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Banana cultivation gains popularity in Panchagarh
Panchagarh Correspondent: Banana cultivation is gaining popularity in the district as its cultivation is more lucrative and less expensive.Banana is cultivated especially on abandoned and high land here while many farmers cultivated it commercially.Farmers have already started harvesting banana this year as the delicious fruit is plucked within 10 to…
Read More »MP Dhanu brings love and development for Bhaluka people
Ibrahim Khalil:Alhajj Kazim Uddin Ahmed Dhanu MP, a charismatic politician was born in 23rd March 1966 in Mymensingh. He is currently the Member of Parliament from Mymensingh-11, Bhaluka. He passed his BSc honors, MSS in Political Science and LLB.Kazim Uddin’s father, Major Afsar Uddin Ahmed was a veteran freedom fighter.…
Read More »Another ferry hits Padma Bridge pillar
Staff Correspondent: Another ferry hit a pillar of the under-construction Padma Bridge yesterday.The ferry named Bir Srestho Jahangir hit the 10th pillar of the bridge, BIWTA Chairman Md Tajul Islam told.The BIWTA chairman said the incident took place while the ferry tried to give side to a sand-laden bulkhead.“We did…
Read More »New gas field found in Sylhet
It holds 68b cubic feet reserve: Nasrul Hamid Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday formally announced Zakiganj as the country 28th gas field having 68 billion cubic feet of gas reserve.The state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (Bapex) made the discovery in…
Read More »Duck farming delights many villagers in Rajshahi
Rajshahi Bureau: Duck farming has made fortunes of many people in both rural and urban areas because they are relying on it as an effective means of attaining economic emancipation.Rubel Islam, 35, who used to sell his labour earlier, has now become financially solvent through the duck farming for the…
Read More »Ferry services on Shimulia Banglabazar route suspended
Munshiganj Correspondent: Ferry services on Shimulia-Banglabazar route were suspended yesterday noon due to stormy weather.Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Assistant General Manager of Bangladesh Inland and Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Shimulia Ferry Ghat, said the ferries on the route were operating with risk due to strong current in the Padma river since…
Read More »Whiteleg shrimp cultivation sees success in Khulna
Industry Desk: A new species of shrimp named vannamei or whiteleg, which is dominating the shrimp market, is seeing success in its first experimental cultivation in Khulna.The average production per hectare of this shrimp is 6,761kg more than the Bagda variety.Besides, the production rate of this species is high while…
Read More »Momen seeks favorable business environment in Kuwait for BD
Industry Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Kuwait to establish a forum of ‘South-South Finance Development’ for creating more favorable environment for Bangladesh businesspersons in the oil-rich country.He made the request during a bilateral meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah on the…
Read More »Ctg customs posts Tk 51,577cr revenues for first time
Staff Correspondent:Chattogram Customs House posted a 23.23 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue earnings and fetched Tk 51,577 crore in 2020-21 fiscal year.This was the first time the revenue generated by the customs house, a wing of the National Board of Revenue, shot past the Tk 50,000-crore mark.The record earnings…
Read More »Clear case of death trap
*All basic rules were violated*Murder case filed by police*Hashem and 4-son arrestedand put on 4-day remand*Workers liable for fire: Hashem Mahfuja Mukul:Police have brought charges of murders and attempts to murder against Sajeeb Group Chairman MA Hashem, his four sons and three factory officials over the deaths of 52 workers…
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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 …
