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	Pirojpur District - Bangladesh - Amar Desh Online
		Pirojpur District (Barisal division) with an area of 1307.61 sq km, is bounded by gopalganj and barisal districts on the north, barguna district on the south, jhalokati district on the east, bagerhat district on the west.
		Pirojpur (Town) stands on the bank of the Damodor and consists of 9 wards and 30 mahallahs.
		Peasant rebellion was held in 1757 at Sankhali of Bhandaria upazila.
	www.amardesh.com /zilla_pirojpur.php (612 words)

	Barguna District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is bounded on the north by the districts of Jhalkathi, Barisal, Pirojpur and Patuakhali.
		On the south, Barguna is bounded by Patuakhali District, the Bay of Bengal.
		It was a part of the greater Barisal District at that time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barguna_District (319 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In Pirojpur district town, two faction of AL led by AKM Awal, district Secretary and Mustafa Sikdar, municipal convener, observed mourning day programme separately in tensed situation.
		District Awami League arranged a milad mahfil, discussion meeting and distribution of food among the in district office in the morning.
		In Bangladesh the disease is found in 23 districts including the whole northern region and in the world people of 80 countries have been suffering from the disease.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2005/08/18/district.htm (3555 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		UNB reports from Pirojpur: Pneumonia has attacked more than 2000 and claimed over one hundred lives of children in the district during last 11 months, according to unofficial sources.
		The UNICEF awarded Pirojpur district in the Barisal division for successfully implementing the EPI programme.
		The farmers of the district especially in the haor areas could not preserve quality seeds due to flood last year.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2003/12/10/district.htm (1896 words)

	Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), South Asia Terrorism Portal
		March 18: A BNP leader is killed in a bomb attack allegedly by the cadres of the PBCP (Janajuddha faction) in the southwestern Mongla town.
		August 16: A BCP activist is killed at Betbaria village of the Chuadanga district by suspected extremists of the rival PBCP.
		December 09: A cadre of the PBCP is shot dead by a rival faction at Fulahari village in Shailakupa sub-division.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/bangladesh/terroristoutfits/PBCP.htm (3840 words)

	GN Online: Toll in Bangladesh ferry disaster rises to 36
		Thirty-six bodies have so far been recovered from the Baleshwar river in coastal Pirojpur district where a ferry, MV Subha, capsized on Thursday night with some 150 passengers on board.
		None of the missing 13 staff of MV Subha could be traced, said Abdullah Al Azad Chowdhury, police superintendent of Pirojpur.
		But the fishermen remained unmoved despite promises of compensation by police and Pirojpur district administration for damage to their nets during the search.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=52436 (423 words)

	Asia Cases 2003
		According to Janakantha, in January 2002, Kabir Uddin Hannu, a municipal commissioner in Barisal and the district secretary of the Jatiya Party, assaulted Milton on a city street.
		Seven journalists in Pirojpur, a district in southern Bangladesh, received nearly identical anonymous death threats by mail.
		Mithu was one of seven journalists in the Pirojpur District who received death threats last summer.
	www.cpj.org /cases03/asia_cases03/bangla.html (4380 words)

	Puja Mandap vandalised in Pabna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In Pabna, the images at the Durga Mandir at the residence of district Awami League leader Chandan Kumar Chakrabarty were demol ished in the early hours of yesterday.
		In Pirojpur, the so-called Al Saidee Mujahid Bahini threatened that the Puja celebration would not be allowed at the birthplace of Delwar Hossain Saidee, local MP of the Jamaat- e-Islami and asked the Hindus to demolish idols by yesterday.
		Pirojpur police arrested Convenor of the district Jubo League Sadullah Liton and former joint convenor of the district Bangladesh Chhatra League Kamruzzaman Shahin on suspicion of sabotage.
	www.hvk.org /hvk/articles/1002/123.html (318 words)

	TITLE: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bangladesh 2001
		Soon after, Abu Taher, General Secretary of the Awami League Laxmipur District chapter, 2 of his 3 sons, and 12other persons were accused in connection with the disappearance of Nurul Islam.
		District judges occasionally also visit prisons, but rarely disclose their findings.
		Under the SPA the Government or a district magistrate may order a person detained for 30 days to prevent thecommission of an act likely "to prejudice the security of the country." Other offenses subject to the SPA includesmuggling, fl market activity, or hoarding.
	www.terrorismcentral.com /Library/Government/US/StateDepartment/DemocracyHumanRights/2001/SouthAsia/Bangladesh.html (20841 words)

	SDNP Bangladesh
		In the coastal district of Patuakhali, local Red Crescent Society sources said, 18 fishermen remained missing since Monday night as five trawlers –FB Shamim, FB Nasir, FB Nabo Bodhu, FB Miazan and FB Zidan – sank in the Andar Manik and Ramnabad rivers in Kalapara upazila after being caught by nor’wester.
		District officials said a large number of thatched shops in Balipara Bazar of Sadar upazila were blown away by the storm.
		Movement of vehicles between Kaukhali to Pirojpur and Barisal remained suspended as Bekutia ferry ghat was badly damaged by torrential rains causing immense suffering to the commuters.
	www.sdnpbd.org /sdi/news/pages/rain.htm (874 words)

