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  • Japan transferring new tech for facing earthquake damage

    Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 19:50 in transport

    http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/11/21/news0140.htm Japan transferring new tech for facing earthquake damage BSS, Dhaka Japan, one of most earthquake vulnerable countries around the globe, has decided to transfer its retrofit technique of constr...

  • Fiber@ Home, AB bank strike deal to expand optical fiber network

    Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 20:39 in information technology, transport

    http://www.theindependent-bd.com/details.php?nid=147777 Fiber@ Home, AB bank strike deal to expand optical fiber network Economic Reporter An agreement was signed between the Fiber @ Home Limited and the AB Bank Limited at Hotel Sonargaon in order to...

  • Cox’s Bazar airport set for expansion

    Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 19:26 in tourism, transport

    http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=111153 Cox’s Bazar airport set for expansion Sohel Parvez and Sayeda Akhter The government has moved to expand the runway of Cox’s Bazar airport, aiming to upgrade it to internati...

  • Tk 3.75b Karnaphuli dredging project approved

    Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 19:25 in transport

    http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/10/24/82431.html Tk 3.75b Karnaphuli dredging project approved Jasim Uddin Haroon The government has approved the Karnaphuli river capital dredging project worth Tk 3.75billion to keep the country’s mo...

  • IDB to give $133m for laying undersea pipeline

    Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 21:57 in transport

    http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/10/20/82074.html IDB to give $133m for laying undersea pipeline FE Report The government is eyeing Islamic Development Bank (IDB) funding worth US$ 133 million for laying an undersea pipeline. The pipeline w...

  • Dhaka-Ctg highway project gets momentum

    Posted on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 18:50 in transport

    http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=108802 Dhaka-Ctg highway project gets momentum M Abul Kalam Azad The project to upgrade the narrow but crucial Dhaka-Chittagong highway to a dual carriageway has finally got momentum as the o...

  • Sonadia to get deep-sea port by 2016

    Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 18:11 in transport

    http://www.newagebd.com/2009/oct/06/busi.html#1 Sonadia to get deep-sea port by 2016 United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka The first-phase of construction for a deep-sea port at Sonadia offshore island on the Bay of Bengal would be completed by 2016, acc...

  • Govt to spend Tk 11,474 crore in 8 years, bring back navigability in 53 waterways

    Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 18:09 in transport

    http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=108495 Huge river plan on cards Govt to spend Tk 11,474 crore in 8 years, bring back navigability in 53 waterways Staff Correspondent The government has taken an eight-year-long mega plan to ...

  • Rain, floodwaters to lessen water crisis

    Posted on Thursday October 1st, 2009 at 17:45 in transport

    http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107904 Rain, floodwaters to lessen water crisis Govt goes for Tk 25 crore project Staff Correspondent The government has taken up a plan to harvest rain and floodwater under a Tk 25 crore pr...

  • Bid to connect capital with south, SW regions: Trans-Padma railway scheme underway

    Posted on Saturday September 12th, 2009 at 16:50 in transport

    http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/09/13/news0188.htm Bid to connect capital with south, SW regions: Trans-Padma railway scheme underway BSS, Dhaka A massive Trans-Padma railway corridor scheme is underway to connect the capital with the south and...