Selim Reza, Sirajganj : Uncertainty looms over Bogura-Sirajganj Railway Project as it has now been plagued with manifold problems including fund crisis, land acquisition and bureaucratic complexities.Monirul Islam Firoji, Project Director (PD) of Bogura-Railway Project said, “The process of land acquisition on the verge of completion except giving payment of land value (money) to the owners. But, it will depend on the release of fund by the concerned authorities that raises one of the uncertainties. Besides, there was a deal...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : Dummy Fuel Assemblies (DFA) loading into the reactor pressure vessel at unit 1 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant began on September 17, 2024. 163 DFAs and 115 Control and Protection System Absorber Rods (CPSAR) will be loaded within the next two weeks. Real nuclear fuel loading will begin after all the reactor parameters are met with the help of dummy assemblies. Specialists of Atomstroyexport, Atomtechenergo, and Rosenergoatom are performing the job. Project Director Dr. Zahidul Islam...
Chattogram Bureau : Australian Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) Clinton Pobke said that Australia will always support the development of Bangladesh. On Wednesday (September 18), he said this during a courtesy meeting with Chattogram City Corporation Administrator and Chattogram Divisional Commissioner Md. Tofail Islam. First Secretary (Political) Anna Peterson was also present at this time. City Corporation Administrator Md. Tofail Islam said, waterlogging, sewage disposal, waste management, landslides are big challenges for us in view of the changing climate. Chattogram City...
Sylhet Bureau : A consultation meeting was held at Sylhet Roads and Highways Department (RHD) office regarding the construction of a modern restroom area with accommodation and parking facilities for drivers of long-distance buses, minibuses, trucks, pickups, and covered vans at 128 km of the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Bejura in Madhavpur upazila of Habiganj.The discussion meeting was held at 3 pm on Wednesday (September 18) in the meeting room of the additional chief engineer’s office of Sylhet Zone, Topkhanastha Roads...
Barishal Correspondent : The newly joined Deputy Commissioner (DC) of BarishalMohammad Delwar Hossain visited the family of Abdullah Al-Abir, martyred in the student movementat Dhaka.On Wednesday (September 18) at noon, the Deputy Commissioner went to the house named ‘Mahmudaloy’ on Gorachand Das Road in the city, the residence of maternal uncle and met Mizanur Rahman, father of Shaheed Abir there. From boyhood Abir was brought up hereand their ancestral home in is in Chinnarkathi village under Babuganj upazila of Barishal.At...
BSS : A high-yielding, biofortified zinc and iron- enriched lentil variety ‘BARI Masur- 8’ is being promoted in the region, including its vast Barind tract, to meet up the gradually mounting demands of pulse. The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a Swiss-based foundation, are working to promote the lentil variety through financial and technical support. BARI and Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) are also working to expedite the field level activities related to...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : A tragic fire broke out in the home of Afzal Hossain in Charmirkamari Mathalpara village, Ishwardi, on Wednesday morning around 8:30 AM, resulting from a short circuit while boiling eggs in an electric jug. The devastating blaze left the entire family with severe burns, and they estimate the loss at approximately Tk 30 lakh. This incident underscores the dangers of electrical appliances when used near gas stoves, highlighting the urgent need for safety awareness in households....