Two Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 Aircraft will be Adding in Biman Fleet

The fourth Dreamliner 787-8 ‘Rajhansa’ has been added and inaugurated on 17 Sept 2019 on the Biman Bangladesh Airlines fleet. Since the inauguration of the 'Rajhansa', the government has planned to add two more Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 to the Bangladesh Airlines - Biman.

The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself expressed interest in buying these new two Boeing. Later the Biman has decided to buy two new Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 which is larger in size and capacity than 787-8 model. Biman was negotiated with the Boeing Company for over a month after that. Biman may be getting a chance to buy every 787-9 Dreamliners at half the current market price which could be around US$ 150 million. These new two 787-9 Dreamliner may be added in Biman fleet in December this year.

There are currently 16 aircraft in the Biman fleet. Of these, the number own aircraft on Biman is 10, the rest of the aircrafts are of leases. All of the own aircrafts were purchased from Boeing Company. Of these, four are Dreamliners 787-8, four are 777-300 ER and rest two are 737-800. If two new 787-9 aircraft are purchased, then the total number of own aircraft in Biman will be 12. In addition next year three new Dash-8 aircrafts from Canada will be adding.

According to various websites on the internet, the current market price of a Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 aircraft is US$ 292.5 million (around 2,480 Crore BD Taka). Two 787-9 aircraft will cost US$ 585 million (around 4,960 Crore BD Taka).

Recently the Chinese ‘Hainan Airlines’ which is one of top China's civilian airlines, canceled their deal with Boeing. In that context, Boeing offered to sell two Dreamliners at low prices. The Prime Minister expressed interest in buying these two Dreamliners and the Biman began negotiating with Boeing to buy these two brand new 787-9 Dreamliner.

A Dreamliner 787-9 model aircraft cost around US $ 300 million. Boeing began discussing prices and accessories in the first week of October with Biman. The Boeing Company proposed US$ 155 million for each aircraft. The Biman offered their price at $ 135 million. Then Boeing reduced the price by $ 150 million for each Dreamliner. Despite this the bargaining between the two sides continued. The recent decision to buy Dreamliner for less than US $ 150 million has been finalized.

The Boeing Company will provide an additional engine. As per the information, at a meeting of the board of directors of Biman on 23-10-2019, it was unanimously decided to buy two 787-9 Dreamliners. Very soon a state-owned bank will finance for the purchase of these aircrafts. And the Biman will start paying the Boeing Company this month.

However, two planes will arrive within this year. As part of the purchase of Dreamliner 787-9, a team from Biman will soon head to Boeing's office in Seattle, United States. The Boeing provided an additional engine with the previous four 787-8 Dreamliners. Boeing is giving an additional engine with the two new 787-9 Dreamliner. The engines are made by General Aviation, with the previous four Dreamliners 787-8.

The Boeing only manufactures the body itself. Accessories including engines are purchased from other companies. For example, Boeing adds the General Motors / Aviation or Rolls-Royce engines to their aircraft. General Motors has better engine quality than Rolls-Royce. In addition, seat covers or other machinery will be purchased from different companies, the color value, the interior decoration will be made on a design basis. The price of these airplanes is less. Boeing has a separate catalog for everything.

The Boeing Company is developed three models of Dreamliner 787. Technical Specifications of these popular models are as follows:

787-8 Dreamliner:

• Passengers (two-class): 248
• Range nmi (km): 7,305 nmi (13,530 km)
• Length: 57 m (186 ft)
• Wingspan: 60 m (197 ft)
• Height: 17 m (56 ft)
• Engine: GEnx-1B / Trent 1000

787-9 Dreamliner:

• Passengers (two-class): 296
• Range nmi (km): 7,530 nmi (13,950 km)
• Length: 63 m (206 ft)
• Wingspan: 60 m (197 ft)
• Height: 17 m (56 ft)
• Engine: GEnx-1B / Trent 1000

