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	Tangail District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tangail is a district (zila) in central region of Bangladesh.
		The population of Tangail zila is about 3.2 million and its surface area is 3.414 km².
		The main town of Tangail District is the district town Tangail.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tangail_District (187 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		According to the local statistical office the total population of Tangail district was 28,00,000 as per the census of 1991.
		The total population of Tangail district is 50,00,000 at present.
		The district administration distributed Taka 1,00,000 and 50 mt of rice among the flood victims.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2004/07/27/district.htm (2158 words)

	Manikganj District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		km, and is bounded by Tangail District on the north, Dhaka District on the east and Faridpur District on the south.
		Manikganj was formerly a subdivision of Dhaka District.
		It was turned into a district in 1984.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manikganj_District (254 words)

	Quick Response Report #90 - Tornadoes in the Districts of Jamalpur and Tangail in Bangladesh
		TORNADOES IN THE DISTRICTS OF JAMALPUR AND TANGAIL IN BANGLADESH
		The places I visited and contacted in the district of Tangail were Tangail district office, Tangail general hospital, Thana nirbari offices in six thanas (Gopalpur, Ghatail, Kalihati, Basail, Sakhipur, and Mirzapur), and field surveys in two villages in the Basail thana and one in the Sakhipur thana.
		In the district of Tangail, 585 persons died, of which 54 were outsiders, day labourers from outside of the area.
	www.colorado.edu /hazards/qr/qr90.html (4186 words)

	Country (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Tangail police and RAB launched drives in the district and recovered a huge quantity of explosives, and arrested about 40 alleged JMB militants, including members of the suicide squad, during the last one month.
		It is gathered that 30 JMB suicide squad members have been recruited from Tangail district who are trained and staying at different parts of the country of launch attack.
		Tangail police and RAB raided a fish farm at village Baruha Bhurburia under Delduar upazila in Tangail November 29 evening and recovered a large quantity of explosives and bomb-making materials, which is enough to manufacture over 250 bombs of the type Jamaatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh (JMB) suicide squad member have been using.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/dec/26/26122005ct.htm (2658 words)

	Country News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		According to concerned sources, drizzling and high temperature with cloudy sky persisting in different parts of the district induced the spread of the attack of pests in the Aman fields in the district.
		Yet another report from Tangail adds : A local Awami League leader was arrested from Kakrail crossing in the capital city on Saturday in connection with the JCD leader Abdur Rouf murder case.
		According to district Primary Education Office, the government, through the stipend distribution scheme for the poor students, took initiative to increase the enrolment rate and presence of students in the classrooms and reduce the dropout rate.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/nov/08/08112004ct.htm (3626 words)

	Western Resistance: Bangladesh: Gunfight With JMB Islamists in Tangail
		Any doubts about JMB militance in the district of Tangail were dispelled after November 29 when a double suicide bomb attack took place against courthouses in Chittagong and Gazipur.
		He told interrogators from a hospital bed that plans of action were discussed in a mosque in Shakhipur upazila, Tangail district.
		Abdul Aziz, 30, imam of Paharkanchanpur Ahle Hadith mosque, was arrested at Shakhipur, Tangail.
	www.westernresistance.com /blog/archives/001156.html (939 words)

	Beyond Basic Credit and Savings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This paper is written on the basis of the experience of BURO, Tangail a Bangladeshi MFI committed to providing flexible and responsive financial services to its clients and operating in what is perhaps the most competitive market in the world of MicroFinance.
		Tangail District is located two hours drive north of Dhaka, and offers a pleasant day trip from the capital for busy donor representatives and visiting consultants.
		Tangail is therefore the perfect proving ground for new and improved financial services: indeed the clientele demands it (Abdullah et al., 1995).
	www.gdrc.org /icm/ppp/buro-1.html (987 words)

