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	BANGLAPEDIA: Kurigram Sadar Upazila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kurigram Sadar Upazila (kurigram district) with an area of 276.45 sq km, is bounded by phulbari (kurigram) and nageshwari upazilas on the north, ulipur upazila on the south, Asam Province of India on the east, rajarhat upazila on the west.
		Kurigram Sadar (Town) consists of 9 wards and 107 mahallas.The area of the town is 16.17 sq km.
		The Kurigram Town was affected by Dharla river erosion several times.
	www.banglapedia.org /HT/K_0323.HTM (702 words)

	BANGLAPEDIA: Kurigram District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kurigram District (rajshahi division) with an area of 276.45 sq km, is bounded by Cooch Bihar district of west bengal on the north, gaibandha district on the south, Asam Province of India on the east, West Bengal of India and rangpur and lalmonirhat districts on the west.
		Kurigram (Town) consists of 9 wards and 107 mahallas.
		The upazilas are bhurungamari, char rajibpur, chilmari, phulbari, kurigram sadar, nageshwari, rajarhat, raumari and ulipur; the municipality is Kurigram Sadar and Ulipur.
	banglapedia.org /HT/K_0322.HTM (775 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 580 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Diabetic patients in Kurigram have pinned great hopes on the hospital as they will be spared from the trouble of going to Rangpur and Dhaka for treatment after commission of the hospital.
		There is a diabetic centre in Kurigram but treatment facilities there are very poor and patients have to travel to Ragpur and Dhaka now for treatment.
		Construction of the Kurigram Diabetic Hospital is nearing completion, much to the expectation of patients in the area.
	www.thedailystar.net /2006/01/15/d60115070390.htm (407 words)

	STAR WEEKEND MAGAZINE--When Hunger Bites (Bangladesh) \| FightHunger.org
		A visit to Kurigram in Northeast Bangladesh - one of the most poor and hunger-struck regions of the country, exposes the enormity of the problem.
		The ride to Ulipur, Kurigram from Rangpur is quite a treat for the jaded, congestion-weary urbanite.
		Leaving Kurigram what haunts one the most is the sea of sad, weary and resigned faces of the people we have superficially met and to whom our visit will make precious little difference to their lives.
	www.fighthunger.org /node/1637 (3288 words)

	Bangladeshis learn flood survival \| csmonitor.com
		KURIGRAM, BANGLADESH - Each year the floods come with greater force, but each year the women of Holokhana Shunashi are ready.
		The women of South Noabash, a village of 2,000 under Kurigram district, have long dried vegetable seeds throughout the year, storing them in glass jars in a village home.
		In Char Rowlia, six miles up the Brahmaputra River from Kurigram, Tohura Bibi used to move her family and livestock every year when the floods hit.
	www.csmonitor.com /2005/0811/p06s02-wosc.htm (811 words)

	Bangladeshinfo.com : The Leading Portal of Bangladesh
		Bangladesh side immediately did the same but the Indian side is yet to ratify the accord in their parliament even after 28 years of signing the international agreement which has now made the problem a cancerous one to the enclave people, officials and enclavemen said.
		Similar number of Indian citizens are living in111 Indian enclaves with an area of 17,158 acres inside Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari and Panchagarh districts of Bangladesh.
		Dahiar Chara is one of the biggest Indian enclave with 1,743 acres area and 10,000 population situating in Fulbari upazila of Kurigram.
	www.bangladeshinfo.com /archive/feature13.php (826 words)

	The News Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Experts said the quality of tea produced in the zone is much better than that of greater Sylhet, a traditional tea-growing zone, as humus content in the soil of this zone is higher.
		Besides, the altitude of Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts is between 250 and 280 feet from the sea level, which is very much favorable for tea farming.
		Kurigram Sadar Police recovered the bodies from the spot and conducted autopsy at Kurigram Sadar Hospital after filing a case in this connection on the same day, the sources said.
	www.newstoday-bd.com /home.asp?newsdate=12/2/2006 (1562 words)

