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Waiting for bodies
52 workers still missing in Rupganj factory fire Narayanganj Correspondent: No more bodies were found from the gutted Shezan Juice Factory in Rupganj, Narayanganj till Saturday morning. Although the rescue operation was completed, 52 workers are still missing. After extinguishing the fire, the fire service has started a new searching…
Read More »None will be spared
Home minister says Staff Correspondent: The government will not spare any one responsible for the devastating factory fire in Rupganj, Home Minister Asaduzzman Khan said yesterday after announcing the arrest of eight people, including the owner of the enterprise, in this connection.The home minister was talking to reporters after visiting…
Read More »Jamdani weavers of Narsingdi busy before Eid
Narsingdi Correspondent: The weavers of Jamdani Sharee at Daulatpur union of Monohardi upazila of the district are now busy producing attractive Jamdani sharee before Eid-ul Azha.The weavers for better earning remain very busy before the Eid when demand for their produced product increases in the aristocratic markets of the capital…
Read More »Fazly mango business gains momentum in Rajshahi
Rajshahi Bureau: The Fazly mango business has gotten momentum in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts, famous for mango production in the country.Sources concerned said the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the previous one and half month-long mango business badly and this year’s debacle is supposed to be more compared to the previous…
Read More »3,800 tons of Indian coal coming for Rampal Plant
Monthly 20,000 tons to be needed Ibrahim Khalil Jewel: The first consignment of nearly 3,800 tonnes of coal-for Rampal Thermal Power Plant in Bangladesh-has left India.The consignment left from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata for Khulna on July 2, reports the sources from Delhi.The coal has been extracted from…
Read More »Benpole Customs witnesses 58pc revenue growth
Benapole Correspondent: The Benapole Customs House, entrusted with the operations of country’s largest Benapole Land Port, fetched Tk 4,148.27 crore as revenue collection in the last fiscal year (FY21) despite the COVID-19 pandemic which was 58 percent higher than the previous fiscal year (FY20).The revenue collection from the Benapole Customs…
Read More »New variety of BSRI-48 Sugarcane released
Ishwardi, Pabna: Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute has released another new variety of sugarcane with high yield and high sugar content. The variety was released at the 105th meeting of the National Seed Board held on June 17 while Md. Mesbahul Islam, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture chaired. Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research…
Read More »$ 47m loan agreement signedwith Korea for CWASA project
Chattagram Bureau: A loan agreement was signed yesterday under which South Korea would provide $47 million soft loan to Bangladesh for the “Bhandal Jhuri Water Supply Project”, Chattagram.The agreement on additional soft loan was signed between Bangladesh and Korea through a cross signing process.Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Wing Chief (Asia,…
Read More »Bumper Aush yieldexpected in Jamalpur
Jamalpur Correspondent: Bumper production of Aush rice is being expected in Jamalpur this Kharip-1 season while 4,045 hectares of land brought under the crop cultivation with a production target of 10,611 tonnes of rice.According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) officials, farmers of the district cultivated two varieties of…
Read More »Banshkhali coal fired power plant uncertain
129 dignitaries, 74 groups ask China to stop funding Ayub Ali from Ctg: About 129 influential rights activists and 74 organisations from 21 countries, including Bangladesh, have called upon the Chinese authorities to immediately withdraw and end provision of finance and technical support for the Banshkhali coal power plant in…
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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 …