	NFB - Comilla faces pure drinking water shortage & Rain water harvesting plant gaining ground in Barisal - 09 Jun ...
		Of the total 13 upazilas of the district, 12 were identified as the arsenic prone areas.
		Most of the tubewells, including deep tubewells in the areas were sealed as arsenic was detected in their water beyond the tolerable limit of human consumption.
		While visiting different projects in the district undertaken by local NGOs with the financial support of NGo Forum recently, this correspondent found that Centre for Community Development Assistance (CCDA), a local NGO is providing pure drinking water to the people through its BTU (Bucket Treatment Unit) and RWHT (Rain Water Harvesting Treatment).
	www.bicn.com /acic/resources/infobank/nfb/2001-06-09-lv4n591.htm (738 words)

	Political activism halted in Bangladesh
		Leaders in the major political parties and district level administrators said the lawmen started shutting political party offices down in the countryside from Saturday, a day after the government imposed the ban on indoor politics in line with the promulgation of the Emergency Powers Rules that curtailed civil and political rights in the impoverished country.
		In the district towns, police asked the leaders of almost all political parties to abide by the Emergency Power Rules that curtailed civil and political rights.
		Report reaching from some districts said that the police locked a number of offices of different political parties and took away keys.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Asia/20070311/613454.html (739 words)

	Bagerhat District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Bagerhat district has a total area of 3959.11 square kilometers.
		It is bounded by Gopalganj District and Narail District on the north, The Bay of Bengal on the south, Gopalganj District, Pirojpur District and Barguna District on the east and Khulna District on the west.
		Main rivers of the district are Panguchi, Daratana, Madhumati River, Pasur River, Haringhata, Mongla River, Baleswar, Bangra and Goshairkhali.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Bagerhat_District.htm (137 words)

	David Bale Personal News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		255 Bangladesh - Noakhali district*: Companiganj and Hatiya upazilas LUKE
		280 Bangladesh - Satkhira district*: Assasuni and Shyamnagar upazilas JETHRO
		288 Bangladesh - Sherpur district*: Sherpur Sadar upazila BENJAMIN DUCHEK
	www.omidyar.net /user/u494644901/news (10670 words)

	outlookindia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Dhaka, May 24 (PTI) Five bodies were recovered today and 100 people were missing as rescue efforts continued for the passengers of a ferry which sank in southern Bangladesh in a storm last night, a private television reported.
		BSS news agency quoting Pirojpur district officials said 70 people were feared drowned when a Khulna-bound launch capsized near Kachubaria terminal under Mathbaria Upazila at 10 pm last night in a heavy storm.
		District police said the ferry was carrying 100 people from Patharghat Upazila under Barguna when it went down.
	www.outlookindia.com /pti_print.asp?id=60166 (283 words)

	January 23, 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The collision occurred in the Kocha River in the Pirojpur district.
		The bodies of four women and two children were recovered and at least 50 people swam ashore or were rescued by fishermen.
		The ferry was sailing between Barguna and Pirojpur.
	www.wrecks.net /lloyddb/98jan23.htm (1517 words)

	rediff.com: Five bodies recovered, 100 feared missing in Bangla ferry capsize
		Five bodies were recovered on Friday and about 100 people were feared missing as rescue efforts continued for the passengers of a ferry, which sank in southern Bangladesh in a storm on Thursday night, a private television reported.
		Pirojpur district officials told the BSS news agency that 70 people were feared drowned when the Khulna-bound launch capsized near Kachubaria terminal.
		District police said the ferry was carrying 100 people when it went down.
	www.rediff.com /news/2002/may/24bang.htm (295 words)

	Bangladesh
		District judges occasionally also visit prisons, but rarely disclose their findings.
		Under the SPA the Government or a district magistrate may order a person detained for 30 days to prevent the commission of an act likely "to prejudice the security of the country." Other offenses subject to the SPA include smuggling, fl market activity, or hoarding.
		The lower courts consist of magistrates, who are part of the executive branch of government, and session and district judges, who belong to the judicial branch.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/sa/8224.htm (19471 words)

	GN Online: Rescue of sunken ferry abandoned
		Rescue operations for the sunken ferry, MV Subah, in Bangladesh's coastal Pirojpur district, have been abandoned with the departure of all six salvage ships, including the Hamza, after eight days of futile effort.
		The Pirojpur district administration couldn't confirm whether the salvage ships have left permanently or will be back to resume operations.
		A report from the district said yesterday the salvage ships – three from the Navy and three from Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority – left the spot on Friday, after returning the speedboats from the district administration which they took to conduct the search.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=53070 (296 words)

