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No doubt about Bangladesh’s high growth potential in 20 yrs: Ambassador Naoki
Bangladesh’s time-tested friend Japan sees its high growth potential in the coming 20 years, but noted that Bangladesh’s growing economy needs to be backed by timely development of infrastructure and further improvement in investment climate.
India-Bangladesh ‘Border Haat’ in Sylhet to boost economy, bilateral ties
A new India-Bangladesh ‘Border Haat’ (market) is going to be set up soon in Muria of Beanibazar upazila to boost border trade and social connection between the two neighbours.
A successful 2019 and promising 2020 in country’s arts and culture sphere
The year 2020 is going to be celebrated as 'Mujib Year', marking the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the year is earmarked to observe special cultural events with enormous festivities across the country.
Undergrounding electricity wraps Sylhet in elegance
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has gone one step further towards building a modern and smart digital city by doing away with the lumber of wires and overhead cables and introducing underground electricity transmission system.
The Hazrat Shahjalal mazar area of Ward number–1 of SCC has been completely brought under the system whereby all the electrical pillars and wiring of other services have been removed from view.
Local Power Development Board (PDB) has been installing the underground electric wiring system under its “Power Distribution System Development Project, Sylhet Division”, said a press statement of PDB on Tuesday.
The statement signed by the project director MM Siddik said that the power supply under the new system commenced successfully on January 5 after moving all the overhead electric lines into underground in the Shahjalal mazar area.
Sylhet City Corporation also provided assistance in the project, it said.
EVM better than ballot, say experts
Amid a fresh political debate over the use of electronic voting machine (EVM) in the upcoming two city polls, election experts said fair polls are possible with the machine if a congenial atmosphere can be created.
Onion prices start to fall again in Dhaka kitchen markets
Prices of onions have started to come down again in Dhaka kitchen markets.
The rise of Bashundhara Kings
Bashundhara Kings have etched their name in the record books of country’s domestic football, securing their first title in the recently-concluded TVS 31st Federation Cup Football 2019-20. The season’s curtain raiser produced a new champion, to go with six former champions including two giants Dhaka Abahani Limited and Dhaka Mohammedan Limited.
Cumilla City battling new hazards of unplanned building construction
Unplanned and unauthorised construction of multistoried risky buildings with substandard materials have become a serious threat to city dwellers.
Govt to buy idle electricity from solar power plants
The Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (Sreda) has finalised a draft policy guideline for purchasing idle electricity from solar power plants now being used for running irrigation pumps.
Bogura agriculture at stake as topsoil goes to brick kilns
Dozens of illegal brick kilns, set up in arable land near schools and colleges, have formed a powerful clique who are removing the fertile topsoil for making bricks, rendering the fields unusable for agriculture.