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  Bangla2000 | Countryside | Faridpur
Faridpur, May 18 (UNB)- Five young men allegedly robbed a truck driver were arrested from near Bismillah Shah Dargah, 5 km off the town, on Faridpur-Barisal road this (Thursday) morning.
Faridpur, May 9 (UNB) – Three policemen were suspended and closed to the district police lines on Monday for setting an accused free from court during a hearing on bail.
Faridpur, Apr 15 (UNB)- An absconding accused of a murder case was killed and his two companions were injured in a road mishap at Komorpur in Sadar thana on Faridpur-Dhaka highway Friday night.
www.bangla2000.com /From%20Countryside/Districts/Faridpur/faridpur.html   (372 words)

  
  Faridpur - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
FARIDPUR, or Furreedpore, a town and district of British India, in the Dacca division of eastern Bengal and Assam.
From the town of Faridpur the ground slopes, until in the south, on the confines of Backergunje, it becomes one immense swamp, never entirely dry.
The Ganges, or Padma as it is locally called, touches the extreme north-west corner of the district, flows along its northern boundary as far as Goalanda, where it receives the waters of the Jamuna or main stream of the Brahmaputra, and whence the united stream turns southwards and forms the eastern boundary of the district.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Faridpur   (1121 words)

  
 FARIDPUR, or FURREEDPORE - Online Information article about FARIDPUR, or FURREEDPORE
Wetter and Gewitter, storm; the root is wa- to blow, from which is derived " wind ")
Faridpur the ground slopes, until in the See also:
principal rivers of Faridpur are the Ganges, the Arial See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /EUD_FAT/FARIDPUR_or_FURREEDPORE.html   (717 words)

  
 Faridpur District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Map of Faridpur It is under Dhaka division.
The movement against the British enforcement of Indigo cultivation was also initiated from Faridpur under the leadership of Dudu Miah.
Economy of Faridpur district is based on agriculture.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Faridpur_District   (558 words)

  
 The Parents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
of November 1858 in Faridpur in Dacca District.
Faridpur was a part of India until 1947; now it is in Bangla Desh.
Bhagavanchandra Boise was the Deputy Magistrate of Faridpur.
www.freeindia.org /biographies/jagdish/page1.htm   (138 words)

  
 A journalist viciously beaten
Reporters Without Borders said it was devastated by the barbaric murder of Gautam Das, correspondent for national newspaper Dainik Shamokal in Faridpur, west of the capital Dhaka.
Das, aged 28, was found dead at his office in Faridpur on 17 November 2005.
Even though this was the first murder of a journalist in Faridpur in the past ten years, several correspondents have survived murder attempts.
www.albd.org /humanright/rsf/2005/17112005_young.htm   (401 words)

  
 Op-Ed
Faridpur town did not appear to him exhaustively in complete form, in one or a few days, though it was quite possible to “do” it in a touristic fashion, given the town’s modest size.
Before partition Faridpur’s importance to Hindus was mainly because of its proximity to Calcutta and many of the well to do families maintained two establishments, he came to know later.
This was not unique to Faridpur; in other places also dual residence among urban middle class Hindus, not to speak among the rich, was common.
www.newagebd.com /2005/mar/14/oped.html   (4297 words)

  
 Brahmankanda, Faridpur
Then he was admitted to the Faridpur Bengali School.
This school was gradually raised to a Middle English School and now it is the Faridpur High School.
In the mean time about 10 months after coming to the house at Brahmankanda, Bhairab Chakraborty also followed the path of his younger brother Dinnath to Heaven.
home.att.net /~haripurush-jagadbandhu/HTML/brahmankanda2001.htm   (1369 words)

  
 Reporters sans frontières - Bangladesh
Dainik Shamokal, was arrested by the Kotwali police on 8 March and is currently being held in Faridpur, west of Dhaka.
Reporters Without Borders said it was devastated by the barbaric murder of Gautam Das, correspondent for national newspaper Dainik Shamokal in Faridpur, west of the capital Dhaka.
Even though this was the first murder of a journalist in Faridpur in the past ten years, several correspondents have survived murder attempts.
www.rsf.org /article.php3?id_article=15646   (525 words)

  
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Arsenic mitigation at Harishava, Faridpur: An Example I have been watching closely arsenic mitigation activities at Harishava, Faridpur, one of the worst arsenic affected areas in the country Bangladesh.
It was very well known that deep wells at Faridpur are highly arsenic contaminated, but no design or effort was made to remove completely arsenic and disposal of arsenic sludge.
This possibly made Faridpur Sadar one of the worst affected areas in the country.
www.eng-consult.com /arsenic/as217.txt   (2487 words)

  
 Faridpur - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
There are five colleges affiliated with Dhaka Univ. The town is named for Farid Shah, a Muslim saint whose shrine is there.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Faridpur" at HighBeam.
Labor leader shot dead in Faridpur, THE INDEPENDENT
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-faridpur.html   (154 words)

