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North-Bengal's
water crisis saga
March
29, 2001
Kushtia, Mar 28 (UNB) – Integrated action plan is needed immediately to re-excavate the rivers of southwestern region of the country, which were heavily silted affecting navigation and causing scarcity of irrigation water.
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Shortage of chemical fertilizer
affects Rabi crops farming
February
26 2001
Kushtia, Feb 25 (UNB)- Acute shortage and price-hike of chemical fertilizer including Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) has been affecting Rabi crops farming in all seven upazilas of the district for the last two months.
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Deaths by road mishap
January
8, 2001
Kushtia, Jan 7 (UNB) – Two people, including a teacher of Kushtia Zilla School, were killed in separate road accidents in the district today (Sunday).
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Dowry
Victims: The age-old grievances
November
14, 2000
Kushtia,
Nov 13 (UNB) – The fate of every dowry victim remains always same. Shahara
Khatun is not an exception.
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Memorial
for martyrs
September
17, 2000
Kushtia,
Sept 16 (UNB) – A shaheed minar will be constructed at Islamic University
campus soon in commemoration of the martyrs of the Language Movement.
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Cattle
diseases in epidemic form
July
20, 2000
Kushtia,
July 19 (UNB) – Cattle diseases that broke out in an epidemic form have so
far claimed 50 animals in the district, farmers said.
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72.50
percent eligible couples use contraceptives
June
22, 2000
Kushtia,
June 21 (UNB) – Family planning methods are being used by 72.50
percent of eligible couples in six upazilas of the district.
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Paddy
price and production down
June
22, 2000
Kushtia,
June 21 (UNB) – The farmers of the district are likely to suffer a
set back due to low production of IRRI-boro and low price of the
paddy.
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Six
unnatural death
June
1, 2000
Kushtia,
May 31 (UNB) – Six unnatural deaths have been reported in the last
10 days in the district.
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Loan
disbursement of BRDB among landless
May
23, 2000
Kushtia,
May 22 (UNB) – As part of its commitment to help the poor, Bangladesh
Rural Development Board (BRDB) distributed loan amounting to Tk 11 crore
among landless people, particularly women, in its Kushtia zone in last 11
months.
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Urge
to fix government registration fee of marriages
May
18, 2000
Kushtia,
May 17 (UNB) – Non-registration of marriage is one of the many causes of
women persecutions including divorce and demand for dowry.
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Pulse production target failed
May
15, 2000
Kushtia, May 14 (UNB) – Pulse production in 10
districts of Khulna division, including Kushtia, fell far short of the
target in last Rabi season as all the targeted lands could not be
brought under cultivation.
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Nor’wester
hits Khustia
May
1, 2000
Khustia,
Apr 30 (UNB) – At least 20 people were injured as a nor’wester
coupled with downpour swept six thanas of the district Saturday
evening.
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Dowry
increased
April
28, 2000
Kushtia,
Apr 27 (UNB)- Despite strict law the demand for dowry has increased
manifold raising worries of the parents of marriageable daughters.
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Imprisonment
for an arms case
April
24, 2000
Kushtia,
Apr 23 (UNB) – A court here has sentenced four people to 10 years
rigorous imprisonment in an arms case.
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Boro
paddy become bleak due to inadequate irrigation
April
12, 2000
Kushtia,
Apr 11 (UNB) – The prospect of a good harvest of Boro paddy has
become bleak as more than 30,000 hectares of land in greater Kushtia
district in absence of adequate irrigation facilities due to severe
shortage of power.
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