China finances Padma Rail Bridge

// Shamsul Basunia //

China has consented to finance in constructing desired Padma Rail Bridge which pushed the government to rethink in constructing Dhaka-Maowa 4 lane project newly.  It is learnt that the rail bridge would be installed on the multipurpose Padma Bridge but the feasibility was uncertain for many days. However higher officials of the Economic Relations Department ERD recently visited China and received the consent of financing from China government on constructing rail bridge over the dreamt Padma Bridge. The team returned home and informed the consent to Rail Ministry. To start the construction the bridge, the authority already has built three service areas at three districts like Munshiganj, Shariatpur and Madaripur. An amended credit proposal on this already has sent to ERD. Dewan Mohammad Abdul Quader, executive engineer to main bridge project told officials would work main bridge, river governing work under one and two service areas while the army officials would take responsibility of number three service area. On the contrary, Bridges Department already has consented to acquire land for the rail bridge work. Railway Ministry would bear the expense for this, he added. The dreamt Padma Bridge would be opened on 2019 if everything goes on right direction, the concerned officials told. And on the very opening day, the train plying would be started simultaneously. The officials informed Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader that the advancement of bridge constructing work has been completed by 39 percent while the rest of the work would complete within the stipulated time schedule. Brig Gen Hamidul Hoque PSC, Super in-ten dent engineering core of Bangladesh Army and project director to Padma Multipurpose Bridge was present on the occasion. If the bridge built nicely, the people of 21 southern districts of the country would be directly benefitted by financially, socially and politically that would be a tremendous achievement to all people to the country as a whole.

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Daughter of beauty ‘Shimul’ disappearing

//Shamsul Basunia//

‘Shimul’ is disappearing day by day for not nurturing and nourishing it carefully. People know it is the only tree which produces cotton to humans and people could able to use it in mattress, cushion where we usually sleep and sit on. It is so important to civilization and day to day life that it always goes on beyond imagination. It beautifies the nature while it blooms and people call it “daughter of beauty”. Reddish and pink color attracts people and it enchants them. Actually the scene informs people that spring comes. People even the agriculture department don’t do anything to preserve the valuable trees. Locals in Sadarpur upazila under Faridpur district alleged a section of political leaders came forward to cut the trees and the beauty of the nature is now nearing to zero. Agriculture department even cotton development board is silent to flourish the product. The elite opined if governments comes forward to protect and preserve the valuable cotton trees the demand of cotton in our country could be met and the balance of ecology could be survived.  ‘And cotton industry could be saved from threat of destruction’, they added.

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Wild Chicken at Garo hill goes on extinction

// Shamsul Basunia //

Wild chicken is going to enlist its name to extinction beings in Bangladesh what might cause imbalance to the ecology, environment and species diversity to the country. Frequent hunting from the indigenous people along with the mainland people the special species is being killed every day at reserved forestry. The department of forestry never ever has shown its curiosity and activity to preserve and protect the wild chicken. It looks like chicken what we usually add for eating at our everyday list of dish.  However it is not bird though it could fly when require need to fly. For saving the existence it always proves it as brave and cunning beings amidst the wild beings living in the forest. People concerned told wild chicken is usually seen in Bangladesh, India, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal and Bhutan. In Bangladesh the wild chickens are usually found at hilly areas like Garo hill of Mymensingh and other hilly areas like Chittagong Hill Tracts and Sylhet regions. People have its flesh and eggs to meeting the demand of nutrition. However without discipline and regulation the beings are running the endangered life and the aspirant people every day visit the areas and kill them and pick up the eggs randomly that push the being to extinction, the locals apprehended. The environment specialists opine the special species could be saved if the government comes forward to take rapid action to preserve the wild chicken.

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