787-10 Dreamliner:

• Passengers (two-class): 336
• Range nmi (km): 6,345 nmi (11,750 km)
• Length: 68 m (224 ft)
• Wingspan: 60 m (197 ft)
• Height: 17 m (56 ft)
• Engine: GEnx-1B / Trent 1000

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Australian Financial Review Young Rich List | Bangladeshi Ashik Ahmed is 25th

A Bangladeshi young entrepreneur name has emerged in the list of Australia's top young wealthy man. Ashik Ahmed is a young man of 38 years. He is the CEO and co-founder of a software company named Deputy. This software manages team schedules from any device, record accurate employee hours, and make it simple for staff to keep track of their shifts and important store updates. This software can simplify workplace management and make it easier for employees to keep track of daily tasks.

On Thursday, 24 October 2019, the popular business and finance daily ‘The Australian Financial Review’, released a list of the country's top young rich person. Ashik Ahmed is in 25^th position in this list of total 103 young business men. Nine women were included in the list. Ashik’s assets are $ 148 million which is equivalent more than 1250 Crore BD Taka.

The Headline of an article in SBSNews regarding this was published:

“Ashik was flipping burgers when he arrived from Bangladesh. Now, he’s worth $148 million”.

According to a report of the Australian Financial Review, Ashik migrated from Bangladesh to Australia at the age of only seventeen. Later he started working at a fast food chain in Melbourne.

Story Behind:

In an interview with Australian media SBS News, Ashik tells the story behind software development. Ashik Ahmed said that initially he worked for hourly pay basis. Then he realized that the calculation for the roster is very difficult. Both the employer and the worker were facing the same problem.

Ashiq commented, he never worked just to earn a living. Rather, his goal was to solve the problem from the beginning.

Ashik was looking for an easy solution to this problem. Later he programmed the Deputy Software as a co-founder with a combination of mathematics, science and workplace experience. After making the software in 2008, he has never looked back.

The Software from Deputy makes easy solution for business organizations to create a roster of employees, calculate salaries, and manage staffs overall. Currently, there are more than 184,000 companies using this Software worldwide. Among the top user of this software are NASA and Qantas airlines in Australia.

To manage hourly paid or shift workers, Deputy can help run business better. As per the information’s provided on the website of DEPUTY, below are some list of industries that can use this Software:

• Agriculture
• Construction & Engineering
• Customer Service
• Education
• Entertainment
• Financial Service
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Hotels
• Legal
• Logistics & Manufacturing
• Marine, Aviation & Aerospace
• Media & Communication
• Professional Service
• Retail
• Security
• Technology
• Utility & Public Service

And Others…

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Kurigram Express | Direct Intercity Train of Bangladesh Railway

An inter-city train named 'Kurigram Express' has been inaugurated by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently. The people of Kurigram district waited a long for this special Train service. The train will operate on the Kurigram-Dhaka-Kurigram route.

The Prime Minister flagged off the intercity train Kurigram Express through a video conference from her official residence Ganabhaban on 16 October 2019. At the same time, she inaugurated the movement of two trains replacing the new rack. The rack replacement of Rangpur Express and Lalmonirhat Express.

The Kurigram Express has started service from the next day of inauguration. Due to the long demand of the people of Kurigram district, the festivity of the district has been aroused. People of the area said that a new horizon would be introduced in the remote areas of the country if the new train was launched.

The Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan joined Kurigram at the inauguration ceremony. Kurigram Zilla Parishad Chairman Md. Zafar Ali, Deputy Commissioner Sultana Parveen, Police Super Mohibul Islam Khan was also present on the occasion.

After launching of Kurigram-Dhaka-Kurigram direct train, the people of Kurigram district were relieved from the long commotion of the communication. New coaches bought from Indonesia have been allotted for the Kurigram Express train.

