Rangpur 2nd industrial estate still a reverie

RANGPUR, Jan 29: The establishment of the second industrial estate under the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in the northern city is still a far cry.Sources said the initiative, which was taken nearly 20 years ago to set up the industrial estate, has not seen any ray of...

With trees flowering, Chapain'ganj looks to bumper mango harvest

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Jan 29 (UNB): With the arrival of the first flower buds, mango growers are passing busy time in nursing trees with expectations to harvest a good yield this year in the mango capital Chapainawabganj as the trees have started to bloom.Authorities concerned with the mango cultivation said this year...