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	NOAKHALI - Online Information article about NOAKHALI
		RICE (Greek 6p6 a, Latin oryza, French riz, Italian riso, Spanish arroz, derived from the Arabic)
		Noakhali is peculiarly liable to destructive floods from the sea, generally caused by southerly See also:
		east of the district is served by the Assam-Bengal railway.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /NEW_NUM/NOAKHALI.html (568 words)

	Noakhali District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Noakhali district was seriously affected many times by natural disasters like high tidal bore, tornado, flood, cyclone etc since 1790.
		Noakhali District (part of Chittagong division) with an area of 3600.99 sq km, is bounded by Comilla district on the north, the Meghna estuary and the Bay of Bengal on the south, Feni and Chittagong districts on the east, Lakshmipur and Bhola districts on the west.
		The upazilas are noakhali sadar, begumganj, chatkhil, companiganj, hatiya and senbagh; the municipalities are Begumganj (Chawmuhani), Companiganj (Bashurhat), Noakhali Sadar, Chatkhil, Kabirhat (Sadar).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Noakhali (419 words)

	NOAKHALI - LoveToKnow Article on NOAKHALI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The district consists of an alluvial tract of mainland, together with several islands at the mouth of the Meghna.
		Noakhali is peculiarly liable to destructive floods from the sea, generally caused by southerly gales or cyclones occurring at the time when the Meghna is swollen by heavy rains, and at flood-tidesthe tidal bore being sometimes 20 ft. high, and moving at the rate of i5 m.
		The east of the district is served by the Assam-Bengal railway.
	93.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NO/NOAKHALI.htm (336 words)

	Evaluation – In the wake of a flagship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The three districts, Feni, Noakhali and Lakshmipur are located in the Southern part of Bangladesh where the river Meghna flows into the Bay of Bengal.
		Maijdee, which is the old centre of the greater Noakhali district, and where the headquarters of NRDP was located, can also be reached both by road and railway.
		The former district town of Noakhali in fact was also washed away by the river Meghna in the 1930s, where after the district centre was shifted six kilometres North to Maijdee Court (GoB, 1977: 325).
	www.um.dk /publikationer/Danida/English/Evaluations/WakeFlagship/05_2.asp (1616 words)

	CHITTAGONG - LoveToKnow Article on CHITTAGONG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The DIsTRIcT OF CHITTAGONG is situated at the north-east corner of the province, occupying a strip of coast and hills between the sea and the mountains of Burma.
		The northern portion of the district is traversed by the Assam-Bengal railway.
		It consists of the districts of Chittagong, the Hill Tracts, Noakhali and Tippera.
	59.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CH/CHITTAGONG.htm (399 words)

	Biography : Freedom and Martyrdom
		Then came the news of a large-scale outbreak of violence against the Hindu minority In the Noakhali district of East Bengal.
		If he could not do that his message of non-violence had fallen on deaf at the ears and the freedom to which he had brought India so near was not the freedom he had dream of.
		Thus he lived and suffered and taught in Noakhali from November 7, 1946, to March 2, 1947, when he had to leave for Bihar in answer to persistent request.
	www.mkgandhi.org /bio5000/martyrdom.htm (2290 words)

	NOAKHALI - LoveToKnow Article on NOAKHALI
		The DIsTRIcT OF NOAKHALI has an area of 1644 sq.
		The district is very fertile; and, with the exception of some sandbanks and recent accretions, every part of it is under con~ tinuous cultivation.
		The Mahommedan population of the islands at the mouth of the Meghna practised piracy up to a comparatively recent date, and at the beginning of the 17th century Portuguese pirates, under Sebastian Gonzales, occupied Sandwip.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NO/NOAKHALI.htm (336 words)

	The News Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		NOAKHALI, Oct 31: Betel leaf cultivation in Companyganj under Noakhali district is decreasing day by day for want of government patronisation and necessary working capital.
		According to the district primary education department, 8,573 unfortunate children have been engaged in different odd jobs instead of going to schools due to the financial hardship of their parents.
		The deceased was identified as Nesar Ali, 30, son of Arab Ali of Chalar Char village in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj district.
	www.newstoday-bd.com /home.asp?newsdate=11/1/2005 (1369 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		MYMENSINGH May 6:—Jarina Bagum mother of two Mymensingh based district correspondents Aminul Islam of the Daily Star and Jahirul Huq of the New Age and wife of Fayezuddin Bepari of Char-Govindapur village under Sadar Upazila of the district died from brain stroke at around 6 pm on Thursday (May 5).
		The sugarcane growers of the district would urge the authority concerned to establish a sugar mill in the district to solve the problems of the sugarcane growers.
		District unit of Awami League (AL) organized a discussion meeting at its Ramghatla office premises with district AL President Professor Md. Khorshed Alam in the chair.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2005/05/08/district.htm (2514 words)

