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Man Wins TV for Killing 83,000 Rats

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (Sept. 30) - Bangladesh on Wednesday rewarded a farmer who killed more than 83,000 rats and launched a monthlong campaign nationwide to kill millions more, to protect crops and reduce the need for food imports.
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Bangladesh on Wednesday awarded a farmer who killed more than 83,000 rats and launched a monthlong campaign nationwide to kill millions more, to protect crops and reduce the need for food imports. Mokhairul Islam, 40, won a first prize of a color television for killing some 83,450 rats in the past nine months in Gazipur district near the South Asian country\'s capital, Dhaka. He collected their tails for proof.