PM commissions two new Dash 8-Q400 aircrafts into Biman
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DHAKA, March 14, 2021 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today commissioned two new Dash 8-Q400 aircrafts in Biman Bangladesh fleet three months after the state-run airlines inducted one short haul craft of same brand, which now enhanced the fleet strength to 21.
“. . . the more we can improve the passenger services [of Biman] people will be benefited and the country will be developed,” the premier told the commissioning ceremony of the crafts.
She expected that these modern aircrafts would help Biman strengthen its domestic and regional connectivity.
Sheikh Hasina urged Biman to perform its duties with all sincerity as the national airlines, since millions of people had to shed their blood for Bangladesh’s independence.
Tk438cr project taken to cultivate fallow land: Razzaque
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DHAKA, March 13, 2021 (BSS) – Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzak today said that the government has undertaken a project involving Taka 438 crore to cultivate fallow land across the country as per the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to tackle food crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“Through this project, family nutrition garden will be established in the yard and fallow land. As a result, food production will increase further,” he said this while speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural function of the annual general meeting of the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) Krishibid Samiti at Bangabandhu International Conference Center here today, said a press release.
No major incidents of casualty or damage were reported so far due to the nor wester.
The winds clocked at about 52 kilometres per hour on average across Dhaka and reached about 80 km/hr near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, said the meteorological office.
The average rainfall in the capital was 2.4 milimetres, Shamsuddin Ahmed, director at Bangladesh Meteorological Department, told The Daily Star.
Shamsuddin Ahmed said they forecast that several moderate or strong type nor westers with moderate rain and lightning may hit the country s north, northeast and middle parts this month.
According to today s weather forecast, rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Sylhet divisions.
BD-AFGHAN Match: BFF yet not receive any reply from AFC
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has not yet received any reply from Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
regarding to arrange the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers match against
Afghanistan which was earlier scheduled for March 25 in Sylhet.
“In the terms of the decision in the national teams committee’s meeting
on Tuesday last we carried our decision to AFC on the same day quoting our
national team’s committee that we still ready to play against Afghanistan and
want to play the match in our home ground and requested the AFC to make it
clear their directive to BFF soon but we have not yet receive any reply from
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