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		In the southern district of Noakhali, thousands of people remained stranded in their waterlogged villages.
		District Administrator Mostafa Kamal Haider told the BBC that the situation had deteriorated further with heavy rainfall this morning.
		District administrator Monirul Islam said that nearly 20, 000 people had to flee their homes last week when the overflowing Teesta flooded many villages.
	www.fire.org.uk /BBC_News/News2002/July/bbc080702d.htm (393 words)

	Bangladesh Timeline Year 2005
		Mazzal Hossain, a former JMJB cadre, is killed by the outfit at Bagmara in the Rajshahi district.
		A cadre of the Janajuddha faction of the PBCP, identified as Younus, is killed during an encounter with the police at Harinakundu sub-district in the Jhenidah district.
		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)

	REPORT ON TIDAL AREA STUDY
		The area in this district is seperated from Bay of Bengal by mangrove swamp forests, known as “Sunderbans” which form a protective belt from 25 to 40 miles wide along the southern part of the district.
		The polders in Chittagong District are bounded on the west by the Bay of Bengal.
		In Chittagong District, the Agricultural Lands in the area have been formed by piedmont alluvial deposits transported from the Chittagong Hills by local streams and rivers, some land were formed by beach and tidal flat deposits.
	www.fao.org /docrep/field/003/AC352E/AC352E03.htm (1878 words)

	Bangladesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prior to partition, he had accomplished the same for the Hindu communities in Noakhali (now part of Bangladesh).
		The Bengali portion of Pakistan was organized as a province called East Bengal with its capital in Dhaka.
		The next level of administrative unit is a district or zila (িজলা) (in Bangla).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bangladesh (3915 words)

	Recent IT situation in Noakhali district - Mr. Jobayer Tipu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The poor condition and the lackness of IT knowlegde in greater noakhali is dissapointing but it is true also.
		In Maijdee, district headquater of Noakhali, there is not so much progress in computer or in IT.Like other places in Noakhali, youngsters of Maijdee are ignorant about IT.We all know that the young generation must achieve IT knowledge in order to lead our country towards prosper.
		So, we are welcoming all the noble and wealthy person of Noakhali to remove the poor IT states in their own district.
	www.nrdsbd.org /news/article/recent-it-situation-in-noakhali-district-mr-jobayer-tipu-173-1.html (440 words)

	GANGES - LoveToKnow Article on GANGES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It proceeds by a tortuous course through the districts of Dehra Dun, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Bulandshahr and Farukhabad, in which last district it receives the Ramganga.
		The vast confluence of waters rushes towards the sea, receiving further additions from the hill country on the east, and forming a broad estuary known under the name of the Meghna, which enters the Bay of Bengal near Noakhali.
		The upper angle of it consists of rich and fertile districts, such as Murshidabad, Nadia, Jessore and the 24 Parganas.
	67.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GA/GANGES.htm (1163 words)

	Country News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The convicts are Abdur Rahim Biswas (35) of Sonaturdi village in Jhenidah district and Md. Shamsur Rahman of Chani Arpara village under Salikha Upazila in Magura district.
		The prosecution alleged that on the confession of Abdur Rahim who was arrested earlier in connection with an arms case, police recovered an SMG and ten rounds of bullet from the house of Shamsur Rahman on March 10, 2004.
		District and Sessions Judge Md. Shafiuddin after examining witnesses and relevant documents found the accused guilty and announced the punishment.
	www.independent-bangladesh.com /news/feb/25/25022005ct.htm (2189 words)

	Travel & Tourism of Noakhali District - Database Website on Greater Noakhali, Bangladesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After a little distance to the left is the district Collectorate Bhaban (locally known as Court Building).To the east of the Court Building, the office of the Police Super is situated.
		The village Bazra is situated 8 miles to the north of district town Maijdi by the side of Laksam-Noakhali railway branch line.
		Two stones with foot-prints are found engraved on the wall of the mosque and hearsay about this is but a fiction.The ancient building of Bidyabhushan Bhattacharja situated at village Ghoshkamta, one mile to the east of Bazra, is another spot of architectural beauty in the area.
	lakshmipurbarta.info /html/noakhali_tourism.html (872 words)

	Three killed in clash with Bangladesh police - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		At least three people were killed and nearly 50 injured in clashes with police in southeastern Bangladesh on Thursday, police and officials said.
		NOAKHALI, Bangladesh (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and nearly 50 injured in clashes with police in southeastern Bangladesh on Thursday, police and officials said.
		The clash erupted after hundreds of villagers, blaming police for inaction against robbers, attacked a police station at Basurhat of Noakhali district, 200 km (125 miles) from the capital, Dhaka.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2005/10/20/three_killed_in_clash_with_bangladesh_police (219 words)

