Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Steel Industries in Bangladesh Exporting Billet


Billet is the middle raw material in rod production. This billet is heated and molded to make iron bars (rods). Even five years ago, this important raw material for making steel and iron products was dependent on imports. However, with the initiative of private sector entrepreneurs, that situation has now completely changed.

However, the policy of raising tariffs on imports, including coming out of the power crisis, has played a big role in this sector. The demand for billets was around 4 million tons a year even five years ago. At that time the amount of import was about 18 lac tons. Apart from this, the demand of about 21-22 lac tons was met by collecting billets and ship-breaking iron plates made in the country. But by increasing the production capacity locally in last five years, the entrepreneurs have completely changed that situation.


Although the annual demand is increasing now, almost all of it is being made in the country. Besides, billets have now started to be exported. Instead of intermediate raw material billets, now the raw material for making billets is old iron pieces. At one time billets were made only in Chittagong Steel Mills in Bangladesh. Apart from billets, ingots and corrugated sheets were also produced in this government factory.

Before the government closed the Chittagong Steel Mills, the BSRM group took the first initiative to set up a billet factory in the country in 1996. At present, BSRM, Abul Khair Group, GPH Ispat and KSRM are producing more than 90 per cent of the billet capacity in the country. China is the world's leading steel producer. The lion's share of billet imports to Bangladesh also came from China. And for the first time in that country, GPH Steel has shown the achievement of exporting billets from Bangladesh. GPH Group, currently the most enterprising billet exporter, has already exported one lac tons to China in four ships. Talks are now underway on billet exports to Dubai. Billets will be exported to the country only if they can ensure the price as per the demand.


Earlier, the company's first billet export started in 2009 in Sri Lanka. GPH Steel is producing billets using the latest technology of electric arc furnace 'Quantum EAAF' at the world's most advanced technology steel factory on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Kumira area of ​​Sitakunda, Chittagong. In rod or billet production it is much more environmentally friendly and electricity-gas efficient than any other consideration. GPH Steel has taken steps to increase the annual billet production capacity to 1 million tons by combining new and old factories.

Even a few years ago, the rod factories did not have the capacity to make billets as per the demand. But now the picture is different. At the import stage, GPH are producing billets by melting old iron by setting up factories with new investment in a positive step of the customs-tax government policy. They are also exporting that billet.


The most important thing in this case is to ensure quality. They have a plan to increase exports to a large scale soon if there is government policy support including global branding while maintaining quality standards. By ensuring quality, it is possible to bring export success not only to China, but to any country in the world. The mission of the Prime Minister's Vision 2041 is being given good importance in our action plan.

 

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Sunday, November 28, 2021

Steel and Iron Industry of Bangladesh


The steel sector is a highest investment sector in the world. The development of a country is considered by calculating the per capita steel consumption of that country. At present, the average per capita steel consumption in Bangladesh is 45 kg. In view of the growing economy, especially the infrastructural development of the government, it is expected that the demand will increase to more than 70 kg in the next two years. The iron industry has been growing in the country since 1990. In the nineties, entrepreneurs came forward to invest in the sector one by one. Then the raw material of the rod became easily available for the old iron of breaking ship. Although the initial three decades have been in the traditional way, the country's steel sector is growing by relying on private sector investment, diversifying products and transforming into production.

Top entrepreneurs of the country say that the production capacity is being increased in advance keeping in mind the future demand of steels inside Bangladesh. One by one new and high-powered specialized rods are being added to the list of products. For this, of course, industries have to face new challenges. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the factories have been closed for a long time and huge losses have been incurred. Entrepreneurs are worried about paying their employees and even keeping the business running. Even though the factories have been reopened, they have recently suffered the most due to the scarcity of melting scrap in the world market. However, after the disaster, the country's heavy industrial sector has now started to turn around.

According to the Steel Manufacturers Association and Entrepreneurs, even 10 years ago, the combined production of MS rods in the country was 2.5 million tons per year. At present, the average annual production and marketing is about 6 million tons according to the demand. However, the combined production capacity of steel (rod) has now been increased to 9 million tonnes due to factory expansion measures of several companies including GPH. The pace at which the capacity of the factory is being expanded will increase to 10 million MT in the next two years. And then the production of MS rod will release an average of 7 million tons per year. The total investment of entrepreneurs in this sector is about BDT 50 thousand crore. At present about three lac people are directly and indirectly involved. The main reason for the growth of the steel industry in the last few years is the implementation of mega projects in the public sector, development of economic zones, power plants, construction of houses in the villages. In this context, the entrepreneurs focus on increasing production by expanding modern technology and factories.

