Agreement to set up '55 MW wind power plant' in Mongla

An agreement has been signed to establish the country's first large-scale wind-based power plant with a capacity of 55 megawatts.

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) signed an agreement with the Bangladesh-China Consortium on Sunday to set up a 55-megawatt wind power plant on its own operation basis in Mongla, Bagerhat.

It was said at the event that currently 29 megawatts of wind power is being generated in the country. Work is underway to generate 145 megawatts of wind power through 3 projects and 230 megawatts of wind power is in the pipeline under 5 more projects.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid was the chief guest at the purchase agreement signing ceremony. He said, "Wind will become increasingly important as one of the sources of renewable energy in Bangladesh."

Wind flow data has been collected and wind mapping activities have been completed to assess the feasibility of wind power in 9 locations across the country, including coastal areas. Wind power projects will be accepted after verifying their overall suitability.

State Minister Hamid said, 'Today, with the signing of the agreement to set up a 55 MW wind power plant in Bagerhat Mongla, Bangladesh has taken another step forward on the path of renewable energy. Besides protecting the environment, such projects will also play a strong role in ensuring Bangladesh's energy security.'




Trade deficit of Tk 19,000 crore in the first month

in the land of The imports have to be spent more on the import than the exports, which has resulted in a large trade deficit at the beginning of the current fiscal year.

At the same time, the country has also suffered a shortage in current accounts and overall transactions.

This information has emerged in the update report of Bangladesh Bank's foreign transactions (balance of payment) on Sunday (September 4). According to the data of Bangladesh Bank, the export in the first month of the current financial year has increased by 14 percent in July. On the other hand, the import has increased by 23.23 percent. On the other hand, the import of goods worth 586 million dollars has been imported in July.

2021 In the fiscal year (July-June), the trade deficit in the country was 3,325 million dollars, which was more than 314,000 crores in Bangladeshi Taka, which was the highest in history, and the current account balance deficit in the same foreign transactions was also 18 billion dollars in the 2020-21 trade deficit.

balanced account balance (current account balance)

Bangladesh has experienced a equilibrium deficit in the current fiscal year, which has reached a 32 million 10 million dollar surplus in the same year as the previous fiscal year.

The current surplus means that the country is not going to pay any debt in the current, if it is depreciated, it is theorem to be taxed, it is better to be taken, the country is purported to be in the country.

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No plans to buy oil through India: State Minister

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahrir Alam has said that the government has no plan to buy oil from a third country through India.

He said Bangladesh can buy oil from India. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India will have a detailed discussion on energy cooperation with the country.

He said this to reporters during the Prime Minister's visit to India at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday (September 4).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to India on Monday on a four-day state visit and will discuss various issues with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of bilateral issues.

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh will also meet with the President of India Draupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdish Dhanka, and the two countries will have seven agreements and agreements signed after the discussions at the level of the two countries.

In the Prime Minister's visit to India, State Minister Shahrir said in the briefing that another third country has no plans to buy oil through India. We can take India's oil. A connectivity pipe line has also been built on the way to the state, which can be a lot of poison.

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said that a landmark decision on the poison of energy, power, energy, food cooperation with India has been taken several years ago. We are coming to India and the work of a large industrial group of India will be launched at the end of this year.




GMG Group director arrested with huge amount of drugs in Banani

The Narcotics Control Department (NCD) conducted an anti-drug operation at a flat in Banani, Dhaka, during which a huge amount of drugs were seized.

A raid was conducted on a flat at house number 77, Road No. 11, M Block, Banani on Sunday (September 4) afternoon.

During the search, the director of Samah Razor Blades Industrial Limited, a subsidiary of the GMG Group, was arrested. His name is Salim Sattar.

Confirming the matter, Assistant Director of Dhaka Metro North of the Narcotics Control Department Md. Mehedi Hasan said that based on advance information, a huge amount of foreign liquor, MDMA and synthetic marijuana was recovered during a raid on a luxurious flat on Road No. 11 in Banani.

Mehedi Hasan also said that a man named Selim, who claimed to be a Canadian citizen, has been arrested in this incident.

He is also a citizen of Bangladesh. He is the director of a subsidiary of the GMG Group. Mehedi Hasan also said that details about the operation will be announced later.




