UNB, Dhaka The Bridges Division on Wednesday signed an agreement with a British firm to appoint consultants for the management support consultancy service of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project. Padma Bridge project director Shafiqul Islam and Vardaman Jones, director of High Point Rendel, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides at the Setu…
UNB, Sangsad Bhaban A bill titled ‘Payra Port Project (Land Acquisition) Bill, 2016’ was passed in Parliament on Wednesday paving the way to acquire land for the implementation of the country’s third seaport. Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif moved the Bill in the House and it was passed by voice vote. According to the Bill,…
UNB, Dhaka The government will gradually halt gas supply to all the fertiliser factories except Jamuna Fertiliser Factory in the coming summer to divert it to irrigation pumps and power plants. Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury disclosed this while briefing reporters at Buduyt Bhaban in the city on five new power projects which…
BSS, Dhaka Tourism, a new development focus of the United Nations, can stimulate the achievement of several targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within 2030, Tourism Ministry officials and its stakeholders observed today. “Tourism is not merely confined within travel only. It now holds a big canvas than include health tourism, cultural tourism, archaeological…
BSS, Dhaka Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya (Bir Bikram) stressed the need for awareness among teachers and guardians to combat terrorism and militancy in educational institutions. “Giving education on morality and discipline is necessary alongside with the academic education to build an enlightened nation,” he said while speaking as chief guest…
UNB, Chittagong Five policemen and two drug traders were injured in a clash between the two groups at Rangipara slum in the city on Tuesday night. The injured policemen were identified as sub-inspectors Himel Roy, Nurul Afsar and Mizanur Rahman and assistant sub-inspectors Sharif and Jakir Hossain. Officer-in-charge of Halishahar Police Station Pranab Chowdhury said…
BSS, Dhaka Land Minister and Language Movement veteran Shamsur Rahman Sharif today said the Bangalee nationhood and movement for self-governance had emerged from the spirit of the Language Movement in 1952. “The Bangalee nation resisted a plot to destroy Bangla language giving misinterpretations of religion,” he said speaking as the chief guest at a discussion…
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UNB: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two hundi (Sending money through unofficial channel) traders in possession of Tk14.5 lakh from Chechnra border area in Panchbibi upazila on Tuesday noon. The arrestees were identified as Sudarshan Kundu, 27, son of Nityananda Kundu of Purbabazar, and Abul Hossain, 25, son of Abdul Karim, a resident…
UNB: Six people went missing when a sand-laden trawler capsized in the Dhaleshwari River at Alirtek in Sadar upazila on Wednesday. The trawler with 20-25 workers on board sank in the middle of the river around 2:30pm when it was hit by a Munshiganj-bound cargo vessel, said officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Abdul Malek. Six…