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     Honors
    course at the Moulvibazar Government College 
          December
          7, 2000   
                
           
          
           
            
          Moulvibazar,
          Dec 6 (UNB)- Honours courses in seven subjects have been introduced at
          the Moulvibazar Government College from the current 2000-01 academic
          session. 
     
    
    
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     Tree
    Felling 
          October
          22, 2000   
                
           
          
           
            
           
           
           
           
           
          Moulavibazar,
          Oct 21 (UNB) – Wanton felling of ‘shade trees’ of the tea
          gardens poses a serious threat to tea production in 33 tea gardens of
          the district. 
     
    
    
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     Extinction
    of Pottery 
          September
          22, 2000   
                
           
          
           
            
           
           
           
          
           
    Moulvibazar,
    Sept 21 (UNB) – Once earthen household appliances were much popular, but
    these days those have been sidelined by modern items, wreaking havoc with
    the livelihoods of potters. 
     
    
    
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    Money
    laundering by organized gang
          August
          3, 2000   
                
           
          
           
            
           
           
          
           
    Moulvibazar,
    Aug 2 (UNB) – An organized gang is engaged here in money laundering
    through hundi business avoiding the financial institutions and depriving the
    government from huge revenue. 
     
    
    
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     Leprosy
    victims increasing 
          August
          2, 2000   
                
           
          
           
            
           
          
           
    Moulvibazar,
    Aug 1 (UNB) – Although leprosy is a curable disease, the number of lepers
    in the district continues to rise. 
     
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     Tribal
    handloom factories’ problems
           July
          27, 2000   
                
           
          
           
            
          
           
          Moulvibazar,
          July 27 (UNB) – A large number of handloom factories of Monipuri
          community in Kamaljang upazila are on the verge of closure for lack of
          working capital, wrecking the livelihoods of over 20,000 people. 
            
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     Fish
    crisis for unutilized ponds
           July
          27, 2000   
                
           
          
           
             
          
           
          Moulvibazar,
          July 27 (UNB) – Although a severe fish crisis prevails in local
          markets, over 5,000 ponds in six upazilas of the district remained
          unutilized for long 20 years. 
           
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     Scarcity
    of plough drawing animals
           July
          27, 2000   
              
             
           
          
           
          Moulvibazar,
          July 26 (UNB)- Marginal farmers in all the six upazilas of the
          district are facing serious problem in tilling land as most of them
          have no draft animals. 
           
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     Child
    laborers increasing rapidly
           July
          27, 2000   
                
           
          
           
           
          
           
          Moulvibazar,
          July 26 (UNB) – Social Welfare activists have expressed concern over
          the rising trend of child laborers in the district in the recent
          times. 
            
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           The
          ‘Silicone Valley’ of Bangladesh 
          July
          25, 2000   
              
             
          
           
          Moulvibazar,
          July 24 (UNB) – Despite availability of huge silica sand on the
          banks of rivers and streams glass industry is not growing up in the
          district due to lack of entrepreneurs. 
           
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