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TK 2137cr project in limbo

TK 2137cr project in limbo
Despite of a deadline of December 2016, a project to construct two railway overpasses on the Dhaka-Chittagong four-lane highway is yet to be completed thanks to inefficiency of the construction company concerned.  Project Builders Company Ltd, the company which was awarded the contract for constructing two railway overpasses on the Dhaka-Chittagong four-lane highway, has disappeared without completing works after receiving TK 1374.69 crore of the TK 2137.26 cr project which is 64 per cent of the total cost. Project Builders Company completed only 51 per cent work but it received 64 per cent of total cost, the report said. Project director Aktar Hossen told the Independent that they had not refund the security money of Tk 20 crore as they…

Water convention stresses sustainable water resource management

Water convention stresses sustainable water resource management

Speakers at the National Water Convention, 2016 stressed the need for sustainable management of water resources as the availability of water is declining day by day, reports UNB. Speaking as the chief guest, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud emphasised preserving the country’s water-bodies…
Families of slain cops get PM donation

Families of slain cops get PM donation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday gave donation of Tk 50 lakh to the family members of four policemen who were killed in terror attacks at Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan and Sholakia Eid Jamaat in Koshoregonj in July this year., reports UNB.   The Prime Minister handed over nine cheques of…
Law for protecting 
agricultural land

Law for protecting agricultural land

It is very encouraging to know that the government is going to pass law for protecting agricultural land. The Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain said about this in the capital recently, according to a report published in this newspaper. In the wake of dwindling arable land…
Necessity of establishing law university in Bangladesh

Necessity of establishing law university in Bangladesh

‘Ignorance of law is of no excuse’ is a legal principle frequently said to reflect the necessity and impact of law on human life in respect of state obligation. This universal principle implies that even a layman who is unaware of a law may not escape liability for infringing that law merely…
Post-harvest fish safety imperative for sound public health

Post-harvest fish safety imperative for sound public health

RAJSHAHI: Scientists and researchers yesterday called for ensuring post-harvest fish safety for sound public health, reports BSS. They mentioned contribution of fishes is very important to meeting up country’s gradually mounting demands of protein. So, all concerned should come forward and work…
Remittance inflow falls despite 
rise in labour migration

Remittance inflow falls despite rise in labour migration

Despite a marked rise in the country’s lobour migration this year, its remittance flow has declined by about 11 per cent compared to the previous year, says a new study. The study, which was carried out by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), reveals that Bangladesh earned…
Japan hails Pearl Harbor visit while bracing for Trump

Japan hails Pearl Harbor visit while bracing for Trump

AFP, TOKYO: Japanese on Wednesday hailed a historic visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Pearl Harbor, praising his message of reconciliation with the United States but wary of the future after Donald Trump takes office. Interest in Abe’s visit to the site of Japan’s December 7, 1941 attack…
Shilpacharya’s birth centenary celebration at Bokultola today

Shilpacharya’s birth centenary celebration at Bokultola today

Today is the 102nd birth anniversary of internationally-acclaimed painter Zainul Abedin (December 29, 1914-2014), popularly known as Shilpacharya, the guru of art. He is the pioneer of the country’s modern art and founder of Charukola (Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University). To celebrate his…
Tigers’ must win game against Kiwis

Tigers’ must win game against Kiwis

Bangladesh received a huge setback in its must-win second ODI against New Zealand as the key middle order batsman-cum wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim was ruled out from the action because of hamstring injury.  The team management ensured wicket-keeper batsman Nurul Hasan Sohan would be his replacement…
Establishment of modern dry fish 
plant may rake in foreign exchange

Establishment of modern dry fish plant may rake in foreign exchange

The establishment of a modern dry fish processing plant on the Kuakata beach has the potential of raking in huge sums of foreign exchange each year while ensuring hygienic dry fish production. Dry fish is locally called ‘shutki’.  “It’s not possible to sell all the fish…
A mixed year for IT sector

A mixed year for IT sector

The country has made considerable progress in information and communication technology (ICT), moving one step forward to the dream of Digital Bangladesh by 2021. Experts in the sector, however, said that the pace at which things were moving forward was not sufficient enough to achieve that digital dream.…
I could’ve won again

I could’ve won again

Arguing that Americans still subscribe to his vision of progressive change, President Barack Obama asserted in an interview recently he could have succeeded in this year’s election if he was eligible to run. “I am confident in this vision because I’m confident that if I had run again…
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