There is no additional pressure regarding political programs: DMP Commissioner

Dhaka Metropolitan (DMP) Police Commissioner Moha: Shafiqul Islam said that there is no pressure of conflict in the upcoming political program centered on the upcoming national elections.

He said this in response to a question from journalists after the award ceremony of the IGP Cup Kabaddi Championship-2022 final game held by POM of Mirpur Police Lines in the capital on Sunday (September 4) afternoon.

The DMP Commissioner said, "There is no pressure, if you have such pressure, you could see the samples. We come to work with respect to each other."
We are citizens of the same country, this country is ours; we are not enemies of anyone, we seek the cooperation of all to keep this city peaceful in our cooperation.

He also said that the police have the right to ensure that they can carry out peacefully any political program, if those who give political programs are inside our Deota Restriction, there is no danger of conflict.




HSC exams begin in the first week of November

This year's HSC and equivalent The exam will start in the first week of November.

The HSC theory exam will continue till the middle of December.The students will have to take the practical exam and the students will have to take the HSC and equivalent. Education in the form of a routine proposal for exams The education boards have sent to the ministry, and this routine will be published soon.

Education confirmed this information on Sunday afternoon Chairman of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee and Dhaka Secondary and Higher Secondary Education formed under the chairman of the boards. Chairman of the Board Professor Tapan Kumar Sarkar.

He said, I have sent the HSC exam to the Ministry of Education last week in the form of a routine proposal. The boards will publish it on behalf of the Ministry, I hope the Ministry will soon approve the routine, and the education boards will publish it soon after the routine is approved.

When asked when the exam is starting, he further said that the exam has been proposed to start from the first week of November.

However, it is not possible to say when the examination will start, now some information is seen through various media, but before the approval, nothing is said about the issue. The theory test is scheduled to be held from the first week of November to the middle of December. Then the practical examination will be conducted.




Fire breaks out in convoy of vehicles in Barguna; A-League, BNP clash

Mainul Abedin Khan, Barguna Representative:

বরগুনা-২ আসনের বিএনপি সমর্থিত সাবেক জাতীয় সংসদ সদস্য আলহাজ্ব নুরুল ইসলাম মনির গাড়ি বহরে রবিবার (০৪ সেপ্টেম্বর) বিকেলে পাথরঘাটা উপজেলার নাচনাপাড়ার সিএন্ডবি এলাকায় গাড়ি বহরে হামলা চালিয়েছে ছাত্রলীগ-যুবলীগ।

তেল, গ্যাস ও নিত্য প্রয়োজনীয় দ্রব্য মূল্যের ঊর্ধ্বগতির প্রতিবাদে কেন্দ্র ঘোষিত বিক্ষোভ মিছিল ও সমাবেশে যোগ দেয়ার জন্য ঢাকা থেকে আসছিলেন সাবেক এমপি নুরুল ইসলাম মনি। তার গাড়ি বহর পাথরঘাটার সিএনবি এলাকায় ঢুকলে যুবলীগ ও ছাত্রলীগ প্রতিরোধ গড়ে তোলে এবং সেখানে শতাধিক মোটরসাইকেল ভাঙচুর ও অগ্নিসংযোগ করে। পিটিয়ে আহত করে বিএনপির শতাধিক নেতাকর্মীকে। এই ঘটনায় এলাকায় বর্তমানে চরম থমথমে অবস্থা বিরাজ করছে।