Train Schedule of Kurigram Express (Off day: Wednesday):

• Dhaka Left: 08:45 pm
• Kurigram Arrive: 06:20 am
• Kurigram Left: 07:20 am
• Dhaka Arrive: 05:25 pm

From Kurigram to Dhaka there will be 657 seats available. From Dhaka to Kurigram there will 638 seats available for passengers. Ticket Prices are as follows:

• Shovon Chair: 510 Taka
• A/C Chair: 972 Taka
• A/C Seat: 1168 Taka
• A/C bath: 1804 Taka

Initially there will be 14 buggies with the train. Stations between the Kurigram-Dhaka routes are:

• Rangpur - Badarganj
• Parbatipur - Joypurhat
• Santahar - Natore
• Madhanagar - Tangail
• Mouchak - Airport

For more details and updated schedule please visit the official website of Bangladesh Railway.

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Metrorail in Dhaka City Latest Update | MRT Line 1 and 5

Construction of two more Metrorail Routes MRT Line-1 and MRT Line-5 are going to start in the capital city of Dhaka soon. The two projects were approved in a meeting of the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday, 15th October 2019. The estimated cost of this two Metrorail projects are around 93,800 Crore BD Taka. Two MRT lines will be constructed under Mass Rapid Transit Development Project.

MRT Line-1:

• Route: From Uttara Airport - Natun Bazar - Badda - Kamalapur Railway Station.
• Length: The length will be around 31 kilometers.
• Cost: Estimated cost for the MRT Line-1 will be 52,561 Crore BD Taka.
• Time Period: Project will be completed within June 2026.
• Funded by: Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA and the Government of Bangladesh.

MRT Line-5:

• Route: From Hemayetpur in Savar - Aminbazar - Gabtali - Mirpur 1 - Kachukhet - Banani - Gulshan 2 - Natun Bazaar - Bhatara.
• Length: Length will be around 20 kilometers.
• Cost: Estimated cost of MRT Line-5 will be around 41,238 Crore BD Taka.
• Time Period: Project will be completed within December 2028.
• Funded by: Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA and the Government of Bangladesh.

The ECNEC meeting was held at the NEC conference room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. After the meeting the State Planning Minister MA Mannan provided details.

About these new Metrorail projects, the planning minister said that these projects can be called one of the most expensive road projects in the country. After completion of MRT Line 1 and 5, Dhaka will be a world-class city. Based on the Prime Minister's directive, the Hatirjheel area should not be wasted for any Metrorail project. In the densely populated area, the Metrorail should not cause any type of disturbance.

MRT Line-1 and MRT Line-5 will be implemented at a cost of BD Taka 93,800 Crore. The minister said the total expenditure on the two metro projects will come from the state treasury at Tk 25,212 crore and the rest will be provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

On the ECNEC meeting, total number of ten projects worth of BD Taka 1,25,000 were approved, the rest projects are:

• Up gradation to four lanes from Begumganj to Sonapur part on Feni - Noakhali National Highway, worth of BD Taka 1,485 Crore.

• Standard up-gradation of inter district highways between Domar - Chilahati - Doulaganj, Domar - Jaldaka and Jaldhaka - Bhaduradargah - Dimla, worth of BD Taka 421 Crore.

• Standard up-gradation of inter district highways between Kishoreganj - Karimganj - Chamraghat and construction of link road between Soyna - Jashodal - Dudshat Bazar link road, worth of BD Taka 731 Crore.

• Various infrastructures development of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), worth of BD Taka 1,719 Crore.

• Construction of multi-storey residential apartments for government officials and employees at Pikepara in Mirpur, Dhaka worth of BD Taka 1,088 Crore.

• Construction of multi-purpose residential flat buildings for judges in Azimpur, Dhaka at BD Taka 129 Crore.

• Irrigation Management Improvement Project of BD Taka 580 Crore.

• Rehabilitation and infrastructure development project in Sylhet Forest Department to reduce the adverse impact of climate change, woth of BD Taka 70 Crore.

