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laid, a term associated with rope-making, from
lay, meaning the twist of the rope.
Single-laid rope is one
strand of rope, the strand consisting of fibres twisted up.
Hawser-laid rope consists of three strands twisted together into a rope against the lay of the strands;
cable-laid rope is three hawser-laid ropes twisted up together to form a cable. Cable-laid rope was also frequently known as
water-laid rope.
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Chittagong stands still for 10 minutes, THE INDEPENDENT
Newspaper article from: The Independent (Bangladesh); 8/22/2003; 700+ words
; ...took part in the strike programme. The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI...Mahmud Chowdhury, president of The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI...Chowdhury addressed the rally. The Chittagong Press Club and the Chittagong Union...
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BNP ticket seekers launch poll campaign in Chittagong, THE INDEPENDENT
Newspaper article from: The Independent (Bangladesh); 8/13/2001; 700+ words
; ...Bangladesh) 08-13-2001 CHITTAGONG, Aug 12: Candidates aspiring...ticket for the ensuing polls in Chittagong are ahead of the Awami League...candidates for 15 constituencies in Chittagong have been confirmed by the BNP...
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Chittagong turns transit point for gun-runners, THE INDEPENDENT
Newspaper article from: The Independent (Bangladesh); 8/12/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 CHITTAGONG, Aug 11: Notorious underworld gangs...syndicates are currently active in Chittagong and the terrorists possess over 15...said, illegal arms are available in Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Khagrachhari, Bandarban...
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SQC-BNP understanding will have impact on electioneering in Chittagong, THE INDEPENDENT
Newspaper article from: The Independent (Bangladesh); 9/4/2001; 486 words
; ...Independent (Bangladesh) 09-04-2001 CHITTAGONG, Sept 3: The understanding reached...overall electioneering of the BNP in Chittagong. Salauddin Quader, expelled earlier...BNP, was nominated by the party for Chittagong-7, Rangunia following a long mediation...
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Chittagong mayor threatens mass movement to thwart seaport container terminal privatization.
News Wire article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh; 3/20/2006; 700+ words
; ...built New Mooring Container Terminal of Chittagong seaport, while country's entire business...over to private sector. The mayor of Chittagong came up with the threat at an exchange...container terminal nearing completion. "Chittagong port is a national asset. National...
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CHITTAGONG MAYOR TO CONTINUE FIGHT AGAINST PRIVATISATION OF NCT.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 3/21/2006; 700+ words
; ...Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at the Chittagong seaport, amid calls by the country...to the private sector. The mayor of Chittagong issued the threat at a meeting with...container terminal nears completion. "Chittagong port is a national asset. National...
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Chittagong reels under 120MW load-shedding, THE INDEPENDENT
Newspaper article from: The Independent (Bangladesh); 10/24/2001; 541 words
; ...Independent (Bangladesh) 10-24-2001 CHITTAGONG, Oct 23: The port city of Chittagong, the commercial capital of the country...According to local Power Development Board, Chittagong faced about 120 Megawatt load-shedding...
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Plea to make Chittagong country's second capital, THE INDEPENDENT
Newspaper article from: The Independent (Bangladesh); 1/9/2002; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 CHITTAGONG, Jan 8: The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President, Farid Ahmed Chowdhury, has made a strong case for declaring Chittagong, the country's largest maritime port blessed with enormous...
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Cyclone may cross Chittagong-Teknaf coast Tuesday morning.
News Wire article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh; 5/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...named Akash is likely to cross the Chittagong-Teknaf coast of the Bay by Tuesday...Authorities temporarily shut down seaports and Chittagong airport for the exigencies of the cyclonic...Bazar and 310km south-southwest of Chittagong Port. Maximum sustained wind speed...
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Chittagong Div tastes first victory; beats Khulna Div by four wickets.
News Wire article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh; 3/6/2007; 700+ words
; Dhaka, Mar 6 (UNB) - Chittagong Division tasted the first victory in their...wickets on the third day on home soil at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium Tuesday. Despite the days feat, Chittagong Division remained at the third slot in the...
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Chittagong
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Chittagong , city (1991 pop. 2,348,428), capital of Chittagong division, SE Bangladesh, on the Karnafuli River...processing, and shipbuilding industries. Power for Chittagong's industry is supplied by the Karnaphuli hydroelectric...
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Chakmas
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...area of eastern Bangladesh known as the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Their name was first used...India. The people who lived in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region expected to become...government to try to win independence for the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Guerrillas attacked government...
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Yunus, Muhammad
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...1940, in the Bangladeshi seaport of Chittagong, when the city was still part of India...Bathua before moving into the city of Chittagong, where their father opened a jewelry...1955. Education Yunus first attended Chittagong Collegiate School, then Chittagong...
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Bangladesh
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
...Bangladesh is situated on river deltas. The Chittagong coastal region to the southeast has...and Sandwīp. Along the Chittagong coast in the south lie Kutubdia and...soil). In contrast, in the southeast Chittagong region, the coastline includes an uninterrupted...
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Grameen Bank
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...when Mohammed Yunus, a professor in Chittagong University, loaned the equivalent of...June 28, 1940, in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh. His father was a goldsmith...the head of the economics program at Chittagong University. From this campus, he studied...
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