	Front Page
		The overall flood situation in Kurigram, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrakona continued to deteriorate because of excessive rainfall and onrush of hilly water from across the border.
		Jamalpur, Sherpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Rangpur earlier experienced flash flood causing damage to crops on 15,000 hectares of land out of 82,720 hectares cultivated in the districts.
		In Kurigram, crops on 348.94 hectares out of 3,074 hectares affected land damaged totally hitting hard 10,000 farmers while 22,700 farmers were affected in Sherpur as crops on 1,385 hectares out of affected 5,750 hectares of land damaged totally.
	www.newagebd.com /2005/jul/21/front.html (3834 words)

	Country News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The sources said, a large number of enclave inhabitants could not be enrolled in the voter's lists for the general elections held in 1991, 1996 and 2001, as they were barred from appearing before the election offices in absence of transit visas.
		The 18 enclaves under Bhurungamari and Fulbari Upazilas of Kurigram district are Shibprosad.
		The Indian government's adherence to the restriction on the movement of the enclave inhabitants convinces them that they would not be able to enroll their names in the voter list this year to participate in the national election.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/nov/19/19112005ct.htm (3437 words)

	Nutrition For Education Programme
		He is a meritorious student of Karimer Khamar Primary School in Kurigram District.
		Ajida Khatun is a poor girl of the village Tapubhelakopa in Kurigram District.
		Jewel is a schoolboy from the village Araji Palashbari of Kurigram District.
	www.rdrsbangla.net /FrontEnd/NutritionForEducationProgramme.html (1138 words)

	BANGLADESH: Man killed by the Rajarhat police in Kurigram district
		On 22 June 2006, at around 12:30 am, the people of Mirerbari village under Rajarhat police station in Kurigram district were to watch a World Cup football game on television.
		The post-mortem was conducted in the Kurigram Sadar Hospital of which the report has not yet been released.
		I am writing to bring to your attention the torture related death of a man allegedly by the Rajarhat police under the Kurigram district.
	www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2006/1802 (1240 words)

	[ Mukto-Mona school Rehabilitation Project ] Roumari, A Forgotten Area by Dr. Ajoy Roy
		Pic: Kurigram district and Roumari in the map
		Roumari (sometimes written as Raumari) is a remote police station (Upazila) under Kurigram district in the north Bengal.
		On its north lies the district of Dhubri across the mighty Brahmaputra river and district of Goalpara on the right side of Brahmaputra, both the districts lying in the Indian state of Assam.
	www.mukto-mona.com /human_rights/flood2004/roumari.htm (2311 words)

	Crime News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Of the arrestees Rezaul Haq alias Raju, 25, son of Abdur Rahim of village Sonapota in Jamalpur district was arrested from Board Bazar in Joydebpur while Hafez Saidur, 20, from Kurigram.
		In Kurigram, BSF troops opened fire on Asir Uddin, 14, while he was cutting grass near the zero line at about 3pm Wednesday, killing him on the spot, BDR sources said.
		After the killing, the BSF troops from Baldangiri camp dragged away the body of Asir, a resident of Algar Char village of Roumari, according to BDR and locals.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/nov/18/18112005cr.htm (2202 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 177 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Although experts in the district Livestock Department are trying to identify the cause of the diseases, but they are yet to become successful in their efforts, said a livestock officer.
		Abdus Saber, a merchant cum dairy farmer of Baparipata in Kurigram Sader uapzila told this correspondent his two cows worth about Tk 60,000 died within four hours of attack of the mysterious disease.
		Abdus Chhalam, former chiarman of Kurigram municipality said that one of his cows died of mysterious disease a few weeks ago.
	www.thedailystar.net /2004/11/23/d41123070162.htm (354 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Media reports about famine in Kurigram are false and those reports might have been published to damage the image of the area by the vested quarters,” they said.
		Belgacha UP chairman of Kurigram told BSS that the situation was nothing new and there are scarcities of jobs which will continue for more three weeks but there was no famine there.
		Deputy ‘Commissioner of Kurigram Mesbah-Ul-Alam told BSS that the situation in Kurigram cannot be termed as a famine.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2003/11/05/economic.htm (4581 words)

