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The fifth batch of 634,920 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will arrive in Dhaka from Japan on Saturday evening. The vaccine doses are scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a flight of Cathay Pacific at around 7:15 pm, confirmed sources at the health ministry.
Keep business rules shorter, easier for investment: planning minister MA Mannan. Star file photo Star Business Report Star Business Report Planning Minister MA Mannan has urged the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and other authorities concerned with the government to cut down unnecessary rules which are not friendly for investment in the country. The minister was speaking as the chief guest at a webinar on "Attracting Foreign Investment in Bangladesh and Branding Bangladesh" jointly organised by BIDA and Better Bangladesh Foundation (BBF) on Saturday night. Mannan said th...
Excellent Boro yield makes Rangpur farmers happy 194 RANGPUR, May 24, 2021 (BSS) – As harvest of Boro paddy is nearing completion, farmers are happy getting excellent yield in Rangpur agriculture region, expecting its bumper production this season. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) officials said farmers have already completed harvesting 97.70 percent of their Boro paddy with an average yield rate of 4.37 tonnes of clean rice per hectare of land. Earlier, the DAE had fixed a target of producing 21.54 lakh tonnes of clean Boro rice (32.31 lakh tonnes of paddy) from 4.96 lakh hectare...
Record 1.06 lakh tonnes of onion produced in Rangpur 19th May, 2021 11:24:48 RANGPUR: Farmers have produced an all-time record quantity of 1,06,205 tonnes of onion in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region during the just-ended 2020-2021 Rabi season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said onion production continues increasing every year during the last 12 years following different realistic steps taken by the government to meet its local demand and attain self-reliance, reports BSS. “The produced quantity of 1,06,205 tonnes of onion this time is higher by...
During mass development in an urban area, the monetary cost is always disclosed. But what about the environmental cost, which is more valuable than money? Sylhet, a relatively small city of 26.50 square kilometres, gives a glimpse into the reality. Once referred to as a green city, Sylhet is riding on a development spree in the last decade. Thanks to the city corporation's