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	Kushtia District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kushtia, Kushtia district or Kushtia Zilla is the name of a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh.
		During the Partition of India, Kushtia was made a separate district, consisting of Kushtia Sôdor, Chuadanga and Meherpur subdivisions, in 1947.
		Kushtia district consists of six upazilas, four municipalities, 39 wards, 70 mahallas, 61 union parishads, 710 mouzas and 978 villages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kushtia (657 words)

	Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), South Asia Terrorism Portal
		In the Kushtia district, a PBCP extremist, Mezbaur Rahman, was killed in an encounter with police personnel in the housing area of the town.
		Billal Hossain, belonging to the Haroon faction of the PBCP, was killed in an encounter between the RAB personnel and PBCP extremists at Goalbathan in the Khulna district.
		September 24: Asadul, a 'district commander' of the PBCP-Janajuddha faction, was killed in crossfire between police and the outfit's cadres in the Mirpur sub-district of Kushtia district.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/bangladesh/terroristoutfits/PBCP.htm (9733 words)

	Eid day death threat to Kadianis - Bangladesh
		At least 70 members of Kadiani families at Uttarbhabanipur are languishing holed up in their at houses as village leaders have called for death to all Kadianis on the Eid-day if they do not embrace Islam by then.
		Earlier on October 24, at a meeting at Dharampur bazar, Union BNP leader Jalal Uddin urged the villagers to sever all contacts with the Kadianis on the basis of a Fatwa that any connection with the Kadianis was against Islam.
		Kushtia Police Superintendent Abdus Salam visited the area and held talks with the locals on November 4.
	www.thepersecution.org /world/bangladesh/2003/ds031118.html (279 words)

	Khulna Division News
		Some influential people with the aid of BNP activists at Pearpur Union at Halut Baria area of Doulatpur P.S. within the district of Kushtia, violating the injunction order of the court, evicted the minority family and occupied the land with coercion and forceful means.
		Kushtia, which is the home of many tribal people, was once a Sub-Division of Nadia district, West Bengal of India during the tenure of British government.
		The tribes of Kushtia, in fact had undergone a series of change and transformation for generations.
	hrcbmdfw.org /blogs/khulna_division_news/default.aspx (7027 words)

	AsiaMedia :: BANGLADESH: Kushtia BNP cadres attack journos' meet
		The venue of the convention, Kushtia Public Library ground, was only 300-yard away from the Kushtia district BNP office.
		Kushtia Reporters Unity (KRU) however had sought for police protection during the convention from district administration but only eight policemen with two sub-inspectors were deployed there.
		The journalists are Hasan Jahid, staff correspondent of Dainik Manavjamin and Kushtia correspondent Rtv, Al-Mamun Sagar staff correspondent ATN Bangla and Kushtia correspondent Dainik Jugantor, Munshi Tarikul Islam Kushtia correspondent of Dainik Samakal and Channel 1 (one), and Manjur Ahsan Chowdhury.
	www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=46872 (902 words)

	NFB - Arsenic menace takes serious turn in 16 dists - 30 Mar 2001
		KUSHTIA, Mar 29: Arsenic menace has taken a serious turn in 16 districts of the country, including Kushtia, affecting more than 1.50 crore people.
		The people of Kushtia, Meherpur, Chuadanga, Jhenidah, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Khulna and of a vast areas of Rajshahi have been badly affected by arsenic contamination.
		Health assistants and the field workers of different NGOs started advising the villagers not to drink arsenic polluted water of their tubewells.Meanwhile 26 persons of two families of village Islampur under Mokarrampur union of Bheramara upazila have been attacked with arsenic related diseases which caused death of Montaz Ali (60) from among the affected persons.
	bicn.com /acic/resources/infobank/nfb/2001-03-30-nv4n524.htm (447 words)

	The Diocese of Kushtia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		, which belongs to the Diocese of Kushtia, which is part of the Anglican Domain.
		The Diocese of Kushtia is part of the Province of Bangladesh.
		The web page that you are now reading is operated by the Society of Archbishop Justus as a placeholder until The Diocese of Kushtia is prepared to have its own page.
	kushtia.anglican.org (174 words)