	Situation Reports: Bangladesh: Floods - Jun 2004, Save the Children Emergency Statement Bangladesh Floods 13 Aug 2004
		We are working through our local partners in the districts of Sylhet, Mouluvi Bazar, Kurigram, Dhaka, Sunamgonj, Gaibandha and Jamalpur to meet the immediate food and child protection needs of the displaced population, mitigate asset loss, prevent distress selling and promote longer term employment opportunities for agricultural labourers in these areas.
		We are distributing quick growing vegetable and lentil seeds to 60,000 families in Kurigram, Gaibhandha, Jamalpur, Sylhet, Sumangonj and Mouluvi Bazar.
		We are providing grants in kind to 10,000 poor and flood affected families in Kurigram, Sylhet and Mouluvi Bazar for housing reconstruction.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVIU-63TJ3B?OpenDocument (1162 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A report from Kurigram adds: The smuggling of diesel and kerosene into India is going on unabated along Kachakata border of the district.
		A Kurigram bound passenger bus coming from Bhurungamari bearing No. Jha-05-0046 knocked down Rubel while he was crossing the road and ran over him causing instances death on the spot and five others were injured seriously.
		Of them, three examinees were expelled in Rajshahi, one in Natore, one in Chapainawabganj, six in Naogaon, eight in Pabna, 11 in Sirajganj, five in Bogra, nine in Rangpur, eight in Gaibandha, 15 in Kurigram, three in Lalmonirhat, three in Dinajpur, two in Thakur-gaon and four in Panchagarh district.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2004/03/07/district.htm (1699 words)

	TI Bangladesh news bulletin
		Workshop on primary education in Kurigram: The CCC of Kurigram area organized a workshop on ‘The improvement of primary education’ on July 27 at its office.
		Citizens Gathering in Kurigram: A citizens gathering was held on May 19, at the Zilla Parishad Auditorium in Kurigram Sadar.
		The event was organized by the Committee of Concerned Citizens (CCC) of Kurigram Sadar.
	www.ti-bangladesh.org /news/index.htm (13467 words)

	BBC News \| SOUTH ASIA \| India-Bangladesh border battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bangladeshi officials say that two of their soldiers died and 16 Indian border guards were killed in the clash at a border outpost in Kurigram.
		India says Bangladeshi troops overran and occupied a disputed border village near the town of Dauki and are holding more than 20 of its soldiers hostage.
		Bangladesh said Indian forces launched an early morning attack on their posts in the frontier district of Kurigram - which lies on the border with Indian state of Assam.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/1283068.stm (447 words)

	Independent Media Center \| www.indymedia.org \| ((( i )))
		Thousands of peasant successfully organised encirclements and sit-in strikes program in front of DC (Deputy Commissioner) office in Kurigram district in Bangladesh.
		In Kurigram district they build-up organisation and occupy railway fallow land in 22 December 2004 in Vurungamari Thana (sub district) in this district.
		After occupying DC was gone against of landless people and support to big landowners for reoccupy this fellow land.
	www.indymedia.org /fr/2005/11/828086.shtml (312 words)

	Satelitní mapa oblasti Kurigram Zl: Arjunmisra — Uttar Telai \| Bangladéš (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Vítejte na stránce věnované satelitním snímkům oblasti Kurigram Zl.
		Několik málo kliknutí Vám umožní zobrazit mapu jakékoli oblasti či místa na území oblasti Kurigram Zl.
		Stačí vyplnit jméno a adresu toho, komu chcete o Maplandia.cz a satelitních snímcích Kurigram Zl říct a Vaše jméno a e-mail (aby Vám příjemce mohl odpovědět a poděkovat), potom klikněte na tlačítko doporučit.
	www.maplandia.cz.cob-web.org:8888 /banglades/rajshahi-div/kurigram-zl (559 words)

	Features : Bangladesh : The blindfolded journey to ruins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		She was only 18 years old, when she was trafficked into India by her father's younger sister, Hamida Bua, on the pretext of getting her a good job in the north Bangladeshi border district of Kurigram.
		Unknown to her, Safia had changed hands several times over and was finally sold to a flesh trader across the border.
		At least 50 such Safia Begums are lured and sold across the Bangladesh borer into India everyday, with false offers of lucrative employment or marriage without dowry.
	www.youandaids.org /Features/BangladeshBFJourneyTR.asp (996 words)

