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            Wheat cultivation
          surpasses target  
          March
          29, 2001 
           
          Magura, Mar 28 (UNB)- Wheat cultivation has surpassed its target this year in the district by 1,760 hectares. 
            
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            Old-age Allowance
          distributed among  1,350 poor people 
          February
          4, 2001 
           
          Magura, Feb 3 (UNB) - Local Social Welfare Department distributed Tk 8.10 lakh as Old-age Allowance among the 1,350 poor people in the district in last six months. 
            
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           Hartal observed peacefully  
          January
          17, 2001 
           
          Magura, Jan 16 (UNB) – The daylong hartal enforced by Jatiya Party (Ershad) was observed here peacefully today. 
            
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           Wall
          Collapse causes Death 
          December
          19, 2000     
            
           
          
           
           
          
           
          Magura,
          Dec 18 (UNB) – A construction worker was killed in a wall collapse
          at Jamrultala area in the town on Sunday. 
            
          
          
           
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           BKB
          Loan to be disbursed 
          October
          15, 2000  
              
            
            
          
           
          Magura,
          Oct 14 (UNB) - Bangladesh Krishi Bank has undertaken a programme to
          disburse Tk 16 crore as farm credit among the people of four upazilas
          during the current fiscal. 
            
          
          
           
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           Construction
          of community clinic 
          October
          3, 2000  
              
            
           
          
           
          Magura,
          Oct 2 (UNB) – Construction of 34 community clinics have been
          completed in Sadar and Shrepur upazilas at a cost of Tk 68 lakh. 
            
          
          
           
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           Blood
          donation by students 
          August
          13, 2000  
              
            
          
           
          Magura,
          Aug 12 (UNB) - Students of Magura Government Hossain Shaheed
          Suhrawardi College have donated 34 bags of blood to be used for the
          treatment of poor patients. 
            
          
          
           
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           Allocation for 6
    school building
           
          July
          6, 2000  
              
           
          
           
          Magura,
          July 5 (UNB) – Facilities department of Education Ministry under its
          Annual Development Program allocated over Tk 1.35 crore for
          construction of academic buildings of six educational institutions in
          the district. 
            
          
          
           
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           Food-for-work
    program for Asrayan projects
           July
          4, 2000   
            
          Magura,
          July 3 (UNB) – Re-excavation of ponds under three Asrayan projects
          has been completed spending 153 mts of wheat under food-for-work
          programme.
          
           
            
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     Dacoits
    raid night coach
           June
          28, 2000   
           
          
           
          Magura,
          June 27 (UNB) – Road pirates swooped on the passengers of a night
          coach and looted their belongings worth about Tk 25,000 at Isakhada on
          Dhaka-Khulna highway on Saturday.
          
           
           
          
           
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     Electrocuted
    by thunderbolt
           June
          28, 2000   
           
          
           
          Magura,
          June 27 (UNB) – A man was killed and five people were injured in
          separate incidents of lightning at Alaipur village in Sadar upazila on
          Sunday.  
          
           
           
          
           
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     Bridge
    constructed by LGED
           June
          24, 2000   
           
           
            
          
           
          Magura,
          June 23 (UNB)-Three bridges were constructed over rivers Chitra and
          Fataki in the district at a cost of Tk 3.47 crore. 
           
          
           
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     ADB
    funded projects completed
           June
          22, 2000   
           
           
           
          
           
          Magura,
          June 21 (UNB) – The Magura municipality under its annual development
          programme has completed the works on 20 uplift projects at a cost of
          Tk 1.50 crore. 
            
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     Nor’wester
    hits Magura
           May
          29, 2000   
          
          
           
     
    
    
     
    Magura,
    May 28 (UNB)- Two persons were killed and 20 others injured in a severe
    nor’wester that lashed 4 four thanas of the district this (Sunday)
    morning.
    
     
             
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     Training
    for farmers on modern methods of jute farming May
    24, 2000   
     
    
     
    Magura,
    May 23 (UNB) – A four-day training for farmers on modern methods of jute
    farming and jute seed preservation concluded at Sadar upazila on Thursday. 
            
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     Construction
    of three bridges completed May
    23, 2000   
           
          
          
     
      
    
     
    Magura,
    May 22 (UNB) – Three bridges over rivers Fatki and Chitra in Shalikha
    thana were constructed at a cost of Tk 3.47 crore. 
            
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     Allocation
    for construction of school buildings
           May
          16, 2000   
            
           
          
          
           
          Magura,
          May 15 (UNB) – Facilities Department of Education Ministry has
          allocated Tk 1.35 crore for construction of academic buildings for six
          high schools of the district. 
           
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           Drug addicts
          arrested
           
          May
          6, 2000   
           
           
             
          Magura,
          May 5 (UNB)- Police in a special drive arrested 28 drug addicts from
          different parts of the town Tuesday. 
              
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           Clash
          between two rival groups  over harvesting paddy
           
          April
          26, 2000 
           
          
           
          Magura,
          Apr 25 (UNB) - A clash between two rival groups of people over
          harvesting paddy at village Amuria in Sadar upazila left a man dead 20
          others injured on Sunday. 
           
           
          
           
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           A
    speeding truck run over a child
           
          April
          23, 2000 
           
          
           
          Magura,
          Apr 22 (UNB)- A girl child was run over by a speeding truck at
          Isakhada in Sadar Upazila on Magura-Jhenidah road on Monday. 
           
          
           
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           Three
          convicted in a murder case 
    
           
          April
          23, 2000 
           
           
          
           
          Magura,
          Apr 22 (UNB) - A local court has sentenced a man life-term
          imprisonment in a murder case. 
           
          
           
          The
          convict, identified as Altaf Hossain Biswas of Binodpur village in
          Mohammadpur Upazila, was also fined Tk 5,000, in default, to suffer
          one year more rigorous imprisonment. 
           
          
           
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