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DWASA to bring city’s pumps under dual connection plan

priyo.news — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:33:13 +0000

The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has undertaken a plan to bring all 538 pumps in the city under dual connections to mitigate people’s sufferings in the upcoming summer season.

HC directive sought for govt to supply pure water

priyo.news — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:10:38 +0000

A rights organisation on Sunday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking a direction on the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Auth-ority to provide pure, hygienic water for city dwellers. The petition filed by the Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh will come up for hearing today in the High Court bench of Justice Mohammad Mamtazuddin Ahmed and Justice Naima Haider, a lawyer said.

Low quality seed sellers warned

priyo.com — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:46:56 +0000

Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury yesterday warned the seed companies not to sell low quality seed to farmers, during the inaugural ceremony of Bangladesh Seed Conference and Fair 2010.

Potato growers worried despite bumper production

priyo.news — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:15:27 +0000

Potato growers in eight districts under greater Rangpur and Dinajpur region are expecting bumper production of potato this season but they look a bit worried at possible low price of the product.

Ashraf seeks more aid

priyo.news — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:19:52 +0000

Local government minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Thursday urged foreign development partners and donor agencies to step forward with the government to eradicate poverty and create food security.

Bangladesh to get share of US food security

priyo.news — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:49:48 +0000

The US will provide Bangladesh with a major share of its food security fund in the coming years, US Ambassador James F Moriarty said on Wednesday. Bangladesh will also get special focus on this issue in the G-8 summit scheduled to be held in July, the US envoy told Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury during a meeting at the latter’s office.

DWASA to conduct feasibility study prior to Tk 35b WTP kick-off

priyo.news — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:46:54 +0000

The Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) will carry out a feasibility study to examine environmental efficiency and possible water networking prior to starting the planned Water Treatment Plant (WTP) at Pagla in Narayanganj district at an estimated cost of Tk 35.0 billion (3,500 crore), reports BSS.

Urban food inflation reaches double digits after 14 months

priyo.com — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:13:32 +0000

The overall inflation rate on a point-to-point basis in December last year reached 8.51 percent, and in the urban area food inflation reached double digit after 14 months mainly due to increasing price of rice. The inflation rate was 7.24 percent in November last year.

City dwellers suffer from stinky supply water

priyo.news — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:53:21 +0000

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The residents of Azampur, Narinda, Gopibagh, Tikatuli, KM Das Lane, Rampura, Moghbazar, Karwan Bazar, Bashabo, Malibagh and Shantinagar in the city have been getting dirty and smelly supply water for last four months.

Govt. should stop tobacco cultivation

priyo.com — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:53:56 +0000

The poor people, who do smoke, spend Taka 8 crore every day or 4.5 percent of their daily income. Poor smokers does spend Taka 8 daily for bidi from their low wage and together they spend an estimated over Taka 3,000 annually, an amount which can ensure a glass of milk and an egg every day for 53 lakh malnourished children in the country. A study in the city, asking the government to raise taxes on tobacco products to protect the poor from their income erosion and subsequent poverty.