh Fishing Development Corporation said the earning from Hilsa export in August and September 2009 became three times higher ...

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Related Topix: Bangladesh, World News, Asia, Travel, Bangladesh Travel

Sat Sep 26, 2009

The New Nation

Barisal transport owners aimed to profit Tk 2cr: An old tradition, says passengers

Our Correspondent The private sector transport owners controlling the road and the waterways sectors in the southern zones aimed to trade Eid ul Fitr for earning a profit of taka two crore at least by way of increasing fare during the 10 days of the Eid ul Fitr, before and after.

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Related Topix: Bangladesh, World News, Asia, Life, Holidays, Eid ul-Fitr, Travel, Bangladesh Travel

Sun Sep 20, 2009

The Daily Star

Tough time for home-goers

Thousands of home-bound people thronged launch, rail and bus terminals in the capital yesterday making it difficult for many to avail themselves of any transport.

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