	Incidents-October 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Gouramba village, Rampal sub-district, Bagerhat district (in southern Bangladesh bordering the Bay of Bengal).
		Pirojpur district town (in southern Bangladesh bordering the Bay of Bengal).
		The district administration has initiated action to acquire the land in order to build an office for Pally Bidyut Samity.
	www.mayerdak.com /incid_oct04.htm (308 words)

	People's Daily Online -- 33 feared dead as storms hit Bangaldesh's coastal belt
		In southern Bagerhat district, over 300 fishermen and a naval commander were missing as some 100 fishing trawlers and a naval ship capsized in the Bay of Bengal in southern Bangladesh during a sudden storm Tuesday evening.
		In southeastern Chittagong district, at least 45 fishermen went missing as 25 fishing boats sank in the Bay of Bengal amid the bad weather Tuesday night.
		In southern Pirojpur district, some 200 trawlers capsized in the bay during the storm on Tuesday night, leaving nearly 100 fishermen missing.
	english.people.com.cn /200609/21/eng20060921_304780.html (338 words)

	SNS Online - News - Six dead, about 100 missing following a ferry accident 1/23/98
		Officials were trying to raise the ferry from the bed of the Kocha River today in the search for the missing.
		The accident occurred Thursday in Pirojpur district, 85 miles south of Dhaka.
		The ferry was carrying at least 150 passengers on its run from Barguna to Pirojpur, two neighboring towns.
	www.news-star.com /stories/012398/new_ferry.html (143 words)

	Political & Economical Forum
		From a correspondent in the Barishal district (in southern Bangladesh bordering the Bay of Bengal):
		He was buried in the courtyard of his house in the Palra village, which falls under the Kendna sub-district of the Netrakona district (in northern Bangladesh bordering the Indian state of Bangaldesh) on March 18 in the presence of many people of different faiths.
		The local tribal community in the district of Mymensingh (in northern Bangladesh bordering the Indian state of Meghalaya) is making preparations to demand the abolition of the Ecopark scheme after Piren Slan, a member of the local tribal community, was shot to death by members of the police and forest protection team.
	network54.com /Forum/257194/thread/1128285806/...+don't+make+the+news (9630 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> South Asia -> Hindus celebrate fest after fresh temple attack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Dhaka: Another Hindu temple was vandalised in Bangladesh as troops were deployed in force to protect the minority community during its holiest festival that began on October 11, officials said.
		An idol set up inside a temple for the 'Durga puja' festival was destroyed in the Western district of Pabna, officials said.
		In another incident, leaflets in the name of an Islamist outfit were distributed in the Southern district of Pirojpur urging Hindus to destroy the idols or see them destroyed by the militants.
	news.indiainfo.com /2002/10/11/11banglatemple.html (440 words)

	OneWorld South Asia Home / In depth / Politics / Justice and crime - Bangladesh Laws No Shield Against Acid Attacks
		Criminals threw acid on them while they were asleep in their home in Gazipur district, near the capital Dhaka.
		On Thursday, a newly married woman and minor child were seriously injured when someone threw acid on her in the southwestern Pirojpur district.
		Thirty-year-old Peyara Begum of Gazipur district had employed a tutor for her two children in 1998.
	southasia.oneworld.net /article/view/66784/1/1880 (849 words)

	05-08-2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The sudden stoppage of water supply inside the prison house gripped 550 prisoners and 275 staff members of district jail prompting some tension inside the crowded facility, jail sources Thursday said, adding the water pump was not working since 4:00pm Wednesday.
		A total of 59 development projects were implemented in Pirojpur district in the last fiscal at a cost of Tk 42 lakh.
		A function was held at Sreemanta Town Hall on this occasion with additional deputy commissioner of the district M Fakruddin in the chair and deputy commissioner Moinul Haque as chief guest.
	www.thebangladeshtoday.com /archive/August/05-08-2005.htm (8304 words)

	.:BARRISTER MAINUL HOSEIN:.
		Barrister Mainul Hosein was born in January 1940 in the district of Pirojpur (then Barisal).
		After the initial crisis of the newspaper was over and in order to be able to give full time and attention to his own legal profession, he gave up editorship and became chairman of the Editorial Board 1973.
		He was elected to Parliament in 1973 from his village Constituency at Bhandaria in the district of Pirojpur (Barisal).
	www.minlaw.gov.bd /hministeroffice.htm (430 words)

	Bangladesh: Systematic Persecution of Religious Minorities
		Reports in the daily 'Janakantha' newspaper of Bangladesh suggest that Islamist fundamentalists are behind a series of incidents during which men arrive on motorbikes and call out the family name of their victims.
		In Bonparha Market area, also in Natore district, religious minorities are forced to pay huge fines to be released from false charges.
		Deb Lal Dakua, a Hindu from Nazirpur in the southern Pirojpur district, was forcibly circumcised on November 11 by a group of extremists.
	www.worthynews.com /news-features-4/bangladesh-systematic-persecution.html (768 words)

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