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4 lakh pumps run dry

About four lakh irrigation pumps out of over 16 lakh across the country go out of operation during the peak dry spell of March-April every year failing to draw the required quantity of water due to a sharp fall of groundwater level.

"Owing to a steep fall in ground water table, almost...

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Ban Ki-moon arrives Sunday

United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon is arriving in Dhaka on Sunday on a three-day official visit to Bangladesh.

His visit is part of his three-country visit to south-east Asia, according to a UN press statement issued on Saturday.

The flight carrying Ban would land at the...

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Waste-based power plant on cards

For the first time, the government is going to set up a waste-based 50-megawatt (MW) power plant in the private sector.

Local Government Division will place the proposal at the meeting of the cabinet committee on purchase on Sunday.

The LGRD ministry, after scrutinising the proposals of six...

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