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Norway’s Jotun inaugurates its first factory in Bangladesh

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Business Desk : dhakamirror.com A subsidiary of the Norwegian-based Jotun Group, which produces paint and coatings, Jotun Bangladesh Limited (JBL) has invested $7.6 million to open its first plant inside the Meghna Industrial Economic Zone (MIEZ).Jotun Group, with operations in more than a hundred countries is one of the top manufacturers of paints and coatings … Read more

Proteas too good for BCB XI

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Visiting South Africa signalled their intent when they thrashed Bangladesh Cricket Board XI by eight wickets in their lone Twenty20 warm-up match of the tour at Fatullah on Friday. Fierce bowling, backed up by agile fielding and athleticism in the deep, helped the side rattle the second string Bangladeshi team for 99 runs in 18 overs before they romped to 101-2 in 12 overs.

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Container port at Narayanganj

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The Indian Government is categoric that it will not go ahead with setting up an inland container port at Narayanganj if it is not in compliance with the procedures laid down by the Government. The Indian government, it may be recalled,  had invited a tender to conduct a feasibility study to set up an inland container port in Narayanganj keeping the Bangladesh government

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Envoy clarifies India’s stand on Narayanganj project

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Pankaj Saran, Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh, on Monday clarified Delhi’s position regarding a feasibility study to set up an inland container port in Narayanganj, saying that India will not infringe any inter-governmental behaviour norms and that it fully respects Bangladesh’s sovereignty. He also said that the Indian government would try to raise the Land Boundary

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N’ganj hits the jackpot

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Epyllion Group to provide the DFA Tk 75 lakh for football
Apparel manufacturing company Epyllion Group has agreed to provide Narayanganj District Association Tk 75 lakh over the next three years to develop their football,
it was announced at a press conference on Monday.
An agreement was signed in this regard as part of which

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Twaki’s cousin shot in N’ganj

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Ornab Wahid, 28, cousin of killed Tanvir Muhammad Twaki sustained bullet injury in an attack by some miscreants in Narayanganj on Friday night. A group of 10-12 miscreants fired at Ornab in the town’s Khanpur Jora Tanky areas at about 8pm and later injured Ornab was taken to Khanpur Hospital by the local people. Ornab is the son of poet Wahid Reza. Ornab is a second year

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Realtor fined Tk 27 lakh

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The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined Rupayan Housing Estate Ltd Tk 27.13 lakh for setting up an unauthorised project in Narayanganj Sadar upazila and violating the environment law.
A DoE team led by Muhammad Munir Chowdhury, director (enforcement), conducted the drive in Bhuingargh area of Fatullah. Munir Chowdhury said that in 2009, the company had

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Ivy, Osman, Taimur, five others in mayoral race

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A total of eight mayoral candidates and 334 councillor candidates on Sunday submitted nomination papers for contesting the Narayanganj City Corporation polls, slated for October 30. A total of 56 women have submitted nomination papers for the nine posts of councillors reserved for women.
Awami League’s Shamim Osman, Selina Hayat Ivy and SM Akram, and BNP’s

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7 bodies recovered as launch capsize

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50 feared missing in Sitalakhya
Seven bodies, including those of two women and a baby, were recovered till 10:30pm on Wednesday after a launch capsized in the River Sitalakhya near Madanganj in Narayanganj, with 50 others feared missing.
The launch from Chandpur, ML Madinar Alo, with around 150 passengers capsized in the river at about 7:00pm.
A team of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority divers was continuing search for the missing

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Workers clash with cops, 10 injured

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Death in Factory
Workers clash with cops, 10 injured
At least 10 workers of a melamine factory were injured as they clashed with police over the death of a fellow worker in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj yesterday.
Mazharul Islam, 25, was electrocuted when he was working around 12:00 noon. Doctors declared him dead after he was taken to the Narayanganj 200-bed

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