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Faridpur

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Faridpur , town (1991 pop. 74,000), S Bangladesh. It is a district administrative center, a railway terminus, and a market town for jute and rice. It has a thermal power station and jute mills. There are five colleges affiliated with Dhaka Univ. The town is named for Farid Shah, a Muslim saint whose shrine is there. Author not available, FARIDPUR. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Bangladesh
BANGLADESH People's Republic of Bangladesh Major Cities: Dhaka, Chittagong Other Cities: Barisal, Comilla, Din ā jpur, Faridpur, Jessore, Khulna, Mymensingh, Narayanganj, Pabna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sir ā jganj, Sylhet EDITOR'S NOTE This chapter was... Read more

Sheik Mujibur Rahman
...in 1972. Sheik Mujibur Rahman (Mujib) was born on March 17, 1920, in Tongipara village in the Gopalganj subdivision of the Faridpur district in the eastern part of the province of Bengal in British India. An extroverted, sports-loving young man, Mujib was... Read more

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	`Communal forces trying to foment troubles in Faridpur', THE INDEPENDENT ; ...urged the district administration of Faridpur to take immediate action to stop what...were out to create communal tension in Faridpur after the staging of a drama in the town...Krishnakoli at the poet Jasimuddin Hall in Faridpur on August 6. She said the drama was purely... Read more
	PDB executes 55 projects in Faridpur zone, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...at a cost of Taka 180 crore 66 lakh in Faridpur zone in the fiscal year 1999-2000, according...alternative flood control embankment to Faridpur-Barisal flood control embankment, Bhatiapara...workshop on "Arsenic Mitigation" in greater Faridpur district was held recently at Kabi Jasimuddin... Read more
	2 more die of dengue in Dhaka, Faridpur: 45 patients admitted to city clinic, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...lives yesterday - one in Dhaka and one in Faridpur. Mahfuzur Rahman Sohel, son of BNP MP Mujibur...larvae behind Fazlul Haq Hall. Message from Faridpur says: A girl died of dengue fever at Faridpur Medical College Hospital yesterday. Hospital... Read more
	Labor leader shot dead in Faridpur, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...secretary of inter district Sramik League (Faridpur Zone) was shot dead by some assailants...down at 9 pm while he was sitting in Faridpur Medical College Hospital canteen. Sakhawat...Plying of buses along all the routes from Faridpur was suspended today (Tuesday) protesting... Read more
	Crimes galore in Faridpur, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...Criminal activities are on the rise in Faridpur district in recent days. On the other...a Benapole- bound passenger bus from Faridpur at Masdia under Madhukhali upazila recently...Foundation, headed by Deputy Commissioner of Faridpur will be held at Jasim Uddyan in front... Read more
	Three killed in Faridpur, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...road accident at Bakhunda, eight kilometres off the Faridpur town, on Faridpur-Barisal highway on July 5 noon. The victims were...beaten by some miscreants succumbed to his injures at Faridpur Medical College Hospital on June 26. According to... Read more
	Prices of rice shoot up in Faridpur, THE INDEPENDENT ; 00-00-0000 FARIDPUR, July 29 : Prices of different varieties of rice have shot up in all the markets of Faridpur town and other parts of the district recently affecting the people of fixed income group. Coarse varieties of rice, including Irri... Read more
	Bumper wheat yield in Faridpur, THE INDEPENDENT ; ...Agriculture Extension Department (AED), Faridpur, the production in per acre of land has...musical soiree and essay competition. Faridpur Shilpakala Academy arranged a discussion...ex-officio president of the academy.Besides, Faridpur Sahitya Unnoyan Sangstha arranged discussion... Read more
	Faridpur road in bad shape, THE INDEPENDENT ; The Independent (Bangladesh) 03-02-2001 Faridpur-Char Baludhum road has been in a deplorable condition for a...Taka 1,500 from his possession. He was immediately admitted to Faridpur General Hospital and released after first aid. A case was lodged... Read more
	Prices of onion, garlic, vegetables go up in Faridpur, THE INDEPENDENT ; The Independent (Bangladesh) 08-23-2001 FARIDPUR, Aug 22 : The prices of onion, garlic and vegetables have gone...four criminal cases including murder. His body was sent to Faridpur Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. A case was lodged... Read more

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	Two Christian workers, Lipial Marandi, 21, and Tapan Kumar Roy, 27, were stabbed to death by intruders who had broken into their rented house, in Faridpur, Bangladesh, in the early morning of July 29.(PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
	Person-to-person transmission of Nipah virus in a Bangladeshi community.(RESEARCH)(Clinical report)
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