 

BSRM:

Speaking of the country's steel sector, the name BSRM comes first. The East Bengal Steel Re-rolling Mills, established in the Nasirabad industrial area of ​​Chittagong in 1952, was renamed Bangladesh Steel Rolling Mills or BSRM after independence. The first generation of the company was started by Akbar Ali Afrikawala. Later the current chairman of the group, Mr. Ali hossain son of founder Akbar Ali Afrikawala has been leading the company for almost 40 years. Changes in the quality of steel, including the manufacture of high-strength rods, have come about through his hands. There is no big or important project in the country where BSRM rods are not being used. The eight factories of BSRM Group now have an annual rod production capacity of 1.6 million tonnes and billet production capacity of 1.8 million tonnes. However, BSRM is moving ahead with the aim of increasing the combined production capacity to 4 million tonnes in both the cases. The company, which started about 68 years ago, is expanding its business using only its skills and experience in the steel sector. In 1983, BSRM started making quality products by bringing automatic machines from United Kingdom. The following year brought a variety of products to the sector with high-strength ‘cold-twist steel rods’. Then in 1987 BSRM took the first step to produce high quality 60 grade rods of international standard. Later, the Extreme 500W was launched in 2008. These 500W rods have more power than 60 grades. Marketing of the 80-grade BSRM Maxima began in 2015 for the construction of high-rise installations, nuclear power plants, tunnels and major bridges. BSRM is also preparing special rods of salinity corrosion for earthquake prone areas and coastal areas. BSRM is now setting up factories in Kenya and expanding business in Hong Kong.

 

AKS:

Another major giant in the steel sector is the Chittagong-based Abul Khair Group. Although flat steel was introduced in 1993 through corrugated steel production, rod production started in 2009. The company is marketing the rod under the AKS brand name. In the steel market, the production of steel in the first electric arc furnace in the country started with their hands. Abul Khair Group's steel plant has a rod production capacity of 1.4 million tons per year. Considering the market share, Abul Khair Group has established itself as a strong competitor of BSRM with long experience. The first TMT (Thermo Mechanically Treated) bar or rod in the country they bring to market. The company has also established a strong position in making billets. Abul Khair's group is self-sufficient in making about 1.2 million tons of billets.

 

KSRM:

Chittagong-based KSRM (Kabir Steel Re-Rolling Mill), the third largest steel market in the country, has been producing steel rods since 1984. Mohammad Shahjahan is the main entrepreneur of KSRM. The company initially had a production capacity of 150,000 tonnes with a semi-re-rolling mill. Europe's Pomini technology has later increased the production capacity of its own factory rods to eight million tons. The company is also working to increase the production of raw material billets between rods from six lakh to eight lakh tonnes. KSRM Factory is a 'Composite Steel Factory'. Such factories are producing rods of international standard by maintaining quality at every step from primary raw material (scrap) to rod production. At present, KSRM produces 55 lac cyclic load tolerant rods at 369 mega fingles. The company is also in the forefront of importing old ships to ensure the supply of raw materials for steel.

 

GPH Ispat:

GPH Steel has brought modern technology electric arc furnace through big investment in steel sector. The use of this technology produces the highest paid rods in a short time. Although the level of pollution depends on the type of industry, the quality of the infrastructure, the technology used and the management skills, the amount of damage is very small in the quantum arc furnace technology of GPH steel. GPH Ispat Limited's new factory is also ahead in efficient use of water. The world's most advanced technology has been used to treat wastewater here. In this system there is no chance of any waste or contaminated water going out. Rather it is conducive to the natural environment by purifying and reusing all waste water. Production is now underway at a new factory at Kumira in Sitakunda, Chittagong, at a cost of about Tk 2,500 crore. The company started steel production in 2008 at an auto factory in Sitakunda. However, the construction of the new factory started in February 2017 as its position in the local market continued to be strong. If fully operational, the company's annual rod production capacity, including new and old factories, will stand at about 1 million tons. Besides, the old GPH factory has an annual billet production capacity of 1 lac 68 thousand tons but the expanded new factory will produce 8 lac 40 thousand tons of billets. The new factory will have 500 W TMT bar and rods of different grades as well as various materials for construction of pre-fabricated buildings including sections, angles, channels, H beams, I beams. GPH products have been exported to several Indian states, including Sri Lanka and China. Last year, GPH Steel also had the credit of exporting billets from Bangladesh to the Chinese market for the first time.