  
 Op-Ed
His fixation with the main road that ran from tepakhola to the bazaar at the other end was not only because of its length straight forward direction and important status, it was also because of a few landmark buildings that hugged along the stretch.
Faridpur town was a low-lying area and most land went under water in monsoon.
The beauty of low-lying areas like Faridpur, and for that matter in most of Bangladesh (not so much in West Bengal) is in full blossom only in monsoon because rain water connects the dots criss-crossing the distance with little canals, ponds, and open water bodies (beels).
www.newagebd.com /2005/feb/23/oped.html   (4476 words)

  
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Routine epidemiological surveillance was reinforced by an active suspect-encephalitis case-notification system -- implemented in Faridpur, Manikgonj, and Rajbari districts -- surrounding the outbreak epicenter.
Cluster of Nipah Cases in Faridpur District, Mar - Apr 2004 ----------------- On 19 Apr 2004, the Bangladesh Ministry of Health reported one cluster of 30 Nipah cases, including 18 deaths from 13 Mar to 14 Apr in Faridpur district.
Direct contact with ill patients is suspected to have played a role in the transmission of the disease and the spread of this outbreak.
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 FARIDPUR oder FURREEDPORE - Online Informationsartikel ungefähr FARIDPUR oder FURREEDPORE
Faridpur, das der Boden, bis in den Süden, auf den Confines von See also:
Klima von Faridpur ist, wie das der anderen Bezirke von Ostbengal feucht; der durchschnittliche jährliche Niederschlag ist 66 inch und die durchschnittliche Mitteltemperatur 76.9° See also:
FÄLSCHUNG (abgeleitet durch die Franzosen vom lateinischen fabricare, um zu konstruieren)
encyclopedia.jrank.org /de/EXI_FEL/FARIDPUR_oder_FURREEDPORE.html   (1177 words)

  
 .:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Padma river is now 770 metre away from Faridpur town which in under threat by the erosion.
FARIDPUR, July 25: A day long work shop on HIV/AIDS prevention programme was held in a hotel here that under the joint auspices of the ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Save the Children, USA on July 23 to create awareness among the mass about the killer disease AIDS.
Dr. Abul Khayer Mia, Civil Surgeon of Faridpur took the chair at the workshop which was attended by Abdul Malek, Deputy Director of Family Planning Department Faridpur as chief guest.
www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2005/07/26/district.htm   (2281 words)

  
 Country   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Of the patients, 35 were admitted to Faridpur General Hospital, 17 to Shishu Hospital and four to Faridpur Diabetic Hospital.
Of them, 21 were admitted to Faridpur General Hospital, nine to Shishu hospital, three to Faridpur Diabetic Hospital and two to Arogya Sadan.
A source in Faridpur General Hospital said more than 70 patients were released from the hospital after treatment on December 31 and January 1.
independent-bangladesh.com /news/jan/09/09012006ct.htm   (3511 words)

  
 Practical Action-Manufacturing
Project activities have focused on strengthening the small metal workshops by increasing their capacity and capability to produce goods and reach a wider market with a greater range of better quality products.
Extensive support has been provided to metal workshop owners and artisans, especially through the Metalwork Development Centre that was established in Faridpur in 1999.
The association is working to build itself up as an effective collective force to represent the artisans working in Faridpur.
www.itdg.org /?id=region_bangladesh_manufacturing   (454 words)

  
 BANGLAPEDIA: Rashid, ANM Bazlur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Rashid, ANM Bazlur (1911-1986) educationist and litterateur, whose full name was Abu Nayeem Bazlur Rashid, was born on 8 May 1911 in faridpur.
After early schooling at Faridpur GT School, Bazlur Rashid studied at Faridpur Zila School, from where he passed the Matriculation examination (1928).
He obtained the IA (1931) and BA (1933) degrees from Rajendra College, Faridpur and the BT from Dhaka Teachers' Training College (1938).
banglapedia.org /HT/R_0134.HTM   (170 words)

  
 AXA Assistance .:: USA ::. News - Read
According to figures collated by the WHO there have been 30 cases of Nipah like virus in the Faridpur district, with 18 deaths, since mid-March.
The cases were reported within the districts of Rajbari, Manikganj, Jaipurhat, Naogang and Faridpur.
The current outbreak has been reported from the Faridpur region of Bangladesh.
www.axa-assistance-usa.com /news/read/?id=98   (498 words)

  
 Faridpur, Bangladesh News - Topix
DHAKA Port was picked up from a hospital as the army-led joint forces continued their countrywide...
DHAKA: The Officer-in-Charge and a sub-inspector of Khagrachhari police station were closed yesterday for taking bribe while the OC of Charvadration police station in Faridpur was stand-released on the previous...
I edit the Faridpur, Bangladesh News pages on Topix when no humans are available to help.
www.topix.net /bd/faridpur   (431 words)

