Sylhet Correspondent :
Development works of 41 private colleges have been going on in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts under a project titled ‘Development of Selected Private Colleges for Improving Standard of Education through Information Technology’. The total includes 17 in Sunamganj and the rest 24 are in Sylhet district.
However, works on some of the colleges were completed recently while some of them will start soon and some others are going on.
Most of the institutions are located on the remote areas of different upazilas, said the executive engineer of the Education Engineering Department (EED), Sylhet Zone, Nazrul Hakim. Only 5 are located on the Sylhet metropolitan city and neighbouring areas.
The project is being implemented by the EED with an estimated cost of Tk 105,53,71,443, informed the official. Vertical extension of the 3rd and 4th floor on the existing 2-storied academic buildings are being done on some of the colleges while the rest are to get new 2-storied buildings. It would meet their long standing demand to ease the pressure of rising number of students.
Starting in 2013, the project is set to be completed by June 2019, the official said.
Onion, veg prices soar
The prices of onion, ginger and vegetables marked a steep hike this week, putting more pressure on the wallets of the consumers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
the price of imported onion jumped by Tk 5-8 to Tk 32-43 a kg while local onion price shot up by Tk 10-15 to Tk 45-48 a kg, according to data compiled by state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB). Ginger prices also soared by Tk 10 to Tk 80-140 per kg in a week. Garlic price shot up by Tk 10-20 a kg while vegetables also got dearer by Tk 5-10 per kg in the span of a week.
Traders are blaming the incessant rain in the past few weeks and higher import cost for the abrupt price hike of these essentials.
However, the market insiders have said the syndicates of big traders and importers are targeting windfall profits ahead of Eid-ul-Azha festivity by manipulating the prices.
Onion prices are likely to rise further ahead of Eid-ul-Azha,Ó saidAsab Ali , the proprietor of onion importer.
He also claimed that they are spending more on onion import due to a price hike of the item in India.
TCB recorded a 38 percent hike in onion price in last one month.
According to TCB data, onion price soared to Tk 40-45 per kg (local) and Tk 30-35 (imported) per kg on Saturday from Tk 32-40 (local) and Tk 25-30 (imported) a week earlier. TCB recorded a 15 percent hike in ginger price in last one month. The item was selling at Tk 80-140 a kg on Sunday.
Turmeric price jumped by 2.94 percent, red chilli price by 9.38 percent and packed edible oil price increased by 2.97 percent (5 litre jar) and 1.46 percent (1 litre jar) in the last month, according to TCB data. Mohammed Faruk , a trader in Khalighat Bazar, said the prices of onion marked a steep rise at wholesale market over the last two weeks, pushing up the retail prices.
He said a disruption in transportation of onion caused by heavy rainfall over the last few weeks has also contributed to the price hike.
Anwar Hossain, a private service holder, told that prices of most essential commodities, including spices and vegetables have skyrocketed in the Sylhet city.
ÒThe indiscriminate price spiral is taking a heavy toll on people with fixed-income like us,Ó he said.
Development works of 41 private colleges have been going on in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts under a project titled ‘Development of Selected Private Colleges for Improving Standard of Education through Information Technology’. The total includes 17 in Sunamganj and the rest 24 are in Sylhet district.
However, works on some of the colleges were completed recently while some of them will start soon and some others are going on.
Most of the institutions are located on the remote areas of different upazilas, said the executive engineer of the Education Engineering Department (EED), Sylhet Zone, Nazrul Hakim. Only 5 are located on the Sylhet metropolitan city and neighbouring areas.
The project is being implemented by the EED with an estimated cost of Tk 105,53,71,443, informed the official. Vertical extension of the 3rd and 4th floor on the existing 2-storied academic buildings are being done on some of the colleges while the rest are to get new 2-storied buildings. It would meet their long standing demand to ease the pressure of rising number of students.
Starting in 2013, the project is set to be completed by June 2019, the official said.
Onion, veg prices soar
The prices of onion, ginger and vegetables marked a steep hike this week, putting more pressure on the wallets of the consumers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
the price of imported onion jumped by Tk 5-8 to Tk 32-43 a kg while local onion price shot up by Tk 10-15 to Tk 45-48 a kg, according to data compiled by state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB). Ginger prices also soared by Tk 10 to Tk 80-140 per kg in a week. Garlic price shot up by Tk 10-20 a kg while vegetables also got dearer by Tk 5-10 per kg in the span of a week.
Traders are blaming the incessant rain in the past few weeks and higher import cost for the abrupt price hike of these essentials.
However, the market insiders have said the syndicates of big traders and importers are targeting windfall profits ahead of Eid-ul-Azha festivity by manipulating the prices.
Onion prices are likely to rise further ahead of Eid-ul-Azha,Ó saidAsab Ali , the proprietor of onion importer.
He also claimed that they are spending more on onion import due to a price hike of the item in India.
TCB recorded a 38 percent hike in onion price in last one month.
According to TCB data, onion price soared to Tk 40-45 per kg (local) and Tk 30-35 (imported) per kg on Saturday from Tk 32-40 (local) and Tk 25-30 (imported) a week earlier. TCB recorded a 15 percent hike in ginger price in last one month. The item was selling at Tk 80-140 a kg on Sunday.
Turmeric price jumped by 2.94 percent, red chilli price by 9.38 percent and packed edible oil price increased by 2.97 percent (5 litre jar) and 1.46 percent (1 litre jar) in the last month, according to TCB data. Mohammed Faruk , a trader in Khalighat Bazar, said the prices of onion marked a steep rise at wholesale market over the last two weeks, pushing up the retail prices.
He said a disruption in transportation of onion caused by heavy rainfall over the last few weeks has also contributed to the price hike.
Anwar Hossain, a private service holder, told that prices of most essential commodities, including spices and vegetables have skyrocketed in the Sylhet city.
ÒThe indiscriminate price spiral is taking a heavy toll on people with fixed-income like us,Ó he said.