প্রত্যক্ষদর্শীরা জানিয়েছেন, দীর্ঘ ১৬ বছর পর নিজ এলাকায় আসছেন বিএনপি নেতা ও বরগুনা-২ আসনের সাবেক সংসদ সদস্য আলহাজ্ব নুরুল ইসলাম মনি। জ্বালানি তেলসহ নিত্য প্রয়োজনীয় জিনিসের মূল্য বৃদ্ধির প্রতিবাদে আহুত বিক্ষোভ ও সমাবেশে অংশ নেয়ার উদ্দেশ্যে সাবেক এমপি নুরুল ইসলাম মনি পাথরঘাটায় আসছিলেন। পাথরঘাটা উপজেলা শহরের সোমবারে বিক্ষোভ ও সমাবেশে যোগ দেওয়ার কথা রয়েছে মনির। তাঁর আসার খবরে এলাকার আওয়ামী লীগ ছাত্রলীগ যুবলীগের মধ্যে ব্যাপক উত্তেজনা ছড়িয়ে ছিল। পাথরঘাটা উপজেলা বিএনপি আহ্বায়ক চৌধুরী মোহাম্মদ ফারুক জানান, আমি ঘটনাস্থলে উপস্থিত ছিলাম। আমাকেও তারা নির্মমভাবে পাঠিয়েছে। শতাধিক মোটরসাইকেল ভাঙচুরসহ অগ্নিসংযোগ করেছে। আহত হয়েছে কয়েক শত নেতাকর্মী। বর্তমানে আমরা আওয়ামীলীগ যুবলীগ ছাত্রলীগের ভয়ে জীবন রক্ষার্থে বিচ্ছিন্ন অবস্থা পড়ে আছি। তিনি আরো বলেন, কেন্দ্র ঘোষিত তেল গ্যাস ও নিত্য প্রয়োজনীয় দ্রব্য মূল্যের ঊর্ধ্বগতির প্রতিবাদে সোমবার শান্তিপূর্ণ বিক্ষোভ মিছিল ও সমাবেশ করতে চেয়েছি।

ইতোমধ্যে আমরা পাথরঘাটা থানায় লিখিত অনুমতি চেয়েছি, আশা করছি প্রশাসন অনুমতিও দিয়েছে। আমরা চাইনি কোনো রকম অপ্রীতিকর ঘটনা ঘটুক। শান্তিপূর্ণভাবে আমাদের সমাবেশ করবো এটা আমাদের প্রত্যাশা ছিল। তাছাড়া দীর্ঘদিন পর সাবেক এমপি ও সাবেক বরগুনা জেলা সভাপতি নুরুল ইসলাম মনি তার নির্বাচনী এলাকায় এসে আমাদের সাথে শান্তিপূর্ণভাবে অংশ নেবেন আমরা সেভাবেই চিন্তা-ভাবনা করেছিলাম।

অতিরিক্ত পুলিশ সুপার পাথরঘাটা (সার্কেল) মোঃ তোফায়েল আহমেদ জানান, ঘটনা স্থলে পুলিশ পাঠানো হয়েছে। যতটুকু জানতে পেরেছি, ইতিমধ্যে ১০-১২ জন আহত হয়েছে এবং ৩০/৩৫টি মোটরসাইকেল ভাঙচুর করা হয়েছে। এলাকার পরিস্থিতি নিয়ন্ত্রণে আনার জন্য প্রয়োজনীয় পুলিশ প্রেরণ করা হয়েছে।




India is a tested friend, stood by when needed: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that India is a tested friend and she recalled the country's 1971 and subsequent visit to the country's country.

"We remember India's contribution to our war, and in 1975, when I lost all my family members, the then Prime Minister of India gave us shelter in our country.

See these two countries, we are neighbors, close neighbors and I all give importance and priority to friendship with our neighboring countries.




Distribution of nomination papers for AL for District Council Elections begins

Awami League has started distributing nomination papers in Zilla Parishad elections.

Today (September 4) Sunday at 10 am, the candidates of various district councils will collect the nomination papers from the office of Aomi League President Sheikh Hasina.

Distribution of this nomination paper will continue till September 8.




Bangamata Bridge; Another door to the south opened

Bangladesh and China, the work of the dream Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge started on the Kacha River in the ie, in July 2018. The two heads of the bridge were hit.

The two-way roads have also been destroyed, two months after the inauguration of the Padma Bridge, the Prime Minister inaugurated the Bangamata Bridge from Bangabhaban at 10 am today.

Now the business will be able to get the right to get the goods.

The bridge is 998 meters long and 13.40 meters wide, with 9 spans and 10 pillars installed on the bridge, connecting both ends of the bridge, a 12 meter bridge and box culvert for water drainage. The bridge is 28.98 meters high from the river bed.

An organization named Chatna Railway Group Limited is constructing the bridge at an estimated Tk 821 crore 84 lakh, the Bangladesh government will give the total allocation of Tk 654 crore 79 lakh to the Chinese government and Tk 167 crore 4 lakh. The initiative to build the bridge with the help of the Chinese government to create a fair and uninterrupted communication system is the government of 2018 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the bridge construction from Gonobhaban.