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           June10, 2000  
             
           
          
           
          Nilphamari,
          June 9 (UNB) – Arrear electricity bills of PDB here now stands at Tk
          2.59 crore, according to competent sources. 
           
          
           
          Of
          the total, PDB owed Tk 33 lakh to Environment Ministry while Tk 27.73
          lakh to Local Government, Tk 22.32 lakh to Law and Justice, Tk 1.70
          lakh each to Education and Communication, Tk 2.28 lakh to
          Establishment, Tk 2.40 lakh to Finance, Tk 91,000 to Food, Tk 32,000
          to Health, Tk 88,000 to Information, Tk 32,000 to Jute, Tk 1.72 lakh
          to Social Welfare and Tk 9.30 lakh to Religious Affairs ministries. 
           
          
           
          Besides,
          a total of Tk 66,000 remain unpaid by other ministries while Tk 1.12
          lakh by T&T Board and Tk 1.72 lakh by Public Works Department, the
          sources said.
           
           
          
          
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