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Electricity prices up 118pc in last 11 years
Staff Correspondent: Wholesale price of electricity has increased by 118% and retail price by 89.63 % in the last 11 years, speakers said during a webinar yesterday.The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) and Voktakantho organized the webinar, titled “Consumer Rights Protection in Energy Conversion.”During the discussion, it was also revealed…
Read More »Country sees record Boro cultivation this year
Staff Correspondent: This year, 207,84,508 tons of boro have been cultivated – which is the highest cultivation ever. The national average yield of boro paddy in the country this year was 4.29 tons per hectare where last year it was 3.97 tons. In other words, the production per hectare has…
Read More »Country’s 6 districts at risk of a large-scale earthquake
Staff Correspondent: Sylhet district of Bangladesh has seen 10 earthquakes within 10 days – which is the first time for the country. As a result, panic has been created among people across the country. None can calculate why the tremors, far away from the earthquake epicenter is occurring only in…
Read More »Tk 46cr damage for 11 govt departments
Cyclone Yaas Industry Desk: Eleven government departments in Bagherhat have suffered a damage of at least Tk46 crore due to Cyclone Yaas which passed through the country’s coastal areas late last month. The district administration has already started cooperation to repair the damaged infrastructures and rehabilitate people.According to the Bagerhat…
Read More »Train tickets available at counters across country
Staff Correspondent: The sale of train tickets began at counter of the railway stations across the country yesterday after a two-month closure due to coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic.At the same time, online train tickets are being sold.The sale of tickets started at 8:00am yesterday at all the railway station counters,…
Read More »Rice import target still on uncertainty
Indian variant of corona hits import Golam Mostafa Jibon: Uncertainty to meet the target of rice import from abroad has been created again due to recent military coup in Myanmar and sudden rising of incidences from coronavirus’s new variant in India that leads to complexities in some rules.Spread of Indian…
Read More »Chattogram waterlogging a never-ending problem
Ayub Ali from Chattogram: Though a number of initiatives have been taken over the years to address Chittagong city’s waterlogging problem, many of those have apparently gone down the drain due to a lack of coordinated efforts by the government bodies concerned.Town planners and experts made the observation while approached…
Read More »Climate Change to get priority in Bangladesh
ADB proposes more support Industry Desk: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) must now prioritise climate change, while continuing to support economic recovery and the COVID-19 vaccination program in Bangladesh, says a report released by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department (IED).The review recommends that climate change and environment should be the leading…
Read More »Tk 1,400cr project to construct 30 paddy silos
Staff Correspondent: The government has initiated a big move to construct some 30 silos across the country having facility of paddy drying, preservation and other related facilities with an overall storage capacity of 1.50 lakh metric tons.The Directorate General of Food under the Ministry of Food will implement a draft…
Read More »Lebukhali Bridge makes Kuakata in just 5 hours
Zakir Mahmud Salim: Lebukhali Bridge – the long-awaited dream for the people of the southern part of the country, especially for the people of Patuakhali – has turned visible recently.The 1,470-meter-long bridge on the Dhaka-Kuakata Highway will provide direct road connectivity to the Southern region. Once the bridge is operational,…
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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 …