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Outer Ring Road Project around Dhaka City

The government has decided to construct an outer ring road (circular or roundabout road) around the capital city Dhaka to reduce traffic congestion in and around the city. This ring road will ease the travel of all the surrounding districts with Dhaka. The road will directly connected with the Dhaka - Chittagong highway and the under construction approach road of the Padma Bridge Dhaka - Mawa highway.

This circular road will reduce traffic congestion in Dhaka, and on the other hand, the communication to the neighboring districts with Dhaka will be easier and time consuming. Using this road, passengers will be able to travel to other districts without entering to Dhaka city. The cyclical road will play a more effective role for freight trucks than passenger buses.

Meanwhile, the project has been approved by the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridge in the Committee on Economic Affairs recently. The project is expected to begin January 2020 and it is expected to be completed by December 2023.

Small Details about the Dhaka City outer Ring Road:

• Length of the ring road will be 134 km.

• In the first phase total new 48 km long road will be constructed.

• The estimated cost is BD Taka 10,200 Crore.

• According to the proposal, three different roads -18km from Hemayetpur to Kalakandi, 18km from Kalakandi to third Shitalakhya bridge and 12km from third Shitalakhya bridge to Madanpur will be constructed.

• Rest 84 kilometer existing road will be up-graded.

• The project will be implemented on a G2G, Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis.

• The government initially selected Japan as a project implementer and financier. However, Japan can take another country or company as a co-financier next time.

Dhaka city Ring Road Routes:

According to the preliminary survey, the alignment of the proposed outer ring road has been modified. The revised route will connect the Padma Bridge approach road to Hemayetpur (Dhaka-Aricha Highway) to Kalakandi (Dhaka-Mawa Highway). This will be connecting the Dhaka-Chittagong highway to Madanpur-Bhulta through the approach road of the third Shitalakshya Bridge. And also connect the Dhaka Bypass to Kadda (Gazipur) to Baipail (Dhaka EPZ) to Hemayetpur (Dhaka-Aricha Highway).

Ring road will be constructed so that passenger buses, trucks, private cars etc which can easily cross Dhaka and enter the neighboring district or upazila city. The population of Dhaka city is constantly increasing. Dhaka has become a mega metropolitan city due to the heavy pressure of traffic in the north-south and east-west side.

During the current government period, various projects have been implemented and some are implanting in Dhaka City to cope with the increasing pressure of traffic. If this project is implemented, the transport vehicles will be able to drive from east to west and north to south without entering Dhaka city.

A large section of Dhaka travelers will be able to travel very easily and in a short time using the Outer Ring Road. As a result, the traffic in the inner city of Dhaka will be greatly reduced and the existing traffic load will be diverted towards the ring road. Travelers can travel safely from any area of ​​Dhaka city to another area using Inner Ring Road through Outer Ring Road.

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Bogra - Natore Highway Widening Project Approved

The existing Bogra – Natore road is 18 feet wide. Construction work of widening this highway to 34 feet will be start soon. Recently the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the project at a cost of BD Taka 700 Crore. The existing road is going to be transformed into a real highway by increasing its width.

The Natore-Bogra highway (N502) is one of the important northern gateways. The Bogra-Natore road has long been recognized as a highway in the paper-pen even after the lack of wideness. The minimum standard width of highway in the country is 24 feet. But the width of the Bogra-Natore road is only 18 feet. However, this road is recognizing as a highway only officially due to its importance.

At present, for lower wideness, freight trucks and big buses facing problems while driving on this road. Two large buses or trucks cannot cross at the same time. During crossing one vehicle have to give a side down the road to the ground. During the monsoon the soil becomes soft and as a result the wheels cannot be moved.

For such issues, there was a serious disruption to the traffic on this road. Sometimes even light vehicles cannot move. Lots of road accidents happening all the time. Apart from this, all types of small vehicles including battery operated auto rickshaws, vans, CNG operated auto rickshaw, motorcycles and micro runs on this road. The number of vehicles on this highway is increasing day by day. The 60 km long road carries about 12,000 vehicles small and large every day.