 

Anwar Ispat:

Anwar Group is expanding the factory step by step by calculating the domestic demand of the steel sector. Khaled Iron and Steel Mills Limited was renamed as Anwar Ispat Limited in 2000. The company currently has a production capacity of 300,000 tons per year. Besides, billet production capacity is more than 1 lac 90 thousand tons. The company is working with the goal of increasing the existing capacity.

Manohar Hossain, current president of the Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers Association (BSMA) and managing director of Anwar Group, said, ‘Steel is a high-cost industrial sector. Where sales are more visible but profits are lower. The country is producing world class steel suitable for use in any important installation. Large projects require a lot of steel products. This growth of steel products will continue for the next 10 years. There is now more production capacity than demand. The combined production capacity of local entrepreneurs has now exceeded 5.5 million tonnes per annum. Entrepreneurs are working to increase the efficiency of using energy, chemicals and water in setting up or expanding factories. Entrepreneurs have to calculate additional compensation from waiting for the ship at normal time. This is having an impact on the economy by increasing costs. The country's steel sector will return to the desired growth after overcoming the slowdown in the steel market due to the corona.

 

Rahim Steel:

A subsidiary of Rahim Group in the steel sector, started its journey in 1968. By setting up a re-rolling mill, 40 grade rods were made in its factory from the beginning. However, being able to ensure quality to the customer increased the demand and at the same time the second factory was built in 1976. At present Rahim Steel is producing various types of steel products including 500 TMT bar, hot rolled plate, billet, shaft round bar. They are also demanding to market earthquake resistant rods in the country first.

 

Mostafa Hakim Group:

Mostafa Hakim Group has built expertise in the production and marketing of steel products for four decades. The group's two affiliates Golden Steel Limited and HM Steel and Industry have also recently expanded their business in the steel market. Golden Steel Limited's steel production capacity was 2.5 lac tons per annum. However, from this year, the production capacity has been increased to seven lac tons per annum through HM Steel, another subsidiary of Mostafa Hakim Group. The company is providing quality rods for the construction of economic zones including ongoing mega projects.

 

Bayazid Steel:

Bayazid Steel traveled to Nasirabad in Chittagong in 1986 holding the hand of entrepreneur Abu Bakar Chowdhury. Belgium's Temco technology was used in the factory in 2010 to produce rods. At present the production capacity is about one lac tons per year. The company has a rod making factory as well as a billet factory.

 

BSI:

The Bandar Steel Industries (BSI) factory at Madanpur in Narayanganj was established in 2002. Together with the automated re-rolling they make billet and BSI brand rods. Their products are fatigue tested from the United States. Seema Steel started in 1991 with the shipwreck. Boundary automatic re-rolling mills have been producing steel rods since 2003. The company's factory at Sitakunda has an annual production capacity of 60,000 tons.

 

Among the leading companies in steel production are RSRM Steel, Magnum Steel Industries, SSRM. Apart from this, there are many small and traditional factories in the steel sector. Expert said that the steel is the biggest sector among construction materials. The market size of Steel sector of Bangladesh will be around 50 thousand crore BDT. Numerous big projects are being implemented in the public sector. It will increase continuously for the next 10 years i.e. till 2030. There is no substitute for using the latest technology to ensure the highest quality in steel products. That's why companies have come forward to use the latest technology, even if the investment is high. Iron ore, coal, limestone and small quantities of old iron are used as raw materials in basic factories. Bangladesh will at some stage move towards the basic steel industry, that is the expectation.

 

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Bangladesh Close to Full Electricity Coverage

At present 461 upazilas of the country are now under 100% electricity. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said 461 upazilas of the country have been fully electrified. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury presided over the question and answer session in the National Parliament.

Replying to a question by Mamata Hena Lovely, the state minister said it has been possible to bring more than 99.5 per cent people of the country under 100 per cent electrification. With the exception of some remote off-grid areas in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, a roadmap has been formulated to ensure 100% electrification activities irrespective of grid-off-grid in Mujib Year and it is being implemented through intensive supervision.

