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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…

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…

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.…

The 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…

Staff Correspondent: Surplus gas from Bhola fields is likely to be shipped to factories in Dhaka, Gazipur and Mymensingh’s Bhaluka by early June this year in compressed natural gas (CNG) form as the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has nodded a proposal regarding this matter, said Petrobangla Chairman Zanendra Nath Sarker.“The…

Zarif Mahmud: The government wants to pass the production of Dinajpur’s Barapakuria coal mine to 5,000 metric tons (mt) per day. Sources in the Energy Department said that instructions have been given to the mine authorities for this. Recently, a letter has been sent from the Energy Department seeking to…

Gopalganj Correspondent: Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated 43 development projects and laid five others foundation stones at a cost of Tk 329 crore to ensure overall development of her home district Gopalganj.She opened the projects after unveiling a plaque by pressing a button at…

Staff Correspondent: Saiful, who used to be a van-puller, now sells ‘fuchka’ (street food) near the Padma Bridge. He now earns significantly more than he did previously – thanks to the boom the locality has seen in tourism since the Padma Bridge opened in June 2022. Many day laborers, like…

New economic prospect sees day light Zarif Mahmud: Agriculture, the life and livelihood of a large population of northern region of Bangladesh depends on agriculture. As a result, people who depend on their daily income are jobless for almost half of the year. Although there are entrepreneurs, no heavy industry…

Lack of fresh water and jobs Mahfuja Mukul: Majedul and Masura couple live with their three children in a small shack in Rathkhola Bill of Munjitpur area of Satkhira city. Majedul drives a van in Satkhira town. His wife works as a housekeeper in several houses in the city. The…