	Working with NGOs - Bangladesh - ADB.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The NGO in question is MUKTI Nari-O-Shishu Kalyan Shangstha, operating in the Kushtia district of western Bangladesh.
		Since its inception in 1990, MUKTI has provided legal aid to female victims of violence and injustice, particularly in those areas that most affect women, that is, sexual violence, divorce, dowry, early marriage and polygamy.
		(Kushtia as a border district is often used as a route for trafficking of women and girls) It is also a very poor area, and very few women victims have access to or get support from the police or courts.
	www.adb.org /Gender/working/ban003.asp (2287 words)

	Publicationd: Global Initiative to Enfranchise People with Disabilities - www.electionaccess.org
		Workshops in the cities of Kushtia (May 19) and Natore (May 20) were each attended by approximately 75 individuals with disabilities.
		During each workshop, the attendees were asked to share their experiences as voters in past elections, and to share their thoughts about why and how citizens with disabilities could serve as election observers.
		In addition, the Kushtia workshop was attended by a representative of the Fair Election Monitoring Alliance, and the Natore workshop was attended by the local Election Commissioner, Mr.
	www.electionaccess.org /publications/briefings/01_06_Bangladesh.htm (1554 words)

	Fish production fails to meet demand in Kushtia, over 5,000 tons yearly deficit
		Annual demand of fish in Kushtia is around 18,242 tons where the annual production of that is about 12,724 tons only, which shows clearly a deficit of around 5,516 tons.
		There are about 14,831 ponds of around 2116.58 hectares of area in Kushtia that spars luminous future of fishing in the district.
		Despite not only presence of such reputable water bodies in Kushtia but also favourable wind of fishing, fish production here is not satisfactory only due to the absence of proper plans.
	nation.ittefaq.com /artman/publish/article_25777.shtml (729 words)

	Bangladesh Timeline Year 2005
		A regional leader of the left-wing extremist Jashod Gono Bahini, identified as Ruhul Amin, is killed in crossfire with the police at Kanchanpur village in the Kushtia district.
		Two cadres of the Gono Mukti Fouz and another of the Janajuddha faction of the PBCP are killed during an encounter with the police at Dahkula village in the Kushtia district and Teltupi village in Jhenidah district respectively.
		Asadul, a 'district commander' of the PBCP-Janajuddha faction, is killed in crossfire between police and the outfit's cadres in the Mirpur sub-district of Kushtia district.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/bangladesh/timeline/Year2005.htm (7854 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		KUSHTIA, June 9:—The law and order situation in Kushtia has now gone to the lowest ebb as murder, kidnapping, extortion continued unabated.
		The greater Kushtia which included Chuadanga and Meherpur was the first that fought for freedom and formed the first government of Bangla-desh in exile at Mujibnagar in Meherpur it is unbelievable that such a district could be the home for terrorists and extortionists, commented a young university student who read the glorious history of Kushtia.
		They were called out from their hideout at village Khordo Ailchara under Mirpur thana in Kushtia district and were killed at night and the bodies were left in a nearby field of Bagdanga village beside a marshy land by the unknown assailants.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2004/06/13/district.htm (3045 words)

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		The rest of the division (i.e some two infantry brigades) was to back track to Kushtia, capture and clear the Hardinge Bridge.
		Kushtia was bombed and strafed by the IAF on 10 and 11 December.
		The significance of the “Tank Ambush at Kushtia” lies in the heavy odds involved and how certain military commanders at squadron company level through resolution ingenuity and sheer tenacity emerged at least tactically victorious against vastly superior forces.
	www.defencejournal.com /2000/nov/kushtia.htm (3350 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Three UPs – Haripur, Koya and Shilaidah of Kushtia district are surrounded by the rivers Garai and Padma and its population is nearly 2 lakh 50 thousands.
		In order to remove the different problems of extensive population of Kushtia district involving themselves as the financial development partner cashing the profuse prospects of the area, the demand for implementation of Kushtia-Haripur Bridge over the river Gorai has become the mass-demand.
		During my recent tour Kushtia it has learnt that the Survey team filed two proposals for constructing bridge either from GK Ghat to Haripur Kul Bottala or from the Thanapara Mondir Goly Par to the other bank at Haripur side.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2004/12/30/district.htm (3799 words)

