No More High-rise Building in Rajuk Area
No More High-rise Building in Rajuk Area The government has decided not to allow construction of high-rise buildings except 30 designated spots in the capital, said officials. Keeping this provision, the draft Detailed Area Plan (DAP) of Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (Rajuk) has been prepared. Within few months, the draft DAP would be published as […]
Rivers in Dhaka, Ctg: PM Approves Masterplan to Save Them
Rivers in Dhaka, Ctg: PM Approves Masterplan to Save Them Dirt, debris, and waste turn the Kutubkhali canal water dark in the capital’s Shonir Akhra area and give off an overpowering stench. The water of this canal flows into the Shitalakkhya river. This picture was taken yesterday. Photo: Amran Hossain Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has […]
DoE Punishes 23 Errant Factories
DoE Punishes 23 Errant Factories Department of Environment officials, led by Director Begum Rubina Ferdousi, conducting a drive yesterday to disconnect the utility connections of 23 dyeing and steel re-rolling factories in the capital’s Kadamtali and Shyampur for polluting the Buriganga river and the air. The Department of Environment yesterday disconnected utility connections of 23 […]
Bashundhara Builds Bangladesh’s Biggest Bitumen Plant
Bashundhara Builds Bangladesh’s Biggest Bitumen Plant AHM Mustafa Kamal, finance minister; Nasrul Hamid, state minister for power; and Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, chairman of Bashundhara Group, attend the launch of Bashundhara Bitumen Plant in Keraniganj Bashundhara Group has set up the country’s biggest bitumen plant in Keraniganj with an annual production capacity of a whopping 9 […]
Car Manufacturing in Bangladesh: Preparing for the next Biggest Industry after Apparel
Car Manufacturing in Bangladesh: Preparing for the next Biggest Industry after Apparel People work in a factory of Bangladesh Auto Industries inside Bangabandhu Industrial Park. Photo: Collected Bangladesh will soon start manufacturing cars, that too electric ones, according to a news report published in The Daily Star with the headline “Local firm to set up […]
Infrastructure Equipment Market Booming on Mega Projects
Infrastructure Equipment Market Booming on Mega Projects Bangladesh’s infrastructure equipment manufacturing sector is undergoing sweeping changes to meet the increased demand brought on by the implementation of the government’s mega projects to accelerate economic growth. The demand for highly advanced infrastructure equipment started its ascent when the government began construction of world-class development projects […]
Ecnec okays revised HSIA expansion plan
B&F Group News Ecnec okays revised HSIA expansion plan Cost up by tk 7,789CR The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday approved the revised expansion plan for the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with an additional cost of Tk 7,788.59 crore. With it, the overall expenditure for this project has increased to TK […]