Replying to another question from ruling party MP Kazim Uddin Ahmed, the state minister said 56.42 per cent of the country's electricity generated in the 2020-21 fiscal year was used in the residential sector, 10.58 per cent in the commercial sector and 28.40 per cent in the industrial sector.


The state minister for power said the use of electricity in the residential sector has increased due to the ongoing 100 per cent electrification activities. If the various activities of the government and the economic zones are introduced in phases, the use of electricity in the industrial sector will also increase in phases.

Replying to a question by government party member Nurnabi Chowdhury, the state minister said the power generation capacity target for 2021 was set at 24,000 MW considering the development of the power sector and the growing demand for electricity in the future. In the last 12 years, the target has been achieved by increasing the capacity to 25,235 MW including captive and renewable energy.

 

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Monday, October 18, 2021

RAJUK Purbachal New Town design Approval


More than 95 percent of the 25,000 residential plots allotted in the Purbachal New Town project have been handed over. Already more than Two thousand plan and designs have been submitted to the selection committee awaiting approval. In the meantime, more than two hundred designs have been approved. Due to the COVID-19 situation the overall progress is little bit slowly. Approval will start from next month.

ABM Amin Ullah Noori, chairman of RAJUK, said the development work was nearing completion. Work is also underway to build some houses. A few bridges and roads will be completed in December this year. Construction of all lakes and bridges will be completed by next year. A 320 km pipeline network, 15 deep tube wells, an administrative building and a workshop will be constructed under the project to supply 340 million liters of water daily in the Purbachal New Town project area.


The project will ensure water supply to sectors number 1 to 5 in the Purbachal New Town project area by June 2022 and to all sectors in next phases by June 2025.

According to RAJUK's planning department, Sector 19 was designated as a CBD (Business and Commercial Zone) area. About 100 acres of land in this sector has been allotted to the Consortium of Power Pack Holdings Limited and Kazima Corporation. The company will build three iconic towers in Purbachal.

The number of universities has been increased from three to more in the last phase of the amendment. The number of hospitals and clinics has been increased from 27 to 44, the number of research and educational institutes from 5 to 21, the number of secondary schools and colleges from 6 to 28. However, the number of nursery and primary schools has decreased.


After the project was approved, RAJUK revised its design in 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2013. After that, the court had given prior permission to make any further changes in the design. Later in 2017, RAJUK took initiative to revise the design.

 

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Friday, October 8, 2021

COVID-19 Recovery Index | Bangladesh is Top in South Asia


The whole world is devastated by the deadly COVID-19 Corona virus. Rich nations like America, Russia, Germany, Britain also lost their way due to this epidemic. However, Bangladesh has risen to the top of the South Asian Coronavirus epidemic recovery. Bangladesh is at the top of the South Asian countries in Japan's Nikkei Kovid-19 recovery index.

At the end of each month, Japan's leading English daily Nikki Asia Global publishes this corona index based on infection control management, vaccination programs and social movements. The index is based on a score of 0 to 90 based on four criteria.

According to the Nikkei index released on 6 October 2021, Bangladesh has improved 48 steps compared to the previous index. Nikkei compiled the index after reviewing the corona virus situation in 121 countries and regions around the world. Bangladesh is currently ranked 26th out of 121 countries in the world.

According to the index, Bangladesh is at the top among the six countries in South Asia with 60 out of 90 scores. Pakistan is second only to Bangladesh in this region. The country got a score of 58.5 against. Pakistan ranks 33rd globally.

 

On the other hand, India is one of the third largest economies in South Asia. India ranks 40th in the world. Nepal is 44th and Sri Lanka is 61st. At the bottom of the region is Afghanistan; The country ranks 97th in the world.

Bangladesh was ranked 74th in Nikkei Asia's previous index. The Japanese index said that the higher the position of the countries considering the lower rate of infection and the higher rate of vaccination and the relaxed social distance rules, the better their position in recovery from COVID-19.

Malta is at the top of this index with the highest score of 73. It is followed by Chile in second place (72 points), Bahrain in third place (72 points), United Arab Emirates in fourth place (71 points) and Saudi Arabia in 5th place with 70.5 places.

Nikkei Asia has been publishing this index of corona virus epidemics since July 2021. Although China has been at the top of the index since then, the country's position has declined by nine steps in September. The Philippines is at the bottom of the index (121st) with a score of 30.5. It is followed by Laos (120th), Gabon (119th), Vietnam (118th) and Barbados and Angola jointly 116th.

