BSCIC Industrial Estate-2 yet to become a 'dream industrial hub'

RAJSHAHI, June 27: 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,...

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Sonadia Island's eco-system under threat amid administrative deadlock

COX'S BAZAR, June 27: 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 government agencies...

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Residents stage protest over severe load-shedding in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ, June 27 (UNB): Residents of Raiganj upazila in Sirajganj on Saturday besieged a local rural electricity office and staged a demonstration in protest against prolonged power outages and severe load-shedding.The protest took place in front of the Dhangara office of the Palli Bidyut Samity in the afternoon.According to local...

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