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Negligible activity after millions spent for BSCIC's Gopalganj estate

GOPALGANJ, Dec 23: Despite over millions of Taka spent so far for the BSCIC industrial estate in Gopalganj, currently there are negligible industrial activities with only 45 out of 138 plots allocated and operations ongoing only on six of them.In FY14, Bangladesh Small & Cottage Industries (BSCIC) acquired 50 acres...

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Rangpur farmers happy with good red spinach yield

RANGPUR, Dec 23: Rangpur farmers are happy with the satisfactory yield and good profit from the cultivation of red spinach in this Rabi season. According to vegetable farmers, the cultivation process of leafy vegetables takes less quantity of fertilisers and pesticides compared to many other vegetables. Talking to the FE,...

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Eight years on, Barui bridge work still unfinished in Narail

NARAIL, Dec 23 (UNB): A project envisioned as a vital connectivity link for Narail has instead come to epitomise years of delay, mounting costs and unmet promises.Construction of the Barui Para Bridge over the Nabaganga River in Kalia upazila has dragged on for nearly eight years, far exceeding its original...

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Meherpur road accident kills one

MEHERPUR, Dec 23 (BSS): A youth was killed and another injured in a road accident in Ashrafpur Bypass area of Sadar upazila on Tuesday morningThe deceased was identified as Md. Lijon, 23, son of Mofizul Islam, a resident of Monakhali village in Mujibnagar upazila.The accident took place when a motorcycle...

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"Campus to Professional Career"

Vice-Chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) Prof. Dr. Md. Alimul Islam and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture Prof. Shahidul Islam pose with the participants of the career grooming programme titled "Campus to Professional Career," held at the Athena Livestock Department Conference Hall of SAU in Sylhet on Tuesday

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