Last month, Bangladesh raised five places to 39th out of 53 countries in the US media Bloomberg's Covid Resilience or Covid Tolerance Index. Bangladesh was ranked 44th in this Bloomberg index last August.

 

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Mega Projects in Sylhet | Ongoing Development


Development work is going on all over the Sylhet division. Efforts are being made to change Sylhet by implementing some mega projects. Several projects are implementing with the efforts of the local people's representatives to build a better enlightened Sylhet. Some projects have already been completed. Some are under implementation and some are waiting to start. The peoples think that the whole Sylhet division will change if the ongoing and pending projects are implemented.

 

Mega projects in Sylhet:

Mega projects undertaken for the development of Sylhet region include Sylhet Medical University, Sylhet Cricket Stadium-2 (Divisional Outer Stadium), Expansion and Modernization of Osmani International Airport, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hitech Park, Sylhet-Dhaka Six Lane Highway, Sylhet-Tamabil Four Lane Highway, Sylhet Marine Academy, Sheikh Russell Textile Engineering College, Sylhet Textile Institute, Digital City Project, Excavation and Bank Conservation of 114 Rivers, Bangabandhu Multipurpose Complex, New BSIC Industrial City, Road and Drain Expansion, Beautification and Modernization projects.

Initiatives were taken to set up new medical universities to enhance the quality of higher education, research and services and to expand and develop existing facilities. Sylhet Medical University was established for this purpose. It is the fourth government medical university in the country. The process of acquiring 83 acres of land in South Surma for a permanent campus has started. Another mega project in the field of education 'Sylhet Marine Academy' has already been implemented. The academy has been set up on a 10-acre land on the banks of the Chenger canal in Badaghat area of ​​Hatkhola union in Sylhet Sadar upazila at a cost of Taka 107 crore. On May 6, 2021, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the academy.

Besides, Sheikh Russell Textile Engineering College and Sylhet Textile Institute are being constructed on 10 acres of land in Tayab Sultan Mouza of Kuchai Union in South Surma for the development of technical education in Sylhet at the initiative of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute. On 1st November, 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of these projects. The cost of the two projects has been estimated at around Tk 210 crore. Of these, Sheikh Russell Textile Engineering College is being built on 5 acres of land at a cost of Tk 110.36 crore and Sylhet Textile Institute is being built on 5 acres of land at a cost of Tk 95.65 crore.

The communication system is going to be the most developed during the tenure of the present government. Development projects have been taken in parallel by road, air, rail and waterways. The Sylhet-Dhaka six lane highway project is finally going to start after overcoming many complications. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has already approved a loan of over Tk 15,000 crore for the project. The total cost of the project has been estimated at more than Tk 17,000 crore. The project was approved by the ECNEC in February this year. If the highway is upgraded to six lanes, the economy here will change. Industry and tourism will get new momentum.

The Dhaka - Sylhet six lane highway is expected to open new horizons of trade potential with the northeastern states of India. In addition to this highway, the four lane upgrade project of Sylhet - Tamabil highway has already been approved by ECNEC. It will be financed by the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Out of the proposed cost of Tk 3,586 crore, Tk 615.48 crore will be spent from the government's own funds and Tk 2,970.55 crore from AIIB loans. If this highway is upgraded to four lanes, import and export with India through Tamabil land port will increase. At the same time, the tourism sector in Sylhet will also see a huge improvement.

Initiatives have been taken to convert the meter-gauge railway in Sylhet-Akhaura section to dual-gauge with the long efforts of Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen in railway development. If the project is implemented, the rail communication system with Sylhet-Dhaka and Sylhet-Chittagong will be greatly improved. Travel time will also decrease. Mega projects have been taken up for the development of roads and railways as well as waterways. The foreign minister had sent a proposal to the shipping minister to dig 114 numbers of small and big rivers in Sylhet division to increase the use of waterways and control floods. The Ministry of Shipping has taken initiative to rescue, excavate and conserve the river.

Mega project has been taken to upgrade Sylhet Osmani International Airport to a full-fledged international airport. Two projects have been taken for the development of the airport at a cost of Tk 2,568 crore. Of this, the runway is being upgraded at a cost of Tk 452 crore. The work of this project is almost at the last stage. Besides, a full-fledged international terminal with modern facilities is being constructed at a cost of BDT 2,116 crore. New cargo houses have been constructed and scanners have been installed at the airport. The project includes modern ATC towers, taxiways and aprons, modern fire stations, new boarding bridges, baggage handling systems, flight information display systems and other state-of-the-art terminal building related equipment. If the Tk 2,500 crore project is implemented, Osmani Airport will be used as a hub for air communication.


