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Barisal

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Barisal , city (1991 pop. 170,232), S Bangladesh, on the Ganges River delta. It is an important river port, a transshipment point for jute and rice, and a market for betel nuts and fish. There are also flour, rice, oilseed, and jute mills. Barisal has 15 colleges affiliated with the Univ. of Dhaka. The "Barisal guns," unexplained sounds resembling distant thunder or cannon, are a curious local phenomenon; they may have a seismic origin.

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Barisal

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Barisal •Amal, Arles, banal, Barisal, Basle, Bhopal, Carl, chorale, corral, dhal, entente cordiale, Escorial, farl, femme fatale, Funchal, gayal, gnarl, halal, Karl, kraal, locale, marl, morale, musicale, Pascal, pastorale, procès-verbal, Provençal, rationale, real, rial, riyal, snarl, Taal, Taj Mahal, timbale, toile, Vaal, Vidal, Waal •Stendhal • Heyerdahl • housecarl •cantal • hartal • Wiesenthal •Lilienthal • neanderthal • Emmental •Hofmannsthal • Wuppertal •Transvaal • Roncesvalles • Kursaal

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	More than 28,000 criminal cases pending with Barisal courts Newspaper article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh; 8/17/2010
	Work on Barisal River Port Development Project begins next month Newspaper article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh; 11/14/2009
	BANGLADESH TO START WORK ON BARISAL RIVER PORT PROJECT. News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 11/16/2009