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Firewood being used in brick
kilns
March
18, 2001
Netrakona, Mar 17 (UNB) - Firewood is being used in different brick
kilns of the district defying the government ban.
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IPM gaining popularity among the farmers
February
6, 2001
Netrakona, Feb 5 (UNB) – Integrated Pest Management (IPM) system, introduced by Agriculture Extension Department, is gaining popularity among the farmers in 10 upazilas of the district.
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Cattle lifting rises
January
20, 2001
Netrakona, Jan 19 (UNB) – Cattle lifting has marked a rise in the district as police failed to crack down on the organised gang of cattle lifters.
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Seed-Crisis
in Netrakona
December
7, 2000
Netrakona,
Dec 6 (UNB) – Taking advantage of acute shortage of IRRI-Boro seeds, some
unscrupulous traders are selling adulterated seed packing in BADC sealed up
sacks.
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Adulterated
cement
July
10, 2000
Netrakona,
July 9 (UNB) – Adulterated cement is being sold rampantly in all the 10
upazilas of the district before the nose of the law enforcing agencies.
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Youth
Development Board training program
July
5, 2000
Netrakona,
July 4 (UNB) – Some 9,542 unemployed youths of the district were
imparted training under a program taken up by Youth Development Board.
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Outbreak
of VDs
July
3, 2000
Netrokona,
July 2 (UNB) – An outbreak of venereal diseases (VDs) affected over
1,000 people in 10 upazilas of the district.
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People
lose confidence on non-government institutions
June
24, 2000
Netrakona,
June 23 (UNB) – People have lost their confidence in the education
offered by non-government high schools and colleges of the district as it
falls short of standard.
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Three
murderers convicted
June
23, 2000
Netrakona,
June 22 (UNB) – The District and Sessions Judge Court here sentenced
three people to life term imprisonment in a murder case.
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Deterioration
in law and order situation
May
20, 2000
Netrakona,
May 19 (UNB) - At least 15 people were killed in the district in four
months since December last, signaling an alarming deterioration in law
and order situation.
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Deplorable
condition of roads
May
18, 2000
Netrakona,
May 17 (UNB) – Several roads in Mohonganj municipality area here are
lying in deplorable condition hampering the smooth running of
vehicles.
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Technical
instructor sued for corruption
May
15, 2000
Netrakona,
May 14 (UNB) – A technical instructor of Durgaur thana Welfare
office has been sued for his alleged involvement in corruption.
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A
man awarded death penalty for murder
May
11, 2000
Netrokona,
May 10 (UNB)- A man was awarded death penalty for murdering a college
student, court sources here said today.
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Bridge on
Mohanganj-Madan road left unrepaired
May
11, 2000
Netrokona,
May 9 (UNB) – A bridge on Mohanganj-Madan road at Ramjibanpur has
been left unrepaired for a long time, hampering the movement of
vehicles as well as pedestrians.
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50,000
hectares of land under floodwater
May
10, 2000
Netrakona,
May 9 (UNB) – Boro paddies on vast tracks of land in haor areas of
five upazilas were inundated as floodwater from rain-swollen rivers
poured into croplands in last few days.
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Diluted
diesel and petrol
May
3, 2000
Netrakona,
May 2 (UNB) – Local markets have been swamped with diluted diesel
and petrol as the concerned authorities have failed to come up with
effective steps to crack down on the dishonest traders.
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Affected
the irrigation system
April
25, 2000
Netrakona,
Apr 24 (UNB) – The quick fall in groundwater level has threatened
the standing Irri-Boro crops in 10 thanas of the district.
An
agriculture official said 25 percent shallow and deep tubewells in the
district remain inoperative due to abnormal fall in groundwater level.
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