April 11, 2005 – BSF pushed in seven Bangla speaking Indian Muslims – United News of Bangladesh
Indian BSF pushed in seven Indian Muslims through the Modelhat border of sader upazila early hours Monday.
April 5, 2005 – Crop cultivation is likely to face a setback in Panchagarh – United News of Bangladesh
IRRI-boro cultivation may face a setback in the district this season due to fertilizer shortage. Farmers apprehended that they could not harvest a bumper output this year as they yet to get sufficient fertilizers from the Agriculture Department.
April 2, 2005 – Power crisis hits IRRI-boro cultivation in Panchagarh – United News of Bangladesh
Farmers of the district have been facing problems in operating their irrigation pumps due to acute power crisis. Capacitors and motors of pumps are being damaged due to frequent power outage and voltage fluctuations, hampering irrigation in the crop fields seriously.
March 30, 2005 – BSF agreed not to tea plantation within 150 yards of the border – United News of Bangladesh
Tension in the border defused today following Indian BSF at a flag meeting with BDR agreed to refrain from tea plantation and digging bunker with 150 yards of the border.
March 24, 2005 – Irri-Boro production target may not be achieved in the district – United News of Bangladesh
Farmers of the district apprehend that the target of Irri-Boro production may not be achieved this season for lack of adequate water supply.
February 28, 2005 – 2 BSF men killed in firing on Bangladesh border – The Hindu
By Haroon Habib – DHAKA, FEB. 27. In an exchange of fire between the Border Security Force and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), two men of the BSF were killed on Saturday at Barshalupara frontier in northern Panchagarh. A commander of 20 Rifles Battalion, BDR, however, said that he heard only about some BSF men being […]
February 26, 2005 – Border-Fighting – United News of Bangladesh
Thakurgaon, Feb 26 (UNB) – In a major skirmish in recent times, intermittent exchange of fire between Bangladesh and Indian border guards at Barshalupara frontier in Panchagarh continued for a second straight day today. Villagers said two BSF men were killed during the border fights on Friday.
January 13, 2005 – 22 BDR men hurt in road crash – Daily Star
BSS, Rangpur – At least 22 members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) were injured in a road accident on the Panchagarh-Dhaka highway near Birganj of Dinajpur district yesterday morning. Police and hospital sources said the accident occurred when a bus carrying the BDR personnel of Panchagarh Battalion skidded off the road and fell into a ditch […]
January 8, 2005 – Privatising Five Land Ports, Minister sees no scope now to revise proposals – Daily Star
Rafiq Hasan – Shipping Minister Akbar Hossain has said he would not comply with the directives of the cabinet division on economic affairs to revise his ministry’s proposals on privatising five land ports. The five land ports are Sonamasjid in Rajshahi, Hili and Birol in Dinajpur, Banglabandha in Panchagarh and Bibir Bazar in Comilla. The […]
Oct 27, 2004 – India Bangladesh in border clash – BBC
The two sides are known to engage in sporadic gunfire. Indian and Bangladeshi border guards have fired on each other after a border-crossing dispute, officials say. The shootout took place at a border point near Panchagarh, about 300km (200 miles) north-west of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. Indian guards said the incident occurred after they stopped […]