Cox’s Bazar Runway Expansion: Cabinet okays company appointment
Project to cost Tk 1,568.86 crore
Cox s Bazar Airport. Photo: Wikipedia
A joint venture company that includes China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has been awarded the Cox s Bazar airport runway expansion work for Tk 1,568.86 crore.
The cabinet committee on purchase approved the proposal of civil aviation and tourism ministry to appoint the joint venture of M/s CYWEB and CCECC for the expansion works at its 37th meeting held yesterday.
Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal, additional secretary of the cabinet division, said this during a briefing to the journalists after the meeting.
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US developer Eleris plans 2.2 GW of solar in Bangladesh
The proposal includes 1 GW of solar farms on an army training base island in the estuary of the Meghna river.U.S. developer Eleris Energy has initiated talks to set up 2.2 GW of solar power plant capacity in Bangladesh. The Asia-focused gas-to-power and renewables company has proposed joint ventures with the Bangladesh Power Development Board, its Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd and the Bangladesh Army. Eleris has identified around 5,500 acres for long-term lease from the Bangladeshi government and for private purchase, along the Chittagong coast. The army is involved because Eleris is planning .
BPC is not alone.
Twenty state-owned enterprises, out of a total of 52 covered in the review, saw a decrease in net profit in the last fiscal year. Four turned unprofitable.
The SoEs made a total profit of Tk 7,519.31 crore, which was Tk 10,677.23 crore in the FY19, down 29.57 per cent year-on-year. This is the lowest profit since the FY16.
Thirteen SoEs, including those in the power sector, made positive growth in their profit on the back of an increase in the price of electricity and related services.
According to BPC sources, the import and sales of petroleum products dropped in the FY20 compared to a year ago.
Three more matches of Bangabandhu V-day Volleyball decided
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DHAKA, Dec. 14 2020 (BSS)- Three more matches of the Bangabandhu Victory Day Volleyball competition were decided on the third day at Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium in the city’s Palton.
In the day’s match of the women’s division, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party beat Bangladesh Police by straight 3-0 set points.
In the men’s division matches, Bangladesh Police defeated Bangladesh Jail while Bangladesh Navy outplayed Bangladesh Fire Service, both by 3-0 sets points.
Organised by Bangladesh Volleyball Federation (BVF), a total of nine teams, including Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force, Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense party, Bangladesh Power Development Board and Titas Club, are taking part in the meet.