China-funded sewage plant benefits Dhaka residents

STORY: China-funded sewage plant benefits Dhaka residents DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant (DSTP) project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD TAMIM BEPARI, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): ABDUS SAMAD, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): REN RUIKE, Project manager of Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant STORYLINE: As the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, people in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh are enjoying the benefits of a China-funded sewage plant built under the initiative. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD TAMIM BEPARI, Local resident "Today we bathed here for about an hour. My friend came. We don't have any pool to bathe there (in Meradia). This is the only open place where we can find fresh water. We don't feel itchy in this water. It is fresh. (We) feel good. It is cool. We like swimming here." SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): ABDUS SAMAD, Local resident

Bangladesh's jute fiber markets bustling

STORY: Bangladesh's jute fiber markets bustling DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: MUNSHIGANJ, Bangladesh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: Various of people trading jute on marketSOUNDBITE 1(Bengali): MD MUJIBAR, FarmerVarious of people trading jute on marketSOUNDBITE 2(Bengali): MD SHAKEEL HOSSAIN BEPARI, Jute traderVarious of people trading jute on market STORYLINE: Bangladesh's jute markets are now bustling with buyers looking for a bargain. Known as the Golden Fiber, jute is one of the major cash crops in parts of Bangladesh including Munshiganj district, some 37 km from the national capital Dhaka. Following adequate rainfall in recent weeks, harvesting of jute plants got momentum in the district and elsewhere in the country. The newly harvested jute fiber has started hitting local markets which are now abuzz with both buyers and sellers amid a major shift in consumer demand for eco-friendly products that is driving the demand for jute-based products globally. Both jute growers and trade