	The Hindu : 16 BSF men killed as BDR opens fire
		Kamal Pande, quoting reports reaching here from the BSF border camp, told reporters that the 16 were killed when Bangladesh Army and BDR personnel resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling on the Boraibari BSF post and civilian areas.
		Fazlur Rahman, claimed that 16 BSF personnel and two BDR men were killed after the BSF launched a sudden attack in the northern Kurigram district today.
		Talking to the Bangla service of BBC from the Indian side of the border, Indian officials said the incident took two BSF lives, while one BDR man was killed.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2001/04/19/stories/01190005.htm (225 words)

	Country (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Nov 10: The drains and culverts constructed in an unplanned way in Kurigram pourasabha area have been causing suffering to the town dwellers for a long time.
		Another discussion meeting, organised by the district administration, was held at the pourasabha bhaban in the evening with ADM Gautam Kumar Ghosh in the chair.
		Azizur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of Kurigram, was chief guest at the meeting.
	independent-bangladesh.com.cob-web.org:8888 /news/nov/11/11112005ct.htm (3102 words)

	Untitled Document
		Beauti ful and coy, she is nothing short of a bride--her lovely eyes outlined for enhancement and the bindi twinkling like a star on her forehead.
		Shatvita in Kurigram, is the home of yet another child bride, Jhumri.
		Her parents sought the advice of the villagers and found a groom (Jamal) for her with the hope that the touch of her husband could heal her.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~sthasan/childmarriage.html (1222 words)

	TI Bangladesh news archive
		Besides, regular CCC meetings were held in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rajshahi, Natore and Chapai Nawabgonj areas.
		The induction of the executive committees of new CCCs of Rangpur, Kurigram and Lalmonirhat areas was held on 16 September 2004 at the RDRS Auditorium in Rangpur.
		And in Kurigram, a Committee was formed with Enamul Haque Chowdhury as its Convener on 3 June 2004.
	www.ti-bangladesh.org /news/archive.htm (11994 words)

	Simon's Energy Fantasy
		Men, women, and children are dying everyday due to lack of treatment and medication at the rural health centers."
		In Kurigram district, where villagers are facing acute starvation, and unemployment has triggered a five-fold decrease in labor costs, villagers like Aklima are living on water and arum for the last several weeks.
		To tackle the alarming situation, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia Tuesday assigned five additional secretaries to coordinate and supervise relief works in the worst-hit districts of Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Gaibandha, Nilphamari and Kurigram.
	www.sonic.net /~evolve/wp/human_ecology/bangladesh.htm (837 words)

	Welcome to Bangladesh Awami League
		As of February 13, farmers could not prepare 14,000 hectares of boro land in Kurigram district against the 71,000-hectare target for this year, said a Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) official of Kurigram.
		Farmers abstained from ploughing the plots, as they were not sure whether they would be able to water them and as they watched young rice plants dying from lack of irrigation, he added.
		The farmers in Kurigram switched to diesel-run irrigation pumps after hundreds of electric pumps had become useless for lack of power supply.
	www.albd.org /news/2006/02/18/18.htm (2326 words)

	Welcome to FreshPlaza
		They plant potato seeds in the month of Agrahayan or November and that for optimising the use of their land during the dry season.
		Farmers in the districts of Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Rangpur, Thakurgaon, Panchagarh and Dinajpur have opted for production of potato including sweet potato in preference to other crops.
		They have increased production that may be reaching the ultimate target of sixteen lakh and thirty-five thousand tonnes.
	www.freshplaza.com /2006/24nov/2_bd_potatoseed.htm (404 words)

	Book RDRS Facilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Guesthouses and Training facilities run by RDRS Bangladesh in northwest Bangladesh, and in Dhaka are available for use by individuals and organisations by advance booking.
		The Guesthouse Meal Times mentioned below, should be followed strictly in order to allow the Cook and attendants sufficient time for other duties and rest.
		Modest rural training facilities are also available at virtually all RDRS Upazila Offices in Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat and Kurigram Districtd.
	www.rdrsbangla.net /FrontEnd/BookRDRSFacilities.html (497 words)

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