News: May 2005 Archives

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Siddique Islam (National News Service) Dhaka, Wednesday, May 18: A tropical storm ravaged northwestern Bangladesh on last Tuesday, killing at least 27 people and capsizing a launch with 200 passengers on board near Aricha in Manikganj district.

The severe storm left a trail of devastation and injured about 1,000 others in different districts including Natore, Rajshai, Naogaon, Manikganj, Sherpur, Habiganj and Pabna.

The following is the compiled news stories on the current affairs of Bangladesh written by Siddique Islam (of National News Service), Dhaka for the Proutist Universal Website.

People’s News Agency, Kolkata, 1 May 2005: The 30th April silent procession from Deshapriya Park to Bijan Setu (the bridge where the brutal incident happened) this year was most impressive. More than 5000 margiis coming from Orissa, Jharkhand, Assam, Tripura, Bengal and Bhutan participated in this unique rally. Led by Whole Timer (WTs)Workers of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha, the rally was more than 2 KM long. The Silent March started exactly at 3.00 p.m. and arrived at Bijan Setu around 4.00 p.m. As the rally was to pay homage, there was no slogan shouting. Instead the mounted speakers on 6 vehicles accompanying the rally were used to narrate the story of 30th April 1982. 3 of the loud speakers were telling the same story through songs composed by Ac. Nityasatyananda Avt. (a senior monk of Ananda Marga) and sang by a group of singers. The onlookers were very curious and were asking for leaflets themselves. Now, it is 23 years and most of the people belong to generations who had never heard of such a ghastly crime.

Siddique Islam (National News Service), Dhaka, Wednesday, April 27: Dhaka wants to hold the twice-postponed summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in December as it would be busy addressing domestic compulsions in the next few months.