	.:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		TANGAIL, Aug 15:–One hundred and sixtyfive lawyers of Tangail District Bar condemned and protested the distorted new edition of the real history and records of our Great Liberation War published by the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs recently.
		Bogra is one of the worst affected districts and it represent Prime Minister's constituency.
		Our Natore Correspondent states: Thousands of farmer of the district are affected badly as they have lost their crops in the flood.
	www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2004/08/16/district.htm (2373 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 497 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A Correspondent reports from Tangail: Diarrhoea is spreading fast in different upazilas in Tangail and Jamalpur districts.
		The disease is also spreading in Karimpur in Ghatail upazila; Hugra and Katuli in Tangail Sadar; Kashil, Bangra, Pichuti and Dapnazar in Basail; Barati in Mirzapur; Zokarchar in Kalihati and Borni, Betjha and Dewlee in Delduar upazila of the district.
		Keramat Hossen, Statistical Officer at the District Health Department told this correspondent that normally, 8,000 to 8,500 people are attacked with diarrhoea in the district between September and November every year.
	www.thedailystar.net /2005/10/18/d51018070176.htm (608 words)

	Incidents-October 2002
		Tangail district district (proximately north of the capital city of Dhaka).
		Joymonirkhol village, Mongla sub-district, Bagerhat district (in southwestern Bangladesh near the Bay of Bengal).
		In retaliation for the filing of the case, the properties of Debesh have been illegally captured by Islamic fundamentalists, and the police are reluctant to arrest those responsible.
	www.mayerdak.com /incid_oct02.htm (909 words)

	BNP leader shot dead in Tangail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A BNP leader was shot dead by terrorists at his residence at College Para in Tangail district town yesterday morning.
		Rumi Chowdhury, a BNP leader and former ward commissioner of Tangail Pourasabha, was also hacked by terrorists after shooting at him from point blank range to ensure that he was killed.
		In protest of the brutal killing of Rumi Chowdhury, Tangail district units of BNP, Juba Dal and Chhatra Dal brought out separate processions in the town.
	nation.ittefaq.com /artman/exec/view.cgi/23/13091/printer (268 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 648 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Akash of Chackpara village in Sreepur upazila in Mirzapur district was arrested in Chittagonj.
		Quoting the arrested JMB cadres, sources in Gazipur and Tangail police said militants were trained in 14 dens in Tangail and Gazipur districts.
		Jwel hailed from Kotalipara upazila in Gopalganj district.
	www.thedailystar.net /2006/03/25/d60325070177.htm (450 words)

	Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) , South Asia Terrorism Portal
		April 23: Tangail district police arrested a 28-year old JMB cadre, Khandakar Mohammad Zobaer, from a house at Meer Kumullee village in the Delduar sub-district.
		January 19: A JMB militant, Shafiqul Islam Dulu, is arrested from Tangail Sari Kutir in the Feni town for his involvement in the August 17, 2005 country-wide bombings.
		August 27: Seven JMB terrorists are arrested from the Barpakhia Kwami Madrassa at Delduar and adjoining areas in the Tangail district.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/bangladesh/terroristoutfits/JMB.htm (3924 words)

	Transformations and the Shifting Discourses on 'Tradition' and 'Modernity' amongst Norplant Users in Rural Bangladesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It is divided into 64 districts, 490 thanas, 4,451 unions and 59,990 villages, with Dhaka as the capital city, having a population of 8 million.
		Women's lives are not purely determined by social norms and she argues that it is important to recognise the range of behaviour and the extent to which the 'rules' themselves are matters of debate within a society (1992:44).
		In Tangail, the subjective experience of the women - as agents who make choices, have a critical perspective on their own situation, and who use strategies for tactical ends are illustrated.
	www.hsph.harvard.edu /rt21/globalism/agency.html (7139 words)

	Appendix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In the village of Bajitpur hear Tangail many houses belonging to the religious minorities were attacked, looted, and set on fire, and the temples and the images of the deities were broken up.
		In the village of Akua in Tangail a temple was destroyed and its foundations removed.
		On November 10, 1989, in the District of Moulavi Bazar, at Srimangal Upajila several temples including Ramkrishna Mission, Mangaleswari Kali-Bari, Durga-Bari, Jagannath Dev’s Akhra, and Kalachand Mandir were attacked, broken in, and set on fire.
	www.voi.org /books/htemples1/app.htm (1985 words)

