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Govt cancels 10 coal-based projects
Staff Correspondent: The government has canceled contracts for 10 coal-fired power projects worth $12 billion.This information was given by Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment, Forests and Climate Change at a dialogue held at Hotel BRAC Inn in the capital yesterday.He said the government had canceled…
Read More »718 more Rohingyas leave for Bhasan Char
Chattogram Bureau: In the tenth phase of relocation, some 718 more Rohingya refugees from Ukhia camps in Cox’s Bazar have left for Bhasan Char.A total of 13 buses of Rohingyas departed the transit point at Ukhia Degree College around 1:25pm Sunday to the Naval Jetty in Chattogram. Another team of…
Read More »Cold wave sweeping over 3 districts
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Monday predicted that a mild cold wave sweeping over three districts of the country is likely to abate in the next 24 hours.“Mild cold wave is sweeping over the districts of Panchagarh, Kurigram, Jashore and Chudanga and it may abate,” said a Met Office…
Read More »Early variety of potato boosts farmers fortune
Nilphamari Correspondent: The early potato harvest has brought fortune to the farmers in Nilphamari district as traders are paying exceptionally high prices for the kitchen staple amid increased demand in the country’s major cities.The situation is unlike the previous season when the farmers incurred huge losses due to preserving their…
Read More »Govt implementing Tk 8,500cr dev works on river Teesta
Staff Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday said development work on both sides of the river ‘Teesta’ is being implemented at a cost of about Tk 8,500 crore.“The Rangpur region was once backward, we are not backward now. Our Rangpur is also moving forward keeping pace with the development of…
Read More »NBR working tirelessly to enhance revenue from internal sources
b The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is working tirelessly to increase revenue from internal sources to materialise the dream of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to build Bangladesh a developed nation by 2041.High officials said this today at a function arranged by the office of the Tax Commissioner of Taxes…
Read More »Export goods of Tk3,000cr stuck at Chattogram port
RMG exports at high risk Ayub Ali from Ctg: Export commodities worth over Tk3,000 crore remain stuck at the Inland Container Depots (ICDs) of Chattogram port as the nationwide transport strike, enforced by transporters against fuel price hike, has disrupted goods delivery for the third consecutive day.No export product entered…
Read More »Bus service to resume in parts of Ctg today
Chattogram Bureau: An association of transport owners in Chattogram have decided to operate buses in the city from today 6 am, defying the ongoing nationwide strike against fuel price hike.“We have decided to operate the bus services that are under association from Sunday,” said Belayat Hossain, President of Chattogram Metropolitan…
Read More »Extensive plans taken for development of fisheries in haors
Says Rezaul Karim Biddut P. Roy from Kishorganj: Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim yesterday said, a comprehensive plan has been taken for the development of fisheries in the haor area.“The present government will do whatever is necessary to develop and enrich the Haor regions. Several plans have been…
Read More »Sheikh Hasina Int’l Cricket stadium near Padma on cards
Manikganj Correspondent:The government has decided to build a new international cricket stadium after name of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, near Paturia ghat, close to the famous Padma River in Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj.State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Hasan Russell, Manikganj-1 MP and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Director Naimur…
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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 …
