The three-day “Gemcon Cup Golf Tournament-2018” ended here on Saturday through a colourful ceremony on Rangpur Golf and Country Club (RGCC) ground. Over 100 contestants of different Golf Clubs from across the country participated in the male, female, junior and sub-junior groups of the tournament, a press release said. The MK Traders, a business institution that supplies medical and surgical goods to the northern Bangladesh, sponsored the tournament organised by RGCC on its ground on the Ghaghot riverbank in the...
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Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP, at Pirganj here on Monday said the government has taken a project at a cost of Taka 194 crore to save the flood-prone areas of Rangpur from floods.“Implementation of the project will save standing crops, properties and the people of flood-prone Pirganj, Mithapukur, Pirgachha, Kawnia and Kawnia upazilas from floods of the Jamuneswari, Kartoa, Ghaghot and Teesta rivers in future,” she said.The Speaker was addressing a function arranged for distribution...
Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR) Md Nojibur Rahman has said the new Value Added Tax (VAT) and Supplementary Duty Act, to be effective from July 1 next, will definitely be pro-people.“We are working sincerely to formulate a time-befitting VAT and Supplementary Duty Act giving top priority on saving interests of the local industries eliminating weaknesses in the same,” he said.The NBR Chairman, also Senior Secretary to the Internal Resources Division, made these observations today at a pre-budget views-sharing...
Engagement of rural women entrepreneurs in the growing handloom and cottage industry has been enhancing rural economy by cutting poverty through increasing production of quality products. The opinion came at the inaugural ceremony of a three-day ‘Textile and Cottage Industries Fair-2017’ held on the ‘Unmukto Mancha’ premises in Nilphamari district town on Monday afternoon.Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) has been organized the fair under the Rural Women Entrepreneurs Skill Development Training Programme with assistance of the Department...
The present government has been implementing various pragmatic initiatives to revive the past glory of the country’s golden fibre through boosting its production and demand at home and abroad.The opinion came at a post-rally discussion organised by Directorate of Jute under the Ministry of Jute and Textiles with assistance of district administration here on Monday in observance of the National Jute Day- 2017.Divisional Commissioner Kazi Hasan Ahmed as the chief guest attended the discussion held at conference room of the...
The three-day “Quasem Cup Golf Tournament- 2017” ended through a colourful ceremony at Rangpur Golf Club (RGC) in Rangpur Cantonment here on the Saturday evening.Over 100 contestants of different Golf Clubs from all over the country participated in the male, female, junior and sub-junior groups of the tournament.The Quasem Group of Industries sponsored the tournament organised by Rangpur Golf Club.Earlier, Rangpur Area Commander, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 66 Infantry Division and President of RGC Major General Md Masud Razzaque...
Experts have stressed the need for popularising the climate resilient farming among the small and marginal farmers to increase crop production in the northern region.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and Practical Action Bangladesh (PAB) jointly organised a review workshop here under the Climate Resilient Agriculture Project at Parbotipur Upazila Parisahd auditorium in Dinajpur on Monday.Members of Local Economic Development Forum, government and NGO officials, local farmers and public representatives participated in the workshop to assess the economical, social and...
The school banking has started becoming well-liked among students as it is creating their savings habit which will ultimately help them to ensure economic security in future.Speakers made the comments while addressing a discussion prior to ‘School Banking Conference’ held at Panchagarh government auditorium on Friday.District School Banking Conference Committee with assistance of Bangladesh Bank and National Bank Limited (NBL) organised the event.The main objectives of the event were to properly run the school banking activities, opening school banking accounts...
The three-day “Afif Cup Golf Tournament-2017” ended through a colourful prize distribution ceremony held at Rangpur Golf Club in the Cantonment here on Friday evening. The “Drubo Constructions”, a renowned construction service firm, sponsored the tournament, participated by over 100 contestants from different Golf Clubs in the male, female, junior and sub-junior groups, a press release said. Rangpur Area Commander, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 66 Infantry Division and President of Rangpur Golf Club Major General Md Masud Razzaque attended...
The three-day “Getco President Cup Golf Tournament -2017” ended through a colourful ceremony at Rangpur Golf Club (RGC) in Rangpur Cantonment here on Friday evening. More than 100 contestants of different Golf Clubs from all over the country participated in the male, female, junior and sub-junior groups of the tournament, said a press release. The Getco Group sponsored the tournament organised by Rangpur Golf Club. Rangpur Area Commander, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 66 Infantry Division and President of Rangpur...
The fifth divisional sport competitions- 2017 of the government officials, employees and their children of all eight districts under Rangpur division were held amid festivity in Panchagarh Sirajul Islam Stadium on Saturday.The divisional administration with assistance of Bangladesh Government Employees Welfare Board (BGEWB) and Panchagarh district administration arranged the competitions in the sub-Himalayan district town.Director General of BGEWB Shirin Akhter inaugurated the competitions by hoisting the national flag amid singing of the national anthem and subsequently, releasing balloons and pigeons...
Experts at a regional workshop have laid emphasis on comprehensive efforts of all stakeholders and adoption of latest technologies for controlling wheat blast disease to boost wheat yield rate.They expressed the views at the workshop titled “Wheat blast disease management in Rangpur region and boosting wheat yield” held at the conference room of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) in the city on Monday.The Wheat Research Centre (WRC) of BARI at Dinajpur organised the workshop with assistance of the On-farm Research...