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		They are under observation of MSUK, which was founded in 2000 in Kushtia by a group of eminent individuals including professors, physicians, health management experts, lawyers and agriculturists.
		The areas in which MSUK has been involved are education, primary health care and nutrition, water and sanitation.
		Kushtia is one of the districts in Bangladesh much prone to arsenic hazard.
	www.eng-consult.com /arsenic/as251.txt (1150 words)

	Drug traffickers target provincial newspaper Andoloner Bazar, journalist found dead
		The Home Minister was urged to intervene with the police authorities in Kushtia (south-western Bangladesh) to ensure that the security of journalists is guaranteed, and that an investigation is carried out into the drug trafficking sector with the aim of identifying those responsible for the attacks.
		Anti-riot police were deployed outside the printing press and the offices of the newspapers the next day, but employees have said they nonetheless fear further reprisals.
		Previously, Dainik Manabzamin's correspondent in Kushtia, Nazmul Imam, was attacked on 28 May by thugs using sticks and knives who cut off his right thumb.
	www.albd.org /humanright/rsf/07082002drug.htm (443 words)

	CPJ News Alert 2006
		New York, May 31, 2006—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled by attacks on journalists and a newspaper in the town of Kushtia in western Bangladesh.
		It was the second attack on the press in Kushtia in two days.
		On Tuesday, a large group of men attacked a protest by journalists outside Kushtia library with rocks, sticks, chairs, and bricks.
	www.cpj.org /news/2006/asia/bangla31may06na.html (406 words)

	Ahmadya Muslim Community: Victims of Fundamentalist by Shahriar Kabir
		Similarly we have a talk with the members of the persecuted families and the police administration of Uttar Bhobanipur of Kushtia.
		Although the Sunni Muslims are aggrieved at the assassination of Shah Alam in Jessore, we observed a kind of collective effort for social boycott of the Ahmedyas of Uttar Bhobanipur village in Kushtia.
		Either for having favour from or out of fear of Jamaat-e-Islami the common people of Uttar Bhobanipur did not stand by the side of the distressed persons as the way the people of Raghunathpur Bag stood by the side of the family of the deceased Shah Alam.
	www.mukto-mona.com /new_site/mukto-mona/Articles/shahriar/ahmadya.htm (2191 words)

	Bangladesh: Kushtia attack highlights need for protection of journalists
		They reportedly had to flee Kushtia in early May to escape threats and harassment following the filing of charges, and only returned to Kushtia on the day of the protest rally.
		Following the incidents of violence at the rally, the printing of the Dainik Andolaner Bazar, a daily newspaper that continued to print articles relating to the elections, is also reported to have been suspended on the instigation of the same BNP member of parliament.
		Investigations should be prompt and those found to be responsible must be brought to justice in accordance with international standards of fair trial, regardless of their position or political affiliation.
	www.amnestyusa.org /news/document.do?id=ENGASA130052006 (533 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 699 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Three Kushtia-based journalists had to flee the south-western district last week and take refuge in the capital in the face of what they said were death threat from a local BNP lawmaker and false cases filed by him against them.
		Shahidul Islam, lawmaker from Kushtia-2, and his accomplices became hostile to them for reporting about their corrupt and criminal activities including extortion, monopolising public work contracts, and grabbing public and private property, alleged the reporters in a joint statement at a press conference in Dhaka Reporters Unity auditorium yesterday.
		"We left Kushtia on May 10 and are now staying in Dhaka as Shahidul deployed a number of musclemen at various points in Kushtia town to kill us," said Hasan, also Kushtia district correspondent of satellite television channel RTV, while reading out the statement.
	www.thedailystar.net /2006/05/18/d60518011510.htm (344 words)

	AsiaMedia :: BANGLADESH: Kushtia daily still out of publication
		Dainik Andolaner Bazar, local daily of Kushtia, is still unable to publish following Tuesday's attack on its press and continued threats from cadres of ruling BNP lawmaker Shahidul Islam.
		Shahidul, in a meeting held on Kushtia Public Library ground on Wednesday night, asked all printing presses in the district not to print the Dainik Andolaner Bazar.
		Expressing concern at Monday's and Tuesday's attacks on newsmen and a Kushtia-based newspaper office, the CPJ said it is appalled by the attacks.
	www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=47065 (463 words)

