News Briefs--(16-01-2018)

Bhola gets new gas reserve

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration Company (Bapex) has discovered a new reserve of a significant amount of natural gas in Bhola, a southern district. The new gas reserve, which is found in Bheduria union of Bhola district, is estimated to have 600 billion cubic feet (bcf) natural gas. "With this reservoir, the total gas reserve in Bhola now stands at 1.5 trillion cubic feet (tcf)", Cabinet Secretary Shafiul Alam told reporters after the weekly meeting of the cabinet at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting. The Cabinet Secretary said Bapex was hopeful about getting more gas in the district, with carrying out more exploration work there. According to Petrobangla, the country has 26 gas fields with remaining reserve of 13.60 tcf as of January 2016. The new gas field in Bhola will be the country's 27th gas reserve.

— BSS

Bidya Sinha visits Akij pavilion at DITF

The country's one of the largest conglomerates, Akij Group, has brought in ceramic tiles, sanitary ware, cement, ready mix, particle boards, UPVC pipe fittings and other building-related materials under one roof at the Dhaka International Trade Fair. Akij Building Materials' pavilion at the DITF caught everyone's attention with its eye-catching structure and product designs. Model-turned actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim visited Akij Building Materials' pavilion at the fair. During her visit, Mim was impressed with the collection of Akij's premium bathroom and kitchen tiles "Vanita", floor tiles "Kathena", sanitary ware "Rosa", fly-ash free Akij Cement and the upcoming Akij Particle Boards. She sought advice related to home building and interior decoration. Not only that, she also had a virtual reality (VR) experience of seeing different interiors, designed with different tiles. Akij has drawn positive attention in a quick time span. Every product of Akij Group is manufactured using the innovative state-of-the-art technology, which helps people select quality materials for their building structures. Akij Building Materials hope to gain more consumer popularity at the international trade fair, which will continue until January 31.

— Statement