Once envisioned as the site of a deep-sea port, Sonadia Island in Moheshkhali Upazila of Cox's Bazar was later selected for the development of an eco-tourism park by the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA). However, neither project materialised. In the meantime, a prolonged dispute among go
Nearly four years have already elapsed since its inauguration, but the BSCIC Industrial Estate-2 in Rajshahi has yet to emerge as the industrial hub it was envisioned to be. Despite being developed at a cost of around Tk1.5 billion, the estate continues to struggle with low investor interest, leav
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has set a target of administering Vitamin A+ capsules to 66,395 children across the city under the National Vitamin A Plus Campaign scheduled for June 28. The information was disclosed at a press briefing held at the Sarit Dutta Gupta conference room of Nagar Bhaban
At least 50 farmers at four villages in Nayergaon Uttar union under Matlab Dakhsin upazila have been passing days amid great anxiety as their paddy plants have grown sheaves that are mostly sterile having little or no grains inside. The plight has put the paddy growers in an uncertainty about the
Chandpur's low income people have been earning a living by selling raw palm kernels in the hot summer weather and buyers are satisfied to be able to enjoy the juicy fruit. Local youths Anwar Parvej, Tahmidul Islam and Abu Sayed said soft palm kernels are a good relief in the current weather and th
The LGED has taken an initiative to construct a 32.5 kilometre road to connect three popular tourist destinations in Sylhet's Bholaganj directly. As a result, travellers would reach the spots without having to travel to Sylhet city and enjoy the landscapes that feature mountains, rivers, tea garde
The government's revenue through the Teknaf Land Port between Bangladesh and Myanmar has been remaining curbed with current trade operations only at around 10 per cent of the capacity compared to last year amid ongoing conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine state. In the first nine months of FY25, the gove
Waterlogging has become a long-standing and unbearable curse for Cox's Bazar, with many visitors bearing the burnt of the problem. Rain that began on Sunday morning intensified by the evening, causing widespread waterlogging across the coastal city. Areas including Kolatoli, Sugandha, the Hotel-M
A large portion of the bridge protection dam at the northwestern end of the second Teesta Road Bridge, built over the Teesta River at Mahipur in Rangpur's Gangachara Upazila, has been damaged owing to severe erosion. According to sources, the water level in the Teesta River has increased during pa
A large portion of a dam built to prevent Jamuna River erosion at Haldia Union's Gobindapur in Gaibandha's Saghata Upazila has collapsed in a blink of an eye and locals alleged the negligence of the contractor appointed by the Water Development Board (WDB) is responsible for the incident. The da
BENAPOLE, June 21: Prolonged delay in construction work of two key bridges in Narail, almost set to go beyond their deadlines, is causing mounting hardships for the locals. The bridges located at Noldi Bazar-Chandibarpur and Fedi Bazar-Raigram are being built to improve connectivity between Lohaga
SYLHET, June 20: Digital land survey is underway in two upazilas of Sylhet division, including Chhatak of Sunamganj and Juri of Moulvibazar district; and the process it will help better and more accurately perform field survey of land facilitating advanced documentation for private land owners and
People suffer acute due to traffic congestion in the four-lane part of the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway especially amid rain as electric poles in the midst are not being removed by the PDB -FE Photo SYLHET, June 18: Development work on the Sunamganj-Sylhet highway has been facing a prolonged delay due