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		Acting on a tip off that Shaekh Abdur Rahman or Bangla Bhai were staying in the area, over 1,300 law enforcers launched the combing operation in the morning to nab the two through house-to-house search.
		Over 600 policemen from Meherpur, Kushtia, Jhenidah and Chuadanga, and 450 members of RAB and 250 BDR took part the in first spell of the combing drive.
		Five helicopters from Dhaka joined the law enforcers and hovered over the sky of the two upazilas so that the JMB leaders could not go out of their security net.
	www.eastwestdirectory.com /more.php?id=1534_0_5_0_C (728 words)

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		June 04, 2000 Arsenic menace in Kushtia From Our Correspondent KUSHTIA, June 3: A large number of people in six upazilas of the district have been passing their days amid arsenic threat.
		Besides, one tubewell in Khoksa upazila, four in Kushtia town, one in Jogoti union of Sadar upazila and one in Daulatpur upazila were sealed.
		Residents in Kushtia, Meherpur, Chaudanga, Jhenidah, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Khulna and Rajshahi have been badly affected by arsenic contamination, according to Health Department source.
	www.eng-consult.com /arsenic/as166.txt (721 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Bengal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		R.C. Saxena, DIG (Nadia and Murshidabad range), said Ananya’s family initially kept her disappearance a secret and did not inform the police or the BSF.
		“Only when they came to know that the girl and her teacher had crossed over to Kushtia through the border at Gede did the girl’s family inform the police and the BSF,” said Saxena.
		Saxena will represent the BSF and the BDR will be represented by its Kushtia sector head at the meeting scheduled to be held in Calcutta.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040531/asp/bengal/story_3313045.asp (400 words)

	Top Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		In a massive hunt for nabbing the most dreaded terrorist Bangla Bhai, a joint force of RAB, BDR and police conducted house to house raids in villages of Kushtia district yesterday.
		Our Kushtia Correspondent reports: Thousands of people of Puradah in Mirpur upazila and Khajanagar under Kushtia sadar remain confined in their houses as the joint force of RAB, police and BDR have cordoned five kilometre area.
		"The joint force is conducting the raid as they got information from a dependable source that some Majlish-e-Sura members with their active followers are holding a meeting at a rice mill at Puradah in Kushtia," the IGP said adding that the joint force cordoned five kilometre area of Puradah and Khajanagar.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/jan/20/20012006ts.htm (461 words)

	Western Resistance: Bangladesh: The Islamists of Hizbut Tawhid
		In Poradaha railway station in Kushtia, in the southwest of Bangladesh, the group was campaigning and trying to distribute their leaflets, which called for an Islamist revolution, on September 9, 2003, when members of the public started to protest.
		Four days later on September 13, in Juglia in Kushtia, they were attacked by students from a madrassa, who rushed from their dormitories to fight them.
		14 members of Hizbut Tawhid from Kushtia had earlier been arrested on July 2 2003, for distributing leaflets in Jhenidah, a district adjoining Kushtia.
	www.westernresistance.com /blog/archives/002776.html (1436 words)

	The Battle of Kushtia -- Monday, Apr. 19, 1971 -- Page 2 -- TIME
		Before dawn the next day, the last 13 soldiers in Kushtia stole out of the radio building and covered 14 miles on foot before two Bengali militiamen took them prisoner and brought them back to the Kushtia district jail.
		At Bishakali village, halfway to Kushtia, the new company fell into a booby trap set by Bangla Desh forces.
		Even if the soldiers managed to reach Kushtia, the townspeople were more than ready to fight again.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,905021-2,00.html (614 words)

	Bangladesh News : BNP enforces hartal in Mirpur
		BNP yesterday enforced a half-day hartal in Mirpur upazila in Kushtia district protesting the arrest of party leader Arman Hossain.
		Shahdul is also president of Kushtia district BNP.
		Police had arrested Arman, chairman of Dharmpur Union Parishad and vice-president of Mirpur upazila BNP, when he was allegedly leading an attack on Mirpur JSD office Thursday evening.
	www.keralanext.com /news/?id=934718 (334 words)

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