Several big projects have also been taken up in Sylhet to increase industrialization and employment. Among them, 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-Tech Park' is being implemented in the colorful area of ​​Companiganj in Sylhet. The construction of ICT Park is progressing fast. Meanwhile, the work of filling up the project, flood control dam, visual bridge, installation of internal roads and lights, construction of electrical substation, project site office, administrative building, ICT Business Center, Sheikh Kamal IT Training Institute is nearing completion. Though construction of 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-Tech Park' has started on 175 acres of land, a proposal has already been sent to the ministry to acquire more 85 acres of land as the demand of entrepreneurs and investors is increasing day by day.

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSIC) have taken initiative to set up another new industrial city in Sylhet for the development of small scale industries. It will be the third industrial park in Sylhet. A project has been taken to set up this industrial park on 500 acres of land. BSCIC Sylhet Office said priority would be given to agro-machinery, chemicals, food processing, pharmaceuticals, jute and jute products, leather processing products, handicrafts, plastics and women entrepreneurs in the eco-friendly industrial park. Priority will also be given to light engineering institutes.

Another new government hospital is being built in Sylhet to develop the health sector. Construction of a new 250-bed Sylhet District Hospital at Chauhatta in the metropolis is in full swing. During the tenure of the present government, huge development has been achieved in the stadium of Sylhet. Another new stadium has been built next to the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium at a cost of around BDT 25 crore. Known as Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Ground-2, the stadium was officially inaugurated about six months ago. The ICC had been asked to approve the recognition as an international venue. Built on about 3 acres of land, the stadium has been turned into a full-fledged sports complex.

The economy of Sylhet is the fourth largest in the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh. In recent years, Sylhet is experiencing major infrastructural developments, and projected to be the forefront of Bangladesh's economic growth.

 

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Sunday, September 26, 2021

Admission test date of all Universities in Bangladesh


Public universities are going to take the admission test for the first year of graduation of the 2020-2021 academic year, which is stuck due to the COVID-19 Corona virus epidemic. The government could not take the higher secondary examination as the educational institutions were closed in March 2020. The results are then published with the student’s auto-pass.

After that, the students did not have to wait for the university admission tests battle as the infection situation deteriorated. After more than a year, the incidence of corona virus has decreased and public universities have announced new schedules for admission tests. In Bangladesh University of Professionals, the admission test has been completed so the admission process has also started from September 20. On Saturday 25-September 2021, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University took the admission test against 60 available seats.

 

University of Dhaka Admission Circular:

Due to the epidemic, Dhaka University is taking admission test in the departmental cities outside the campus for the first time. Earlier, the test was scheduled to take place between July 31 and August 14, but was delayed due to corona virus. The Admission Test for 2020-21 will start from 1st October in 8 divisional cities:

  • Unit ‘Ka’ : 1st October, 2021
  • Unit ‘Kha’ : 2nd October, 2021
  • Unit ‘Ga’ : 22nd October, 2021
  • Unit ‘Gha’ : 23rd October, 2021
  • Unit ‘Cha’ : 9th October, 2021
  • IBA : 11th October, 2021

For details Admission information please visit (https://admission.eis.du.ac.bd).

 

Bangladesh University of Engineering - BUET Admission Circular:

Though the admission test of Bangladesh University of Engineering was scheduled to be held on 10th June, it was postponed due to epidemic situation. According to the new schedule:

  • Pre-selection test will be held on 20th and 21st October 2021. With the selected students in the final exams of Group ‘Ka’ and ‘Kha’ will be held on 6 November 2021.

Further information regarding the Admission Test of BUET can be found at (http://ugadmission.buet.ac.bd/).

 

Admission test of Combined (Guccho) Engineering Universities (CUET, KUET, RUET):

Though the integrated admission test of Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi Universities of Engineering and Technology was scheduled to be held on August 12, it was postponed. New Schedule:

  • The exams of ‘Ka’ and ‘Kha’ unit will be held on 13th November 2021, In addition to the main exam, the ‘free hand drawing’ exam will also be taken.

