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Govt to procure 3.75 lakh tons fuel oil
60,000 tons of fertilizer also to be imported Staff Correspondent: The government yesterday approved separate proposals for procuring some 3.75 lakh metric tons of fuel oil and some 60,000 metric tons of fertilizer to meet the growing demand of the country.The approval came from the 14th meeting of the Cabinet…
Read More »BD Railway turns into a profitable organization
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government has turned state-run Bangladesh Railway into a profitable agency, which was left in tatters during the past BNP rule.“As we made BRTC a profitable one, today we’ve proven that train service can be made profitable,” she said at the launching…
Read More »UN officials keen to deploy more peacekeepers from BD
Staff Correspondent: United Nations officials have expressed interest in deploying more peacekeepers from Bangladesh in bilateral meetings with Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed at UN Headquarters (UNHQs) in New York.The Bangladesh army chief had meetings with senior officials of the UN on various issues of mutual…
Read More »Salt tolerant rice varieties bring hope to BD farmers
Staff Correspondent: In the 1970s, Nandi Dulal, a 70-year-old paramedic-turned-farmer from Mukandapur village in Satkhira’s Kaliganj upazila, bred 25 varieties of rice with his fellow farmers.By then, they discovered that their field was becoming saltier with time and that the rice field was becoming sterile.“As the arable land became saltier,…
Read More »Criminals getting reckless ahead of Eid
Vacant roads, flats are now the main target of criminals Golam Mostafa Jibon: As Dhaka city has started to be empty day by day centering the Eid-ul-fitr, one of the largest festivals of the Muslims, criminals especially snatchers and robbers have become reckless again to carry their illicit deeds despite…
Read More »Surplus electricity, but outage not gone
Farmers, industrialists worst sufferers Golam Mostafa Jibon: Though, the government has announced to create a record by bringing the whole country under cent percent electrification coverage before the start of the Ramadan, the authorities concerned could not ensure smooth supply of electricity everywhere. In addition, abnormal power outage has now…
Read More »Rampal plant to inject 660 MW to national grid from July
Staff Correspondent: The ultra super critical thermal Rampal Power plant is expected to kick off its first unit in July this year to add 660 MW to the national power grid while it is set to go on full-fledged operation in November producing a total of 1,320 MW.“With following the…
Read More »PM to handover 33,000 houses to homeless families as Eid gift
Staff Correspondent: As part of the government’s target to ensure housing for the landless and homeless people, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over about 33,000 houses to landless and homeless families today ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.“The government will hand over 32,904 houses to landless and homeless families. Prime Minister Sheikh…
Read More »People aged above 65 can’t perform Hajj this year
Staff Correspondent: Registered intending pilgrims aged over 65 will not be allowed to perform Hajj this year, said State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan yesterday.“People aged above 65, who have already completed registration for Hajj cannot go to Saudi Arabia this year. The Saudi government has made…
Read More »Action against those after seeing footage of New Market clashes
Staff Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said that legal action must be taken against those who will be identified through video footage of the clashes between students and traders, employees at New Market in the capital. Besides, the case will proceed at its own pace.He said this while…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
