Checking Air Pollution: Bye Bye Brick !
Checking Air Pollution: Bye Bye Brick ! Plan chalked to end its use in govt constructions by 2025 The government has decided to phase out the use of bricks by 2025 in all its construction works to reduce the air pollution as brick kilns are one of the major sources of air pollution in Bangladesh. […]
Payra Coal Power Plant Takes off
Payra Coal Power Plant Takes off The 1,320MW unit is the first large power plant to come into operation under AL govt; by 2030, total generation capacity to reach 40,000MW Coal-fired Payra power plant in Patuakhali began test production yesterday, making it the first large-scale plant to come into operation since the Awami League swept […]
Longest Bridge to Link Bhola, Barishal
Longest Bridge to Link Bhola, Barishal The government is going to build the country’s longest bridge over the Tentulia river to connect island district Bhola with Barishal. The cost of the 10km bridge is estimated at Tk 9,922 crore, almost one-third that of the under-construction Padma bridge, which will be 6.15km long. However, the […]
Japanese Economic Zone’s Land Development Deal Signed
Japanese Economic Zone’s Land Development Deal Signed Ahmad Kaikaus, principal secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office; Hiroyuki Yamaya, minister at the embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, and Hirata Hitoshi, chief representative of Jica, attend a deal signing ceremony at the Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka yesterday. The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority and Japanese TOA Corporation will […]
Mirpur Satellite Town
Mirpur Satellite Town Construction Poised to Start This Year Construction of a satellite town in Mirpur under public-private partnership (PPP) is likely to take off this year after the maiden initiative of National Housing Authority (NHA) was held up for years, most recently for objections, primarily from people illegally occupying the government-owned land in Section […]
Mongla to Get 10MW Floating Solar Plant
Mongla to Get 10MW Floating Solar Plant A process is underway to set up a 10MW floating solar power plant at Mongla. According to official sources, the power division has initiated the move to implement the project as soon as possible. “A technical committee is now evaluating a proposal of an Indo-Bangla consortium […]