Further information on this test can be found on the website (https://admissionckruet.ac.bd/).

 

Guccho admission test of Agricultural Universities:

A bunch of admission tests will be held on 27 November in Seven universities offering degrees in agricultural science. Earlier, the test was scheduled for July 31. These seven universities are Bangladesh Agricultural University

  • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
  • Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
  • Sylhet Agricultural University
  • Patuakhali University of Science and Technology
  • Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
  • Khulna Agricultural University

Further admission test information can be found on the website (https://admission-agri.org/).

 

University of Chittagong Admission Circular schedule:

  • Unit ‘A’ : 1st & 2nd November, 2021
  • Unit ‘B’ : 27th & 28th October, 2021
  • Unit ‘C’ : 29th October, 2021
  • Unit ‘D’ : 30th & 31st October, 2021
  • Unit ‘B-1’ & ‘D-1’ : 5th November, 2021

Further details information about Admission Test University of Chittagong can be found at (https://admission.cu.ac.bd/).

 

Jahangirnagar University Admission Test schedule:

  • The authorities plan to conduct admission test of 10 units of Jahangirnagar University between 7th November to 18th November, 2021. However, the final schedule has not been fixed yet.

Further details will be announced later on the website (https://juniv-admission.org/).

 

Rajshahi University Admission Circular:

The admission test was scheduled to be held on August 16-18, but it was postponed due to COVID-19 situation. As per the new schedule the exams will be held on:

  • Unit ‘A’ (Humanities) : 5th October, 2021
  • Unit ‘B’ (Commerce) : 6th October, 2021
  • Unit ‘C’ (Science) : 4th October, 2021

The exams will be held in three steps every day. Further details admission information can be found on the website (https://admission.ru.ac.bd/undergraduate/).

 

Bangladesh Textile University Admission Test schedule:

Bangladesh Textile University has postponed the examination on August 20. However, the candidates have to collect the admission papers between 26 September to 30 September. The test may be held on 12th November.

 

Maritime University Admission Test Circular:

The examinations of four faculties of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University were scheduled to be held on June 4 and 5 in the divisional cities of Dhaka, Chittagong, Rangpur and Khulna, but were postponed. Though there are plans to take the admission tests on 19 & 20 November, it has not been finalized yet. The university's admissions website said, "The examination schedule is being rescheduled, which will be announced on the website later." Please visit the website for further details, (https://applyonline.bsmrmu.edu.bd/Admission/Home).

 

Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology – DUET Admission Test Circular:

Admission test for 9 departments of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur will be held on September 29 and 30. The authorities have informed that the exams will be held in two shifts from 10 am to 12 noon and from 2 pm to 4 pm every day.

 

20 University Guccho (Combined) admission test schedule:

This is the first time that 20 universities are taking part in the integrated admission test. The bunch admission test is starting with the admission test:

  • Unit ‘A’ : 17th October, 2021
  • Unit ‘B’ : 24th October, 2021
  • Unit ‘C’ : 1st November, 2021

Further detailed information can be found on the website (https://gstadmission.ac.bd/). The 20 universities in the group are:

  • Jagannath University
  • Islamic University
  • Khulna University
  • Cumilla University
  • National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam University
  • Begum Rokeya University
  • Barisal University
  • Rabindra University
  • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University
  • Sheikh Hasina University
  • Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
  • Haji Mohammad Danesh University of Science and Technology
  • Maulana Bhasani University of Science and Technology
  • Noakhali University of Science and Technology
  • Jashore University of Science and Technology
  • Pabna University of Science and Technology
  • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University of Science and Technology
  • Rangamati University of Science and Technology
  • Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib University of Science and Technology
  • Patuakhali University of Science and Technology.


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Sunday, September 19, 2021

Master plan around Karwan Bazaar


Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has taken a master plan to set up a state-of-the-art business hub at Karwan Bazar in the capital city Dhaka. There are plans to remove the market and build seven-star hotels, entertainment centers, convention centers and indoor playgrounds on 12 bighas of land. The DNCC will issue bonds in the market to raise the required 6 to 7 thousand crore BDT. However, the big challenge in implementing this master plan is to move the Kacha Bazar.