As per information, the widening of this project is now awaiting the issuance of a government order (GO) following the approval of ECNEC. When the order is issued, the task of calling the tender will begin after the appointment of the project manager. The main road will be widened from 18 feet to 24 feet and 5 feet pavement work will be done on both sides so that light vehicles can move smoothly.

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Global Fire Power Index 2019 | Bangladesh is 45th

Bangladesh has moved three steps forward in the military power among all the countries of the world. Bangladesh is currently ranked at 45th out of 137 countries in the world. Last year the global military power position was 56th.

Such information has emerged in a global report published by the international organization 'Global Fire Power' on military power of all the countries of the world. As per the report, the complete Global Firepower list for 2019 puts the military powers of the world into full perspective.

According to the report, the ten five countries in the world military force are the United States of America, Russia, China, India and France, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom, Turkey and Germany respectively. Bhutan is ranked 137th on the list and Pakistan is in the 15th. And neighboring Myanmar is at the position 37th.

Screenshots of the index:

The GlobalFirePower.com finalized the report based on more than 55 individual facts of each country including Manpower, Air Power, Land Strength, Naval Strength, Petroleum Resources, Logistics, Financials, and Geography etc.

The top 50 countries including Power Index (PwrIndx) of the list are as follows:

1. United States (Power Index: 0.0615)
2. Russia (Power Index: 0.0639)
3. China (Power Index: 0.0673)
4. India (Power Index: 0.1065)
5. France (Power Index: 0.1584)
6. Japan (Power Index: 0.1707)
7. South Korea (Power Index: 0.1761)
8. United Kingdom (Power Index: 0.1797)
9. Turkey (Power Index: 0.2089)
10. Germany (Power Index: 0.2097)
11. Italy (Power Index: 0.2277)
12. Egypt (Power Index: 0.2283)
13. Brazil (Power Index: 0.2487)
14. Iran (Power Index: 0.2606)
15. Pakistan (Power Index: 0.2798)
16. Indonesia (Power Index: 0.2804)
17. Israel (Power Index: 0.2964)
18. North Korea (Power Index: 0.3274)
19. Australia (Power Index: 0.3277)
20. Spain (Power Index: 0.3921)
21. Canada (Power Index: 0.3941)
22. Taiwan (Power Index: 0.3956)
23. Vietnam (Power Index: 0.3988)
24. Poland (Power Index: 0.4059)
25. Saudi Arabia (Power Index: 0.4286)
26. Thailand (Power Index: 0.4302)
27. Algeria (Power Index: 0.4551)
28. Greece (Power Index: 0.4955)
29. Ukraine (Power Index: 0.5082)
30. Czechia (Power Index: 0.5119)
31. Sweden (Power Index: 0.5263)
32. South Africa (Power Index: 0.5405)
33. Switzerland (Power Index: 0.5459)
34. Mexico (Power Index: 0.5574)
35. Netherlands (Power Index: 0.6063)
36. Norway (Power Index: 0.6103)
37. Myanmar (Power Index: 0.6162)
38. Argentina (Power Index: 0.6274)
39. Belarus (Power Index: 0.6418)
40. Romania (Power Index: 0.6461)
41. Malaysia (Power Index: 0.6523)
42. Peru (Power Index: 0.6841)
43. Venezuela (Power Index: 0.6931)
44. Nigeria (Power Index: 0.7007)
45. Bangladesh (Power Index: 0.7156)
46. Colombia (Power Index: 0.7157)
47. Ethiopia (Power Index: 0.7361)
48. Uzbekistan (Power Index: 0.7365)
49. Bulgaria (Power Index: 0.7525)
50. Syria (Power Index: 0.7644)

For the full report please visit the official website of Global Fire Power.

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