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BSC awaits South Korean funding approval for 6 new container ships in April

Nurul Amin

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 25: The National flag carrier, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC), is expecting approval from the South Korean financer Economic Cooperation of Development Fund (ECDF) in April for its proposal to purchase six new container ships. The proposal will subsequently be submitted to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in June for final ...

Land acquisition of Tk 2,154.99cr approved for sewerage treatment plants in Chattogram

Nurul Amin

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 24: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the land acquisition for constructing sewerage treatment plants at Kalurghat and Bakalia in Chattogram Metropolitan, with an estimated cost of approximately Taka 2,154.99 crore.The approval was given during an ECNEC meeting held at the NEC Conference Room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, ...

Salinity increase in rivers forces Ctg WASA to curtail water supply from 50 to 100 MLD

Nurul Amin

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 21: The supply of drinking water by the Chattogram WASA has declined from 50 million to 100 million litres per day (MLD) due to continuous high salinity of the Karnaphuli and Halda rivers.The authorities said that the situation might improve only after sufficient rainfall. During the dry season, the people of Chattogram will ...

80pc of Ctg waterlogging removal project completed

Nurul Amin

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 16: Nearly 80 per cent works of the Chattogram waterlogging removal project have so far been completed, said Lt Col Muhammad Ferdous, Project Director."The waterlogging problem in the city in the coming rainy season may be kept at a reasonable level," he hoped.He said that the problem would not be severe like the ...

CPA enforces measures to accelerate goods supply to counter market manipulation

Nurul Amin

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 14: The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) has implemented several measures to expedite the unloading and delivery of consumer goods from port areas. These steps have positively impacted the supply of consumer goods in the local market.The CPA has issued directives to lighter vessels to leave the port area within 72 hours of loading ...

BSC hands over two damaged oil tankers to bidder

Nurul Amin

The state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has sold two fire-damaged oil tankers, MT Banglar Saurav and MT Banglar Jyoti, to Jiri Subedar Ship Recycling Industry for dismantling. The sale was finalised at a price of Tk 45,86,61,000, and the vessels were handed over on 5 March, according to BSC Managing Director Commodore Mahmudul Malek.Speaking at ...

ECNEC poised to approve Ctg Bay Terminal Dev Project

Nurul Amin

CHATTOGRAM Mar 9: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) is expected to approve the development project proposal (DPP) for breakwater construction and access channel dredging at the Bay Terminal of Chattogram Port very soon."The DPP for the Bay Terminal was approved in the pre-ECNEC meeting held on 6 March," said Muhammad Omar ...

Artificial crisis of edible oil hits Ctg market

Nurul Amin

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 7: The crisis of edible oil in Chattogram has recently deepened, allegedly due to an artificial situation created by a syndicate of unscrupulous traders.At the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, bottled soybean oil disappeared from the city markets, while loose edible oil was being sold at inflated prices.Currently, loose oil has ...

Salinity Crisis In Chattogram

WASA curtails 50m litres of water per day

Nurul Amin

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 5: Salinity in the water supplied by Chattogram WASA has increased due to the flow of saline water from the sea to the upstream of the Karnaphuli River recently. In some areas of the city, the water has become unfit for consumption.The Mohara Water Treatment Plant is supplying water after treating the fresh ...

Preparations for ERL-2 unit progressing with foreign financer

Nurul Amin

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 4: All preparations for the construction of the second unit of Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) have already been completed under the state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) with a foreign financer.The government is actively seeking a financer for the project, said Engineer Sharif Hasnat, Managing Director of ERL. He mentioned that discussions are ongoing ...