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State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that the electricity, under the agreement with Adani Power, will come to Bangladesh in mid-March.
"Now we are getting 240 megawatt (MW) power on test basis from Adani power plant and in March 750 MW will be connected to the national grid through Rohonpur," he said after inspecting Adani's under-construction 1600 MW power plant having two units with 800 MW generation capacity each at Godda, Jhadkhand, India today.
Nasrul said that Adani group constructed a dedicated transmission line ...
PM asks police to sustain peoples’ trust with dedicated service
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked police to sustain peoples' trust with dedicated services and enhanced humane attitude among its personnel, promising her government's all out support to turn it as a world standard law enforcement agency.
"You (police personnel) will serve the people with the utmost humanitarian perspective," she said while inaugurating in person a six-day Police Week-2023 in the capital's Rajarbagh Police Lines, and asked them to keep up their good deeds.
Sheikh Hasina simultaneously urged police to work with an approach to sustain people's confidence o...
Newly inaugurated 100 bridges will quicken country’s development: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today termed the inauguration of 100 bridges at a time as a historic event, saying it would help quicken the country's overall development.
"The biggest thing is that we can make the country's development quicker with the inauguration of 100 bridges," she said.
She virtually opened the 100 bridges in 25 districts at a cost of over Tk 879 crore from her official Ganabhaban residence here.
The premier also said the bridges would help the law enforcement agencies take prompt measures to ensure public security and maintain law and order.
"It will be easier to help people in any disaster," she said, adding that the transportation and marketing of the goods would be quicker and easier.
While exchanging views with the beneficiaries, the prime ministe...
Schedule for `Banglawash` T20I tri-series
The 'Banglawash Twenty20 International Tri-Series' is starting on Friday (October 7) with Bangladesh, and Pakistan and hosts New Zealand.
This tri-nation series starts in Christchurch with the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan next Friday (October 7). Each match of the series will start at 8 am Bangladesh time.
The trophy of the series was also unveiled on Wednesday. Pakistan captain Babar Azam, New Zealand's Kane Williamson and Bangladesh vice-captain Nurul Hasan Sohan participated in the official photo session as regular skipper Shakib Al Hasan yet reach New Zealand.
The three teams will play each other twice in the series. The top two teams will play the final. The final will be Oct...
22-day ban on Hilsa catching from midnight
Considering the breeding season of the national fish Hilsa, the government has imposed a 22-day ban starting October 6 (midnight) on catching, selling, and transporting Hilish to ensure the safe spawning of the fish.
The 22-day ban on catching, selling, hoarding, and transporting people’s favorite Hilsa fish will come into effect from October 6 (midnight) to October 28.
During the Hilish breeding period, a massive combined operation will be conducted at all the fisheries ghats, warehouses, and hat bazaars across the country.
During this time, each fisherman’s family will receive 20kg of rice from the government, under its vulnerable group feeding (VGF) program.
Scientific research has s...
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu at Tungipara
