Padma Bridge: Dream comes true

June 25, 2022

NEWS DESK Bangladesh today witnessed its dream coming true as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened its longest bridge, overcoming three pronged challenges – financial, engineering and political. Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the bridge on one of world’s mightiest rivers connecting southwestern Bangladesh with the capital and other parts while both the streams are Continue Reading

WB calls Padma Bridge “matter of glory” for Bangladesh

June 25, 2022

NEWS DESK World Bank vice-president Junaid Kamal Ahmed has called construction of the Padma Bridge with domestic financing a “matter of glory” for Bangladesh, over a decade after the lending agency cancelled its promised funding for the project, smelling corruption, which eventually appeared unfounded. “The construction of Padma Bridge is a matter of glory for […]Continue Reading

Two Rohingya terrorists held with weapons in Teknaf

June 24, 2022

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT The Armed Police Battalion or APBn have arrested two Rohingya terrorists with weapons in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila. They were arrested from Camp No 26 in the upazila’s Shalbagan at 1:30am on Friday, June 24, 2022, according to sources. The arrested have been identified as Jobair (25), son of Noor Mohammad of Block-A/3 […]Continue Reading

Padma Bridge: Stones to carry Hasina’s name as foundation layer, opener

June 24, 2022

NEWS DESK Nearly 22 years ago, on July 4, 2001, Sheikh Hasina had laid the foundation layer of the country’s biggest ever structure, the Padma Bridge, while the nation counts hours when she would open it on June 25, 2022. The structures foundation stone as well as the inauguration tablet are to carry her name […]Continue Reading

PM Hasina set to open much-cherished Padma Bridge

June 24, 2022

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will open the much-anticipated 6.15 kilometer Padma Bridge for vehicular movement today. June 25, 2022, bringing a massive progress in road connectivity of 21 south and southwestern districts with capital Dhaka and other major cities. Marking the grand opening of the bridge, a festive mood is prevailing in the […]Continue Reading

Padma Bridge to emerge as boon for Rakhine’s weaving industry

June 23, 2022

NEWS DESK The weaving products made by woman-weaver in ‘Rakhine Indigenous Communities’ in Barguna district will be flourished across the country rapidly following the opening of the long-cherished Padma Bridge. Woman weavers in Rakhine Community have expressed their optimism that the economic activities of their self-made products including sheets, shirt Continue Reading

Padma Bridge creates new horizon for tourism, housing sectors

June 23, 2022

NEWS DESK The much-awaited Padma Bridge, which is set to be inaugurated on June 25 next, will open up a new horizon for tourism and housing sectors in Shariatpur apart from growing trade and business. Riazul Islam Madbar, a rod-cement trader in Shariatpur sadar upazila, said the construction works of the concrete structures have already […]Continue Reading

ADB approves $41.4m grant to help Rohingyas in Bangladesh

June 22, 2022

NEWS DESK The Asian Development Bank has sanctioned a grant of $41.4 million for infrastructure development and meeting the basic needs of the Rohingyas, who took shelter in Cox’s Bazar after being persecuted in Myanmar. A total of 200 water and sanitation facilities along with three solid waste management facilities will be built with the […]Continue Reading

JLA-KNF gunfight leaves four dead in Bilaichhari

June 22, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Four members of the Jumma Land Army (JLA), an armed group of Santu Larma-led Parbatta Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS), have been killed in an attack by Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in Bilachhari upazila of Rangamati, KNF Lt Col Solomon has said. The deceased have been identified as Bichai Chandra Tripura (52), […]Continue Reading

Army distributes relief to families hit by calamities in Kaptai

June 21, 2022

KAPTAI CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI Rangamati’s Kaptai Army Zone has distributed relief assistance to the families affected by natural calamities. A total of 147 members of 30 families taking shelter at Kaptai High School received the assistance that includes rice, flour, pulses, soybean oil, sugar and salt on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The acting commander of the […]Continue Reading