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The government has adopted a new plan to prevent gas shortages in the industrial sector. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said the government has set a target of drilling 150 gas wells by 2030 to 2031. He made the disclosure during the question-and-answer session in Parliament on Wednesday (September 9). The prime minister said, “A total of 4,500 km of 2D seismic surveys and 4,200 square km of 3D seismic surveys will be conducted to explore domestic gas sources.” He said an international bi...

Five officials from the Ministry of Local Government and the Chattogram City Corporation are set to travel to Sweden at a contractor’s expense to receive training on operating and maintaining road rollers. The information was disclosed in a government approval for foreign travel issued by the Ministry of Local Government on July 6. According to the order, the officials are scheduled to visit Sweden from July 25 to Aug. 3. The road rollers were added to the Chattogram City Corporation’s inv...