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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…
Read More »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…
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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 …