	NIRAPAD
		Dwip Unnayan Songstha (DUS) is an NGO based on the island of Hatiya in the district of Noakhali in the South of Bangladesh.
		DUS was established initially to give humanitarian assistance to local people in the weak of natural disaster after the devastating cyclone storm in 1970 and continued during the 1970's to support an increasing number of people who were made homeless by sporadic erosion of the island.
		Hatiya is a severely sister prone island in the coastal district of Noakhali in Bangladesh.
	nirapad.org /dus.asp (559 words)

	Country News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Dec 26 : Faulty vehicles are polluting the environment of greater Noakhali district, triggering grave concern among the environmentalists.
		The deceased was identified as Zamil Aktar (52), son of the late Amanullah of village Joyrampur in the upazila.
		Abul Hossain, President of Joypurhat Press Club and district correspondent of the daily Ittefaque, attended the function as chief guest, while Arabinda Sarker, district chief of ASA, was in the chair.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/dec/27/27122004ct.htm#A12 (3477 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| South Asia \| Bangladesh floods maroon thousands
		Officials said that nearly half a million people remained marooned in seven flood-hit districts in the country's north west and in the south.
		Experts at the flood forecasting centre in Dhaka have warned that the country is at risk of moderate flooding by next week as water levels in major rivers are rising rapidly.
		In the south-west districts of Jessore and Sathkhira, heavy monsoon rain flooded nearly 100 villages.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/2116055.stm (407 words)

	Country News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mar 22: Shrimp cultivation is changing the lot of a large number of people in Noakhali district in recent years.
		One of the injured was identified as Bir Chakma (45), chairman of Shuvalong Union.
		Sources said, the armed miscreants went to Kutukchhari, a hilly union in Rangamati district at around 7.30 pm, encircled the office of UPDF and opened fire on its leaders and activists who were staying there after a discussion meeting.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/mar/23/23032005ct.htm#A10 (3143 words)

	arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh/India
		With the lynching of three more alleged robbers by the local people, the number of those killed in the last four days in the char areas in the Noakhali district has risen to 31 no doubt an appalling figure that gives a grim account of law and order.
		The reference was to the Char areas of Noakhali and Lakshmipur.
		This is perhaps one of the most lopsided investment programme that the government will ever undertake in complete disregard to its own laid down policy of TA cost not exceeding 25 percent of the total budget.
	www.sos-arsenic.net /english/development/char.html (1997 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Feni District
		Feni is a small southern district of Bangladesh, bordering (clockwise from the north) Tripura in India, Chittagong district, the Bay of Bengal, Noakhali district and Comilla district.
		Before becoming a full-fledged district in 1984, it was part of the Noakhali district.
		Panaromic landscape comprising of the Tripura valley, Feni River estuarine and green paddy fields add to Feni district's scenic beauty.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Feni (248 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Bangladesh: Appeal No. 21/2002 Monsoon Floods Operations Update No. 3
		Responding to a requests submitted by the BDRCS Bogra District Branch (25 September) for emergency relief assistance for the families affected by a tornado that swept through Bogra on the same day, a joint assessment team (out posted in Bogra district during the relief operation) was despatched to assess the situation and make recommendations.
		The medical teams, initially deployed to Noakhali and Shariatpur districts, after the joint assessment mission confirmed that there was an improvement in the medial situation in those two districts, had been shifted to the northern districts of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat where the needs for medical assistance were much greater.
		Based on their findings and recommendation, it was jointly decided that the needs have changed and the situation has showed much improvement in the districts of Noakhali and Shariatpur, initially targeted under this appeal, and the districts of Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Feni were in much greater need of assistance.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/ff9629231ead730085256c4d005c2aba (2898 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Phillips Talbot's fascinating account of Gandhi's mission to attempts in calming the communal ...
		It was revealing to watch Gandhi throwing himself during this critical season into the remoteness of East Bengal's Noakhali district for a barefooted village-to-village pilgrimage in search of Hindu-Muslim amity.
		In this closely-packed, rupee-starved, isolated district, terror struck last fall in the wake of vicious riots in Calcutta and other Indian cities.
		In a tiny village that suddenly acquired fame, bustling visitors, police attendants, press observers and even telegraph facilities, the old man settled into a hut and began meeting people, hearing their stories and assessing the task ahead of him.
	www.rediff.com /freedom/gandhi.htm (901 words)

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