	Netguruindia News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		August 21: While India is reeling under growing incidents of terrorism and crimes, its neighbour Bangladesh is also not far behind: according to official sources, at least 1048 incidents of crimes have occurred in the countries Tangail district alone during the first half on this year.
		The sources said the inefficiency of the police and district administration have resulted in at least 37 murders, 129 incidents of rape and other tortures on women and child and 4 incidents of kidnappings in the district.
		The law and order situation is breaking down fast in the district due to inefficiency of the police in dealing with the criminals and making arrests as directed by the courts, sources said.
	www.netguruindia.com /news/Aug00/22/CAL6.html (169 words)

	Terrorism Update
		Elsewhere, on January 8, unidentified militants shot at and wounded a civilian at Kongba Kshetri Leikai in the Imphal East district.
		The general counter of the bank was damaged and several windowpanes of half a dozen houses in the surrounding areas cracked due to the explosion.
		In a similar incident, on January 7, three SF personnel were injured in a grenade attack by unidentified assailants in the Muttur area of Trincomalee district.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=1/9/2006 (1617 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This article examines the BURO programme in Tangail district, Bangladesh, an innovative and experimental NGO whose emphasis is on savings and credit.
		Through this approach, a lot of initial attention was paid to researching the local Tangail market, environment and its systems.
		Also, BURO, Tangail charged interest rates that are significantly higher than those of its main competitors: Grameen Bank, BRAC, ASA and the Society for Social Service (SSS).
	www.alternative-finance.org.uk /cgi-bin/summary.pl?id=203&language=E (166 words)

	IDEX : Partners : SATU
		Since 1991 SATU has helped thousands of women start their own dairy projects, vegetable nurseries, fruit orchards and weaving collectives as a means of generating income and gaining some degree of economic autonomy.
		The regularity of flooding in the Tangail area (where SATU works) has a devastating impact on local communities and tends to exacerbate existing economic disparities, since the poor are least equipped to deal with the floods.
		This year, IDEX is supporting SATU's economic initiatives in three villages in the district of Tangail.
	www.idex.org /partner.php?partner_id=15 (787 words)

	Christian Aid partners bring vital relief to Bangladesh flood survivors /24.09.04
		Rohitan, a widow from Tangail district, spent three days marooned on this small area of raised land.
		Christian Aid's team in Bangladesh reports that much of the country is still affected by flooding in low-lying areas and, although waters are receding in most places, it is possible that heavy rain in neighbouring India could still worsen the situation.
		Rohitan (pictured above), a widow from Tangail district in central Bangladesh, said she was happy to receive her food parcel from Christian Aid partner, UBINIG.
	christian-aid.org.uk /world/where/asia/bangladesh/040924_bangupdate.htm (517 words)

	Quick Response Report #92 - Survival Mechanisms to Cope With the 1996 Tornado in Tangail, Bangladesh: A Case Study
		The objective of this report is twofold: to examine the extent of damage caused by the 1996 Tangail tornado in the study area, and to explore and analyze how victims of the study area adjusted to the destruction.
		The Bangladesh Army was deployed to the tornado-affected areas of Tangail to clear rubble and bury the dead.
		A thana is the basic administrative unit in Bangladesh, while a district is the second largest administrative unit, consisting of several thanas.
	www.colorado.edu /hazards/qr/qr92/qr92.html (6012 words)

	Destruction of Hindu Temples in Bangladesh (1989)
		(10) In the village of Bajitpur near Tangail many houses belonging to the religious minorities were attacked, looted, and set on fire, and the temples and the images of the deities were broken up.
		(15) In the village of Akua in Tangail a temple was destroyed and its foundations removed.
		(18) On November 10, 1989, in the District of Moulavi Bazar, at Srimangal Upajila several temples including Ramakrishna Mission, Mangaleswari Kali-Bari, Durga Bari, jagannath-Dev's Akhra, and Kalachand Mandir were attacked, broken in, and set on fire.
	www.mayerdak.com /destruction89.htm (2035 words)

