Final cleaning and preparations going on in full swing for the inauguration on January 30 of the country's first and only World Trade Centre, as a part of the global network of World Trade Centers Association (WTCA), a global hub for international business, which will provide all facilities and services associated with global commerce under one umbrella to boost overall economic growth. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the 300-foot high and 24-storey centre, Photo: Star
constructed by the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) at a cost of Tk 200 crore of its own funds on 74.88 katha of land, in the port city's Agrabad commercial area. CCCI obtained membership of the New York based WTCA in 2004 and the construction of the building, tallest in the city, started in May 2006. Photos: Star
Hilsa on sale at Barisal Port Road Wholesale Market yesterday. Over the last two weeks, local markets are seeing a glut of the fish, and it has resulted in a sharp drop in prices, Tk 350-400 a kg for hilsa weighing around 500 grams. Photo:
Sushanta Ghosh
A worker unloading hilsa from a boat near the market. Photo:
Sushanta Ghosh