Mr. Atiqul Islam said that there could be no wholesale market inside the capital. Here extortion, illegal trade, parking trade are all there. City Corporation also needs to take some initiatives to transform Bangladesh into a developed country. Markets need to be improved. The city corporation market in Gulshan-2 is risky. We will demolish the existing structure and make DNCC city center on 9 bighas of land there. 'He added,' In the planned city center at Gulshan-2, the people of the city will be able to spend time with their families in a green tidy environment for entertainment, shopping, eating and indoor games.


He also said, ‘following this, I have taken a plan to transform the market of Karwan Bazar into a business hub. There will be a cultural center, opera house, theater, seven star hotel, convention center, shopping mall, food court, indoor playground. It will be the heart of the capital. The plan will be implemented on 12 bighas of land in Karwan Bazarincluding the kacha bazar area. We will start working according to this plan by 2023.’

Regarding the plan to finance the development work, Mayor Atiqul Islam said, "If the city corporation gives the land to the developer for the development work, they want to give 30 percent to the city corporation with 70 percent." To solve this problem, I have decided to release "municipal bonds" in the market to provide funds for development. By raising money through this bond we will make modern market, civic center, business hub. When it comes to buying bonds, people have doubts about the company. But if the city corporation releases the bond, there will be no doubt about getting the money back. We are trying to take it as a test case and release a bond worth BDT 1,000 to 2,000 crore in December. There are plans to issue bonds worth TK. 6,000-7,000 crore for the caravan market.


Professor Shibli Rubaiyat-ul-Islam, chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), told Newspapers that raising funds for development through bonds is a new initiative. If the municipal bond is successful, the government will be able to take initiative to raise money through bonds in other development works. This will reduce the debt pressure on the government. Development work will not stop for foreign aid.

The economist Nazneen Ahmed said, "We want the country's bond market to develop. If people invest in bonds, they have to pay back with dividends. Bonds have some rules. Bonds can be issued in those cases where there will be profit. If DNCC collects money through bonds in accordance with the rules of Bangladesh Bank, it will be good.'

The big challenge in implementing the plan to make Karwan Bazar a business hub is to move the raw materials market (Kacha Bazar). This issue has been unresolved for a long time. The city corporation has set up wholesale markets in Jatrabari, Gabtali and Mohakhali to accommodate the traders of Karwan Bazar. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) passed the 'Three Wholesale Raw Market Construction Project in Dhaka City' on October 4, 2006. The project was undertaken to improve the market and supply system of agricultural products as well as to reduce traffic congestion in the Kawran Bazar. There were plans to build these three wholesale Bazaars at Mohakhali, Aminbazar and Jatrabari. The work was completed in June 2015 at a cost of around Tk 350 crore with a three-point extension. The traders of Karwan Bazar had several meetings with the previous late DNCC mayor Anisul Haque to remove the market in the newly constructed area. But the raw market has not moved in six years.


Asked if removing the market is a challenge to create a business hub, DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam said, "We have to implement this initiative for the development of the whole capital." We have had discussions with the traders of Kawwan Bazar. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has agreed to our initiative. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal an MP from the area, assured full cooperation in the initiative. COVID Hospital has been set up in the market built in Mohakhali. Now 860 shops will go from Karwan Bazar to Jatrabari Bazar and the rest will be taken to Gabtali Bazar. The traders will have the same size shop in the new kacha bazar same size of shops as the traders had in Karwan Bazaar. This will alleviate the traffic congestion in the Kawran Bazaar and turn the whole area into a scenic setting.

President of Karwan Bazar Small Kacha Bazar Traders Multipurpose Association said that the wholesale markets in the capital will be under the control of the city corporation. We expect everyone to do business from there. But there are privately owned wholesale markets and shops. The city corporation has no initiative to stop that. The traders have no objection to go if there is a better system than the Karwan Bazar. Just a few days after hearing the kacha bazar will move to Gabtali, Jatrabari.


Mayor Atiqul Islam said, "We have had a series of meetings with traders to move the Karwan Bazar" For a long time, they have been looking for a road behind the Gabtali Market to facilitate access to Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) land. Agriculture Ministry has become agreed. Now we will create a separate way to enter and exit the market as per the demand of the traders.

Minister of Agriculture Abdur Razzak said, "We want to coordinate everything. The DNCC informed us that there was a need for a road to and from Gabtali Market. Knowing that this road will benefit the traders, we have given the land of BADC. Many times many good initiatives do not see the light due to lack of coordination. We want to stand by any good initiative with a big mentality in the interest of the state, in the interest of the people.

 

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