  
 The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 820   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Six people were killed and 30 others injured in three separate road accidents in the district yesterday.
Four persons were killed and 30 injured when a Tekerhat bound passenger bus from Faridpur fell into a roadside ditch at Bhabukdia point on the Faridpur-Barisal highway under Nagarkanda upazila at around 12noon, police said.
A motorbike rider was killed when a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction hit his vehicle at Chadipur on the Faridpur-Khulna highway at around 1:00pm yesterday.
www.thedailystar.net /2006/09/16/d60916013624.htm   (157 words)

  
 NFB - 81 pc Bhanga HTW's arsenic affected - 09 Jun 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
FARIDPUR, June 8:—A day-long workshop on "Community based arsenic mitigation action research project" jointly organised by Faridpur District Administration and Department of Public Health Engineering in collaboration with UNICEF was held on Wednesday at Faridpur Zila Parishad conference hall, reports BSS.
The workshop was organised to review the progress of arsenic mitigation activities in Bhanga Upazila of this district where arsenic problem is very much alarming.
M Ismail Jabiullah, DC of Faridpur inaugurated the workshop while the inaugural session was presided over by M Mozaffar Ahmed, XEN of PHE, Faridpur.(BSS)
bicn.com /acic/resources/infobank/nfb/2002-06-09-n09062002.htm   (327 words)

  
 DBBL's Smile-Brighter programme in Faridpur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The operations were performed at Faridpur Diabetic Association Hospital by a surgery team headed by eminent plastic surgeon Prof.
In this connection, a function was organised at Faridpur Diabetic Association Hospital.
The Managing Director in his speech informed the gathering that DBBL has taken this noble initiative since 2003 to bring back smile on the faces of the boys and girls cursed with cleft-lipped face which creates lot of problems in their social life.
nation.ittefaq.com /artman/publish/article_30716.shtml   (430 words)

  
 Jesus Film Ire | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction
Peter Bose, supervisor of CLB in Faridpur, said some villagers told him several community members had threatened to kill Roy and Mardi if they continued to show Jesus.
The regional committee of the Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian Unity Council also organized a meeting in Faridpur district and visited the site of the killings to express solidarity with the victims' families.
Two men showing the evangelistic "JESUS" film for Christian Life Bangladesh were killed in Faridpur, according to a statement released by Campus Crusade for Christ, a partner agency of Christian Life.
www.christianitytoday.com /ct/2005/010/7.28.html   (624 words)

  
 www.Jamaat-e-islami.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid was born in a religious and respectable Muslim family in Faridpur Town.
His father late Maulana Abdul Ali is being remembered by the people as a great saint in Faridpur.
Not only that he was a struggling leader and was elected MPA (Member of Provincial Assembly) in 1965.
www.jamaat-e-islami.org /SG.htm   (329 words)

  
 The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 758
Eight bombs were found in Faridpur town and a bordering village under Kolaroa upazila of Satkhira yesterday and on Thursday night.
In Faridpur, police yesterday recovered three bombs from City College premises where Minister for Food and Disaster Management Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf was scheduled to address a meeting as the chief guest at 4:00pm, according to a correspondent.
The meeting was organised to accord reception to the students who secured GPA-5 in this year's SSC Examinations from different schools of the district.
www.thedailystar.net /2006/07/15/d6071501129.htm   (187 words)

  
 Practical Action-Improved river transport in the Char areas of Faridpur, Bangladesh
The overall objective of the project is to develop and promote inland water transport as an integral part of rural transport systems in Char areas of Faridpur,  and to enhance the capacity of poor women and men to increase their access to markets, services and essential resources.
Practical Action Bangladesh has been implementing an EC Block grant funded water transport project (a component of International transport project) for the char dwellers of Faridpur district since April 2003.
The project location is in the Unions of Char Bhadrasan, Harirampur and Jaukanda under Char Bhadrasan thana and North Channel union under Sadar thana in Faridpur district.
www.itdg.org /?id=region_bangladesh_river_transport   (155 words)

  
 CPJ News Alert 2005
New York, December 8, 2005 —The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by death threats from a banned Islamic group against journalists in four towns and cities in Bangladesh.
Local media and CPJ sources said Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), which is suspected of having killed up to 20 people in bombings in the last nine days, has threatened journalists in Chittagong, Faridpur, Barisal and Gaibandha.
On December 4, the press club in Faridpur, a town west of the capital Dhaka, received a letter claiming to be from JMB and threatening to kill journalists who oppose jihad (holy struggle).
www.cpj.org /news/2005/Bangla08dec05na.html   (479 words)

  
 Christians Showing 'JESUS' Film Stabbed to Death in Bangladesh -- Beliefnet.com
9 - Two men showing the evangelistic "JESUS" film for Christian Life Bangladesh were killed in Faridpur, according to a statement released by Campus Crusade for Christ, a partner agency of Christian Life.
Marandi and Roy had been in Faridpur for eight months conducting health awareness programs and showing the two-hour docudrama, based on the Gospel of Luke, about Christ.
The film has been translated into hundreds of languages as an evangelistic tool, and has been shown in every country in the world, according to Campus Crusade for Christ.
www.beliefnet.com /story/172/story_17251_1.html   (325 words)

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