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Dhaka-Barishal luxury launch being sold by cutting
Owners incurring huge loss Mohsin Mia Liton, Barishal: The traditional launch service of the southern region with the capital can be stopped at any moment. The people of Barisal region have traveled to the capital for more than 200 years relying on this service. The sample of the ringing of…
Read More »21 citizens demand accountability in river ways dredging
Staff Correspondent: Twenty-one citizens of different professions have demanded to increase the service quality in inland water transport sector and an end to various types of harassment to vessel owners. They also demanded to ensure transparency and accountability in the dredging of rivers and regular removal of silt. They made…
Read More »Shapla Beel of red water lilies
Dr. M. Abdul Kaium: “Dhan nodi khal, ei tine Barshal” (Paddy-river-canal, these three are Barishal) — this proverb strikes a chord first when we talk about this region of the country. Truly, waterways, rivers and beels (wet land) scatter over the area.One such beel close to Barisal district is Satla,…
Read More »Tk 131 cr Aman Feed cos’ loan Tk 385 cr
-Paid up capital Tk 130.97 cr-Current loan Tk 387.62 cr Mahfuz Emran: Capital market-listed Aman Feed is caught in the net of debt. With a paid-up capital of Tk 130.97 crore, the debt of this company is Tk 387.62 crore. That means the debt is about three times the capital…
Read More »Cumilla-B’baria 4-lane highway project okayed
To be spent Tk 7,189 cr Staff Correspondent: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterdaycleared six development projects including Tk 7,189 crore one to upgrade Cumilla-Brahmanbaria National Highway into a four-lane one.The highway from Mainamati of Cumilla to Dharkhar of Brahmanbaria will be upgraded into a four-lane…
Read More »Germ infected potato exports
Mahfuja Mukul: Potatoes produced in the country contain harmful bacteria. Due to this, obstacles are being created in the export of potatoes abroad, said Chairman of Bangladesh Safe Food Authority. Abdul Qayyum.He said this at a press conference office yesterday. This press conference was organized on the occasion of ‘Food…
Read More »251 bridges without roads
— 364 percent cost increase— 77 damaged prematurely Mahfuja Mukul: The construction of 251 bridges has been going on for more than 12 years. However, the project is not over yet. Not checking the feasibility at the beginning of the project,it is continuing. Out of these, 22 bridges have some…
Read More »Smooth oil supply to northern dists on way
Pipeline nearing completion Industry Desk: The country’s northern region grappled with a fuel crisis during the nine-day long Eid-ul-Fitr holiday as the workforce tasked with carrying oil to the northern districts were enjoying Eid vacations too.Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), the state-owned fuel oil importer, claimed that there was no such…
Read More »Tea workers end strike after little wage hike
Daily wage rose to Tk 145 from Tk 120 Staff Correspondent: Tea plantation workers have returned to work after owners agreed to raise their daily wage to Tk 145 from Tk 120 amid protests.They ended a strike after 12 days over the wage dispute yesterday, according to Nripen Pal, acting…
Read More »Implement Teesta master plan: IFC
Staff Correspondent: International Farakka Committee yesterday demanded the implementation of the Teesta Master Plan to protect three crore people living in its basin in Bangladesh from heavy flood and river banks erosion.Atiqur Rahman Salu, chairman of IFC, voiced the demand in an opinion exchange meeting at the Abdus Salam Hall…
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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 …
