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The Adamjee Group in December 1949 presented the government of Pakistan a proposal for the jute plant. The capital for the mills were to be provided by Adamjee Brothers and the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation 50-50 equally. Siddhirganj was chosen as the site of mill due to the good river, road, and rail communication facilities.
Consequently, on 6 February, Rahman boycotted the conference. On 21 February, the six points proposal was presented at a meeting of the Awami League's working committee and was accepted unanimously. [5] The six points were proposed to grant greater autonomy to East Pakistan. Following the partition of India, the new state of Pakistan was ...
A single bakarkhani. A legend attributes the bread's name to Mirza Agha Baqer, a son-in-law of Murshid Quli Khan II. [6] According to the legend, Baqer, a general based in Chittagong under Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah of Bengal, falls in love with a dancer called Khani Begum from Arambagh, who was also eyed by Zaynul Khan, the city's kotwal and the son of a wazir.
Pakistan Bangladesh: Unleavened, made by pan frying whole wheat dough, ghee or cooking oil usually in dough and on done loaves, usually stuffed with vegetables or cheese, served with butter, chutney, spicy sauces or curries of meat and vegetables. Parotta: Flatbread India A common layered flatbread of South India. Also known as a barotta, this ...
In 2009, [4] [5] Akij Group paid 390 million euros in tax, making it the biggest local tax-payer, contributing two per cent to the nation's entire budget. Akij also provides services in healthcare, information and communication technology. Its turnover in 2009 was 89 billion taka. [2] In 2018, Akij sold their tobacco division to JTI for $1.47 ...
In Pakistan, rusk is colloquially known as russ (Urdu: رس). It is either available as a spherical shape that is akin to a bun or as separate rectangular pieces. It is a popular breakfast food, and is usually eaten by dipping it into milk tea, locally known as doodh chai, to soften it. It is called papay (پاپے) in Punjabi.
The second failure was external: the US had withheld 2.2 million tonnes of food aid, as the then US Ambassador to Bangladesh made it abundantly clear that the US probably could not commit food aid because of Bangladesh's policy of exporting jute to Cuba. And by the time, Bangladesh succumbed to the American pressure, and stopped jute exports to ...
a bag of wheat in Staffordshire would contain 3 Winchester bushels while a bag of oats would contain 6 standard bushels. [2] in the West Country, apples would be sold in bags of from 16 to 24 gallons. [2] A measure of 24 gallons was known as the Cornish bushel.