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THE BODIES OF another nine refugees have washed up in Bangladesh after an overloaded boat carrying scores of desperate Rohingya sank in rough seas, police said today, taking the confirmed death toll to 23.
Eight bodies were found on the banks of the Naf river, which separates Bangladesh from Myanmar, and another was found miles away on the island of St Martin.
More than half of the victims in the latest disaster were children, said Mian Uddin, police chief for the border town of Teknaf.
He could not say how many people were missing, but survivors and officials have said the boat was carrying between 60 and 100 people.
So far 15 have been rescued by Bangladesh coast guards and border guards, though authorities say some may have swum to Myanmar.
More than half a million refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since 25 August, fleeing a military crackdown that followed attacks by Rohingya militants on police posts.
The exodus had slowed, but in recent days government officials say there have been thousands of fresh arrivals, most coming from parts of Myanmar’s Rakhine state that are far from the border with Bangladesh.
Many cross the Naf river at its narrowest point, but others are attempting to make the journey by sea, boarding often rickety fishing trawlers that are wholly inadequate for the rough waters in the Bay of Bengal. Nearly 160 have drowned.
Among the latest influx were two young boys aged two and three, who died due to hunger and exhaustion as they entered Bangladesh.
“Their parents told us that they died due to starvation. They walked seven days and did not have anything to eat,” Sultan Ahmed, a local councillor at Anjumanpara border village, told AFP.
Show up at your local protest against the Household Tax. Most protests at 12 noon. Show this government that we are not willing to be bled anymore to pay Troika Taxes. Save your blood for the Irish Blood Transfusion Board.
There are over 40 protest actions organised around the country on Saturday. We call on people to connect with their nearest one, which are advertised on nohouseholdtax.org or through our 1890-98 98 00 helpine.”
CAHWT protests Sat Feb 25th:
DUBLIN:
City Centre – meet GPO at 12 noon. Mass leafleting of shopping areas.
Cabra/Stoneybatter – Meet at 12 at Phibsborough Church for protest at clinic of Joe Costello/ Paschal O’Donoghue TDs.
Coolock – Northside shopping centre 12.30
Finglas – protest & leafleting at shopping centre 12 noon
Blanchardstown – 1pm at Council offices, Blanch Town Centre. Bin your govt booklet.
Swords – Fingal Council offices, Swords Main St 12 noon – Bin the Booklet back to Phil.
Balbriggan – Town Hall 12 noon – Bin the Booklet back to Phil.
Ringsend – meet at Library 11.30am
South west inner city – 12 noon at constituency office Catherine Murray TD, Tyrconnell Rd.
Ballyfermot – White line picket (and bin the leaflet. Assemble shops, Ballyfermot Road 2pm.
Lucan – mass leafleting. Meet at Superquinn 12 noon.
Tallaght – mass leafleting at The Square 1pm. Picket Pat Rabbitte Clinic Tallaght village 2pm.
Dun Laoghaire – meet 2pm at the Church Wall
Dundrum town centre – 12 noon.
MUNSTER:
Cork:
City centre – rally at Daunt Square 2pm “bin the booklet”.
Mallow – march assembling 2.30pm at Killarney Rd to march to Town Hall.
Limerick:
Assemble 12pm Pery’s Square, marching to City Hall:
Clare:
Ennis – protest march at 2pm from the O’Connell Monument.
Waterford:
Protest rally 3pm in John Roberts Square.
LEINSTER:
Kildare:
Newbridge – assemble St Conleths Church 12 noon-protest to Martin Heydon TD’s office.
Maynooth/Kilcock – protest 12 noon at The Square, Maynooth Village.
Wicklow :
All Wicklow protest Sat 25th @ 12 noon from Bray town hall march to clinic of Anne Ferris TD
Wexford:
Wexford town -1pm White line protest on bridge.
Gorey – 2pm Protest on Main Street. Assemble outside Pettits supermarket.
Enniscorthy – march and rally at office of Government chief Whip, Paul Kehoe TD starting 10 a.m. Fairgreen (opp.Pettits supermarket).
Carlow:
Assemble 12 noon at Croppies Grave, ’98 Street, Graiguecullen and from there march through Carlow town, finishing at the Liberty Tree.
Kilkenny:
2pm at the Courthouse, Parliament St
Westmeath:
Mullingar – meet at The Square 12 noon.
CONNACHT:
Galway:
Assemble at the Browne Doorway, Eyre Square 2pm for mass binning of leaflet and march to TD clinics.
ULSTER:
Donegal:
Donegal town, Dungloe, Ballybofey, Buncrana, Ramelton, Letterkenny – Information stands in all towns.
Gweedore/Gaoth Dobhair – meet 12 noon Páirc Gnó Ghaoth Dobhair (outside Dinny McGinley’s ministerial office) and marching to his TD’s office in Machaire Chlochair.
Fál Carrach – meet 12 midday at the crossroads for speeches and then a protest march through the town.
Monaghan:
Car cavalcade throughout county towns to hand out leaflets.Leaving from Monaghan town @ 10am from Peter’s Lake carpark via Clones; Ballybay; Carrickmacross and on to Castleblaney and then back to Monaghan. Supporters from each town will be giving out leaflets just before cavalcade arrives.
LOUTH
Dundalk & Mid / North Louth
Ardee will be carrying banners down the main street and leafleting as they go. Meeting @ 12 and going until 2
For the rest of the area, everyone is meeting in ‘the square’ Dundalk where there will be stalls from 1-4 from which the leaflet will be distributed.
Drogheda activity: West Street Drogheda stall from 1.30pm onwards. Members of the group will be distributing leaflets across the town on the day and from early morning on the market.
Please check the website http://www.nohouseholdtax.org for late notifications of other protests
THE JOURNAL, KEEP ME AWARE OF ALL THE NEWS, BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!
Can anyone name all of the movies from the Lego clip.
Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark
Ghost
Grease
Dr No
Titanic
The Sound of Music
Singing in The Rain
The Seven Year Itch
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Everybody in the country must partake in the protest, as it is important that we let the government know that we are totally against the charges they are imposing on us, and they are punitive, which is what they are. I am very sad that I am not taking part in the protest, and the reason that I am not is as a result of the economic crisis, is that I had an argument with my long term unemployed 44 year old husband, and had to leave home, but I had planned to go to Kilkenny today but life has become too unbearable at home, as I am on the dole too, but I am hoping that there will be another one, and I will make sure that I attend in the near future.
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