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Road bitumen melting for excess temperature
Jashore Correspondent: S everal pictures have gone viral on social media Facebook saying that the bitumen of Dharmatala and Palbari Khyertala highways in Jessore city is melting due to excessive temperature.When asked about this on Sunday, Executive Engineer Abul Kalam Azad of Jessore Roads and High Ways Department said, “I…
Read More »Rajshahi Indian Center issuing visa fastest time
Md.Shahin Sagor, Rajshahi: Indian Visa Application Centers have seen huge crowd for shopping, health check-up, medical and tourist visa seekers. As Darshana, Sona Masjid and Gede land ports have opened for passengers, visa center officials have to cope with an additional pressure of processing huge number of applications.Talking to the…
Read More »Tk 603.76 cr earned from Padma Bridge in 9 months
Staff Correspondent: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Tk 603.76 crore was earned from Padma Bridge as toll in the last nine months.He gave the information during the question-answer session in the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday. The House began with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.In a…
Read More »Special programme taken to protect biodiversity of Halda River: Minister
Staff Correspondent: The government has taken a special programme to protect the biodiversity of the Halda River, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin yesterday.“An action plan will be prepared to implement this programme and once it is implemented, it can be possible to protect biodiversity of…
Read More »Navigability shortage hits Baghabari seaport to shut
500 workers become joblessFertilizer, fuel supply cut off S A Khan, Sirajgong: Due to the lack of water at around 10 points of the Baghabari waterway as per the demand, the cargo ship with full load of chemical fertilizers has not arrived at the Baghabari seaport for the last 3…
Read More »Experimentally train runon Padma Bridge today
Industry Desk: A special train will experimentally run on the Padma Bridge today. The train will travel from Bhanga to Mawa end of the bridge.The Padma bridge, spanning over 6.15 km, has now been fully equipped with a railway line after completing two rounds of welding work. Furthermore, the lining…
Read More »Implement Teesta Project to save people from disasters: IFC
Industry Desk: The International Farakka Committee (IFC) has welcomed the government of Bangladesh for sending a note verbale to New Delhi seeking to know about their plan to construct two new canals to divert water of the Teesta River.Simultaneously the government should implement the Teesta Master Plan because efforts for…
Read More »Golden harvest in salty fields
Mahfuz Emran: The people of Kolghensha Coastal Upazila Koira of Sundarbans have started to overcome the wounds of terrible natural disasters like Sidor and Aila. They are growing golden crops in salty land. Thousands of coastal people are becoming self-sufficient by cultivating sweet potatoes, watermelons and sunflowers across the horizon…
Read More »Matarbari port to be regionalbusiness hub
Will change country’s economy Mahfuja Mukul: The only hill island upazila of the country, Maheshkhali Matarbari, is going on a huge campaign. Along with the power plant, the under construction of a deep-sea port is progressing in this union, which is famous for salt cultivation near the Bay of Bengal.…
Read More »Abnormal high cost estimates
for Jamuna bank protectionThe project estimates 3-time high budget Md Rabiul Haque: Anomalous cost estimates have been found in a project to protect the banks of the Jamuna River. A huge amount of money has been charged for the consultant fee of the project, which is considered unnecessary by the stakeholders. At the…
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