Stiff penalties likely under new Light House Act
Wednesday, 22 April 2015 Author / Source: ANISUR RAHMAN KHAN The government is looking to bring in some stringent rules to deal with revenue losses caused on account of realisation of light-dues under...
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BIWTA to add 20 more dredgers in fleet
Saturday, 25 April 2015 Author / Source: ANISUR RAHMAN KHAN The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) is going to add 20 more dredgers to its fleet of 21 dredgers, at a cost of Tk 2,153...
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Bangladesh to face more aftershocks, say experts
Monday, 27 April 2015 Author / Source: ANISUR RAHMAN KHANThe country will experience more aftershocks from the devastating quake which struck Nepal on Saturday for at least one year because of the...
View ArticleBIWTA officials ‘issuing’ fake certificates to vessels
Monday, 04 May 2015 Author / Source: NISUR RAHMAN KHAN A section of top officials of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) is allegedly involved in issuing fake survey certificates...
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Future looks bleak
Saturday, 09 May 2015 Author / Source: ANISUR RAHMAN KHAN Sonadia deep sea port project The future of the much-hyped deep-sea port project at Sonadia Island in Cox’s Bazar district, looks bleak as...
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Mongla-Ghasiakhali channel opens at last
Saturday, 09 May 2015 Author / Source: ANISUR RAHMAN KHANThe 31-kilometre river route between Mongla and Ghosiakhali has re-opened for vessel movement after a gap of five years. The artificial route...
View ArticlePublic money going down the drain
Monday, 11 May 2015 Author / Source: ANISUR RAHMAN KHANSpecial training for officialsA number of government officials having received sector-specific training abroad or at renowned universities are...
View ArticleShipping ministry proposes revision
Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol Thursday, 14 May 2015 Author / Source: ANISUR RAHMAN KHANThe shipping ministry has submitted the agreed minutes of a secretary-level meeting between Bangladesh...
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Teesta resolution unlikely
Bilateral talks during INdian PM’s Dhaka visitWednesday, 20 May 2015 Author / Source: ANISUR RAHMAN KHAN Any breakthrough regarding the much-talked about Teesta water sharing agreement is highly...
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Deforestation adds to green woes
Saturday, 23 May 2015 Author / Source: Anisur Rahman KhanThe country’s forests have been disappearing at an annual rate of about 2.1 per cent in the past three decades due to deforestation, illegal...
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Fresh grabbing in Turag
30 November, -0001 12:00:00 AM / LAST MODIFIED: 31 May, 2015 02:23:31 AM ANISUR RAHMAN KHAN Numerous interventions in the form of the Prime Minster’s directive, the Supreme Court’s order and several...
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Fake company embezzles Tk 45cr from job seekers
About 3,000 job seekers gave Tk1.5 lakh each to the officials of the phony firmANISUR RAHMAN KHAN2 June, 2015 02:36:46 PMSome unscrupulous people, including several retired Army officers, have...
View ArticleRevenue target main challenge
Say economistsANISUR RAHMAN KHANEconomists offered mixed reactions to the budget, saying that the size was expected, adding it would be quite a challenge to collect revenues in implementing the plans...
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Govt decides to take action against 104 agencies
Allegation of human trafficking in the name of hajj, UmrahANISUR RAHMAN KHANThe government is going to take action against 104 Hajj and Umrah agencies which are allegedly involved in human trafficking...
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Tk 16cr project to restore navigability
Gumti, Meghna water routesA 40-km stretch of the two rivers will be dredged, and 10 lakh cubic metres of silt will be removed in phasesANISUR RAHMAN KHANThe government has taken up a project under the...
View Article$500m World Bank investment on cards
River route study30 November, -0001 12:00:00 AMANISUR RAHMAN KHANThe World Bank (WB) is conducting a study on 53 inland river routes including protocol routes in Bangladesh with a view to invest US$...
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Dredging appears futile
30pc of Mongla-Ghasiakhali channel filled up again ANISUR RAHMAN KHAN Nearly 30 per cent of the 22km-long Mongla-Ghasiakhali river channel has filled up again due to heavy siltation, and experts say...
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Dredgers pose ‘problem of plenty’ for BIWTA
Procurement of 20 more dredgers approved even as the BIWTA runs short of manpower to run its existing fleet of 18 dredgers ANISUR RAHMAN KHAN The government has approved the procurement of 20 more...
View ArticleJubok file gathering moss at law ministry
267,330 depositors have been waiting for about 10 years to retrieve money4 November, 2015 00:00 00 AM / LAST MODIFIED: 3 November, 2015 10:40:54 PMANISUR RAHMAN KHANThe Commerce Ministry has been...
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Govt losing Tk 400cr
Unregistered vesselsAnisur Rahman KhanDespite repeated attempts to register speedboats, sand carriers, bulkheads, trawlers and fishing boats, the Department of Shipping (DoS) has failed to do so due to...
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