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Created: 10 November 2023

24 dev projects of Khulna to boost up country’s economy

KHULNA, Nov 11, 2023 (BSS)-The projects which are going to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, will boost up country’s economy with a revolutionary change in line with the development of last 14 years.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate 24 development projects and to lay foundation another five projects at the grand rally here on November 13, additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Khulna Pulak Kumar Mondal told BSS.

Of the projects, the Education Engineering Department (EED) has implemented 11 projects, the Public Works Department eight projects and five other projects of the Department of Local Government, West Forest Division of the Sundarbans and the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).

Besides, a total of five projects including two of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) will be inaugurated on that day, Mr Mondal added.

Educationist Professor Anwarul Kadir told BSS that during the regime of Ershad and BNP, the south-western part of the country was underprivileged. Side by side with the digitalization of educational institutions, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has made a remarkable change by establishing and renovating 11 educational institutions by the EED in Khulna Division.

In order to present the true history of the Liberation War to the new Generation, the Genocide and Torture Archive and Museum building has been established, he said.

Shekhertek eco-tourism center under the Sundarbans Ecotourism Facility Expansion and Development Project by the Sundarbans West Forest Division will contribute to the economy of Bangladesh and the government will earn a handsome amount of revenue from the foreign tourists, Sheikh Ashrafuzzaman, President of Khulna Unnyan Sangram Samonnya Committee said. 

Building of Khulna BSTI regional office was a crying need for the companies and business owners and at the same time people of the region to get original products specially food items. The local businessmen, owner of factories are getting the BSTI approval from Khulna, Kazi Aminul Haque, President of Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The two bridges over Bhadra and Kurulia rivers by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) will minimize the transportation cost, he said adding that it will contribute much to the agriculture and farmers to get more profit due to less transportation cost.

The sanitary landfill of Khulna City Corporation is an important project to keep the environment clean and public health safe, he added.

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Created: 20 September 2023

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Created: 20 September 2023

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 20, 2023 (BSS)-Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister's Office Tofazzal Hossain Mia today said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Industrial City, built in Mirsrai upazila, Chattogram, is fully prepared with all the facilities for investment.

“It would create employment opportunities for as many as 14 lakh people and Bangladesh would prosper with the income generated from industrial zone. A total of five companies have come into production. Three more companies will start production early next year,” he told the journalists after visiting the various factories of 'Bangabandhu Shilpanagar' at Mirsari upazila here.

Chattogram district administration organized the visit at the said area.

He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's dream industrial city is being built on 33800 acres of land and secured all the facilities for industrial investment including gas, electricity and water supply.

He said employment opportunities will be provided to 139 affected families in the industrial city.

The principal secretary said garments, agricultural products, agricultural processing machinery, integrated textiles, leather and leather products, shipbuilding, motorbike assembly plants, food and beverages, paints and chemicals, paper, plastics, light engineering (auto- including parts and cycles), pharmaceutical products, electricity and solar parks will be set up in this industrial city.

Divisional Commissioner of Chattagram Mohammad Tofail Islam, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Chattagram range Nur-e-Alam Mina, Deputy Commissioner Abul Basar Mohammad Fakhruzzaman, Superintendent of Police AKM Shafiullah and senior administration officials were present.