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AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Bangladesh border police said Tuesday they had seized more than 120 kilograms (270 pounds) of dead turtles, their largest ever haul of the animal, which is commonly used in oriental medicines.

Officers from Board Guard Bangladesh (BGB) found the dried meat and shells after smugglers abandoned the contraband on the country's northwest border with India when challenged by guards.

"This is the largest haul we have seized. The dried turtles were being smuggled from India," area commander Amirul Islam told AFP.

Dried turtles can be used in traditional medicine, Islam said. Herbal medicines are popular among both the urban middle-class and in poorer rural communities in Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi forest officials say there has been a spike in incidents of exotic animal poaching in recent months.

The latest seizure comes just weeks after Thai customs discovered hundreds of live turtles, 35 star tortoises and other rare animals in a suitcase from Bangladesh at Bangkok's main airport.

"Some smugglers are using Bangladesh as a transit point for illegal trafficking of wild animals from the region," Tapan Kumar Dey, the forest department's chief conservator of wildlife told AFP.

"Traffickers are using the country's porous land borders with India to smuggle wild animals into Bangladesh and then transport them to South East Asian countries," Dey said.

He said Bangladesh was setting up a specialised force to crack down on poachers and smugglers in the country's forests including the Sundarbans -- home to critically endangered Bengal tigers -- and at its main border points.

Islamic New Year Message for Muslims and Non-Muslims Worldwide

Irvine, CA (PRWEB) January 11, 2008

In welcoming the New Islamic Year, IqraSense.com has posted a very inspirational and motivating message on its newly launched Islamic Blog for Muslims worldwide. This Islamic New Year message has been very widely welcomed by most Muslims and blogs over the web.

The new Islamic year message on “IqraSense.com Islamic blog” is entitled, “New Year (1429 Hijri) Message — Setting Goals for Personal Transformation”. This blog post highlights the need for Muslims to set goals and resolutions in accordance with the teachings of Islam and provides various examples of Muslims and non-Muslims who have been successful in setting goals and following through on those goals to achieve success.

The New Islamic year is 1429 Hijri that is calculated from the time Prophet Muhammad migrated from the city of Makkah in Saudi-Arabia to Al-Madinah, also in Saudi-Arabia. This year the first day of the Hijri year corresponded to January 9, 2008 of the Gregorian calendar.

The Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar having 12 lunar months in a year of about 354 days. This calendar is used as the primary calendar in many predominantly Muslim countries. Muslims worldwide use this calendar to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holidays.

IqraSense.com is the most visited Muslim Blog on the web that welcomes participation on topics meant to advance peace, mutual dialog among people of all faiths worldwide, and better understanding and appreciation of Islamic and Middle Eastern issues. Since its launch a few weeks ago, the blog has received thousands of visitors from approximately 160 countries of the world. IqraSense.com’s most visitors come from the United States of America.

IqraSense.com is also actively inviting authors to contribute their ideas for potential inclusion on its Islamic blog.

IqraSense Islamic blog covers topics on the following: Religious Divides

Blogs have become a viable and cost effective way for individuals and organizations to get their message out, increase brand awareness and generate visitors. Most individuals and organizations use blogs to discuss important topics and issues related to customers, industry issues, and world events or just communicate to their target user base.

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