S A Shofiee , Sylhet :
Many areas of Sylhet city are waterlogged due to Tuesday’s downpour.
The rainfall started around 5:00 am and continued till Tuesday afternoon.
City’s Amberkhana to Eidgah road,Est Mirabazar, Chowhatta, Dariyapara and Subidbazar to Madina Market road are completely submerged after an hour of raining, said residents.
Around 50 other low lying areas are also waterlogged due to vulnerable sewerage system, they added.
My daughters missed their schools. It was impossible to walk or find any vehicles, said Abdur Razzak , a Teacher of Madical Area.
Over the years, waterlogging and sewerage problem have become a severe issue in the city. Many important canals have been occupied either by locals or dumping of waste.
According to the civic body, Sylhet City Corporation ran several operations to stop encroaching and cleaning of the canals, over the years.
But linking canals to Surma is not done yet, said locals.
Moreover, heavy rainfall resulted in frequent load-shedding. Beanibazar, Companiganj, Balaganj, Biswanath and many other upazilas are also facing this crisis, they added. The sewerage system is being developed, though some areas are still waterlogged. We are trying our level best, but if it rains too much, naturally there will be problems, said Enamul Habib, chief executive officer of SCC.
Sylhet Weather Department office said the rainfall will continue for a couple of days. The rainfall started around 5:00am and continued till Tuesday afternoon.
Tarapur Tea Estate recovered : The Sylhet district administration Sunday recovered a tea estate, which is an endowment property, and handed it over to its Shebait or caretaker following a Supreme Court order.
Meer Mahbubur Rahman, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Sylhet Sadar Upazila, handed over Tarapur Tea Estate to Shebait Pankoj Kumar Gupta.
The tea estate had been under the possession of Abdul Hai, son of businessman Ragib Ali.
Pankoj said the administration primarily recovered 323 acres of land of the total 422.96 acres of the estate. On the rest of the land are some structures including Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital and a few hostels, he said. The UNO said the administration asked for removal of the structures within six months into the SC order, given on January 19 this year.
BEZA firms to operate Sylhet economic zone: Eleven firms have expressed their intention to operate the 352-acre Srihatta Economic Zone in Moulvibazar that is being developed by Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza).
Beza officials sat with the interested firms from both home and abroad for a pre-bidding meeting yesterday and expect to award the operating licence after completing the bidding process by December.
The economic zone will be suitable for gas-based industries, as Beza is working with Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution System in the region for industrial gas connections, said Beza Executive Chairman Paban Chowdhury.
The economic zone will contribute to the development of Sylhet region, a Beza statement said, quoting Chowdhury.
Srihatta is one of the four economic zones that Beza is setting up under government initiatives.
The three others are: Mirsarai Economic Zone in Chittagong, Mongla Economic Zone in Bagerhat and Sabrang Tourism Park in Cox’s Bazar.
Mustak Ahmed, general manager for planning at Beza, said Srihatta Economic Zone will create employment opportunities for 30,000 people in the region.
Beza has so far awarded prequalification licences to six private sector companies to set up seven economic zones — one each to AK Khan and Company, Abdul Monem Ltd, Bay Group, Aman Group, Maisha Group, and two to Meghna Group.
These economic zones are part of Beza’s plan to develop 100 such zones by 2030 on 75,000 acres, to create jobs for one crore people and to produce $40 billion worth of products and services. Beza has so far selected 59 places across the country for economic zones, of which feasibility studies on 22 sites are currently underway.
Many private companies such as Bashundhara, East Coast, Unique, Alliance and City have expressed interest in developing economic zones.
Many areas of Sylhet city are waterlogged due to Tuesday’s downpour.
The rainfall started around 5:00 am and continued till Tuesday afternoon.
City’s Amberkhana to Eidgah road,Est Mirabazar, Chowhatta, Dariyapara and Subidbazar to Madina Market road are completely submerged after an hour of raining, said residents.
Around 50 other low lying areas are also waterlogged due to vulnerable sewerage system, they added.
My daughters missed their schools. It was impossible to walk or find any vehicles, said Abdur Razzak , a Teacher of Madical Area.
Over the years, waterlogging and sewerage problem have become a severe issue in the city. Many important canals have been occupied either by locals or dumping of waste.
According to the civic body, Sylhet City Corporation ran several operations to stop encroaching and cleaning of the canals, over the years.
But linking canals to Surma is not done yet, said locals.
Moreover, heavy rainfall resulted in frequent load-shedding. Beanibazar, Companiganj, Balaganj, Biswanath and many other upazilas are also facing this crisis, they added. The sewerage system is being developed, though some areas are still waterlogged. We are trying our level best, but if it rains too much, naturally there will be problems, said Enamul Habib, chief executive officer of SCC.
Sylhet Weather Department office said the rainfall will continue for a couple of days. The rainfall started around 5:00am and continued till Tuesday afternoon.
Tarapur Tea Estate recovered : The Sylhet district administration Sunday recovered a tea estate, which is an endowment property, and handed it over to its Shebait or caretaker following a Supreme Court order.
Meer Mahbubur Rahman, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Sylhet Sadar Upazila, handed over Tarapur Tea Estate to Shebait Pankoj Kumar Gupta.
The tea estate had been under the possession of Abdul Hai, son of businessman Ragib Ali.
Pankoj said the administration primarily recovered 323 acres of land of the total 422.96 acres of the estate. On the rest of the land are some structures including Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital and a few hostels, he said. The UNO said the administration asked for removal of the structures within six months into the SC order, given on January 19 this year.
BEZA firms to operate Sylhet economic zone: Eleven firms have expressed their intention to operate the 352-acre Srihatta Economic Zone in Moulvibazar that is being developed by Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza).
Beza officials sat with the interested firms from both home and abroad for a pre-bidding meeting yesterday and expect to award the operating licence after completing the bidding process by December.
The economic zone will be suitable for gas-based industries, as Beza is working with Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution System in the region for industrial gas connections, said Beza Executive Chairman Paban Chowdhury.
The economic zone will contribute to the development of Sylhet region, a Beza statement said, quoting Chowdhury.
Srihatta is one of the four economic zones that Beza is setting up under government initiatives.
The three others are: Mirsarai Economic Zone in Chittagong, Mongla Economic Zone in Bagerhat and Sabrang Tourism Park in Cox’s Bazar.
Mustak Ahmed, general manager for planning at Beza, said Srihatta Economic Zone will create employment opportunities for 30,000 people in the region.
Beza has so far awarded prequalification licences to six private sector companies to set up seven economic zones — one each to AK Khan and Company, Abdul Monem Ltd, Bay Group, Aman Group, Maisha Group, and two to Meghna Group.
These economic zones are part of Beza’s plan to develop 100 such zones by 2030 on 75,000 acres, to create jobs for one crore people and to produce $40 billion worth of products and services. Beza has so far selected 59 places across the country for economic zones, of which feasibility studies on 22 sites are currently underway.
Many private companies such as Bashundhara, East Coast, Unique, Alliance and City have expressed interest in developing economic zones.
