Monowar Ahmed

Benapole port: Revenue exceeds target by Tk316cr while imports decline
Bangladesh

Benapole port: Revenue exceeds target by Tk316cr while imports decline

Workers transport goods to cargo vessels anchored along the riverbanks at the Noapara River Port in Abhaynagar, Jashore, instead of using the main channel. This growing practice, driven by inexperienced shipmasters, has raised concerns due to poor navigability, a narrow channel, and other safety hazards, making it an increasingly risky operation. Photo: TBS
Transport

Noapara port faces severe navigability issues amid rise in shipwrecks

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Benapole customs falls Tk115cr short of revenue target in H1

Just six months after its inauguration, the newly constructed bridge over the Harihar River in Chinatola Bazaar, Jashore, is crumbling, exposing steel lattice work and gaping holes on the deck. This has made it a risky cross for the 50,000 daily commuters of the area. PHOTO: TBS
Infrastructure

Tk3.13cr Jashore bridge crumbles just 6 months after opening

Representational image. File Photo: TBS
Agriculture

Jashore leads in fish production in Khulna division

Soaring dollar, costs squeeze Jashore auto parts businesses
Economy

Soaring dollar, costs squeeze Jashore auto parts businesses

Photo: TBS
Education

Jashore schools with low enrolment set to merge with bigger ones

A female worker dries loose vermicelli in the sun at a factory in Jashore. The demand for such vermicelli has decreased in recent years, leading to the closure of many factories in the district. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Economy

Over 25 Jashore vermicelli factories shut in 5 years

More vehicles moved on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway on Monday (6 November), the second day of the opposition’s 48-hour countrywide blockade, than the previous day. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Transport costs of goods spike amid political unrest

Containers lay around at Chittagong Port. File Photo: TBS
Economy

Imports up at Jashore's Noapara port despite inadequate infrastructure

Representational image of automobile parts. Photo: Pixabay.
Economy

Anxiety grips Jashore’s motor parts traders as LC restraint threatens business

Workers of Waste Management and Treatment Centre of Jashore Municipality sort out wastes to produce organic fertiliser from it. The plant authorities assign NGOs to collect garbage from the city. This plant is the first of its kind in Bangladesh. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Jashore waste treatment plant struggles to reach full capacity

Representational image. File Photo: TBS
Economy

Imports through Benapole port down 5.5 lakh tonnes in first half of FY23