Cultivation of highly profitable lemon has been expanding fast bringing fortune to hundreds of farmers, common people and distressed women everywhere in Rangpur region in recent years.
Tag: Transportation
Bus, launch services suspended: Passengers at bay
Members of the travelling public fell into immense sufferings as buses and launches on almost all inter-district routes were suddenly suspended ahead of BNP scheduled rally in capital Dhaka on Monday. The problem becamse acute for office-goers who went to…
Govt negligence to blame for Kamalapur accident: BNP
The government’s insincerity, mismanagement and negligence caused the train-covered van crash inside the Inland Container Depot (ICD) of Kamalapur Railway Station killing six people, says BNP. “This fatal accident has again proved that the government has totally failed to ensure…
AirAsia Indonesia plane search resumes
The search is continuing for AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501, a day after it went missing with 162 people on board. The head of Indonesia’s search-and-rescue agency has suggested the plane could be at the bottom of the sea, but no…
Shimulia-Kawrakandi ferry services resume after 9 hrs
Ferry services on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river resumed after nine hours’ disruption caused by dense fog on Sunday morning.
AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Indonesia to Singapore missing
An AirAsia flight travelling from Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control with 162 people on board. Flight QZ8501 lost contact at 07:24 (23:24 GMT), Malaysia-based AirAsia tweeted. Search and rescue operations are under way. Malaysia’s national…
Duel gauge double rail track from Akhaura-Laksham on anvil
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a project for Bangladesh Railway (BR) to set up two dual gauge double rail tracks from Akhaura to Laksam aiming to develop rail communication and the Akhaura-Chittagong section…
Drive against hawkers, rickshaws soon to contail pol heat?
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government will launch a drive to evict hawkers from footpaths and stop the plying of illegal rickshaws on city roads within a month. The decision was taken at the…
Ferry plying resumes on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route after 7 hrs
Ferry services on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river resumed after seven hours’ disruption caused by dense fog on Sunday morning.
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services resume after 8 hrs’ halt
Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma river resumed after eight hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Tuesday morning.
New river port opens near Mawa
A new river port at Shimulia-Ranigaon is formally inaugurated near Mawa under Louhajong upazila in Munshiganj at 1pm yesterday.
Ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia route resume
Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route in the Padma River resumed on Sunday morning after a four-hour disruption due to dense fog.
Derailment snaps Dhaka-Ishwardi rail link
Train communication of Dhaka with Ishwardi remained suspended since Sunday morning as four compartments of a train derailed near Sayedabad Railway Station on the west side of the Bangabandhu Bridge.
Derailment halts Dhaka, Sylhet rail links with Ctg
Rail communications of Dhaka and Sylhet with Chittagong remained snapped from Thursday morning following the derailment of a train in Sadar Dakkhin upazila.
Ferry services on Shimulia-Kewrakandi, Daulatdia-Paturia routes resume after disruption
Ferry services on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi and Daulatdia-Paturia routes in the Padma river resumed after several hours’ disruption caused by dense fog on Monday morning.
Daulatdia-Paturia ferry services resume after 4 hrs
Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route resumed this (Sunday) morning after four hours’ disruption due to dense fog.
Boro cultivation target fixed in Jamalpur
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target to cultivate Boro paddy on 1, 27,716 hectares of land in seven upazila of the district after harvesting Aman.
JP demands Biman MD’s arrest on gold smuggling charge
Jatiya Party on Thursday demanded of the government to arrest chairman of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Air Marshal (Retd) Jamal Uddin Ahmed and 42 other officials for allegedly being engaged in gold smuggling. Jatiya Party lawmaker Kazi Feroz Rashid last night…
Target of producing 95.55 lakh tonnes winter vegetables fixed
The government has fixed an all-time record target of producing 95.55 lakh tonnes winter vegetables from 4.90 lakh hectares of land in the country during the current 2014-2015 Rabi season, official sources said.
Attacks on lighterage vessels alarming, two bodies found
Police on Thursday confirmed that they recovered the body of a missing crew of lighterage vessel ‘Karnaphuli-5’ from the Monpura upazila of Bhola district. The deceased was identified as Sheikh Enamul Haque Mukit, son of Mominul Sheikh of Attail village…
Derailment snaps train link in Chittagong
Train communications of Chittagong with other parts of the country remained suspended as three bogies of a freight train derailed near Fouzdarhat Railway Station in the port city on Wednesday.
Cabinet okays draft of Metro Rail Bill, 2014
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the Metro Rail Bill to give a legal framework to cover the activities of the proposed Metro Rail Project, including its operations and control. The approval was given at the regular weekly…
Orange cultivation becomes successful in sub-Himalayan districts
Cultivation of orange on commercial basis has become successful bringing fortune to many farmers and ushering in new prospect and era in the economy of the sub-Himalayan Panchagarh and Thakurgaon districts.
Growers happy to get desired production in Gaibandha
Growers of BINA Dhan-11 of the district are so much happy as they have got desired output against their crop this year creating positive impacts to other farmers.
Korean firm gets Padma Bridge supervision work
Bangladesh Bridges Authority yesterday signed a contract to appoint a consultant firm for supervision of the construction work of the main Padma Bridge and river training at a cost of Tk 383.15 crore. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader…
Transport strike in Rajshahi against unauthorised vehicles
Transport owners and workers went on an indefinite strike in all districts under Rajshahi division from 6am on Sunday to press home their six-point demand, including a ban on the movement of unauthorised vehicles on roads and highways. Their other…
Indefinite transport strike begins in Rajshahi
Transport Owners and Workers went on an indefinite strike in all districts under Rajshahi division from 6am on Sunday to press home its six-point demands, including a ban on the movement of unauthorized vehicles on roads and highways.
Transport strike in Rajshahi if unauthorised vehicles ply
Transport Owners and Workers Federation has called an indefinite strike in all districts under Rajshahi division from 6am on Sunday to press home its six-point demands, including a ban on the movement of unauthorised vehicles on roads and highways.
Cabinet body to consider Chinese Padma Bridge offer
The Cabinet Purchase Committee is set to consider on Thursday the approval of the biggest ever tender proposal for the construction of Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project at a cost of Tk 12,133 crore. The Communications Ministry has put forward the…
Chinese firm gets main Padma Bridge work: Quader
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said China Major Bridge Engineering Company got the main construction work of the much-talked-about Padma Multipurpose Bridge. He came up with the disclosure while addressing a discussion at Awami League President’s Dhanmondi political office…