	:: www.pksf-bd.org :: >> (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The operational area of the organization covers 103 villages of 27 unions of Magura Sadar, Mahammadpur and Srepur thanas under Magura district, Madhukhali thana under Faridpur district and Chandina thana under Comilla district.
		The operational area of the organization covers 17 villages of 4 union under 1 upazila of Bogra District and 3 upazila of Natore district.
		Sachetan, a voluntary social services and development organization was established in the year 1981 in the district of Rajshahi.
	www.pksf-bd.org /chapter8.htm (1526 words)

	Welcome to Bangladesh Awami League - No-Confidence Human Wall in different districts
		Tangail: Awami League and 13 other opposition political parties formed a 76-km long human wall from Garai under Mirzapur thana to Bongobondhu Bridge covering four upazilas in Tangail district yesterday.
		Awami League presidium member Begum Matia Chowdhury, former MP Shaheen Monwara Huq, local district AL leaders, Serajul Huq of CPB, Rajiur Rahman of JSD and Advocate Amjad Hossain of NAP were present at Thakurgaon intersection.
		A large number of opposition leaders and activists from Rangpur and adjoining Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts participated in it.
	www.albd.org /compile/teknaf_tentulia/12122004p_1.htm (530 words)

	7 killed in BD bomb blasts -DAWN - International; January 19, 2003
		DHAKA, Jan 18: At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured on Friday night when two bombs exploded at a rural fair attended by several thousand followers of a saint in Tangail, a northwestern district of Bangladesh.
		The explosion occurred at a time a judicial investigation into a similar explosion in four cinemas in Mymensingh district, adjacent to Tangail, is in progress.
		However, Friday’s blasts occurred in the remote Dariapur village of Tangail district, 70kms northwest of Dhaka.
	www.dawn.com /2003/01/19/int5.htm (226 words)

	Tomato Harvest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The farmers of Sadar, Kalihati and Bhuapur thanas of Tangail district are growing the summer variety of tomato and earning profits by selling it in local markets.
		During a visit to some farm projects on Thursday, it was found that the local people and farmers are very enthusiastic about the summer variety.
		Charles Urhaus, office of Economic Growth, Food and Environment, USAID said he was very pleased to see the dissemination of commercially attractive technologies that have been developed through collaboration of BARC, BARI and USAID.
	www.sdnbd.org /tomato_harvest.htm (802 words)

	Western Resistance: Bangladesh: Islamist Threat Against Jails
		The banned Islamist group Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has written a letter in Arabic and Bangla to the Superintendent of Tangail District Jail, Shamsul Alam Bhuiyan.
		The letter contained a threat to blow up the Tangail District Jail in seven days' time, if police did not desist from making arrests of or detaining JMB activists.
		According to the Daily Star, the threat is being taken seriously, and all jails are now being asked to retain a high state of vigilance.
	www.westernresistance.com /blog/archives/000608.html (395 words)

	Planet Ark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		DHAKA - Bangladesh has deployed troops to protect an embankment being eroded by a flooded river threatening hundreds of homes north of Dhaka, officials said late last week.
		Rahmat Jan Sikder, police superintendent in Tangail, 150 km (90 miles) north of Dhaka, said troops had been deployed at Gopalpur in the Tangail district on the Jamuna river.
		A flood protection dam was also breached by the Jamuna in northern Bogra district, flooding several villages, local officials said.
	www.planetark.com /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=1522 (263 words)

	Bangladesh: sanitation programme leaves hygiene behind - IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation has been working in 16 districts for two years, as part of its ambitious National Sanitation for All by 2010 campaign.
		I joined one at Mirzabari union, in Tangail district, organised by NGO Forum, the local community development partner SUSS and the Union Parishad, the lowest level of local government.
		We arrived in six or seven land cruisers after a three-hour drive from Dhaka.
	www.irc.nl /page/16272 (606 words)

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