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Sirajganj dwellers demand crossbar construction to prevent Jamuna erosion

Staff Reporter: Hundreds of agitating people from several villages of Songachha and Khokshabari unions in Sirajganj Sadar upazila on Saturday formed a human chain on the bank of Jamuna river

A budget of less: How will it fare in FY26?

Staff Correspondent: Cutting short a high-flying expansionary budget into a cautious, conservative one was not an easy exercise. The interim government had to trim the development outlay in this fiscal

Jamuna Bridge railway tracks being removed

Staff Correspondent: The Bridges Division has begun removing the nuts and bolts from the now-disused railway line to widen the Jamuna Bridge. The work began on Thursday afternoon from the

SMEs deserve more, get less

TDS Desk: It’s been over two decades since the term SME—small and medium enterprises—began making rounds in seminars, policy discussions, and development plans in Bangladesh. In that time, an SME

Rain-fed Jamuna River swells unusually in Sirajganj, say authorites

UNB: The water level of the Jamuna River is rising abnormally in Sirajganj due to torrential rainfall and the onrush of water from upstream. The Jamuna River at Sirajganj point

BPC posts Tk2,050cr profit in FY24-25 amid fuel price hike: CPD

Staff Correspondent: Riding on the upward adjustment of fuel oil prices under the automated pricing mechanism, state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) earned a profit of Tk2,050 crore in the fiscal