Tag: Padma

Padma Bridge is outcome of Hasina’s commitment: Quader

- Times Report -

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader Friday said today's Padma Bridge is the “golden crop” of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's commitment to the country’s people. “Her courage and foresight are our greatest assets. Even in crisis, she goes ahead without fear,” he told a citizens’ rally organised at Mawa end

Concern over low hilsa production

- Kamal Ahmed -

Now is the peak season for hilsa in Bangladesh. But fishers are not getting the desired amount of the fish in the Padma and Meghna. Till now, fishermen have caught less than one-fourth of the amount of hilsa they got last season. As a result, fishermen and hilsa traders have

Speedboat capsized in Padma: Probe body formed

- Times Report -

A 6-member probe committee has been formed on Monday to investigate the speedboat capsize in the Padma River that claimed 26 lives in Shibchar Upazila of Madaripur district. The local administration formed the probe body after the incident, reports UNB quoting Mohammad Raihan, Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters Station Officer