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Handloom Industry facing setback
March
29, 2001
Kurigram, Mar 28 (UNB)- Handloom Industry in Roumari upazila has been facing setback due to various reasons, including lack of modern equipment.
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Price
of fertiliser high: paddy cultivation hampered
February
11, 2001
Kurigram, Feb 10 (UNB) – Cultivation of Irri-boro is being hampered due to sudden price hike of fertiliser in five districts of greater Rangpur.
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Ground
water shortage mars cultivation
January
27, 2001
Kurigram, Jan 26 (UNB)–The rapid fall of water level in river Teesta caused by unilateral withdrawal of water by India forced thousands of farmers in
Nilphamari, Rangpur and Dinajpur districts to leave their croplands uncultivated this season.
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221
people arrested on various charges
November
17, 2000
Kurigram,
Nov 16 (UNB) – Some 221 people were arrested on various charges from 10
upazilas of the district in 16 days since October 15.
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Municipal
problems hinder development
August
1, 2000
Kurigram,
July 31 (UNB) – Development activities of the Sadar Pourshava here
remained suspended for the last 17 years for lack of fund and
reluctance of the authority to raise taxes.
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A
man to six years’ imprisonment for smuggling
June
9, 2000
Kurigram,
June 8 (UNB) – The special judge of a tribunal here on Sunday
sentenced a man to six years’ imprisonment for smuggling ganja.
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Bangladeshi
nationals at Mashaldanga enclave facing food shortage
May
22, 2000
Kurigram,
May 21 (UNB) - Some 15,000 Bangladeshi nationals at the Mashaldanga
enclave are now facing food shortage as they passed their third day of
being besieged by Indian nationals backed by border guards.
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71,517
affected with malaria, pneumonia
May
8, 2000
Kurigram,
May 7 (UNB)- Various diseases, including malaria and pneumonia, have
broken out in an alarming proportion in the district claiming 76 lives
in last 13 months.
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Nor’wester
hit four upazilas
May 6, 2000
Kurigram,
May 5 (UNB)- Nor’westers coupled with hailstorms lashed four
upazilas of the district killing a man and injuring 15 people in last
few days.
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